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New shows heading to Cape Town

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Theatre-goers in Cape Town are in for a treat courtesy of these new shows heading to the city.

West Side Story will run from July 23 to August 23.
Perhaps the best musical ever written – West Side Story – explodes onto the Artscape Opera House stage in the winter of 2015. This Eric Abraham and Fugard Theatre production is brought to you by the award-winning creative team behind the smash hits The Rocky Horror Show and Cabaret.

Wie’s Bang vir Virginia Woolf? can be seen from July 28 to August 8.
Starring Sandra Prinsloo and Marius Weyers, Saartjie Botha, in association with the Fugard Theatre, will present an Afrikaansversion of Edward Albee’s drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Fugard Theatre.

The Fugard Theatre is in Caledon Street, corner of Buitenkant Street, District Six, Cape Town. Tel: 021 461 4554.

Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference

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THE Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference (BSAMC) has partnered with the Rocking the Dasies (RTD) festival to release a special tickets deal where for R400 you get access to the two day conference and a Rocking the Daises ticket which includes access to the RTD Hospitality Area. Tickets are limited.
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New contemporary work from Underground Dance Theatre

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Multi award-winning Underground Dance Theatre tours their latest contemporary dance production LoveZero to Cape Town, Grahamstown and Bloemfontein.

LoveZero is a contemporary dance double-bill made up of Mode (choreographed by Steven van Wyk and Thalia Laric) and Cipher (choreographed by Cilna Katzke and Kristina Johnstone). It will appear on the Arena platform at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, the Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town, and the Vrystaat Kunstefees in Bloemfontein.

With two abstract dance works, LoveZero investigates the distance between memory and reason, emotion and logic. Continue reading →

Barry and Calli Thomson at Suncoast

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Get ready to rock with the dynamic musical duo of Barry and Calli Thomson on Sunday, June 28, at the Suncoast Amphitheatre from 2 pm!

A well-known performer in Durban, Barry has had many years of experience playing in and around KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. He started playing music at the age of seven and formed his first band when he was 13 while at school at Beachwood High School in Durban.

In 1991 he graduated with a Diploma in Classical and Contemporary guitar. Since then he has worked with some well-known orchestras including the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra as well as playing at numerous venues, such as the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Playhouse Theatre and the Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest.

Calli, a University of Cape Town graduate in classical piano, went on to study jazz and has played solo piano at 5 star hotels in Cape Town such as The Cape Sun, the Mount Nelson, the Victoria and Alfred in the Waterfront and many more.

She has taught in the jazz department at UCT and lectured at City Varsity Multimedia College in Cape Town. In 2005, Calli settled in Durban with husband guitarist and singer, Barry, and continues her career in musical theatre and music of all genres.

Entry is free. For more information you can visit http://www.suncoastcasino.co.za.

Parrots and Pomegranates

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Christopher Greig and Fée Halsted are at it again collaborating with the Ardmore artists creating colourful new works for the “Parrots and Pomegranates” show. This exhibit will take place in the Hyde Park Centre Court, in Johannesburg from June 25 to July 5.  Check this amazing KwaZulu-Natal-based art collective out at http://www.ardmoreceramics.co.za/

One of Ardmore's lovely works.

One of Ardmore’s lovely works.

Enjoy a free celebration of music and culture in Newtown

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The annual and uniquely free celebration of music and culture, Fête de La Musique in Newtown, brings musical diversity and showcases a broad mix of music ranging from pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, traditional and even to brass band music.

The international musical line-up includes the “King of Salegy” from Madagascar, Jaojoby; the French touch of Benjamin Piat (France) and the Reunionese maloya rhythms and sounds of Grèn Sémé (France/Reunion Island).

The local line-up promises to be as diverse and powerful as the international line-up with SA’s favourites established and growing talents: BCUC, The Muffinz, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Coal Train Band, Go Barefoot, Pilani Bubu, Motsatsing and the Rays, The African Ambassadors Brothers, Zetina Mosia, Maria Mombelli and the Belly Buttons, Amandla Freedom Ensemble, and The Meerkat Mob!

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