Stuart Lightbody's Breathtaking New Show UNIQUE WONDERS Closes at Alexander Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2017 Following a global magical tour, award-winning sleight-of-hand artist Stuart Lightbody completes the debut Cape Town run of his breathtaking new show, UNIQUE WONDERS, at the Alexander Upstairs Theatre tonight....
Jennie Reznek to Return to the Stage with I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE in Cape Town and at the National Arts Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017 South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage tonight in her hugely popular production, I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE. There will be four special performances of this acclaimed one-woman show at the Magnet Theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, after which the production will transfer... 
University of Michigan Exhibition Challenges Traditional Understanding Of African Arts, Cultures
by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2018 More than ever in the age of globalization, ideas fluidly cross geographic, generational, and cultural boundaries.... 
Mamela Nyamza Double Bill Comes to the Baxter Theatre This October
by David Fick - October 08, 2017 Choreographer, dance artist and activist, Mamela Nyamza, brings two of her acclaimed and confrontational works, ROCK TO THE CORE and DE-APART-HATE, to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio for a short season this October....
Wines of South Africa Announces National Winemaker Tour
by Marina Kennedy - April 12, 2017 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) USA (http://www.wosa.us/), the industry assocation which promotes the exports of South African wine, is excited to announce the 2017 #SAWineWeek, a winemaker tour for the regional marketing body. Together with City Winery, WOSA will host events in Chicago (May 2nd), Nash... 
Minnesota Orchestra To Embark On First Tour By A Professional U.S. Orchestra To South Africa
by Stephi Wild - January 20, 2018 Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Kevin Smith, in partnership with Classical Movements, announced today that Music Director Osmo V nsk and the Minnesota Orchestra will embark on a five-city tour to South Africa this summer the first visit by a professional U.S. orchestra to the country and offe... 
Review Roundup: QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICA at Mosaic Theater
by Alan Henry - January 11, 2018 Mosaic Theater presents Caleen Sinnette Jennings' QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICA, the sequel to her 2015 QUEENS GIRL IN THE WORLD. Set in the 1960s, this one-woman show tells the story of a young Jacqueline Marie Butler, who travels to Nigeria after Malcom X is assassinated. QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICA opened Janu... 
Out of Africa Returns to South Main Arts District
by Julie Musbach - January 15, 2018 In celebration of Black History Month, the fifth edition of the art exhibition, Out of Africa returns to Art Village Gallery and the South Main Arts District bringing contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora to the forefront.... 
Bantwanas' NGITHANDA Feat. Samthing Soweto Now Available for Pre-Order
by Macon Prickett - April 10, 2018 Cape Town based musical ensemble Bantwanas drop their debut single 'Ngithanda' featuring the vocal talents of renowned local singer Samthing Soweto.... 
Welsh Theatre Charity Launches Pioneering Project In Lesotho
by Stephi Wild - January 31, 2018 Award-winning theatre company, Hijinx, is taking a group of learning disabled actors and staff to tour the landlocked country of Lesotho from 10-25 of February, in a ground-breaking performance project called Able to Act....
BET's Nelson Mandela Miniseries MADIBA Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2017 BET Networks announced today its movie event MADIBA , a three-part saga telling the definitive story of Nelson Mandela, that will air February 1st, 8th and 15 at 8 PM ET/PT.... 
Broadway For Self Help Africa Benefit to Feature Matt Doyle, Ben Fankhauser, and More
by Julie Musbach - April 18, 2018 On April 23rd the 5th annual Broadway for Self Help Africa event will bring together some of Broadway's biggest stars for a night of song and celebration benefiting Self Help Africa at The Cutting Room in New York City. Broadway for Self Help Africa will feature musical direction by Ryan Fielding Ga...
WNBA Star Chiney Ogwumike Joins ESPN to Co-Host SportsCenter Across Africa
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2017 Chiney Ogwumike, the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Star and former first overall pick in the WNBA draft, has joined ESPN as the co-host of SportsCenter across sub-Saharan Africa. Ogwumike, who earlier this year signed a multi-year extension with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, will co-host the Afri... 
Nominees Announced For The 53rd Annual Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2018 The 2017 nominees for the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards have been announced. These annual awards are regarded amongst the most valued and prestigious in the South African performing arts industry. This year's ceremony will take place on 18 March at 17:30 at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town and p... 
South Africa's Best Comedians Headline CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS Comedy Benefit Showcase at The Fugard Theatre
by David Fick - July 22, 2017 Clowns Without Borders South Africa is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a once-off Comedy Benefit Showcase at the iconic Fugard Studio Theatre this August. Featuring the comic talents of Rob van Vuuren, Nik Rabinowitz, Sne Dladla, Shimmy Isaacs, Daniel Mpilo Richards, Yaaseen Barnes and CJ Be... 
SASOLBURG COMMON 'BIRDS' OF SOUTH AFRICA Comes to Alexander Upstairs
by Stephi Wild - March 08, 2018 Canned Rice Productions will present Candice van Litsenborgh new dark comedy, SASOLBURG COMMON 'BIRDS' OF SOUTH AFRICA, at the Alexander Bar this March. Directed by Richard Wright-Firth, the play will be performed by Van Litsenborgh herself and popular local actor Daneel van der Walt.... 
Weezer's Cover of Toto's AFRICA Reaches Number One at Alternative Radio
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2018 Weezer continues to bless the rains! This past May, the band released two covers of Toto songs, a response to a Twitter campaign started by a then fourteen year old fan in Cleveland who thought the band would be a perfect candidate to play “Africa.” Turns out everyone agreed with her -- the band's... 
Africa Centre Opens Applications for Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center and Other Worldwide Residencies
by David Fick - October 29, 2017 The Africa Centre is currently accepting applications for its 2017 Artist In Residency Programmes. The centre is offering residencies in Australia, Brazil, Spain, Italy and the United States of America....
The Fugard Theatre Presents World Premiere of Louis Viljoen's THE EULOGISTS
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2017 Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre present the world premiere of double Fleur du Cap writer award winner Louis Viljoen's new play, THE EULOGISTS. Viljoen is the Fugard Theatre's Writer in Residence and THE EULOGISTS excitingly marks his first offering in this position.... 
Viacom Announces Strategic Partnership with Trevor Noah's Day Zero Productions
by Tori Hartshorn - March 26, 2018 Viacom Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Day Zero Productions, an international production and distribution company led by Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.' Under the long-term deal, Viacom will have exclusive 'first look' rights on all projects...
Dark and Disturbing BASH for the Alexander Upstairs this February and March
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017 Award-winning theatre-maker Tara Notcutt will stage Neil LaBute's BASH, a disturbing journey into the inner lives of seemingly ordinary people, at the Alexander Bar, Café and Theatre this February and March.... 
Mamela Nyamza Returns to the Baxter Theatre With DE-APART-HATE
by David Fick - October 21, 2017 Following the short season of her latest work ROCK TO THE CORE, choreographer, performance artist and activist Mamela Nyamza brings her equally controversial and provocative DE-APART-HATE, to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio this October.... 
Minnesota Little Free Library Delivered to Historic Alexandria Library in Egypt
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2017 A piece of Midwestern literary culture now resides in one of the world's oldest libraries in Alexandria, Egypt, thanks to a joint effort by nonprofits Books For Africa, Little Free Library, Minnesota Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Minnesota Book Awards program.... |
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