Wrap Up for the Umvoti, uThukela and Umzinyathi Regional Wembley College: Saturday 8 May A joyous performance by host school, Wembley College saw them winning the Umvoti, uThukela and Umzinyathi Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on Saturday 8 May. Wembley College won the inaugural tournament in 2011 but have since not managed [...]
Our tenth performer that we met up with is the sensational dancer Kirsty Ndawo. She has been dancing since she was in crèche and is trained in ballet and contemporary mainly but has picked up a few more skills along the way. She has completed her RAD Adv 2, did a year dance residency with [...]
KwaMuhle Museum: 14 March 2020 A Day At The Museum, PhD student, Stephanie Jenkins will be bringing history to life with her Beer Halls, Pass Laws and Just Cause at the KwaMuhle Museum on Saturday 14 March. As part of her PhD, Jenkins is conducting a study exploring the role museum theatre can have in [...]
EVITA BEZUIDENHOUT’S 2020 LUTHULI HOUSEKEEPING REPORT (Evita Bezuidenhout has presented her Luthuli Housekeeping Report since 2015 as a forerunner to the annual State of the Nation.) I bring you some good news: Eskom is still here. And some bad news: Eskom is still here! Before I unpack/tick the boxes of my 2020 Luthuli Housekeeping Report [...]
Durban: Chambers Club, a members’ club for South Africa and Africa’s business and professional community located in the iconic Professional Quarter in the heart of the city, launches formally on Tuesday 4 February. The beautiful former Nedbank Building designed by Norman Eaton in central Durban has been transformed into a professional quarter for the legal [...]
KZN Philharmonic’s 2019 Spring Season Durban City Hall: Week three Thursday 14 November at 7.30pm Good afternoon I have just heard from the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Management that tonight’s Spring Season concert scheduled to take place in the Durban City Hall has been cancelled due to the anticipated storm. The Weather Bureau has suggested that [...]
Alliance Francaise de Durban THE MARKET THEATRE LAB in association with IFAS present… IONESCO’S RHINOCEROS IN SOUTH AFRICA The Courtyard Theatre: 25 – 26 October A crash of rhinoceros is headed to the Courtyard Theatre at DUT campus this weekend for two performances of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October. This [...]
Vintage Buster Keaton silent movie to be screened to live organ accompaniment by Melvin Peters. Musgrave Methodist Church: Sunday 27 October at 4pm Musgrave Methodist Church is hosting a special one-off Sunday afternoon screening of Buster Keaton’s iconic 1920 black and white silent movie, The Scarecrow, with live organ accompaniment by Melvin Peters, in the [...]
“In Bohemia the trumpets never call to battle, they always call to dance!” KZN Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019 Early Spring Season 22 Aug – 12 Sept Durban City Hall: 22 Aug, 5 & 12 Sept Playhouse Opera: 29 Aug 30 Years of Platform Jazz. S43: Saturday 31 August 31 Durban Jewish Club: Sunday 1 September Trumpet [...]
National Youth Orchestra of Germany to perform in Durban Drban City Hall: Friday 9 August at 4pm The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to host a one-off public-holiday afternoon concert featuring the astonishing 90-strong Bundesjugendorchester (BJO) / National Youth Orchestra of Germany in the Durban City Hall on Friday 9 August at 4pm, as the [...]
STUDENTS AND AUDIENCE BOTH HELD HOSTAGE AT UKZN This is a true story. Last Friday night 200 striking students held over 150 people hostage in the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre at KZN during our performance of my latest show Common & Class - Ian Von Memerty & Gino Fabbri. Just before the end of Act One [...]
Argentinean-born, Johannesburg-based duo Ariel & Juana, consisting of double bass and vocals, is touring KwaZulu-Natal, in association with Concerts SA. Comprised by renowned double-bassist Ariel Zamonsky and vocalist Juana Pires Rafael, this acoustic duet generates a sense of intimacy with the listener through the exploration of the vast possibilities of dynamic and emotional range. The [...]
In association with Concerts SA and Luthuli Museum, iSupport Music Business presents two duos at Luthuli Museum in Groutville on Friday 28 September 2018. Headliner singer-songwriter Madala Kunene will be backed by Njabulo Shabalala on percussions and opening for him will be guitarist Nick Pitman with drummer Riley Giandhari. The doors open at 6pm and [...]
Seaman’s Corner, Saturday 29 September In association with Concerts SA and Seaman’s Corner, iSupport Music Business presents Andisawa Maduna live in concert at Seaman’s Corner in Hammarsdale. Tickets are just R30 and available at the door. “It is Heritage Month this month, and I am all for our African Music. It's going to be a [...]
ByLwansta MY DURBAN FEATURE FOR SUNDAY TRIBUNE SM MAGAZINE For Sunday 6 May please ByLwansta is an articulate, insightful, observant rapper based in Durban North who has passionately fallen in love with his new home town of Durban. He will be performing at the Michaelhouse Festival of Music – at the St Michaels House Party [...]
Illa Thompson Mercury Column 109 August 2017 Working mostly with professional creatives (men and women who create work for a living) it is always affirming to be among people for whom the thrill and passion of making art, rather than the hope of financial rewards, is what drives them. Not that the professional practioners aren’t [...]
Curro Hillcrest - Sunday 21 May In one of the most fiercely contested regionals of the SPAR KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge, seven west Durban schools will battle it out at Curro Hillcrest on May 21, in an attempt to claim the Highway title. Schools participating in this regional include Westville Girls’ High School, Hillcrest [...]
Michaelhouse School, Midlands: 27 – 30 April 2017 Music lovers, head to the hills for the third annual Michaelhouse Music Festival, taking place over the month-end April long weekend. The four-day festival kicks off on Freedom Day on Thursday 27 April and concludes on Sunday 30 April. Following on from an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from [...]
Pongola: Saturday 25 February Ferrum High Claims Back Regional Title in SPAR KZN It was a day that young hockey players had to really dig deep to sustain their games in sweltering heat in the first of the regionals in the 2017 SPAR KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge which saw Ferrum High School reclaim the [...]
Saturday 18th February This performance by the Lindi Ngonelo Quintet at The Jazzy Rainbow is part of the Concerts SA Venue Circuit which aims to foster a love and support for live music in our communities, as well as anchor small and medium sized venues in urban and rural Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape. [...]
Auckland, New Zealand: 14 – 20 December Taking on the world’s best at the 46th World Sailing Youth Championships, Point Yacht Club’s Benji Daniel together with Chad Stevenson are packing their bags to head to Auckland. This is the second time that the youngsters are lining up against the next generation of the best-of-the-best [...]
In association with Concerts SA, saxophonist and penny whistle player Oscar Rachabane presents his national tour, where he will be joined by some friends, who happen at the same time to be great, accomplished musicians: guitarist Keenan Ahrends, and two German members of Seba Kaapstad – Sebastian Schuster on bass and Thomas Worle on drums. [...]