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Press release: Madibaland@Bookbedonnerd 2–5 November 2022
2022-10-26LitNet has received the programme of Madibaland@Bookbedonnerd from festival director Darryl David.
Amos Nteta: Growing up in the shadow of the Cradock Four
2022-10-19In this video Amos Nteta talks about the work of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli, who jointly became known as the Cradock Four.
Press release: Isingqala Samanzi | The Call of Water at The Baxter
2022-09-22The limited season of four performances only, runs from 22 to 24 September 2022.
Press release: The Mandela Bay Arts Festival brings creativity home this September
2022-09-20The inaugural Mandela Bay Arts Festival kicks off this month (23 September – 2 October) in a ten-day celebration of local and regional talent happening live in the Nelson Mandela Bay area. The Festival has released its programme and tickets are now on sale through the Festival’s online booking platform.
A sterile vow: Die gelofte and the transformation of myth
2022-09-20"Thus while Die gelofte is not the innocuous romance it claims to be, as a reactionary manifesto it also fails. The script is too reluctant to stare into the void of its ideological roots. It retains only the aesthetics of old-time nationalism and a vague but passionately asserted sense of victimhood."
Press release: Climate Story Lab ZA offers Southern African creatives an opportunity to make an impact on the climate crisis
2022-09-13Climate Story Lab ZA invites Southern African creatives to submit innovative and imaginative projects for an opportunity to participate in a four-day residential lab near Cape Town in January 2023. The first Climate Story Lab ZA is an incubator aimed at shifting the narrative and amplifying communication around climate change in order to make positive impacts against the global crisis.
Press release: Three exciting young musicians performing on clarinet, saxophone and piano in Knysna, Gqeberha and Makhanda
2022-09-02These performers have all achieved high distinction results for their ABRSM advanced performance exams, placing them amongst some of the top students in South Africa. We wish to encourage them in their pursuit of musical excellence as they further their musical careers by creating opportunities to perform.
Press release: Marianne de Jager tribute concert
2022-08-01Marianne de Jager tribute concert with organists Stephen Crookes and David Orr: They will play music of the German Baroque and English 20th Century. Admission is free, but donations in support of the Hilton College two-organ project will be appreciated.
Press release: A collage of African and Western opera music
2022-07-22A collage of African and Western opera music compositions: Qinisela Sibisi, Kwanele Jona, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Giuseppe Verdi, performed by the crème de la crème of South Africa’s opera singers.
Press release: Four fathers: bananas for the baboons, a brand new South African play
2022-07-21At The Baxter from 3 to 20 August 2022. Here is more information.
Joy of Books: A new literary festival in East London
2022-07-14"The aim of the festival is to bring people who love reading, books and storytelling together. We aim to create a positive space to celebrate all things literary, to encourage and inspire others to share their passion and creativity."
Press release: SA International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) welcomes international judges & competitors to Artscape – first time in 2 years
2022-07-13The forthcoming South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) is delighted to be able to once again welcome capacity audiences and international judges and competitors in person to the beautiful Artscape Opera House from 25 to 30 July 2022.The hybrid SAIBC 2022 is open to the public. Advance booking is highly recommended.
Press release: Once on this island at the Baxter
2022-07-06Tony Award-winning musical, Once on this island by Wela Kapela Productions, is at the Baxter Flipside from 8 to 16 July.
It's just us, guys: Hope and hilarity at the 2022 National Arts Festival
2022-07-05"Masks and capacity restrictions were finally history after almost two and a half years of lockdown, but the abrupt and almost off-hand nature of the government’s announcement had left people wondering – could it really be true? Were we allowed to be here, carefree, barefaced? This was the first in-person National Arts Festival in two years; would it also be the last? And if people weren’t going to show up for theatre, dance, comedy and music in this strange little town, was there any hope for the arts in South Africa?"
Press release: Cape Town Museum offers online access to collections, exhibitions
2022-06-15On Tuesday, 14 June 2022, the Museum Service of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport launched Cape Town Digital – the new website for the Cape Town Museum.
Press release: Official launch of The Pam Golding Theatre at The Baxter
2022-05-17On Wednesday, 11 May 2022, the official launch of The Pam Golding Theatre at The Baxter saw the main theatre named after Pam Golding Properties’ late founder and life president, Pam Golding, as part of the company’s five-year sponsorship of Cape Town’s iconic and much-loved theatre.
Press release: Free entry to Zeitz MOCAA, celebrating museums and Africanicity
2022-05-12This May, celebrate both International Museum Day and Africa Day with free entry, coffee and more, and start your own art collection by purchasing one of our limited-edition prints.
Press release: South African theatre legend, Athol Fugard’s acclaimed play, Blood Knot, at The Baxter for a limited season
2022-05-10Fugard’s timeless classic tackles themes of brotherhood and hope. It first premiered in 1961 and it is as relevant today (if not more so), 61 years later.
Press release: Join a philosophy café on a Greek island
2022-05-09You will explore different aspects of being human: thinking and knowing, being a self, being sick and being healthy, our relationship to art and language, the good life, and why any of this matters.
Press release: Once upon an island – workshop in the creation of an illustrated children’s book, presented by Piet Grobler
2022-05-09Write and illustrate a picture book, guided by award-winning South African illustrator Piet Grobler. Be inspired by the setting and the inhabitants of the lovely Greek island of Lesbos to create that story that you have been hoping to tell for a long time!