ARTSCAPE NEWS

Artscape sets tone for the festive season

Artscape sets a joyous tone for the festive season with a delectable smorgasbord of family entertainment. This is the final newsletter for 2013. Artscape’s management wishes all it patrons a blessed festive season. The next edition of Artscape News will be published on 15 January 2014.

CAPA Student Choreography – 4 December 2013 (± 3 hrs)

THE full time students of the Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) present their creative work projects at the Theatre. Tickets range from R40 to R50.

• Media info: Marion Coxall, 021 021 794 6910, 082 809 3500, coxallmc@mweb.co.za.

BitterSweet – Ends 4 December 2013 (± 2,25 hrs)

STUDENTS of the Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) walked away with the Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2013 Grahamstown National Arts Festival with an engaging performance, filled with dynamic and highly talented young artists in dance in all its guises, drama and song. This show at the Theatre is sure to keep you inspired and uplifted! Tickets range from R95 to R110

• Media info: Marion Coxall, 021 021 794 6910, 082 809 3500, coxallmc@mweb.co.za.

RUBY – 5 to 7 December 2013 (± 1,75 hrs)

IN celebration of Jazzart’s 40^th anniversary, Jacqueline Manyaapelo will choreograph two 40-minute works with Jazzart’s Performance Company at the Arena. Tickets range from R140 to R180.

• Media info: Christine Skinner, 082 855 7277, christinems@telkomsa.net.

CAPA Graduation 2013 – 6 December 2013 (± 80 min)

THE 2013 graduates of the Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) present their artistic work at the Theatre. Tickets range from R40 to R50.

• Media info: Marion Coxall, 021 021 794 6910, 082 809 3500, coxallmc@mweb.co.za.

Cadence – Ends 7 December 2013 (± 2,25 hrs)

THE Cape Dance Company presents an exhilarating dance performance at the Theatre fusing various dance techniques and styles to melt into a cadence of pure delight. This performance features KeepCover, a brand new work by Joshua Beamish, and the return of Christopher L Huggins with his latest acclaimed work, Bolero. Tickets range from R120 to R140.

• Media info: Allison Foat, 021 462 7384, 083 635 6212, diva_events@iafrica.com.

From My View – 3 December 2013 to 5 January 2014

THIS multimedia exhibition in the Marble Foyer is a pilot project by film maker Shelley Barry and poet Toni Stuart. They share their personal experiences of moving through each other’s worlds and open a discussion around the realities of access for people living with disabilities. During the month-long exhibition, deaf author Nenio Mbazima, will introduce his autobiography, Strong Winds.

• Media info: Toni Stuart, 071 573 3597, tonistuart@gmail.com.

Winnie the Pooh – 10 to 21 December 2013 (± 60 min)

Winnie the Pooh, the loveable bear, invites all children and those who are young at heart to meet him at the Artscape Theatre over the summer holiday. Winnie the Pooh lives in Hundred Acre Wood. He wakes up to a cold snowy day and goes to his friend Piglet’s home, to tell him about the snow but Piglet has gone to find Winnie the Pooh. Join Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and friends as they look for a woozle, celebrate Eeyore’s birthday, find food for Tigger and walk to find the North Pole. Tickets cost R70.

• Media info: Linette de Kock, 021  461 3746, 082 224 1030, linette@design-pr.co.za.

The Tin Soldier – 11 to 24 December 2013 (± 2 hrs)

CAPE Town City Ballet’s artistic director, Robin van Wyk, has choreographed a brand new ballet, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale of a tin soldier’s love for a paper ballerina. Set to the beautiful music of Alexander Glazunov, this presentation at the Opera House guarantees perfect family entertainment during the holiday season.  Tickets range from R100 to R225.

• Media info: Louis Fouche, 021 461 7817, 082 080 2815, louisf@classicsa.co.za.

Christmas with a Difference – 13 December 2013 (± 3 hrs)

THE RICO Project and the Cape to Cairo Youth Development Agency present a show of live music and dance at the Theatre to promote youth development and performance projects that originated on the Cape Flats. Proceeds of the concert will be used to make a difference in the lives of four hundred families over the festive season. Tickets range from R80 to R120.

• Media info: Ricardo Domingo, 076 648 8148, ricardodemingo@yahoo.co.uk.

The Garage Sale – 13 & 14 December 2013 (± 80 min)

THIS showcase production of Rafiek Mammon’s new play at the Arena sardonically explores the darker, yet funnier side of Cape Town Suburbia. Tickets cost R30 at the door.

• Media info: Themba Mzondi, 078 113 5216, themba@sceproductions.co.za.

Like Father Like Son – 15 & 16 December 2013 (± 70 min)

ASHUR Petersen, only son of the late South African musical icon Taliep Petersen, honours his father in a show at the Theatre with intimate stories and personal tunes. Tickets range from R100 to R150.

• Media info: Ashur Petersen, 072 713 9531, ashurpetersen@gmail.com.

The Belles and Beaux of Ballet – 18 to 22 December 2013 (± 2 hrs)

CAPE Town City Ballet presents an exquisite selection of beautiful scenes from a host of favourite ballets at the Opera House with the star ballerinas and danseurs of the company performing some of the most enticing roles in the ballet repertoire. Tickets range from R125 to R220.

• Media info: Louis Fouche, 021 461 7817, 082 080 2815, louisf@classicsa.co.za.

My Low-Fat, Almost Italian Wedding –21 December 2013 to 4 January (± 2 hrs)

JOIN in the fun and laughter of the festive season with this new Paul Slabolepszy comedy at the Arena. It is to be the marriage of Salvatore’s and Mavis’ daughter Victoria, the traditional tensions of a marriage day are increased because this is almost an Italian wedding, while in the background chef Alpheus is trying to take over Salvatore’s trattoria to sell pap en vleis. Tickets range from R50 to R85.

• Media info: Themba Mzondi, 078 113 5216, themba@sceproductions.co.za.

Night & Day – 31 December 2013 to 11 January 2014 (± 1,75 hrs)

THIS irresistible tribute to legendary songwriter, Cole Porter, offers the perfect way to bid farewell to 2013 and welcome the start of the New Year at the Theatre. It is a delight of memorable tunes and lavish costumes with elements of jazz, tap dance and cabaret. Tickets range from R150 to R250.

• Media info: Louis Fouche, 021 461 7817, 082 080 2815, louisf@classicsa.co.za.

A Streetcar Named Desire – 10 to 18 January 2014 (± 2,75 hrs)

TENNESSEE Williams’ Pulitzer Prize masterpiece gets another lease on life at the Arena with director Darryl Spijkers’ use of music and movement to capture smoky New Orleans. Blanche du Bois is a fading, but still-attractive, Southern belle whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Tickets cost R85.

• Media info: Bronwyn Holmes, 082 497 4584, Bronwyn@radis.co.za.

Narda Rubens Photo Exhibition – 14 to 26 January 2014

THIS photo exhibition in the Marble Foyer reflects on a journey filled with the unexpected, the amazing and the merely odd.

• Media info: Narda Rubens, 021 531 2912, alidarubens@mjvn.co.za.

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