The Royal Moscow Ballet’s Carmen.
DRAMA, romance and passion will unite when the Royal Moscow Ballet comes to Durban to perform two shows at 3 pm and 7.30 pm on April 16 at the Playhouse Opera Theatre. Continue reading
Deanre Reiners plays Phillip Schuman in Verskietende Ster.
It has been said that where words leave off, music begins. The power of music to touch us emotionally and to bring light out of darkness is at the heart of Verskietende Ster (Shooting Star), the new film by award-winning filmmaker Stefan Enslin, which releases in cinemas this month. Continue reading
Nicola Breytenbach and Andrew Govender. Photo courtesy of Times Media Films
MULTI-AWARD winning local filmmaker Sallas de Jager’s period drama feature Free State has continued its winning streak by taking the honours for best cinematography at the Garden State Film Festival in New York. The film recently scooped best director at the Luxor African Film Festival. Continue reading
Over the past decade documentary film has emerged as a popular genre, with non-fiction films often making it onto a general public circuit that is usually only the province of fictional cinema.
FilmClub will be screening Divorce, Iranian Style, directed by the remarkable if insufficiently recognised British documentarian, Kim Longinotto, will be shown at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 12. Continue reading
The Durban Film Office (DFO), the film industry development arm of the eThekwini Municipality is making a call out to aspiring location scouts, to apply for its second SCOUT Location Development Programme. Continue reading
BBC World News’ Our World will be screening The Penguin Watchers with Victoria Gill at 1.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Saturday, April 9 and 6.30 am and 7.30 pm on Sunday, April. Here presenter Victoria Gill shares some thoughts about the programme. Continue reading
The next production in the National Theatre Live series to be screened at Cinema Nouveau is the acclaimed Royal Court Theatre production of Hangmen.
Written by Olivier and Academy Award-winner Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, The Cripple of Inishmaan), and with an all-star cast, the big-screen version of this hit new comedy releases on Saturday, April 9 at Cinema Nouveau. Continue reading
Sorin Osorhean (horn), Jonas Brolin (trumpet), Ralitza Macheva (concertmaster), Michel Scheuwly (trumpet), Lubo Minkov, (bassoon), Marian van Duyker (horn) and Magrit Mutsaerts (oboe) from Baroque 2000.
Baroque 2000’s new season begins on Sunday, April 10 at the church of the Monastery Mariannhill and features excerpts from suites one and two of Handel’s celebrated Water Music. Please note that the time is 11 am and not as on the street posters.
Handel’s great work, for strings, oboes, trumpets, horns, bassoon and strings was first performed 299 years ago by musicians on a barge on the River Thames for King George the First, who with his entourage was carried downstream alongside on his own boat.
Also on the programme are the same composer’s Concerto Grosso op 6 no 8, and Vivaldi’s Concerto ‘per molti instrumenti’, RV 574, a high spirited work scored for strings, oboes and horns.
Tickets are R140 and subscriptions for the eight concert season are available, offering reserved seats and queue-free entry. There is plenty of free and safe parking. Inquiries to Michel, at 082 303 5241 or email sursouth@iafrica.com
The Reals
IF you love the music of Dire Straits, then you can’t afford to miss the Rhumbelow Theatre Durban’s latest show, Tribute to Dire Straits, featuring Barry Thomson, The Reals and guest guitarist Shaun Draght. The show runs from April 8 to 17 at the theatre in Cunningham Avenue, Durban. Continue reading
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