Dr Albertina Luthuli will be presenting prizes at the Phansi Museum’s Human Rights competition on Saturday, July 29 at 10 am. Over 90 schools from urban and rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal, some from as far afield as Bergville and the Drakensberg, took part in the event. Continue reading
Collective of female artists explore the tensions between past and present in new exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery
RUNNING from July 26 to August 13 at the KZNSA Gallery in Durban is an exhibition by the iQhiya collective of 11 black women creatives, whose bodies of work have collided to make a topical and riveting experience. Continue reading
Enjoy a beautiful bouquet of ballet at the Hilton College Theatre
A NEW ballet show, A Bouquet of Dance, is being presented by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) KwaZulu-Natal, at the Hilton College Theatre at 2 pm on August 12.
The showcase honours the memory of Denise Caro, a much-loved personality of the ballet world, who passed away on March 14. Continue reading
Shortstraw to showcase songs from their ‘year-in-the-making’ new album at Midlands Forest Lodge
SHORTSTRAW’S new album, Those Meddling Kids, has been a year in the making. The Indie band has been releasing one single a month, with its own artwork and music video, since September 2016. It’s all rather old school for a band which has been topping the charts since its launch in 2007, writes ESTELLE SINKINS. Continue reading
Fabulous Indian fashion on show at The Square Boutique Hotel in Umhlanga
PIETERMARITZBURG events co-ordinator, Nafeesa Joosab, and Durban designer, Haroun Hansrot, are planning to wow the province’s fashionistas with their first-ever Haute Fashion Extravaganza, writes ESTELLE SINKINS.
Running from July 28 to July 30 at The Square Boutique Hotel in Umhlanga, the event aims to showcase the work of 25 Indian designers on the catwalk and in a series of pop-up shops. Continue reading
Critically acclaimed ‘Inxeba – The Wound’ adds to its awards haul at DIFF
Nakhane Touré (front left) was named best actor for his work in ‘Inxeba – The Wound’, which also won the prize for best SA director for John Trengrove. Photo: File
INXEBA (known internationally as The Wound) won the prizes for best director for John Trengrove and best actor for Nakhane Touré at the Durban International Film Festival on Saturday, July 22, writes ESTELLE SINKINS.
This is the latest in a string of awards for the film, which has been lauded at film festivals around the world. Continue reading
Legendary satirist, Pieter-Dirk Uys, returns to Durban with his most intimate show yet – ‘The Echo of Noise’
THE legendary Pieter-Dirk Uys brings his one-man memoir, The Echo of Noise, to the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from July 25 to August 6.
In the show South Africa’s foremost satirist sits on a barstool and opens his heart about his private and public life leading the audience into his inner-sanctuary with stories that can evoke surprise, laughter and tears. Continue reading
Mbongeni Ngema’s ‘Asinamali’ to close Durban’s International Film Festival
Asinamali!, written by Mbongeni Ngema, will be the closing film of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The film will screen at Ster-Kinekor Gateway in Umhlanga at 7 pm on Sunday, July 23 and at 8 pm at the Playhouse the same day. Continue reading
Artists are invited to submit works for the FOTAG Fabulous Picture Show
Siyabonga Sikosana donated several pictures to The Fabulous Picture Show in 2016. Photo: Supplied
IT’S that time of the year again – and the Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery (FOTAG) committee is inviting artists to start planning for the Fabulous Picture Show.
This annual auction is held in the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg to raise funds for the purchase of new art works for its permanent collection. Continue reading
Federico Freschi to share insights into curating the first exhibition of Matisse works in South Africa
Professor Federico Freschi. Photo: Val Adamson
PROFESSOR Federico Freschi will be giving a presentation on curating the first Matisse exhibition in South Africa at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, July 27. Continue reading
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