TRADE WINDS: Yinka Shonibare CBE
The exhibition Trade Winds: Yinka Shonibare CBE at Norval Foundation brings together a series of artworks, including sculptures, photographs and a major installation, created between 2008 and 2018, which are
Music Education in Soweto important as a tool for human development
Music might seem like a luxury in a country where poverty and joblessness are the order of the day, especially in places that are in need of great infrastructural and
Transcendent gestures
John-Michael Metelerkamp’s latest body of work, Nekkies, had its premiere at Berman Contemporary’s stand at Investec Cape Town Art Fair in February to critical acclaim. John-Michael Metelerkamp’s life struggle and
All this performance, but where to go and see it?
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. In South Africa, there is no shortage of performing artists. In Johannesburg, the city I
Revisiting our ancestral past in today’s context
When Vuyani Dance Theatre Project (as the small group of African contemporary dancers was initially known) took to the stage in September 1999 at the Dance Factory, the engagement was
A BLACK AESTHETIC: A View of South African Artists (1970 – 1990)
The Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg presents A Black Aesthetic: A View of South African Artists (1970 – 1990), an exhibition that draws from the University of Fort Hare Art
Strauss & Co shatters R100-million barrier
Record-breaking sale total World record for Alexis Preller 93% value sell-through rate A packed salesroom punctuated by enthusiastic applause acknowledged the fierce rivalry among collectors for top paintings, unseen in
Cape Gate MIAGI Centre for Music is changing it’s name
The Cape Gate MIAGI Centre for Music (CMCM) is re-branding itself in celebration of its heritage. Located on the property of the famous Morris Isaacson High School, and in celebration
Pablo Picasso’s ‘The Bull’
Picasso’s drawings of bulls inspired Apple’s famously simple designs ‘It takes a lot of hard work,’ Steve Jobs once said, ‘to make something simple, to truly understand the
John Kani brings new play Kunene and the King to The Fugard Theatre stage
The countdown is on to Kunene and the King, John Kani’s highly anticipated, brand-new play, directed by Janice Honeyman and starring Kani and Sir Antony Sher. Eric Abraham presents this
French stars jet in for Joburg Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
International guest artists Anaïs Chalendard and Florimond Lorieux will dance the leading roles in three performances of Joburg Ballet’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty at Joburg Theatre during the
Final extension for hit rom-com Happy New Year (A Play With Songs) at Fugard Theatre
The hilarious, heart-warming rom-com Happy New Year (A Play With Songs) has been extended and must now end on 23 March at The Fugard Studio Theatre. Presented by Eric Abraham
SOPHIATOWN comes to Soweto & Joburg Theatres
The first-ever Joburg City Theatres Schools Setworks Festival will kick off at Soweto Theatre from 7 to 17 March 2019 and continue to Joburg Theatre from 23 April to 5
Surfing big waves
Business & Arts is a monthly column by Michelle Constant, the former CEO of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA). Imagine this. Mavericks, not the strip joint, but the surf location in Northern
Dance Umbrella Africa 2019 Headlining Acts
The eagerly anticipated re-launch of Dance Umbrella Africa 2019 from 31 March to 7 April at the South African State Theatre, #DUA2019 will feature South Africa and the world’s most
Mbijana Sibisi kicks of South African tour with performance at The Playhouse
In association with Concerts SA, iSupport Music Business presents guitarist and vocalist Mbijana Sibisi on tour in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape. The South African artist who
Beautiful, tranquil, true four-star accommodation
Casta Diva Boutique Hotel boasts 30 beautifully elegant guest rooms amid lush, tropical gardens. Take a well-deserved break and book one of the exclusive rooms – The Dam is the
Bigger and better RapidLion Awards Ceremony returns to the festival
This year’s edition of RapidLion – The South African International Film Festival, which runs at the Market Theatre from March 1 to 10 March 2019, sees the return of the