Africa Centre

Xeno – Love – Here

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:19:52 +0000

TAC benefit concert for crisis relief work with foreign nationals who have been displaced.

Date: Friday 6th June
Time: 20:00 – 22:00
Venue: St Georges Cathedral, Cape Town
Tickets: R50 at the door
Line up: Tina Schouw, Natascha Roth, James Schofield, Denis Moses, Ernestine Deane, Gavin Minter and Brian De Goede.

MAGNET THEATRE

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:37:22 +0000

The Magnet Theater is putting on 3 performances of EVERY YEAR, EVERYDAY I AM WALKING, a powerful piece of physical theatre about refugees in Africa.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE TAC FUND SUPPORTING THE REFUGEES.

DATES: 3, 4 & 5 JUNE 2008
TIME: 20h00
WHERE: ARENA THEATRE, HIDDINGH HALL, UCT’S ORANGE STREET CAMPUS, CAPE TOWN
PRICE: R100
AGE SUITABILITY: Ages 13 and up
BOOKINGS AND MORE INFORMATION: Call the Magnet Theatre office: 021 4807173 or lESOKO on 082 6957540

STOP XENEPHOBIA!

admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:20:20 +0000

The Western Cape Civil Society Coalition is holding a rally to speak out against the xenephobia that is ravaging our communities across the country and to address the humanitarian crisis this is creating.

VENUE: St George’s Cathedral, Wale Street Cape Town
DATE: 27 May 2008
TIME: 12h00 – 14h00

Please attend and spread the word

Get to JAG!

admin — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:50:21 +0000

Make sure you don’t miss Spier Contemporary at JAG. The show closes on 31 May 2008 so you have just one week left to see the exhibition in Johannesburg before it moves to the Durban Art Gallery.

SPIER CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:02:12 +0000

A week of visual art performed live

From 14 to 18 May 2008 the Spier Contemporary presents an enthralling programme of live performance art pieces throughout the city of Johannesburg.

Click here for the full programme [+]

SPIER CONTEMPORARY WALKABOUT

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:42:46 +0000

Clive van den Berg, the curator of Spier Contemporary, will host a free walkabout of the exhibition at Johannesburg Art Gallery on 17 April at 12:00. Booking not necessary.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTED

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:42:11 +0000

The playwright and respected arts administrator Mike van Graan has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Africa Centre. He takes over from Tanner Methvin who had been standing in as acting Executive Director. Methvin will continue to sit on the board of the AC.

Spier Contemporary is coming to Joburg

admin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:13:47 +0000

The Spier Contemporary in Cape Town has received rave reviews both locally and internationally and is now coming to Gauteng. Join us for the public launch at the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Saturday 15 March 2008 at 19.00, featuring live performances by three of the ten performance pieces on the show. The exhibition runs until 31 May 2008 and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am until 5pm at the Johannesburg Art Gallery.

Public workshops in the performing arts

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:26:59 +0000

An exciting programme of public workshops will run from Mon 25 February to Sat 1 March. Performers, designers and performance makers are invited to attend these workshops by leading South African experts in theatre-making, design, dance and vocal performance. This is an opportunity to extend the boundaries of your art, work into the finer details of your craft, and indulge in creativity. Facilitators include Gerhard Marx, Gregory Maqoma, Savitri Naidoo and many others.

SPIER CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCES: FREE TO PUBLIC

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:05:57 +0000

Watch the performances from the Spier Contemporary 2007 from 16h00 this Saturday afternoon at the Spier Estate. Arrive early and explore the Spier Contemporary art exhibition, spectacularly housed in 88 shipping containers. Only on until 20 February – don’t miss it! Tel: 021 881 3116