A South African Arts & Culture Magazine
The second Cape Town Baroque Festival (CTBF) is yet again set to be a highlight on the city’s music calendar. With local and international soloists and ensembles performing, the CTBF will offer audiences a varied programme of top quality baroque…
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Applications Deadline: Sunday 16th September 2018 Planning a music tour and require support? Apply to Concerts SA’s Music Mobility Fund, which will select new projects in September Following the success of the ten previous rounds, applications are now…
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He slipped away quietly two weeks ago without a single mention in local media despite the fact that he was the real doyen of black South African journalism and one of its finest wordsmiths. Only the Sowetan carried a 31-word…
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The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival has always been a place where the old and the new meet. Whilst Mozart, Brahms and Tchaikovsky remain staple fare, the likes of Gliere, Dohnanyi and Golijov, once foreign to our ears have, thanks…
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The Head & the Load, a new work conceived and directed by William Kentridge with music by Philip Miller, will receive its world premiere in Tate Modern’s iconic Turbine Hall from 11–15 July 2018. The performance is part of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s…
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The annual Suidoosterfees is almost upon us here in Cape Town, a celebration of Cape culture and heritage through world class theatre. This is a time when Capetonians of all cultures, religions and races gather together to experience the performing…
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Spectacular musical version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND for the Canal Walk Theatre this winter Join Alice as she tumbles down the rabbit hole for an unforgettable adventure through Wonderland at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre (CWSC) Theatre from 23 June – 15…
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So much that is done today to allegedly help the poor or assist arts and culture is done without either knowledge or understanding of what needs to be done or how to do it. Throwing money at things is not…
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Joburg Ballet and the JPO join forces for Carmen – The Ballet at Joburg Theatre in April When Joburg Ballet stages South African choreographer Veronica Paeper’s fiery and passionate production of Carmen – The Ballet in Johannesburg from 6…
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There is no way you can see one of her performances of “Pata Pata” on television and not be entranced by her beauty, her lovely voice, her elegance and her charm. March 4 was the 86th anniversary of Miriam Makeba’s…
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