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ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE
29 May, 2013 - 10 Aug, 2013
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
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| Panic (Arena) Comedy: 12 Performances R70 to R100 |
29 May | 8 Jun | This show is a fast-paced and provocative reflection on climate change, expertly performed by popular stand-up comedian, Siv Ngesi.
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Linette de Kock 021 461 3746 082 224 1030 linette@design-pr.co.za |
| The Conductor’s Assets (Theatre) Classical variety: Once off R50 to R100 |
1 Jun | 1 Jun | The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra presents a fun programme to guide the entire family through the magic of the orchestra. It involves the audience and offers lots of audience participation.
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Luvuyo Kakaza 021 410 9966 082 093 5369 luvuyo@cpo.org.za |
| AWETHU – Kraal of Dreams (Theatre) Variety concert: 2 Performances R80 |
7 Jun | 8 Jun | Featuring Community Plough Back Cultural Ensemble, the Vadhini Indian Arts Academy, Indigenous Orchestra, Melanie Scholtz, Zanne Stapelberg and Ringo Ndzuzo.
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Debbie Damons 021 410 9915 083 688 6031 debbied@artscape.co.za |
| Sarah Chang in Concert (Opera House) Music Concert: Once off R280 to R420 |
9 Jun | 9 Jun | Sarah Chang made her debut at the age of eight with the New York Philharmonic. At 10 she recorded her first critically acclaimed album. She is now coming to the Artscape Opera House.
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Luvuyo Kakaza 021 410 9966 082 093 3536 Luvuyo@cpo.org.za |
| Let’s Beat It (Theatre) Variety: Once off R100 |
9 Jun | 9 Jun | This inspiring and powerful movement – SA Artists for AIDS Awareness Concert – in its 7thth year, ushers in SA’s Youth Day celebration. The Africa Institute for HIV and AIDS Management celebrates youth in leadership, community development, arts and pioneers of change in SA and abroad.
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Berniece Friedmann 021 434 4951 082 892 5877 bernfried@kingsley.co.za |
| African Theatre Initiative Workshops (Isibaya) Worskhops |
12 Jun | 14 Jun | This is the first of a ground breaking series of workshops to work toward the goal of putting African dance and drama firmly on the international stage.
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Richard Finch 032 586 3433 078 780 0735 Richard.finchvso@gmail.com |
| Fietna Lekka Jy (Arena) Drama: 4 Performances R60 |
13 Jun | 16 Jun | This sensitive a social Afrikaans comedy is about the friendship of three boys who grew up in a rural environment where culture and politics had a huge influence on their upbringing.
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Hein Poole 072 377 4703 hein_poole@hotmail.com |
| Artscape Youth Jazz Showcase (Theatre) Jazz: Once off R80 |
14 Jun | 14 Jun | Camillo Lombard steers the 2013 Youth Jazz Festival where young, talented singers and instrumentalists perform with a professional jazz ensemble.
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Tarnia van Zitters 021 410 9803 083 543 3635 tarniav@artscape.co.za |
| Sekunjalo Edujazz Showcase (Theatre) Jazz: Once off R80 |
15 Jun | 15 Jun | This annual fund raising event is in aid of primary and high school learners from disadvantaged communities who benefit through bursaries and jazz workshops.
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Tarnia van Zitters 021 410 9803 083 543 3635 tarniav@artscape.co.za |
| DCAS Youth Celebration Showcase (Theatre) Variety: Once off R30 |
16 Jun | 16 Jun | The provincial department of Cultural Affairs and Sport showcases a selection of its developmental youth projects, featuring choral, jazz, hip hop, dance and various indigenous genres.
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William Masemola 021 483 5964 073 221 9814 William.masemola@westerncape.gov.za |
| Discover Islam – Nasheed (Theatre) Music: Two programmes off R80 per programme |
17 Jun | 17 Jun | Artscape hosts this annual competition. Nasheed is Islamic vocal music that is either sung in a cappella or accompanied by a duff (a tambourine sized instrument for background bass).
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Rughsaun Adams 021 696 8375 083 524 8994 info@discoverislam.co.za |
| Jersey Boys (Opera House) Musical: 55 Performances R100 to R390 |
From 19 Jun | The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: This multi-award winning musical tells the true story of how four kids from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the greatest successes in pop music history.
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Debra da Souza 082 822 9478 debranne@icon.co.za |
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| My Space (Arena) Dance: 5 Performances R100 |
20 Jun | 23 Jun | The Ikapa Dance Theatre portrays an exploration of society’s need for power, control and ownership. It reflects the physicality of feelings that arise from the experience of living and co-existing.
