Lara Foot Newton. ©Rolex/Bart Michiels
Three productions by featured artist Lara Foot will be staged at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown from June 30 to July 8. Continue reading
Lara Foot, featured artist at the 2016 NAF
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Cape Town Edge celebrates 10 years at NAF
We Didn’t Come To Hell For The Croissants stars Jemma Kahn and Roberto Pombo.
Cape Town Edge is proud to be returning to Princess Alice Hall for its 10th National Arts Festival and showcase fresh, innovative South African theatre! Continue reading
Drama for Life is off to National Arts Festival
Drama For Life heading to the National Arts Festival.
Bags are packed, performances have been rehearsed, and programmes have been set. Drama for Life is leaving the wintery smog of Johannesburg for the student town of Grahamstown – for 11 days, at least.
The National Arts Festival, the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent, will be held in Grahamstown from June 30 to July 10, and Drama for Life – the University of the Witwatersrand’s arts centre for social transformation and healing – will be a huge part of it. Continue reading
ASSITEJ SA doubles number of shows at the National Arts Festival 2016
Rowin Munsamy and Shona Johnson star in The Fantastical Flea Circus.
The ASSITEJ Family Fare returns to National Arts Festival for the fifth consecutive year to bring to the festival unique, quality theatre for youth and young audiences.
With 20 productions under its umbrella this year, ASSITEJ SA has now more than doubled the number of shows on its bill since the first iteration of the venue in 2012 which had nine shows. Continue reading
Defining dance production debunks female/male dynamic at National Arts Festival
Nadine Joseph will be presenting her new work Looking/Seeing/Being/Disappearing… at this year’s National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown. Photo: Suzy Bernstein
Female identity and the way it’s generally represented and objectified, often through subtle if not direct sexualised subjugation, will be highlighted by a thought-provoking dance production, Looking/Seeing/Being/Disappearing… at this year’s National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown. Continue reading
Rowan Stuart embarks on national winter tour
Rowan Stuart. Photo: Stuart Dods
In association with Concerts SA, Durban’s soul folk singer-songwriter-guitarist Rowan Stuart will be embarking on a multi-province tour this month, with performances in Gauteng, the Free State, the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, joined by Andy Turrell on bass guitar. Continue reading
Black South Easter tour Southern Africa
In association with Concerts SA, Black South Easter is blowing through Southern Africa this winter, uplifting and revitalising souls with their authentic musical blend of progressive Afro-fusion. Continue reading
Vuyani’s Lulu flies SA flag high at US dance fest
Vuyani Dance Theatre’s Lulu Mlangeni has jetted off to the United States to take part in a choreographers’ residency at the American Dance Festival.
Regarded as a rapidly rising star in local dance circles, she will be participating in the festival’s international choreographers’ residency programme at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, until July 30. Continue reading
BET to honour Akon with the BET Global Good Award
BET (DStv channel 129) is to honour hip-hop superstar and global humanitarian Akon with the 2016 Global Good Award at the BET Awards. The award honours individuals championing endeavours which positively impact change and heighten awareness in different parts of the world. Continue reading
KZN Philharmonic to perform in Kloof
THE KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing at St Agnes Church in Abelia Road, Kloof at 7.30 pm on Thursday, June 30. Continue reading
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