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Here we are: Bretten-Anne Moolman and Bianca Whitehead at the GFI Art Gallery

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-11-02

"The GFI Art Gallery in Park Drive, Gqeberha, is currently hosting a two-hander. Bretten-Anne Moolman, who works on various canvasses, and Bianca Whitehead, a ceramic artist, are exhibiting recent works under the title Here we are."

Press release: Tickets now on sale for the Cape Town International Piano Competition

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-11-02

From more than 200 entries worldwide, thirty extraordinarily gifted young pianists, representing fourteen countries, have been selected to take the stage in Cape Town, where they will share twelve unforgettable days of music-making.

Press release: Vivaldi in Dance is at the Baxter Flipside in Cape Town

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-10-29

An immersive theatrical experience, featuring Max Richter's recomposition of Vivaldi's The four seasons. Daniel Rowland and the SICMF Camerata are woven into the choreography, breaking the traditional boundaries between musicians and dancers. From 28 to 31 October 2026.

Water by Koleka Putuma and Hypoestes: a theatre review

Jerome Coetzee Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-10-26

"The audience is lowered, through technical art, into the deep waters. Here Putuma does not leave her audience, but gives guidance on how to swim in this societal pressure."

Press release: Interesting job opportunity from 29 to 31 October in Richmond, Northern Cape

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-10-06

Needed: A cool head who likes to read. Skills needed for the job: Understand Zoom and have enough technical know-how to connect computers and microphones to a simple sound desk as well as patience with people who speak book, not tech.

Prima facie: a theatre review

Jerome Coetzee Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-10-06

"Prima facie aims to rip the law apart, and it completely succeeds in its goal. The law can be seen as how we will be judged, but the playwright, Suzie Miller, turns this notion on its head and judges the law."

Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees 2026: A woman alone – an interview with Kim Engelbrecht

Maryke Roberts, Kim Engelbrecht Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-10-02

After becoming the fastest selling and the first sold-out production at Suidoosterfees 2026, the darkly funny A woman alone, starring International Emmy-nominated actress Kim Engelbrecht, heads to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees this weekend.

Tiago Guedes’s Aquí is a masterclass in changing one art form into another

Izak de Vries Film 2026-09-09

"Guedes, like Coetzee, encourages our intertextual references, but at the same time he has managed to create an epic that can hold its own."

Persverklaring en uitnodiging: The ephemeral nature of things – a provocation, ’n solo-uitstalling deur Laurette de Jager

LitNet Kuns 2026-09-04

Die Gallery at Glen Carlou in Klapmuts/Simondium is verheug om die opening van The ephemeral nature of things: a provocation, ’n solo-uitstalling deur Laurette de Jager op die 6de September, aan te kondig.

Why I did not like Nolan’s version of The Odyssey

Izak de Vries Film 2026-08-27

"I am keen to explain where Nolan’s reading of the story went wrong, for hopefully his movie will lead to a renewed reading of the Greek myths."

Press release: Family meeting, Mike van Graan’s sequel to My fellow South Africans, to premiere at Artscape

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-08-12

As with Van Graan’s previous works in this vein, Family meeting combines drama, comedy, song and poetry.

Press release: Superfan at the new Antique Theatre

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-08-12

Mike van Graan’s Superfan, a solo comedy drama featuring Cape Talk’s John Maytham and inspired by the role that Springbok rugby plays in the country, will run in the new, intimate Antique Theatre and Bar from 19 August to 12 September 2026. 

Drakensberg Boys’ Choir: Nearly six decades for Drakies celebrated at Hilton Arts Festival

Maryke Roberts, Jacques Linde Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-08-07

"Every boy develops at his own pace, so our responsibility is to create an environment where healthy vocal technique and long-term development always take priority."

Press release: The symphonic gala, an evening where music creates opportunity

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-29

On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Endler Hall at Stellenbosch University’s Konservatorium will host The symphonic gala – an evening of music, masquerade & impact, a fundraising gala celebrating the power of music to create opportunities, strengthen communities, and make music education visible.

Press release: Roots retrospective, a gig not to miss

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-16

Roots retrospective is a deeply expressive live collaboration led by Luna Paige, where she draws together roots influences into a piano-driven, song-focused performance.

Nuremberg: Justice, memory and the selective morality of history

Mphuthumi Ntabeni Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-15

"Nuremberg succeeds as a courtroom drama and as an exploration of the psychology of evil. It is less successful as an examination of the broader political and nationalist currents that produced Nazi Germany."

Press release: Amanene The Gents to perform Isiqalo: The beginning – "Hamba Nam Ndipheleke" on 17 July

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-10

‎More than just a concert, Isiqalo is a powerful fusion of a cappella music, storytelling, movement, African tradition, and contemporary theatre. The production explores themes of identity, resilience, hope, heritage and the courage to embrace new beginnings.

Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival 2026: an interview with Nina Schumann

Naomi Meyer, Nina Schumann Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-09

"Chamber music is the great equaliser. When students play together in a group, their background, socioeconomic situation and skin colour become irrelevant. It is a wonderfully uplifting experience for all. We need more of this in South Africa."

LifeCycles at the National Arts Festival: a review

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-07

"LifeCycles was proof that our local is often very lekker and more than capable of matching performances from all over the world. We have great artists."

Wolf at the National Arts Festival: a review

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2026-07-07

"Those acrobats would tumble from the top of a human pyramid into the arms of waiting compatriots, only to be flung across the stage into the hands of another pair that had miraculously appeared at the right moment."

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