A new multimedia dance work, entitled Deep Night, will be presented at the Dance Factory, Newtown, Joburg, from 3 to 6 December 2009, in commemoration of World AIDS Day.
11 Nov 2009 07:27
[Daphne Cooper] Last night's celebration of Artscape's 10th anniversary was a real feel-good event. Feel good because the theatre was packed. Feel good because of the wonderful diversity of the 25 acts. Feel good because of the talent and skill that we have. Feel good because technically it all worked beautifully - lighting, backdrops, stages gliding up and down.
10 Nov 2009 10:29
[Sindy Peters] South African dance company, Via Katlehong has wowed audiences far and wide from New York to Germany to Spain. The group has been touring the world for the past 16 years increasing their fan base as they go along. Gumboot, jazz, traditional, hip hop to pantsula - these energetic dancers have come a long way from 1992, when the group was formed.
9 Nov 2009 11:28
[Ruth Cooper] The wonderful Mzanzi Production of The Nutcracker is currently playing at the Baxter after which it will move to Johannesburg. This talented company has created an innovative South African-inspired ballet adaption of the much loved festive classic.
6 Nov 2009 11:26Cathy Specific, the most unconventional “Mile High” trolley dolly to hit our shores, starts a nationwide tour in Cape Town before gooing on to PE, Durban, Pretoria and Joburg.The Cape Town shows will be from 30 November 2009 to 9 January 2010.
5 Nov 2009 12:25
[Debbie Hathway] Celebrations around the UCT School of Dance 75th anniversary culminate in a performance by students in a new production of Dream, a lighthearted tale of mischief and mishap at the Baxter Theatre from 12 to 14 November, 2009.
5 Nov 2009 12:18Richard Loring's Knights of Music has extended its current performance schedule at Gold Reef City Casino. There will be five more shows at The Lyric Theatre, the season having been extended to Sunday, 15 November 2009.
4 Nov 2009 13:18
Spoof Full of Sugar, taking a slice of musical theatre, a healthy dollop of broad humour and a pinch of murder mystery is coming to the stage at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square, Sandton from 23 November to 31 December 2009.
2 Nov 2009 14:39
[Debbie Hathway] As a film and theatre lover, I can be as skeptical as the next person when it comes to critics' reviews. They represent individual opinions, educated or otherwise, and at the end of the day, people should make up their own minds.
30 Oct 2009 14:42
Mzansi Productions is bringing its production of The Nutcracker, complete with South Africanisms, to the Mother City from 2 to 7 November at the Baxter Theatre. From there it will go to Joburg between 26 November and 6 December 2009.
29 Oct 2009 14:37
[Debbie Hathway] “Song is the mother of flamenco - and in Spain the music is huge. The dance and the music run parallel.” That's according to Carolyn Holden, artistic director of La Rosa Spanish Dance Theatre, currently staging Sentimientos at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre.
29 Oct 2009 14:18
[Debbie Hathway] Senior principal dancers Megan Swart and Robin van Wyk are the winners of the main category of the Friends at Cape Town City Ballet Balletomanes Awards. Established in 1976, the awards are presented in recognition of outstanding artistic endeavours, and in appreciation of the hours of pleasure afforded throughout the year to members of the society.
27 Oct 2009 16:03
In celebration of its 10 years of change, diversity and a new name, Artscape will be staging Artscape 10, a star-studded evening of entertainment representing the rich cultures and performing arts of the Western Cape in the newly refurnished Opera House on Sunday, 8 November 2009 at 7pm.
27 Oct 2009 07:23
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid will be showing at the Peoples Theatre in Johannesburg during the Christmas holidays, between 9 November and 24 December 2009.
27 Oct 2009 07:19
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