University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture is at the 2015 National Arts Festival with quartet of bold productions from its dynamic EVOLUTION X programme. Continue reading
National Arts Festival
The Glennie gears up for greatness at NAF 2015
From the extraordinary to the crazy to the unmissable, KB Theatre Productions is packing up 11 of its favourite productions and is heading off to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
PG Comics 2015 National Arts Festival line-up
Taking to the stage at this year’s National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, the pickledginger (PG) comics are guaranteeing non-stop laughter at some of the best comedy shows that will be wooing audiences from July 2 to 12.
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Gracing the cover of this year’s National Arts Festival programme are two of South Africa’s most acclaimed satirists. And aptly so, considering that this year the festival organisers have chosen to highlight the genre of satire and freedom of expression in place of their usual “featured artist” category.
Faun and Fantasy in BOK
After successful seasons at KKNK 2015 and The Magnet Theatre, Underground Dance Theatre’s provocative BOK returns to the National Arts Festival.
Hit comedy ‘B!*ch Stole My Doek’ on NAF Fringe
Clinton Marius’s hit comedy B!*ch Stole My Doek starring Shona Johnson is set to play on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe.
Seven Deadly Sins for NAF fringe
Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert unveil their ‘wicked comedy’, Seven Deadly Sins, at The National Arts Festival next week.
In this, their latest stage duo comedy showcase, Aaron and Lisa take an irreverent and hilarious look at the seven deadly sins of Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.
The Ranga set to play on the NAF Fringe
Comedian Aaron McIlroy’s latest musical comedy, The Ranga, opens on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe in Grahamstown next week.
Well-known for his many live comedy shows and as Spud’s dad in all the Spud movies,The Ranga was originally directed by Steven Stead for the 2014 Hilton Arts Festival. This musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at prejudice as seen through the eyes of a man tormented with pigmentation issues.
New contemporary work from Underground Dance Theatre
Multi award-winning Underground Dance Theatre tours their latest contemporary dance production LoveZero to Cape Town, Grahamstown and Bloemfontein.
LoveZero is a contemporary dance double-bill made up of Mode (choreographed by Steven van Wyk and Thalia Laric) and Cipher (choreographed by Cilna Katzke and Kristina Johnstone). It will appear on the Arena platform at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, the Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town, and the Vrystaat Kunstefees in Bloemfontein.
With two abstract dance works, LoveZero investigates the distance between memory and reason, emotion and logic. Continue reading
Master dancer returns for ballets in Grahamstown
SOUTH African-born ballet master, Victor Hughes, jetted into Cape Town this past weekend. He arrived in time to attend final rehearsals for Cape Town City Ballet’s upcoming production at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. They will present two masterpieces by Hamburg Ballet’s legendary choreographer, John Neumeier.
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