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Press release: Constellations returns to Spier this summer with magical fireside encounters under a starry sky
2021-11-04Spier, in association with Third World Bunfight, presents the second iteration of Constellations, a multi-layered outdoor presentation that will take place from 25 November to 18 December 2021.
Press release: OOOTH releases Who cares what you think – Acoustic live DVD
2021-11-02OOOTH launched their full Who cares what you think – Acoustic album online and at the same time Jason Oosthuizen decided to take on another pay-it-forward initiative, this time to raise awareness for gender-based violence and farm murders in South Africa. On the night they managed to raise just over a quarter million rand for these two causes.
Press release: Luna Paige at Caffé Casanova
2021-10-19On Thursday evening 28 October 2021, Luna Paige invites residents from Stellenbosch and surrounds to come and enjoy a special concert inside this quaint Italian street café.
Schreiner Karoo Arts Festival press release: Deon Meyer to attend Cradock Arts Town project launch
2021-10-19Internationally popular writer Deon Meyer will take a break from filming next week for a flying visit to Cradock. His trip is timed for the launch of a new holistic arts town project which encompasses the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (SKWF) taking place on 22 and 23 October 2021.
Press release: The Baxter’s production of Nadia Davids’ latest play, Hold still, postponed to early 2022
2021-10-11The Baxter management regrets to advise that due to an illness (not COVID-19- related) with one of the cast members of its production of Nadia Davids’ latest play Hold still, it has been decided to postpone the season to early 2022.
Press release: World premiere of Nadia Davids’ latest play, Hold Still, opens at The Baxter this October
2021-10-07Acclaimed playwright Nadia Davids’ latest play, Hold Still, premieres at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio, for a limited season, from 13 to 30 October.
Press release: Brand new solo piece from icon Lizz Meiring at The Drama Factory
2021-10-07In 2021 actress, director, writer, voice artist, producer and television presenter Lizz Meiring celebrates 50 years in the entertainment industry. Playing everything from Lady Macbeth to a "pop-up" toaster, Lizz has done it all.
Press release: Celebrating the art of African animation on a global stage at Cape Town International Animation Festival
2021-09-23Proudly presented by Animation SA, the ninth Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) takes place from 1 to 3 October online and in-person at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock.
Devilsdorp: Mystery and suspense cleverly maintained
2021-08-04"It was superbly put together. I would give Devilsdorp a ten out of ten on the psychometer."
Press release: Generation Africa film Zinder wins!
2021-06-29The Generation Africa film Zinder wins the Adiaha award for best documentary film by an African woman at the Encounters South African international documentary festival.
The Franschhoek Literary Festival is back!
2021-06-18"We’re inviting you to help secure the festival’s future by becoming an official FLF Member."
Press release: Joint South African première of I Am Here
2021-06-04These memories are depicted in 2D animation – an unusual medium for Holocaust flashbacks – which adds a nuanced innovation to the texture of Ella's stories.
Press release: Life and times of Michael K at The Baxter this June
2021-06-02The Baxter Theatre Centre is proud to announce its most ambitious and exciting production in recent years, the world premiere of Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee’s Life and times of Michael K, adapted for the stage by Lara Foot, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company.
Press release: South African International Ballet Competition at Artscape in July 2021
2021-05-31The SAIBC at the Artscape Opera House will be open to the public, with the competition taking place daily from Monday, 19 to Friday 23 July at 17h00, and on Saturday, 24, at 14h00, be followed by the closing performance and awards ceremony at 19h00.
Press release: Kiss of the Spider Woman at The Baxter from 5 to 19 June 2021
2021-05-28Booking is now open for the modern classic, Manuel Puig’s extraordinary play, Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by the multi-award-winning Sylvaine Strike, at The Baxter Golden Arrow Studio from 5 to 19 June 2021 at 7 pm, with Saturday matinees at 2 pm.
Press release: World premiere of The unlikely secret agent
2021-05-27The world premiere of a new play by Paul du Toit, based on Ronnie Kasril's The unlikely secret agent, will be staged in Somerset West in June.
Press release: A once-off, live online reading of Neil Coppen’s work in development
2021-05-26DGC in partnership with VRTheatrical and the KKNK, in association with the Tsikanya-Chaka Centre and the Centre for Creative Arts-UKZN, present a professional, rehearsed reading of a new version of Shakespeare's epic tragedy, adapted and directed by Coppen, an internationally acclaimed writer, designer and director. The reading forms part of the further development of the piece.
Press Release: Cape Town's College of Magic conjures Daniel Galloway as new Interim CEO
2021-05-26Cape Town's only magical arts non-profit organisation, the College of Magic, is proud to announce the appointment of the esteemed Daniel Galloway as its new interim CEO.
Press release: Ingoma | Les Sylphides and Cape Town City Ballet – back on stage
2021-05-26Cape Town City Ballet proudly presents the South African premiere of Mthuthuzeli November's Olivier Award-winning Ingoma as part of its Autumn Season at Artscape.
Wesens: Discovery of “the other” in the Klein Karoo
2021-05-12"As Kaang and Kuyper witness each other’s departure to wherever, the penny drops. Proximity, no matter how uncomfortable, is perhaps South Africa’s only remedy."
