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Grahamstown gears up for another National Arts Festival

Steyn du Toit 2012-05-17

As Grahamstown prepares itself for the annual National Arts Festival, we catch up with director Ismail Mahomed to find out how preparations are coming along. Click here to read more.
 

JPO plays concert off the beaten track

2012-05-11

The Johannesburg  Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) is presenting a concert off the beaten track of concert favourites in Pretoria this Sunday.  The programme comprises works from the 20th and 21st Century. Bernard Gueller, the JPO’s Permanent Guest Conductor, will swing the baton.


Die US Woordfees bied met trots aan: Fees van die uitverkooptes

2012-05-08 Rekordverkope tydens die dertiende US Woordfees het ’n opwindende nuwe inisiatief tot gevolg – Die FEES VAN DIE UITVERKOOPTES wat van 14 tot 28 Mei 2012 in die Klein Libertas Teater op Stellenbosch en die Baxter Teaterkompleks in Kaapstad gehou word.

Fotoblad van gevierde Babbel

Alwyn van Zyl 2012-05-08 Die omgewingspesifieke teaterproduksie Babbel was die groot wenner by die twaalfde Kanna-toekennings van die Absa KKNK. Dit is vanjaar by die Clover Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees te sien.

Win tickets for La Bohème

2012-05-04 LitNet is giving away two sets of double tickets for La Bohème on the 9th of May.

Cape Town Opera stages La Bohème at Artscape

Steyn du Toit, Lesley Liddle 2012-05-03

Cape Town Opera stages both operas and concerts in South Africa and abroad. Their latest production, La Bohème, can be seen until 16 May. Click here to read an interview with CTO's Lesley Liddle.


Taxi Nights provides platform for performers

Christine Skinner, Steyn du Toit 2012-04-26 Taxi Nights is a platform for aspiring and established performers in the Greater Cape Town area and features Soli Philander. Steyn du Toit chatted to Christine Skinner of the Kalk Bay Theatre about this great initiative.

ESAT: an interactive resource for theatre and performance researchers

Temple Hauptfleisch 2012-04-25 The Encyclopaedia of South African Theatre and Performance (ESAT) is an open-access, internet-based interactive resource for theatre and performance researchers interested in the evolution, history and forms of drama, theatre and performance in South Africa.

Die aanlyn-argivering van Suid-Afrikaanse teater

Temple Hauptfleisch, Naomi Meyer 2012-04-25 Temple Hauptfleisch praat oor sy baba wat sy klere te gou ontgroei – ’n omvangryke ensiklopedie oor Suid-Afrikaanse teater.

Doodsnikke – die geskiedenis agtervolg soos ’n donker skaduwee

Renata Redelinghuys 2012-04-19 Doodsnikke, ‘n vertaalde verwerking van Sam Shepard se Buried Child, is tans op die planke by die Baxterteater met regie deur Janice Honeyman.

Red Shoes at Wits Theatre

Naomi Bruwer 2012-04-16 The story is about a girl forced to dance continually in her red shoes; The Red Shoes has seen adaptations in various media including film.

Foto’s: Lus op die Karoo Krioel-program van die KKNK 2012

Rika Vermeulen 2012-04-12 Lus is 'n kabaret geskryf deur André Strijdom, en gaan oor die liefde van die lyf, gebaseer op bekende digters en skrywers se werk met songs deur André Strijdom. 

Tot hiertoe

Hennie Aucamp 2012-04-11 Hennie Aucamp skryf oor beseringstyd, of dan eerder genadetyd:  "’n Mens vra nie sommer vir ’n 78-jarige waarmee hy nou besig is nie, tensy hy ’n geseënde werker is, soos Abraham H de Vries, PG du Plessis en André P Brink. Ek het ’n antwoord wat min mense tevrede stel, en tog is dit die reine waarheid. Ek sê doodeenvoudig: Ek rond af." 

Bullets over Bishop Lavis at the Baxter

2012-04-11 Bishop Lavis, a community tortured by gangsters. Day after day people fight the gangs infesting their streets and killing their children. Bullets over Bishop Lavis is the story of these people.

Exciting competition launches for young theatre scriptwriters

Steyn du Toit 2012-04-11

An exciting competition has just launched for young theatre scriptwriters. Sam de Romijn, co-founder of the Imbewu Trust, explains the concept behind it.


Afrika se probleem is Afrika, meen Autopsy

Renata Redelinghuys 2012-04-03 Daar is oorgenoeg kwessies in ons onmiddellike samelewing wat dringend aangespreek moet word, en teater as medium is ideaal om hiervoor te gebruik, voordat daar weer vermaaksugtige teater gemaak word.

South Africa's longest-running theatre improvisation show to showcase in Australia

Steyn du Toit 2012-04-02 Members of South Africa's longest-running theatre improvisation show, TheatreSports, will showcase their talents in Australia later this year. Read more about their trip, as well as their recent special guest - improv guru Joe Bill.

The 47th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards – a who's who of the South African theatre scene

2012-03-19 The prestigious 47th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, held at the Baxter Theatre on Sunday 18 March 2012, was once again a stunning event, attended by the .Who’s Who of the South African theatre scene
 

Dazzling illusionist and sleight-of-hand whizz at the Kalk Bay Theatre

2012-03-19 Dark Imaginings will be performed from Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 March at 8.30pm and on Sunday 1 April at 7.30pm.
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