THE theme for our May 2017 conference could not have come at a better time. Post the South African 2017 budget speech, when accounting, fiscal frugality and money are on our minds – there is no better time to talk economy, development and the role of the creative sectors in stimulating both of these critical elements.
THE SOUTH African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented the #Budget2017 on the 22 February 2017 for both the upcoming year and the medium-term up to 2019/20.
THE Global Cultural Leadership Programme (GCLP) is looking for its next cohort of young leaders to attend a ground-breaking, intensive programme to shape and develop cultural managers for its 2017 intake in Athens, Greece on 19-23 June 2017.
THE FLEUR du Cap Award nominees have been announced and if you have been wondering about how and who, Melanie Burke has some answers.
NOW in it's eleventh year, the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) - or SAFTA's 11 - is breaking into a new decade of celebrating film.
SPEAKERS from Google, Airbnb, MIT and other tech startups will share their future visions with design graduates and others from 1-3 March 2017 at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town as part of #DesignIndaba2017.
DEEP in the Sahara Desert lies significant cultural heritage in the form of priceless rock art reminiscent of a time when desert was actually rolling green plains. Ferdinand Saumarez Smith from the incredible Factum Foundation was recently in Chad to document the Sahara’s astonishing – and endangered – rock art, in an effort to help preserve humanity’s ancient history.
THE first ever Public Art Festival is taking place in Cape Town, Salt River. The festival that started on the 10th February aims to bring art lovers into the streets and move away from the traditional galleries and arts events.
JOBURG ballet’s prima ballerina Burnise Silvius has announced that she will be retiring from the stage at the end of the upcoming season of La Traviata, a ballet at the Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein. The 10-perfomance season of La Traviata runs from Friday 31st of March to Sunday 9th of April and on Sunday 9th of April the last day, it will be her last performance preceded by performances Saturday 1st of April and Saturday 8th of April, all at 15:00 pm
ONE of South Africa’s most versatile musical theatre stars, Jonathan Roxmouth, is returning to Teatro at Montecasino with The Musicals in Concert for four performances only. Presented by Pieter Toerien and featuring the cream of South Africa’s musicians and performers, Jonathan Roxmouth – The Musicals in Concert will run from June 30 to July 2, 2017
IT IS crucial that South Africa’s creative practioners are able to critically evaluate their projects and account for project impact to secure funding, says the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO).
Following the footsteps of Joanna MacGregor’s delightful recital, Daniel Ciobanu promises to contribute a brilliant second concert to the Johannesburg Musical Society season in the Linder Auditorium, St Andrews Road, Parktown on Sunday, 26 February at 17:00
