Pictured here are professional dancers, Ryan Hammond and his new partner, Angelique Allison who will be performing this year in Shall We Dance at the Playhouse Opera.
AROUND 100 dancers will be strutting their stuff on the Playhouse Opera Theatre stage in Durban for the 25th season of Shall We Dance.
This glittering showcase of ballroom and Latin American dance runs from September 8 to 17 and features dancers from as young as eight years old. Continue reading
Handel’s Messiah, which will be staged in the magnificent Playhouse Opera Theatre on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 3pm, promises a feast of beautiful music and stunning costumes and visuals for lovers of this sacred work. Continue reading
Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego is the soloist at this week’s KZN Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra Summer Symphony Season’s continues on Thursday, February 16 in the Playhouse Opera Theatre in Durban.
Canadian-born Trinidadian conductor Kwamé Ryan conducts the orchestra whose programme opens with Mikhail Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla followed by the South African premiere of Italian composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s violin concerto. The concert closes with Dvořák’s Symphony No.8 in G major. Continue reading
From left: Erin Barnard, Pauline Marais, Shae van Winkel, Wayne Pantry, Stacey Dunnett. Clayton Constant, Hayley Postlethwaite, Yuveshan Pillay, Dane Anderson, Sharlby Van Der Bergh, Mandy Steyn and Clifford Moroney. Photo: Val Adamson
Returning for its 24th season, Shall We Dance – the glittering annual showcase of fabulous ballroom and Latin American – takes to the Playhouse Opera stage in Durban from September 9 to 17. Continue reading
Running in the Playhouse Opera Theatre at 7 pm from July 21 to 24 is In My Own Voice, a compelling story of hope, courage and victory, despite the challenges of HIV/Aids. Continue reading
DIM-DEP: Faces of Environmental Success is a musical theatre production that is written, produced and directed by Atlas Duma and will take place at the Playhouse Opera Theatre in Durban from Thursday, June 9 to Sunday, June 12 at 7 pm each evening.
It is a two part musical theatre production that explores themes of African heritage, tribalism, the environment and the origins of soul and the blues with a special link to South African jazz and popular music. 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
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
THE KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra is hosting its Summer Season of our World Symphony Series to entice music lovers of all backgrounds. Continue reading
BACK by popular demand, The Playhouse Company wraps up the festive season with A Christmas Celebration a star-studded extravaganza for the whole family that is set to light up the Playhouse Opera Theatre stage for a bumper six shows from December 19 to 24. Continue reading
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