Arts and culture

Burning up the floor

THERE aren’t any seatbelts on the chairs at the Joburg Theatre Complex, but for Burn the Floor there should be. The show will blow you away.

Arts Alive raises the bar

SPRING is around the corner, which means the annual Arts Alive International Festival is also on the way. And with loads of entertainment lined up, there is no excuse not to get out.

Secret life of girls exposed

THE latest work by controversial playwright Eve Ensler is on at the Market. It retells the stories of girls and women from around the world.

Uys brings his ladies back

FOR Women’s Day, Pieter-Dirk Uys will be performing his show Desperate First Ladies. Expect to meet the likes of Redi Tlhabi, Lindiwe Mazibuko and Sindy Mabe.

Something extra in Cinderella

AUDIENCES can expect the usual rags-to-riches happily ever after story in the ballet Cinderella, as well as a sense of magic from the dancers.

Dancers will burn up stage

FOR the first time on African soil, the global ballroom dance sensation Burn the Floor will have a five-week season in Joburg, performing traditional waltzes and hot Latin numbers.

Bottle top mosaic at festival

JOBURG’S massive mosaic made of plastic bottle tops for Arts Alive, has joined the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The Soweto Theatre is also being presented to the arts world.

Tapping into Diepsloot arts

THE Diepsloot Arts and Culture Network provides a lifeline for many young residents of a township with an unemployment rate of 75 percent.

Stage set for fairies, ballerinas

FAIRY wings, tutus and sparkles are what it takes to join the Grand Fairy Parade, to be staged before the International Ballet Gala, which features some beloved dances.

Uys’s For Fact’s Sake at Market

FOR one night only, Pieter-Dirk Uys will be at the Market Theatre with For Fact’s Sake. The performance is a fundraiser for Drama For Life.

Soweto artist incubator opens

YOUNG artists will learn entrepreneurial skills, and get to interact with potential customers, at the Ifa Lethu Creative Hands Incubator.

Down the rabbit hole with Alice

POP songs and dance moves add to the fun of Alice in Wonderland, an interactive musical at The People’s Theatre, which is proving popular with its young audience.

Exhibition marks MK anniversary

AN exhibition focusing on heroism and martyrdom will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Nelson Mandela and his peers.

Child labour on show

PHOTOGRAPHS taken by the world-renowned Peter Magubane over 40 years, of disenfranchised and exploited child labourers, are on exhibition at Museum Africa.

Big names for Joy of Jazz

WYNTON Marsalis headlines the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, leading a diverse line-up of local and international musicians who will perform on seven stages.

Hot line-up at Market

NEW plays and old favourites fill the winter months at the Market Theatre, from the musical The Bassment to the award-winning Death of a Colonialist.

Get ready to dance

FRIDAY night and there’s only one place to go if you like your music hot – the ZARfest. Performers have promised a scorching show.

Young artists put through paces

TECHNICAL production, drama, scriptwriting, painting, singing, photography and embroidery were taught to young artists at the Arts Festival of Southern Africa.

Young music talent on stage

YOUNG, talented musicians are to explore their personal love affairs with music in the Ziveze Music Project production, I Am Born With It.

Dancing on to Soweto stage

THE Dance Umbrella will add the Soweto Theatre to its list of venues for its next festival, bringing contemporary dance to the township’s cultural heart.