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Theo Ndindwa 021 447 0914 076 040 9098 admin@ikapadancetheatre.co.za |
| Make Way for Noddy 2013 (Theatre Foyer) Children’s Theatre: 13 Shows R60 |
22 Jun | 6 Jul | Join Noddy and his Toyland friends for another exciting escapade at the Artscape Theatre Centre this winter.
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Linette de Kock 021 461 3746 082 224 1030 linette@design-pr.co.za |
| Boy Meets Boy (Arena) Musical: 20 Performances R80 to R120 |
29 Jun | 20 Jul | …… and boy marries boy in this smash hit and very topical musical comedy. It is a light hearted story set in the 1930’s of mistaken identities and a romance between two men culminating their marriage.
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Teddy Davies
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| Jazzart’s Azishe! (Theatre) Dance: 4 Performances R70 |
4 Jul | 7 Jul | This year’s dance festival offers an explosive display of dance, featuring Jazzart Dance Theatre and visiting groups from other provinces.
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Lorna Houston 021 410 9848 079 495 9758 operations@jazzart.co.za |
| My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas (Theatre) Farce: 13 Performances R125 to R165 |
10 Jul | 21 Jul | Don’t miss this Afrikaans stage rendition of Ray Cooney’s Funny Money. A suburban accountant accidentally swopped his suitcase with another man on a train, just to find out that it contains a small fortune…
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Charl Senekal 011 815 3000 083 471 0037 charl@lefra.co.za |
| Liewe Heksie (Theatre) Children’s Theatre: 6 shows Adults: R100 to R140 Children: R55 to R75 |
17 Jul | 19 Jul | Her name is Levinia and she is a rather incompetent and forgetful witch who lives in Blommeland. Her stupidity and lack of magical skill lead to many funny situations.
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Charl Senekal 011 815 3000 083 471 0037 charl@lefra.co.za |
| Networking Forum (Isibaya) By invitation |
20 Jul | 20 Jul | The Artscape Resource Centre hosts this forum to promote networking and sharing amongst emerging artists.
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Ukhona Mlandu 021 410 9952 082 462 2237 ukhonam@artscape.co.za |
| Break (Theatre) Hip hop: 2 Performances R60 |
26 Jul | 28 Jul | This innovative hip hop presentation plots the journey of this modern dance style in SA from the apartheid era up to the current time.
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Shaquille Southgate 021 706 0481 healthehood@mweb.co.za |
| Family Symphonic Fun (Theatre) Classical music: Once off R50 |
28 Jul | 28 Jul | The Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra plays light classics and popular music for the entire family.
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Luvuyo Kakaza 021 410 9966 luvuyo@cpo.org.za |
| Shakespeare’s Schools Festival (Theatre) Drama Festival: 4 days R50 |
29 Jul | 1 Aug | A total of 30 participating schools perform 30-minute abridged versions of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The UK version has up to 4 000 learners participating in the annual festival.
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Kseniya Filinova-Bruton 021 674 5968 072 233 2074 kseniya@educape.co.za |
| Dance for All (Theatre) Dance: Once off R80 to R120 |
3 Aug | 3 Aug | Dance for All’s specialised dance programme presents an exciting production with a variety of dance styles.
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Philip Boyd 021 697 5509 Philip@danceforall.co.za |
| Women/Humanity Festival (Various Venues) Festival: 4 days |
4 Aug | 10 Aug | This inspiring festival offers diverse entertainment and serious discussion to celebrate National Women’s Day. Please see column below for details.
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| The Sleeping Beauty (Opera House) Ballet: 6 Performances R90 to R300 |
8 Aug | 18 Aug | International guest artists join Cape Town City Ballet in this classic ballet.
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ClassicSA 021 461 7617 louisf@classicsa.co.za christiencoetzee@classicsa.co.za |
| Belles of the Ballet (Opera House) Ballet: Once off R50 to R110 |
9 Aug | 9 Aug | Cape Town City Ballet presents a programme devoted to the ballerinas of the dance world in honour of Women’s Day.
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ClassicSA 021 461 7617 louisf@classicsa.co.za christiencoetzee@classicsa.co.za |
| Vlooi en die Eiland/ Kipper and the Island (Theatre) Children’s Theatre: 30 Shows R50 |
12 Aug | 30 Aug | Kipper, Biff and Chip are on their way to a fancy dress party, when the magical key starts to glow. They end up in a little row boat and find an old map and the adventure is bound to start…
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Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck 083 303 3430 margit@mweb.co.za Marinda Engelbrecht 082 446 7265 mepro@vodamail.co.za |
| High Schools Drama Festival (Arena) Drama: 4 evenings R40 |
12 Aug | 16 Aug | High school learners have created original plays around a central theme. A total of 16 plays have been selected for this festival.
