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...
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...
NOW AFRICA Playwrights Festival Set for NYU
by Tyler Peterson - August 24, 2015 In cooperation with the NYU Tisch Center for Art and Public Policy, NOW AFRICA - a group of New York based African writers, actors and community activists - will present its first annual playwrights festival, conceived to showcase and raise awareness of dramatic works by African writers....
2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards Winners Announced - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Brendan van Rhyn, Candice van Litsenborgh and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - January 18, 2016 Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 70 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2015 South Africa winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the w...
2015 Artists in Residency Announced by The Africa Centre
by David Fick - May 16, 2016 The Africa Centre is pleased to announce the artists selected by The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center as part of its 2015 Artists In Residency Programme....
Mary J. Blige Joins BET Experience Africa Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - November 27, 2015 Multi-Grammy award winning R&B superstar Mary J. Blige is to raise the roof with a trademark heartfelt performance at the BET Experience Africa at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg on 12 December. ...
Worldreader Releases Top 2015 Digital Books in the Developing World
by Christina Mancuso - January 05, 2016 Worldreader, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy and access to great books in the developing world, today announces the top digital books read by children and adults on mobile devices across Asia and Africa in 2015....
Africa Utopia Returning to Southbank Centre
by Tyler Peterson - July 05, 2016 Africa Utopia returns for a fourth time to Southbank Centre to explore what can be learnt and celebrated from modern Africa and the African diaspora. The festival investigates the arts and culture of one of the world's most dynamic and fast-changing continents and looks at how Africa can lead the wa...
Kwese & ESPN Ink Long-Term Collaboration Agreement for Sub-Saharan Africa
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2016 Econet Media's Kwesé and ESPN today announced a groundbreaking media collaboration in Africa....
Sundance Institute Opens Submissions for Theatre Lab & Playwrights Residency
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2016 Playwrights can now submit their new work to two upcoming Sundance Institute programs: the Theatre Lab, which will return to the Sundance Resort in Utah next Summer, and a new Playwrights Residency in Berlin next Spring for theatre artists from the Middle East/North Africa....
SHADES OF AFRICA is Released
by Christina Mancuso - May 10, 2016 South African history is dominated by memories of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid. Few remember the violence and horror that engulfed the country in the decades leading up to the national reconciliation of the 1990s....
VIDEO: Trevor Noah Prepares for 2016 Presidential Campaign in New DAILY SHOW Promo
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2015 Trevor Noah's ready to cover the 2016 presidential election on THE DAILY SHOW, just as soon as Jordan Klepper helps him learn all of the candidates....
AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL Begins Tonight at The Playroom Theater
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2015 Producer Eric Krebs asks, 'What happens when 2 extraordinary singer/performers from Africa come together for an exploration of music and story telling?' AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL - an evening of story and song, with South African born Olivier and Obie Award-winner Thuli Dumakude, and Tanyaradzwa Tawenga '...
Fugard Theatre Opens Musical Tribute DISTRICT SIX – KANALA Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016 Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre will present a musical tribute - DISTRICT SIX - KANALA, created and directed by David Kramer - to mark the 50th anniversary of the destruction of District Six....
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...
Sony Music Entertainment Grows Presence In Africa
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016 Sony Music Entertainment today announced it is expanding its operational presence across Africa as part of a long-term strategy to open offices in a number of key markets in the region....
ORPHEUS IN AFRICA to Run Through Summer Holiday Season at Fugard Theatre
by David Fick - November 01, 2015 David Kramer's ORPHEUS IN AFRICA, an original South African musical, will run through the summer holiday season at the Fugard Theatre....
A YEAR IN THE VILLAGE is Released
by Christina Mancuso - October 05, 2015 In her fiction novel, 'A Year in the Village,' author Petra Langa follows the lives of Lisa, a world-traveling diplomat's wife who struggles to find her place in the world after a troubling childhood, and her childhood friend, Eva, as they come to grips with their individual life choices and how the...
NBCUniversal's RIO OLYMPICS Coverage Kicks Off Today on NBCSN
by Caryn Robbins - August 03, 2016 NBCUniversal's coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil begins today, Wednesday, August 3, with the kickoff of the women's soccer tournament, featuring six live games across NBCSN and USA Network....
Anagba Jibunor Pens TOTAL RECALL I
by Christina Mancuso - November 29, 2016 Anagba Jibunor shares a collection of stories told by his mother that reflect the depth and intricate beauty of Africa in his captivating new book, 'Total Recall I' (published by Xlibris). These stories reveal the matters that shape the day-to-day activities that Africans engage in. It introduces re...
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....
AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL Begins 8/31 at The Playroom Theater
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2015 Producer Eric Krebs asks, "What happens when 2 extraordinary singer/performers from Africa come together for an exploration of music and story telling?" Africa My Beautiful - an evening of story and song, with South African born Olivier and Obie Award-winnerThuli Dumakude, and Tanyaradzwa Tawenga "...
ULTRA South Africa Adds Fedde Le Grand, W&W and Claptone to Final Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2016 With just over six weeks until ULTRA South Africa lands in Johannesburg and Cape Town for its landmark third annual edition, festival organizers now reveal three surprise international superstars set to perform across the four-day, two city event this February....
STAGE TUBE: Trevor Noah Promises Stability After DAILY SHOW Takeover in New Teaser
by Tyler Peterson - September 01, 2015 Trevor Noah readies for THE DAILY SHOW, where he takes over as host starting September 28 at 11/10c. Watch an all-new promo below!...
Photo Flash: Pangea's OUT OF AFRICA Raises Over $100,000
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2016 The Pangea Network, an international nonprofit dedicated to empowering young individuals with education, hosted its annual 'Out of Africa' celebration this past Saturday, September 10, which raised more than $100,000 in donations enabling the nonprofit to reach its yearly goal. Additionally, creator... |
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