James Cairns stars in ‘The Devil and Billy Markham’.
MARITZBURG College Old Boy, James Cairns, returns to the KZN Midlands with two shows — The Devil and Billy Markham and The Old Man and The Sea. Both will be presented at Hilton College as part of the Hilton Arts Festival, which runs from September 15 to 17. Continue reading
Hilton College pupils will be performing at the Hilton Arts Festival to raise money for Ingane Yami, a special village for orphaned and abandoned children in the Dassenhoek community, near Hillcrest. Photo: Supplied
THE Hilton College music department will be hosting a special fundraising concert in the Hilton Arts Festival marquee at 6 pm on Thursday, September 14.
Performing at the concert will be the school choir, vocal ensemble, award-winning marimba bands and the school orchestra. Continue reading
Christopher Duigan. Photo: Jonathan Burton
SOUTH African concert pianist, Christopher Duigan, will be playing a selection of music by Frederic Chopin, which he has recorded for his new CD, Christopher Duigan plays Chopin, at the Everard Read Gallery at 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, at 6.30 pm for 7 pm on Monday, July 31. Continue reading
Dr Alison Misselhorn, director of research and strategy at the Lunchbox Fund (third from left), was presented with a cheque for R74 100 by Hilton College teacher Angela Salamon (far left) and pupils, Sam Nicol, Chizembi Sakulanda (Head of school 2017) and Tim Presbury. Photo: Maralyn Atkins
FOSTERING education through nutrition is the ethos underpinning the work of the Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organisation which provides a daily meal for orphaned and at-risk school children in South Africa, writes Estelle Sinkins.
On Tuesday, November 15, the charity received a sizable boost for its programmes in the country’s township and rural areas when Hilton College pupil, Chizembi Sakulanda, presented Dr Alison Misselhorn, director of research and strategy at the Lunchbox Fund, with a cheque for R74 100.
Hilton College’s donation will provide 28 000 meals to children for an entire year. Continue reading
The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra.
THE KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing the concert, Frank Sinatra and Friends, in the Grindrod Bank Theatre at the Hilton Arts Festival at 12.30pm on Saturday, September 17. Continue reading
Mpilo Nzimande and TQ Zondi in Termite!
PIETERMARITZBURG actors, TQ Zondi and Mpilo Nzimande, will be having a busy Hilton Arts Festival. The two men are performing in three shows – Feedback, Master Harold and the Boys and Tales of the Termite! – during the festival which runs at Hilton College from September 16 to September 18. Continue reading
Ebola
WILLEM Defoe once said: ‘Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasise about a world we aspire to’. And at the Hilton Arts Festival, which takes place at Hilton College from September 16 to September 17, festival-goers can look forward to plenty of thought-provoking work. Continue reading
Tonya Koenderman
IF you are a fan of music revues and cabaret shows, then this year’s Hilton Arts Festival – which runs from September 16 to September 18 at Hilton College – has plenty to offer. Continue reading
Rubber Duc
Rubber Duc – who have just released the single, Are We There Yet?, from their debut album, The Secret Sunrise – will be performing at the Hilton Arts Festival at 7.30 pm on Friday, September 16.
Nick Jordaan (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, hi-hat), Brendan Campbell (lead guitar, kick drum, backing vocals), Sheldon Sham (saxophone, crash, tambourine, backing vocals) and Amiel Gopal (bass, snare drum, backing vocals) will be performing in the Falcon Tent.
Tickets for the concert are R170. To book email tickets@hiltoncollege.com Continue reading
Junnan Sun. Photo: Andreea Tufescu Photography.
CLARINETTIST, Junnan Sun, will be joining ‘Maritzburg pianist, Christopher Duigan, and cellist, Aristide du Plessis, to perform a Beethoven-themed concert at the Hilton Arts Festival, writes TheLuvvie.com’s Estelle Sinkins.
The three musicians will be playing Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Op. 11 at 4 pm on Sunday, September 18 in the Hilton College Chapel as part of the Music Revival series. Continue reading
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