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....
Missionary prep: A guide to prepare for Africa in new book "12 Days in Africa"
by Robert Diamond - December 07, 2013 Did you know that over 40 percent of Ugandan children will die before their fifth birthday? That public school is not free in Uganda? With countless people going over to help these communities, Lisa Sanders asks: are you prepared for the coming experience?...
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...
SOUTHERN AFRICA SAFARI Provides Readers a Look into Africa
by Christina Mancuso - June 17, 2014 Richmond, VA...
Books For Africa and Worldreader Partner to Send Books to Schools in Africa
by Christina Mancuso - July 15, 2013 Books For Africa, a leading non-profit shipper of books, and Worldreader, a leading non-profit empowering the world's poorest people with e-readers and digital content, have formed a unique partnership to send both e-books and e-readers to schools and students across Africa in the coming months....
Four Seasons Enters South Africa with Spectacular Location
by Robert Diamond - July 25, 2013 Four Seasons continues to expand its presence in Africa, signing a long term management agreement with the owners of The Westcliff hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. The iconic property, set on a cliffside garden estate in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, was closed on June 30, 2013 to underg...
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...
Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding Jr. to Star in Mini-Series THE BOOK OF NEGROES
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2014 Academy Award(R), Golden Globe(R) and Primetime Emmy(R) winner Louis Gossett Jr., Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. will star in the epic dramatic mini-series adaptation of The Book of Negroes...
African Children's Choir Performs with SSC & Plymouth Students Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2014 South Shore Conservatory (SSC) and The Visual and Performing Arts Department (VPA) of the Plymouth Public Schools (PPS) are in for a rare treat as the African Children's Choir (ACC) visits their campuses and performs in concert with their students. All proceeds from these concerts benefit the ACC, ...
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...
SAA Vacations' Introduces Family Safari Collection; Packages Available At Discount
by Robert Diamond - August 27, 2013 South African Airways Vacations (SAAV) is inviting parents to look beyond the normal vacation and take their families on an educational and experiential safari in South Africa with its air-inclusive Family Safari collection. Starting at $3,398* per person (restr. apply), the 8-day "Best of Sout...
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...
Photo Flash: SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE FESTIVAL October -November
by Sally Henry Fuller - September 01, 2014 DANCE forms an important part of this year's vibrant AFROVIBES FESTIVAL 2014 with three outstanding dance productions from South Africa and one collaborative programme by Birmingham's ACE Dance & Music and South African choreographer Vincent Mantsoe (photo left of 'Mana' by Brian Slater)....
Prime Minister of Uganda to Open 8th Routes Africa Event
by Robert Diamond - July 04, 2013 Taking place on Sunday 7 th and Monday 8 th July 2013 and open to all attending delegates, The Routes Africa Strategy Summit will open Routes Africa in Kampala. One of the highlights of the Summit will be a keynote address from Hon. Amama MBABAZI, the HON Right Prime Minister of Uganda who has recen...
Carnegie Hall to Present UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa Festival, 10/8-11/5
by Tyler Peterson - August 07, 2014 This fall, Carnegie Hall launches UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa, a month-long festival from October 8 to November 5, 2014, featuring an exciting array of events to be presented at Carnegie Hall and partner venues throughout New York City, inviting audiences to explore the incredibly dynamic...
MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS Opens at the State Theatre in April 2013
by Kelsey Denette - April 19, 2013 This year, Lefra Productions is presenting MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS, an Afrikaans translation of the new Ray Cooney farce, FUNNY MONEY. This is one of Cooney's very successful farces from London's West End is being performed for the first time in South Africa in Afrikaans. Peet van Rensburg did ...
South African Airways Launches 'More of Africa for Less' Promotion
by Christina Mancuso - September 10, 2013 South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, launched the "More of Africa for Less" fare sale, with low fares from the U.S. to 15 destinations in Africa. Fares start at just $999* round trip (restrictions apply) for SAA's flights from Washington, DC (Dulles) to Johan...
Ultra Worldwide Will Expand to South Africa, Japan in 2014
by Tyler Peterson - October 25, 2013 Following months of speculation and anticipatory hearsay from hopeful dance music enthusiasts across all corners of the globe, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL has today put the rumors to rest by revealing that the world's premier electronic event will be heading to not one, but two new locations for 2014. Nex...
History and H2 to Honor Nelson Mandela
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2013 HISTORY® will encore MIRACLE RISING: SOUTH AFRICA in memory of Nelson Mandela on Friday, December 6, at 5PM ET/PT and on Sunday, December 8 at 5PM ET on H2. The special is also streaming on HISTORY.com/Mandela....
MOTHER AFRICA to Play the New Vic, 12/6-1/5
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2013 Spend this holiday season with Mother Africa at The New Victory Theater!...
Brian Williams to Anchor NBC New Coverage of Nelson Mandela Memorial
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2013 As memorial events honoring Nelson Mandela take place across South Africa this week, NBC News will continue to provide special coverage of the life and legacy of the man who has been called a towering figure in world history....
ABC to Air Exclusive Interview with George W & Laura Bush from Africa
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 2013 The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush will sit down with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl for their only broadcast television interview during their trip to Africa....
SOLOMON AND MARION to Run 16 October - 1 November at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - September 17, 2014 A powerful story of two injured souls searching for redemption in a fragile, post-apartheid South Africa, Solomon And Marion featuring Dame Janet Suzman and Khayalethu Anthony, opens at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 16 October - 1 November....
Matt Doyle, Lesli Margherita, and More Join Music Director Will Van Dyke for BROADWAY FOR SELF HELP AFRICA, 3/3
by Diana Heisroth - February 19, 2014 On March 3rd Broadway for Self Help Africa will bring together some of Broadway's biggest stars for a night of song and celebration benefiting Self Help Africa at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.... |