Africa Fashion Day Berlin Celebrates First Anniversary
by Tyler Peterson - January 20, 2014 Africa Fashion Day Berlin celebrated its one-year anniversary on Friday the 17th of January 2014 at the Mani Restaurant in Berlin, Germany....
New Book Chronicles Life of MOVE Founder, John Africa
by Christina Mancuso - October 18, 2013 May 13th 1985, is now recorded in the annals of history, as this was the day Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode, approved the dropping of a bomb on a row house in a residential neighborhood. The raging fire that followed claimed the lives of eleven MOVE members, six adults and five children. Among t...
MOTHER AFRICA: CIRCUS OF THE SENSES Returns to QPAC, Now thru 5/17
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2014 After selling out in all capital cities across Australia in 2010 and smashing box office records, the jaw-dropping show Mother Africa, Circus of the Senses returns to Brisbane, direct from a sell out Broadway season, to the Playhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from today, 13 to 17 May...
Photo Flash: First Look at Red Fern Theatre's SINCE AFRICA
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2014 SINCE AFRICA, a new play by Mia McCullough about a Lost Boy of Sudan-- both lost in his native land and lost as he attempts to adjust to his new home in America - will be given its NY premiere following successful productions at San Diego's Old Globe, Philadelphia's InterAct, and Chicago Dramatists ...
Zebra & Giraffe Coming to Fugard Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2014 The Africa Voices Trust will present their annual gala concert at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town on Monday 8 September, featuring award winning programme graduates Zebra & Giraffe who will be performing a unique unplugged and 'stripped down' show including new material off their latest release KNUC...
The Met Presents The Nelson A. Rockefeller Vision: In Pursuit of the Best in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Today
by Rosie Hertzman - October 07, 2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (AAOA) will celebrate the genesis of its permanent collection with a special exhibition that opens October 8. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Vision: In Pursuit of the Best in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the...
The Saatchi Gallery Extends Run of PANGAEA: NEW ART FROM AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA Until 11/2
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2014 The Saatchi Gallery extends the run of its current exhibition Pangaea: New Art From Africa and Latin America and announces a second instalment in 2015....
Apollo Theater and World Music Institute Presents AFRICA NOW! South Africa Festival, Now thru 10/12
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2014 Karen Sander, Artistic & Executive Director, World Music Institute and The Apollo Theater, in partnership with World Music Institute, presents AFRICA NOW!, South Africa, showcasing today's South African music scene, today, October 9-12, 2014....
BWW Reviews: Emotionally Charged SOLOMON AND MARION Makes US Premiere at Kennedy Center
by Jennifer Perry - March 30, 2014 Presented by the Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town, this quietly compelling play gives us a micro-level glimpse into post-apartheid South Africa. A glimpse, I might add, that's very much worth your attention whether you happen to be a South Africa scholar, lover of all things th...
Broadway Actor Sahr Ngaujah to Co-Host 2014 African Diaspora Awards
by Anna Bencivengo - October 27, 2014 Applause Africa, a multimedia platform that aims to celebrate, empower and connect the people, culture and visions of Africans in the Diaspora, announced today the 2014 Honorees for the AFRICAN DIASPORA AWARDS. The 4th Annual ADA Awards will be held on November 15 at Lincoln Center's Gerald W. Lynch...
UBUNTU to Conclude with Angélique Kidjo's Tribute to Miriam Makeba, 11/5
by Tyler Peterson - September 24, 2014 The month-long, citywide festival UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa concludes in early November with events ranging from concerts at Carnegie Hall to music, theater, and film screenings at partner venues throughout New York City....
East African Projects Set for in First Sundance Institute Theatre Lab on Zanzibar
by Tyler Peterson - November 25, 2013 Sundance Institute today announced the artists and projects selected for its first Theatre Lab on Zanzibar, which concluded yesterday. The two-week exchange and development program (November 10-24) is part of the Sundance Institute East Africa initiative, now in its eleventh year, which is the only...
