The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus in Durban is hosting a collaborative concert between Unisa and Oberlin Conservatory at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 6. Continue reading
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Khabonina Qubeka shines in new SA film, ‘Dora’s Peace’
Dora’s Peace, starring Khabonina Qubeka (pictured) in the title role, and directed by Kosta Kalarytis, has opened to excellent reviews.
Shot on location in Johannesburg, the film tells the story of Dora, a Hillbrow prostitute, who sets out to save a gifted young boy from the violent clutches of organised crime, in the process, she is forced to rediscover aspects of her own lost humanity. Continue reading
Das Kapital’s ‘Overtime’ showcases top talent from SA’s electronic music scene
Das Kapital’s Do Work Records have released their first label compilation Das Kapital Presents Overtime which features 15 of the best tracks from South Africa’s electronic scene right now. Continue reading
Ashlinn Gray releases new single ‘Nineteen’
It’s been a little over a year since Ashlinn Gray made her debut on the South African music scene. With her hit single Battleships charting across radio stations, the young singer-songwriter has underlined her talent with the release of her new pop offering Nineteen. Written with Jake Odendaal, the song explores the insignificant age of 19. Continue reading
Indian pianist, Pallavi Mahidhara, to perform with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pallavi Mahidhara
The third concert of the KZN Philharmonic’s World Symphony Series Spring Season features Dutch conductor, Arjan Tien, leading the orchestra in a programme of music from France, with famed Indian pianist, Pallavi Mahindhara, as the soloist for the evening. The concert takes place in the Durban City Hall on Thursday, September 8. Continue reading
Musa Hlatshwayo receives Eric Shabalala Contemporary Dance Champion Award at JOMBA!
Musa Hlatshwayo (right) receives the Eric Shabalala Dance Champion Award at Jomba! from David Wa Maahlamela, director of the Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN.
The Centre for Creative Arts and the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience Dance Festival honoured acclaimed Durban dancer, choreographer and dance educator Musa Hlatshwayo, with the Eric Shabalala Dance Champion Award. Continue reading
History Channel to screen 9/11 documentary
The History Channel (DStv channel 186) will be screening the documentary, 9/11 15th Anniversary Special – 102 Minutes That Changed America at 8.30 pm on Sunday, September 4.
This Emmy Award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary, chronicles the terror of 9/11 in real-time.
It is a minute by minute account of the catastrophe unfolding, using footage from numerous sources, including personal camcorder footage, police and fire department recordings, and in-the-moment commentary from first responders and witnesses.
There are also interviews and perspectives from those featured in the film, or people who can speak of the events that followed the attack.
Enjoy a selection of Korean films at Cinema Nouveau in Pretoria
Cinema Nouveau at Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria will be screening the 2106 Korea Week Film Festival on Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3, as part of the week-long festival hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. Continue reading
Powerful film, ‘Noem My Skollie’, opens at SA cinemas
Based on the true story of a young man in the 1960s who became a storyteller in jail, Noem My Skollie, is a powerful and moving film that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit. The film opens at cinemas across South Africa on Friday, September 2. Continue reading
Enjoy a showcase of ballroom and Latin dancing in ‘Shall We Dance’
From left: Erin Barnard, Pauline Marais, Shae van Winkel, Wayne Pantry, Stacey Dunnett. Clayton Constant, Hayley Postlethwaite, Yuveshan Pillay, Dane Anderson, Sharlby Van Der Bergh, Mandy Steyn and Clifford Moroney. Photo: Val Adamson
Returning for its 24th season, Shall We Dance – the glittering annual showcase of fabulous ballroom and Latin American – takes to the Playhouse Opera stage in Durban from September 9 to 17. Continue reading
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