‘Sarafina!’ The World Class Musical back at State Theatre
THE South African State Theatre is excited to announce the opening of Computicket bookings for one of theatre's most hailed master block buster musical SARAFINA!
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Paths and Fields: A Solo Show By Robin Rhode
ENIGMATIC, playful, even absurd these works by artist Robin Rhode are sure to tantalise and challenge the viewer.
Tourism Talk – Measuring the Value of Cultural Tourism
THE South African Cultural Observatory’s Chief Research Strategist and Economist, Prof Jen Snowball of Rhodes University, delivered a talk as part of UrbanEcon’s Tourism Talk series on measuring the value of cultural tourism, at the GFI Art Gallery in Port Elizabeth on the 1st of February.
Past Cultural Observatory scholarship winners talk impact
PREVIOUS beneficiaries of the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) scholarship and bursary scheme this week spoke of the lasting impact the awards have had on their research and lives, ahead of tomorrow’s closing date for the new round of grants.
Contemporary Diversity Art at Cape Town Art Fair
THE upcoming Cape Town Art Fair (CTAF) will offer a diverse display of contemporary art from leading local and international galleries.
‘Lagos is Nigeria’s creative sector hub’ says Minister
NIGERIAN Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded Lagos State as the hub of the creative sector in Nigeria, saying it had a key role to play in the Federal Government’s economic diversification policy.
Cultural Observatory issues call for National Conference papers
THE SOUTH African Cultural Observatory (SACO) today announced the theme for its national conference of the arts, heritage and culture sectors and the creative and cultural industries (CCIs), taking place in May, with an accompanying call for papers.
Apply for the Luxemborg Art Prize
THE Luxembourg Art Prize is an annual international competition aiming to discover talents, amateur or professional, regardless of age and nationality.
Away with corruption, away!
FROM the 7-24 February Johannesburg residents will see a reawakening of consciousness concerning corruption by state officials through a unique satire performance.
Time to Re-imagine ACH & CCI Contributions
IT’S A New Year and there is a lot to be achieved in the upcoming months across the arts, culture, and heritage sectors and the creative and cultural industries. For example, we have a strong working draft of the Revised White Paper (RWP) on Arts & Culture (2016) on the table and the entire industry must offer their inputs to strengthen the policy framework which will inform debates regarding our industry for years to come.
Dance Umbrella 2017 - the commissioned works
THE 29th edition of the annual Dance Umbrella festival at the Wits Theatre Complex, Braamfontein from February 23 to March 5 will feature 13 commissioned works.
MetroFM announces music awards nominees
THE 16th edition Metro FM awards nominees have been announced. These awards will take place on Saturday, 25 February 2016 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). The theme for this year is “What’s Next is All That Matters”.