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Themba Zondi 078 113 5216 themba@sceproduction.co.za |
| High Schools Drama Festival: Awards Ceremony (Arena) Drama: Once off By invitation
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17 Aug | 17 Aug | The Award Ceremony and showcase of the Best Productions of this festival. | Themba Zondi themba@sceproduction.co.za |
| Schools Arts Festival (Theatre) Festival: 12 evenings R40 |
12 Aug | 29 Aug | Thousands of learners from across the Western Cape congregate at Artscape for two weeks, showcasing their talent in song, music and dance.
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Themba Zondi 078 113 5216 themba@sceproduction.co.za |
| Four Seasons (Theatre) Dance: 3 performances R80 |
16 Aug | 17 Aug | This dance performance of destruction and deterioration of the human mind is choreographed by Gregory Maqoma and performed with the backing of live musicians.
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Thami Makhanya 011 838 7666 082 214 8352 info@vuyani.co.za |
| Ubuntu Teen Film Festival Awards (Arena) Film: Once off Free |
16 Aug | 16 Aug | The award ceremony for teenage film producers who annually enters short movies – documentaries, dramas, music videos or animations of five minutes and less for this festival.
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Ronèl Geldenhuys 021 851 5791 082 934 7395 LivingIt@vodamail.co.za |
| FMR Jazz Showcase (Theatre) Jazz: 1 Performance R120 |
18 Aug | 18 Aug | Artscape and Fine Music Radio present an opportunity featuring the finest exponents of jazz music in Cape Town.
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Tarnia van Zitters 021 410 9803 tarniav@artscape.co.za |
| Cape Argus Pick n Pay High Schools Quiz Final (Opera House) Quiz: once off By invitation |
19 Aug | 19 Aug | The final four teams of an eight-week long quiz will go head to head in this general knowledge competition that is based on the content of the Cape Argus.
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Robyn Williams-Kulsen 021 488 4465 072 185 8351 robyn.kulsen@inl.co.za |
| Cirque de la Symphonie (Opera House) Symphony & circus: 4 Shows R195 to R295 |
23 Aug | 25 Aug | This brand new production brings the magic of cirque to the music hall. It is an exciting adaptation of artistic performances widely seen in theatres and arenas everywhere. Artists include the most amazing veterans of exceptional cirque programs throughout the world – aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen.
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Luvuyo Kakaza 021 410 9966 082 093 3536 Luvuyo@cpo.org.za |
| Momentum (Theatre) Dance: 2 Performances R60 |
24 Aug | 25 Aug | More than 100 dancers will celebrate CAFDA Dance Theatre’s success over the last 50 years in this presentation consisting of ballet, hip hop, contemporary and modern dance.
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Wendi Abrahams 021 705 2625 082 923 5434 wendiabrahams@yahoo.com |
| Doctor Doctor (Arena) Comedy :2 Performances R69 |
27 Aug | 28 Aug | Admit yourself to the ‘intensive care’ of the GP’s of Comedy in the show where ‘Scrubs’ meets ‘Monty Python’ in a collection of zany sketches, offering a humorous glimpse into the lighter side of the medical profession.
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Justin Wilkinson 082 901 9116 justinw@workmail.co.za |
| Butlers and Billionaires (Arena) Comedy: 3 Performances R59 to R79 |
29 Aug | 31 Aug | When a wealthy playboy is found dead, all evidence seems to point to his eccentric butler. An edge-of-your-seat, exhilarating ride with suspicious characters, outrageous antics and twisting plots right up to the final scene!
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Justin Wilkinson 082 901 9116 justinw@workmail.co.za |
| Die Skepping Oratorium (Opera House) Oratorio: 2 performances R295 to R395 |
31 Aug | 1 Sep | The first fully fledged original Afrikaans oratorio with classical orchestra, choir and soloists – a celebration of The Creation. Janine Neethling composed the music to Deon Opperman’s text.
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Soné Combrink 011 482 4173 083 278 9524 info@packedhouse.co.za |
| Western Cape Youth Music Festival (Theatre) Classical concert: Once off R80 |
31 Aug | 31 Aug | Artscape and the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra proudly present the 42nd Youth Music Festival featuring the cream of the Western Cape’s classical talent.
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Debbie Damons 021 410 9815 083 688 6031 debbied@artscape.co.za |
| Comart Festival (Theatre) Showcase: Once off By invitation
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1 Sep | 1 Sep | This festival celebrates various Elsies River schools’ stage productions. | Bertha Losper 021 931 7868 comart@telomsa.net |
| Nando’s Comedy Festival (Opera House) Comedy: 7 Performances Tickets tbc |
2 Sep | 8 Sep | Billed as the biggest comedy festival on the African continent, this year’s festival bring some of the hottest international and local comedy act together.
