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Dr Thokozani Mhlambi Will Showcase A Program Of Musical Heritage This September At The Baxter Theatre by BWW News Desk
- August 31, 2021 After his stint of performing in France over the past two years, revered South African composer and cellist Dr Thokozani Mhlambi kicks off a homecoming tour in Cape Town next month - presenting his new material created in Paris as well as some of the favourites from his debut album.
THE SIXTIES REVOLUTION Comes to The Drama Factory by BWW News Desk
- August 31, 2021 Back by popular demand, The Sixties Revolution” is a special tribute to The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, The Doors and Simon & Garfunkel.
Artscape Celebrations Continue With Three-day Youth To Masters Jazz Festival by BWW News Desk
- August 27, 2021 Over the course of three nights, Artscape patrons will be treated to the new young talent, legends and the jazz master themselves as 50th celebrations continue with one of its annual flagship projects, the Youth Jazz Festival.
RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC Announced At The Drama Factory by BWW News Desk
- August 23, 2021 Rumours of Fleetwood Mac has been announced at THE DRAMA FACTORY, performed by Skye Wilson, Greg Schoeman, Ant Kinsey, Malcom Cassisa and Wendy van Rensburg. Presented by Tel Michael Publishing.
Artscape 50th Anniversary Celebrations Continue With The Schools Arts Festival by BWW News Desk
- August 17, 2021 The event will witness more than 20 schools from across the Western Cape descend to the Theatre Foyer to exhibit their creative, colourful designs in hair, make-up and art as opposed to previous presentations in the form music, dance and instruments amongst others.
Artscape Joins With The Suidoosterfees to Present High School Drama Festival by BWW News Desk
- August 17, 2021 Schools may choose their own theme that speaks about the social challenges they face on a daily basis to showcase their talent. All entrants must submit a synopsis and motivation for the theme and are required to prepare a 30 to 60-minute original production based on their own interpretation of the theme.
Storm Produktionz Presents SULTANS OF SWING - A Tribute to Dire Straits (Stripped Down) at The Drama Factory by BWW News Desk
- August 14, 2021 For the past 13 years, multi-talented musician and master guitarist Mel Botes, has tantalized audiences all over the country with his critically acclaimed musical performance, Crazy Diamond - A Tribute to Pink Floyd. Audiences and critics agreed that he mastered the complexity and density of the Floyd in a way that none of the other tribute shows have achieved.
Bookings Open For Veronica Paeper's CARMEN at Artscape by BWW News Desk
- August 12, 2021 Set to Georges Bizet's dramatic, famous score, CARMEN will be performed to a recording by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. Inspired by Prosper Mérimée's romantic novel of 1845, CARMEN is the ultimate tale of love, passion, betrayal and revenge.
The Drama Factory Presents THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT by BWW News Desk
- August 10, 2021 The Drama Factory will present 'The Unlikely Secret Agent' at The Drama Factory from Thursday 10 Jun 2021 to Saturday 21 Aug 2021. It's 1963, South Africa. The country is on a knife edge. Political protest, sabotage and violence has engulfed the country.
THE KING OF BROKEN THINGS to be Presented at The Drama Factory in August by BWW News Desk
- August 02, 2021 Internationally acclaimed Gold Ovation Award winner The King Of Broken Things is a bittersweet journey into the broken heart of a young boy who teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to include people and hearts and how all things, seen and unseen, can be mended.
Joburg Ballet's Esther Nasser on Presenting New Programme SOLO FLIGHT by Lindsay Kruger
- July 30, 2021 Having to replace their scheduled second season, EVOLVE, with a new programme this August, Joburg Ballet has expertly adapted their performing to fit current circumstances. CEO Esther Nasser tells BroadwayWorld of the company's journey thus far, and what to look forward to with the ballet's upcoming performances.
State Theatre Announces New Screening Dates For Theatre Shows In Cinema by BWW News Desk
- July 28, 2021 The updated schedule sees the resumption of the critically acclaimed Freedom-The Musical, having kick-started the innovative meeting of theatre and cinema, after releasing on 18 June this year.
Jonathan Roxmouth talks About Online Shows and Creating SHOWSTOPPERS! by Faeron Wheeler
- July 27, 2021 In a time when live theatre is almost impossible to put on, many artists have turned to the online world. Jonathan Roxmouth, one of SA's leading lights in the musical theatre world, has taken the digital plunge and created SHOWSTOPPERS!
Vicky Friedman on Helping Performers in Need with Noah's Art by Lindsay Kruger
- July 12, 2021 At the beginning of this year a team of theatre and dance professionals came together to create Noah's Art, a charity organization collecting money and food for local performing artists affected financially by the pandemic. One of its founding members, Vicky Friedman, tells us more about their worthy cause.
Artscape and Unmute Partner For The Upcoming Edinburgh Festival Carnival by BWW News Desk
- July 12, 2021 Unmute, a South African based inclusive dance company of artists with mixed abilities/disabilities and its all-star cast including Yaseen Manuel, Andile Vellem, Nadine Mckenzie, Siseko Mvulo and Ditebogo Lelaletse will be presenting an exploration work showcasing integration in a fun artistic way.
ANOTHERKIND Will Be Performed at National Arts Festival This Month by BWW News Desk
- July 06, 2021 Another Kind of Dying, which was written for and with actor Aphiwe Livi, tells the story of Silumko, who moves from the rural Eastern Cape to Johannesburg after the death of his father.
SA International Ballet Competition Postponed by BWW News Desk
- July 06, 2021 The competition already has 140 participants from across the globe and to accommodate the date change, SAIBC Founder and CEO Dirk Badenhorst will be accepting entries (including video submissions), up to 30 July 2021.
BWW Review: LAMTA Brings Iconic Images to Life in Dance Production PHOTOGRAPH by Lindsay Kruger
- June 28, 2021 Inspired by photography from the past and present, Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy's PHOTOGRAPH successfully debuted their students' variety of talents and abilities on the Theatre on the Bay stage last week.
Ballerina Michaela Deprince To Chair Discussion On Inclusivity & Breaking Barriers In Ballet by BWW News Desk
- June 23, 2021 The event will be one of two expert-led conversations happening during the week-long competition, the other taking place on July 20 that will revolve around dancer health and wellbeing that will be facilitated by The Healthy Young Dancer Project (THYDP).
Artscape – SBA Partnership Celebrates Historic Youth Day by BWW News Desk
- June 23, 2021 Stigting vir die Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans (SBA) partnered with Artscape to engender respect of all languages as per the Constitutional mandate of democratic South Africa, including Sign Language as well as Braille, in the establishment of a permanent reading corner located within the Artscape Box Office foyer.
BWW Review: THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT is Full of Courage and Heart by Faeron Wheeler
- June 18, 2021 THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT is in equal measures chilling and heart-warming, made all the more poignant by the fact that it is a true story. The story is all about Eleanor Kasrils, a young woman who fought the apartheid system from the 1960s onwards. It is based on the book by the same name, written by the heroine’s husband and fellow freedom fighter, Ronnie Kasrils.
State Theatre Announces Youth Expressions Festival 2021 by BWW News Desk
- June 15, 2021 The instalment will converge under the national government's Youth Day and Youth Month theme: “The Year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: Growing youth employment for an inclusive and transformed society.”