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Harold Ellis Clark’s award-winning play, ‘We Live Here’ headed to the Playhouse

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Harold Ellis Clark ('We Live Here' Playwright)

Harold Ellis Clark, the writer of ‘We Live Here’ at the Playhouse.

The International Arts Foundation Inc. of New Orleans in the United States, in association with Durban’s Playhouse Company, presenting the acclaimed stage drama, We Live Here, by the award-winning American playwright, Harold Ellis Clark.

The powerfully written work, will be staged in The Playhouse Drama Theatre from 5 to 7 May. It marks an ongoing sister-city cultural exchange between New Orleans and Durban, which aims to bridge communication and understanding between the two cities. Continue reading →

AfriDocs will be presenting a host of hard-hitting doccies on BET

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Don’t miss ‘CitizenFour’ on BET.

Throughout March, AfriDocs on BET will be presenting a series of hard-hitting documentaries focused on the struggles and challenges that face both emerging and established democracies.

From the battles of activists trying to promote and secure democracy in Nigeria and Zimbabwe, to the ways in which media investigations and leaks threaten the establishment in Ghana and the United States, these award-winning films are both entertaining and informative. Continue reading →

Don’t miss the Zakifo Musik Festival in Durban

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Estere Dalton. Photo: Rachel Lafferty

THE second annual Zakifo Musik Festival, Durban features one of the most eclectic, multi-genre music line-ups ever gathered together in one festival programme.

Music-makers from France, Reunion, Mozambique, the United States, Mali, Ghana, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa will be performing at he old Natal Command opposite Battery Beach, May 27 and 28. Continue reading →

12 astounding international dance companies, one unforgettable experience

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iKapa Dance Theatre presents the first-ever annual Cape Town International Dance Festival, Town & Township. Supported by the Artscape Theatre Centre, Maboneng Township Arts Experience Festival, and Battery Dance, this electrifying display from around the globe features 12 of the world’s elite dance companies. Continue reading →

MTV’s ‘White People’ asks tough questions about race in the USA

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A scene from the doccie, White People, which will air on MTV next week.

A scene from the doccie, White People, which will air on MTV next week.

HEADLINES about what it’s like to be black in the United States right now are rarely out of the news, but what if you asked the question, ‘What does it mean to be young and white in the USA today?”

MTV’s White People is a ground-breaking documentary on race that aims to answer that question from the viewpoint of young white people living in America. The film follows Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas as he travels across the country to get this complicated conversation started. Continue reading →

Bright young minds debate global issues

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THE South African Model United Nations (SAMUN) International Conference 2015 will see some of the country’s bright young minds go head to head over global issues, humans rights and international relations. Held at the Cape Town Metro Council on 12 Hertzog Boulevard from October 15 to 19, the winning teams from the provincial rounds will engage in debates based on the principles and format of the UN General Assembly. Continue reading →

Dialogue of music sounds at UKZN

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Zvirmudeze Mbira ensemble (Zimbabwe)

Zvirmudeze Mbira ensemble (Zimbabwe)

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting the Dialogue of Musical Sounds concert, in association with The African Music Project 10th African Cultural Calabash, at 6 pm on Wednesday, September 30. The concert will feature the Zvirmudeze Mbira Ensemble from Zimbabwe, under direction of Dr. Perminus Matiure, the Durban-based Salim Washington Ensemble (United States/South Africa) and Jo Kunnuji from Nigeria. Continue reading →