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Anneke van der Westhuizen 082 708 1957 anneke@huntalive.com |
| Freedom’s Child (Arena) Music: Once off Tickets tbc |
18 Sep | 18 Sep | This presentation by Melanie Scholtz is a magical coming together of young and old, sharing music and the poetry of James Matthews.
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| In Blood (Theatre) Musical: 2 Performances R100 to R140
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19 Sep | 22 Sep | This two act vibrant musical tells the story of courageous blind girl who defy all odds. | William Charlton-Perkins 031 309 8738 082 335 6088 copydog@artslink.co.za |
| Madame Butterfly (Opera House) Opera: 4 Performances R125 – R350 |
19 Sep | 29 Sep | East and West collide with tragic results in Puccini’s devastating opera about a trusting young Japanese bride and the callous American naval officer who weds and abandon her.
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Lesley Liddle 021 410 9807 071 684 2839 lesleyl@capetownopera.co.za |
| Artscape National Youth Music Competition (Theatre) Music competition Round 1 to 3: Free Gala round: R100 |
30 Sep | 5 Oct | Twenty four highly talented South African classical musicians, aged between 14 and 19 years, compete over four rounds for coveted prizes that include money, medals and special performances.
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Berniece Friedmann 021 434 4951 082 892 5877 bernfried@kingsley.co.za |
Women/Humanity Festival
| BAHI Concert (Theatre) Healing concert: Once off R100 |
4 Aug | 4 Aug | Artists tell their stories of hope and bring healing with inspiring songs accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (CPYO).
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
| Unlimited Global Alchemy (Marble Foyer) Arts exhibition |
7 Aug | A celebratory and upbeat exhibition consisting of various media tackles big issues head-on.
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
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| Nancy (Arena) Play: 4 Performances R60 |
7 Aug | 10 Aug | A play commenting on the South African/universal gay experience, with raising themes such as friendship, homophobia, hate crimes, HIV and Aids.
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Berniece Friedmann 021 434 4951 082 892 5877 bernfried@kingsley.co.za |
| Better Health | 8 Aug | 9 Aug | Health Screenings: 8 & 9 August 2013, 09:00 to 17:00, VIP ROOM Yoga De-Stress: 9 August 2013, 08:30 to 09:30, CHANDELIER FOYER
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
| Workshops | 8 Aug | Know your Rights: 09:00 to 17:00, ISIBAYA
Women in Business: 09:00 to 17:00, OPERA BAR Marketing your own Business: 15:30 to 17:00, THEATRE FOYER
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
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| Workshops | 9 Aug | Women in Construction: 10:00 to 17:00, OPERA BAR
Know your Rights: 09:00 to 17:00, ISIBAYA Gymnastics: 09:00 to 17:00, PIAZZA Self Defence: 09:00 to 17:00, PIAZZA Brawa Writing: 14:00 to 15:00, ARTSCAPE RESOURCE CENTRE
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
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| Wheat Trust Awards (Theatre) Award ceremony: Once off Free |
8 Aug | 8 Aug | The WHEAT Trust is a national women’s fund committed to grassroots women’s empowerment for community development through skills training.
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
| In the wings (Theatre) Play: 2 Performances R80 |
8 Aug | 9 Aug | This is a story of two sisters as they battle to work past their limitations to create the future, the rest of the world sometimes fails to see.
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
| It’s a Man’s World (Arena) Play: 3 Performances R60 |
8 Aug | 10 Aug | Durban director and composer Jerry Pooe and the Netherlands-based Het Waterhuis theatre company present a play that focuses on the issue of macho culture and the role African men play in the spread of HIV.
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Berniece Friedmann 021 434 4951 082 892 5877 bernfried@kingsley.co.za |
| Panel Discussion (Theatre) Panel discussion: Once off Free |
9 Aug | 9 Aug | With the theme Against All Odds this discussion will focus on violence against women, the sobering facts about rape and how women survive and celebrate their lives.
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Berniece Friedmann 021 434 4951 082 892 5877 bernfried@kingsley.co.za |
| Black Byrd in Concert (Theatre) Music: Once off Free |
9 Aug | 9 Aug | Established in 2012, this all girl group shot to fame within a few months with the chart-topping single All For Me. Get your tickets now for this once off performance.
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
| Women’s Writers Book Launch (Theatre Foyer)
Free |
10 Aug | 10 Aug | Singer Nedine Blom introduces four top Afrikaans women writers, Jeanne Els, Jacqueline Leuvennink, Karin Brynard and Wilna Adriaanse and their latest books.
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
| Nianell & Vicky Sampson in Concert (Theatre) Music: once off R100 |
10 Aug | 10 Aug | The 2013 Women/Humanity Arts Festival ends on a high note with two dazzling local stars, Nianell and Vicky Sampson.
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Candice Jansen 076 958 9593 Candice@headsupcomm.co.za |
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