Iain ‘Ewok’ Robinson.
THANKS to the generous support of First National Bank, the Hilton Arts Festival will be hosting an exciting and unusual “art to auction” project.
Festivalgoers will be able to watch art being created and auctioned before their very eyes at the FNB Art Block. Iain “Ewok” Robinson will be transforming one entire side of a building on the Hilton College campus on September 13 and September 14. Continue reading
A series of vintage New Orleans-inspired evenings are on the cards, for lovers of jazz and authentic cuisine.
A Night Down in New Orleans at Egyptian Ella’s promises to be a fun and novel event laced with live upbeat jazz, the hippest emcee in town and a wonderful dining experience which has three versions in and around Durban from month-end July to month-end August.
The first shows are at The Prep Room at Glenwood Prep School on July 28 and 29. The event then moves to the Rhumbelow Theatre at Tina’s Hotel in Kloof on August 5 and 6 with the final show planned for the Islander Room at the Point Yacht Club in Durban on August 26 and 27. Continue reading
Mamaza, from Switzerland, in the duet “Eifo Efi” with dancers Ioannis Mandafounis and Fabrice Mazliah.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts, presents its 18th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Pieter Scholtz Open Air Theatre and KZNSA Gallery from August 24 to September 4. Continue reading
Simphiwe Dana.
IN celebration of Africa Month, social cohesion, unity in diversity and heritage, The Playhouse Company is staging Africa Celebrates, a weekend of visual and performing arts on May 6 and 7. Continue reading
Iain EWOK Robinson and Kat Francois. Photo: Sloetry Photography
Two international artists will come together on stage in an original and explosive Spoken Word theatre piece entitled I to I at the Square Space Theatre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus in Durban from October 29 to November 1. Continue reading
Chante du Plessis as Vasco da Gama being henpecked by his wife Anna Maria (Sfundo Sosibo), in a scene from De Compleat Hstry of DBN (without the boring bits!) which is being staged by the students of the Department of Drama Studies at UKZN.
ENJOY a high energy theatrical romp through the history of Durban in De Compleat Histry of Dbn (without the boring bits!), which is being staged by University of KwaZulu-Natal Drama and Performance Studies Students this week. Continue reading
DURBAN actor, poet and spoken-word artist Iain “Ewok” Robinson will star in Yobo: You’re Only Born Once in the Thomas Pringle Hall at 3 pm on July 8, 4 pm on July 9, 4 pm on July 10 and noon and 9 pm on July 11.
Yobo is a spoken-word, audio-visual experience created by Robinson and his wife Karen Logan. It delivers a highly visceral theatre experience using live video projection and an original score created across continents.
Set against the backdrop of the constant construction that is contemporary South Africa, Yobo draws us into the world of a solitary white man living camped beneath a national highway.
Tickets are R70 (concessions R65).
Bookings are open and can be made via the website:http://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za. Ticketing call centre: 0860 002 004
Pick up a Festival programme and booking kit from selected Standard Bank and Exclusive Books. The full programme is online at http://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za
Iain ‘ Ewok’ Robinson.
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