Akon to Launch AKON LIGHTING AFRICA to Bring Electricity to One Million Households in Africa by the End of 2014
by Diana Heisroth - February 20, 2014 Philanthropist, business mogul and five-time Grammy nominated artist Akon has initiated a partnership to bring electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. As one of the leading recognized global music brands, Akon has chosen to address the immediate needs of Africans through ...
SMOKIE Tours South Africa, Sept-Oct 2013
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2013 SMOKIE is coming to town! Yes indeed, the internationally successful British pop group SMOKIE will be touring South Africa from tonight, 26 September to 6 October as part of their TAKE A MINUTE WORLD TOUR....
'A Light in Africa' by Lynn K. Gissing is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 27, 2014 Lynn Gissing, founder of Light in Africa Children's Homes, an NGO (Non-Government Organization) that provides fundamental care for vulnerable children in the Kilimanjaro and Manyara region of Tanzania, is releasing her first book, 'A Light in Africa'. The book chronicles Gissing's journey, telling s...
RDT's Ring Around the Rose to Present AFRICAN DRUMS Show, 10/11
by Tyler Peterson - September 17, 2014 Repertory Dance Theatre's 'Ring Around the Rose' program welcomes back the talented artists from the Africa Heartwood Project and Djembe Direct to bring you AFRICAN DRUMS on October 11, 2014 at 11:00 am....
Birmingham Museum of Art Opens Renovated African Galleries Today
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2014 BIRMINGHAM, AL - After two years of renovations, the Birmingham Museum of Art reopens its African galleries today, April 26....
The Apollo Theatre Premieres AFRICA NOW! SOUTH AFRICA Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2014 The Apollo Theater, in partnership with World Music Institute, presents Africa Now! South Africa, the third installment of the their annual Africa Now! Festival. In recognition of the country's dynamic and diverse culture and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's inauguration, t...
Apollo Theater and World Music Institute Present 2014 AFRICA NOW Festival, Now thru 4/6
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2014 The Apollo Theater and World Music Institute present AFRICA NOW, a four-day music festival spotlighting today's African music scene. The second annual festival will feature a powerful lineup of artists who have drawn upon their roots for inspiration - and transplanted them onto the global music land...
Africa Umoja Announces Schedule Change
by Sally Henry Fuller - October 18, 2014 The Africa Umoja; 20 Years of Freedom and Democracy Tour in Miami Florida will be postponed until further notice. A Press Release will be submitted to each of you from our Miami public relations representative Charles Cinnamon announcing the postponement of the tour at the Actor's Playhouse/Miracle...
Apollo Theater and World Music Institute Presents AFRICA NOW! South Africa Festival, Now thru 10/12
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2014 Karen Sander, Artistic & Executive Director, World Music Institute and The Apollo Theater, in partnership with World Music Institute, presents AFRICA NOW!, South Africa, showcasing today's South African music scene, today, October 9-12, 2014....
Petals and Blood: Stories, Dharma and Poems of Ecstasy, Awakening and Annihilation is Released
by Christina Mancuso - October 01, 2013 HawaiiWith fierce courage, intimacy and candor, Gavin Harrison, author of Petals and Blood: Stories, Dharma and Poems of Ecstasy, Awakening and Annihilation opens up about his life providing a combination of page-turning personal stories with poems that inspire and awaken the soul. Harrison, who ori...
TREE/BOOM/UMTHI Invited to Festival of Theatre and Culture for Early Childhood in March 2014
by Joseph OHern - November 04, 2013 Magnet Theatre has been committed to transformation in the theatre industry in South Africa for the past 25 years. They are an award winning physical theatre company based in Cape Town in South Africa. Magnet Theatre believes that we all have a responsibility to develop a more just, free and peacefu...
Theatrical Outfit to Present MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!, 10/9-22
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2014 Theatrical Outfit continues its 'Season of Compassion' with the poignant and meaningful drama My Children! My Africa!, written by South-African-born playwright Athol Fugard who won a Tony Award for lifetime achievement in 2011. This is the 38th season for Theatrical Outfit, the second-oldest profess... |
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