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....
Photo: First Look Image of Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela in BET's MADIBA
by Caryn Robbins - December 08, 2016 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, 2017....
Applications for Africa Centre's Artist In Residency Open Until 30 September
by David Fick - September 22, 2016 Since its inception in 2011, the Africa Centre's Artist in Residency Programme (AIR) has successfully awarded 39 African artists the chance to take up residencies across the globe. The Africa Centre is proud to offer eight new residency opportunities through the 2016 edition of this programme....
The Africa Channel to Launch TAC Studios at DISCOP 2016 Johannesburg
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016 The Africa Channel, Inc (TAC) announced today it will officially launch TAC Studios, a production arm of the cable channel, at DISCOP 2016 in Johannesburg from November 2-4....
Deadline for Applications for Africa Centre's Artists In Residency Extended Until 14 October
by David Fick - October 03, 2016 Due to public demand, the application deadline for the Africa Centre's 2016 Artists in Residency (AIR) Programme has been extended to 14 October. Since its inception in 2011, AIR has successfully awarded 39 African artists the chance to take up residencies across the globe....
SPARTACUS OF AFRICA to Play Return Season at Oude Libertas
by David Fick - November 18, 2016 A SPARTACUS OF AFRICA, featuring the original music of Khachaturian, will be presented for a limited season at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre this November. Renowned choreographer Veronica Paeper has re-designed the original ballet that she created for CAPAB Ballet in 1984, in which she incorporates...
Tresor Unveils Chill Music Video for 'Never Let Me Go' (Spada Remix)
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2016 The award-winning Tresor, one of the biggest musical presences in South Africa at the moment, with his soul-drenched brand of pop beginning to spread across the world, has just unleashed a brand-new video for 'Never Let Me Go (Spada Remix)'. Check it out here....
Cross-continental Project MAMA AFRICA: THE MUSICAL Coming to South Africa, UK and Nigeria
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2017 MAMA AFRICA: THE MUSICAL, the bio-musical about Miriam Makeba, will be staged at Artscape Theatre Centre this February, with tour dates booked for the United Kingdom in March and Nigeria in May....
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....
Playwrights Festival NOW AFRICA Reveals Full Lineup
by Liz Cearns - September 21, 2016 In cooperation with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Center for Art & Public Policy, the Tisch Institute of Performing Arts at NYU, the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at NYU (Anna Deavere Smith, Founding Director), and Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre, NOW AFRICA - a group of ...
Trump's Speech: The Day After on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - March 01, 2017 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....
Incisive NIQABI NINJA to Play Theatre Arts Admin Collective Season this May
by David Fick - May 07, 2017 Following its runs at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre and the Cape Town Fringe last year, NIQABI NINJA returns for a third season in the Mother City at Theatre Arts Admin Collective this year. ... 
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....
St. Louis Hosts U.S. Premiere of MIRIAM MAKEBA: MAMA AFRICA THE MUSICAL in September
by A.A. Cristi - August 09, 2016 The North American premiere of Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa the Musical will open September 15th at the Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis. The production tells the story of activist and Grammy award-winning musician Miriam Makeba, outlining her role in bringing down apartheid, her varied mus...
Smithsonian Channel Swings Around the World with New Series AMAZING MONKEYS
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017 AMAZING MONKEYS premieres today, June 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel....
Circus Spectacular MOTHER AFRICA: MY HOME to Swing Into New Victory Theater for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2016 This holiday season, experience the joyous spirit of Mother Africa: My Home, an all-new circus spectacular set in Cape Town's largest township, Khayelitsha. Returning with their latest show, the 2014 Drama Desk nominee for Unique Theatrical Experience brings its vibrant mix of modern circus acts wit...
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 12, 2017 South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage 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 to the ...
Debut David Cornwall Play WHITE ELEPHANT to Make Bow at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016 WHITE ELEPHANT is a study of contemporary South African malaise, framed by the story of Issy and Ma: a mother and daughter who each seek, in their own peculiar way, to do the impossible and kindle a future from the dying embers of their past.... 
Playwrights Guild of Canada's CASA Award Honors Three Women Playwrights in South Africa
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 The CASA Award, a new playwriting award for women in South Africa, was announced at Playwrights Guild of Canada's Tom Hendry Awards this past Sunday at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto....
Celebrate Africa Day 2017 at the Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017 Four women with diverse cultural backgrounds will collaborate with their expertise in the art disciplines of poetry, music and dance to celebrate Africa Day at the Alexander Upstairs Theatre.... 
BWW Interview: Five on Friday with Gideon Lombard of DIE REUK VAN APPELS at The Fugard Theatre
by David Fick - October 13, 2017 This week's Five on Friday focuses on Gideon Lombard, who performs in DIE REUK VAN APPELS at The Fugard Theatre from next week. Based Mark Behr's 1993 novel, the solo play tells the coming-of-age story of Marnus Erasmus, the eleven-year-old son of a South African Defence Force general during the apa...
International Scholar Publisher Brill To Publish JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
by Molly Tracy - September 13, 2016 Brill, the international scholarly publisher, adds the Journal of African Archaeology to its growing portfolio in African Studies. Founded by Africa Magna Publishers (Frankfurt/Main, Germany) in 2003, the international peer-reviewed periodical provides scholars with a new pan-African forum for discu... 
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....
Mae Ella Moss Pens FROM AFRICA WITH LOVE
by Christina Mancuso - July 15, 2016 Mae Ella Moss writes her third book, an exposé of the sufferings, pains and devastation of the African people under questionable leaderships. In 'From Africa with Love' (published by Xlibris), readers see the truth from a citizen's eyes and not from the outsiders. It is a revelation of what the peop...
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... |
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