Tenor, Stéfan Louw
THE Johannesburg International Mozart Festival kicks off this year with the Viennese New Year concerts taking place on Saturday 23 January and Sunday 24 January.
Exotic influences have made themselves felt in music throughout history. Drawing on the theme Fairy Tales from the Orient, the concerts will take us on a journey through the East, both near and far, with this wonderful programme including visits to Persia, Egypt, Hungary and many more! Continue reading
THE Playhouse in Durban is hosting its Test Driving The Arts series in December.
The initiative provides up-and-coming artists with a platform for public performance. The performances are free to the public, and take place over lunchtimes just outside the Playhouse doors.
On December 15 from 12 noon to 2 pm catch Amatholamnyama – Ingoma Yezinsizwa; Champions – Amapansula; King – country music; and Fusion Musique (African vocals).
The Playhouse is also hosting Sundowner concerts on December 11 and 18 from 5 pm to 7 pm in the coffee shop. Thobeka Langa will perform on December 11 and 5th Season on December 18. Admission is free.
BACK by popular demand, The Playhouse Company wraps up the festive season with A Christmas Celebration a star-studded extravaganza for the whole family that is set to light up the Playhouse Opera Theatre stage for a bumper six shows from December 19 to 24. Continue reading
iKapa Dance Theatre presents the first-ever annual Cape Town International Dance Festival, Town & Township. Supported by the Artscape Theatre Centre, Maboneng Township Arts Experience Festival, and Battery Dance, this electrifying display from around the globe features 12 of the world’s elite dance companies. Continue reading
This weekend is the last chance for fans of Ian von Memerty and Vivienne Lawrence to see their show, Fantastic 50!, at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the Howard College campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The show runs until November 22. Continue reading
Giselle
Head down to the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town at 11 am on November 15 to catch a screening of Giselle as part of the Fugard Bioscope World Arts Season. Continue reading
The 18th Annual Arts and Culture Trust Award-winners at the Maslow Hotel, Sandton. Photo: John Hogg.
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) announced the 2015 winners of the ACT Lifetime Achievement Awards and ImpACT Awards for young professionals at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg on Monday, November 2. Continue reading
When Ian von Memerty , “Emperor of Musical Theatre”, and Vivienne Lawrence “Queen of Dance”, joined hands the result was bound to be a dance of delight and drama – a tango of tense passion and sinuous sensuality.
As they both celebrate turning Fantastic 50 they share for the first time, their uplifting story of triumph over tragedy, their 25 year partnership is brought to enthralling theatrical life where the bling of the ballroom meets irreverent joie de vivre.
Ian’s skill with the hugely successful A Handful of Keys, and his experience as the presenter of Strictly Come Dancing and the judge on SA’s Got Talent – have shaped a show that is as enthralling as it is entertaining, and as inspirational as it is invigorating.
Tickets for Fantastic 50! at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus from November 11 to 22 can be booked at Computicket outlets, telephonically at 0861 915 8000, or online at www.computicket.com.
From left: Themba Mbuli, Siya Makuzeni, Mohau Modisakeng, Jade Bowers, and Avigail Bushakevitz_
Five of South Africa’s brightest creative stars were named as recipients of the Standard Bank Young Artist Awards on Wednesday, October 28, recognising and honouring their dynamic and outstanding contribution to the vitality of the arts in the country. Continue reading
Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre presents Qaphela Caesar! at the State Theatre.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Julius Caesar – the Roman dictator who was assassinated – is making his way to the State Theatre this month. Well, sort of. Continue reading
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