K'NAAN AT THE GRAND PARADE
A chance to see this amazing star at the Grand Parade this Tuesday evening. A friend bought me a ticket to the grandstand the other day and I discovered you can have it both ways - be in the middle of the action and be in perfect comfort - for just R20. Get to the fan park early, today or any other day!
Grand Parade, Darling St
Tuesday 29 18h00
Cost: Free
GIRL IN THE YELLOW DRESS AT THE BAXTER
A must-see play is Girl in the Yellow Dress which opens at the Baxter's Flipside theatre this week. Written by Craig Higginson and directed by Malcolm Purkey, this is a co-production between the Market Theatre in Johannesburg and two UK theatres. Described as "a dark, witty, sexually charged drama," it features UK actress Marianne Oldham as a beautiful English teacher living in Paris and South African Nat Ramabulana as her French-Congolese student.
The Flipside Baxter Theatre
29 June to 10 July 18h00
12 to 22 July 20h00
021 685 7880 www.baxter.co.za
MORNING TANGO SALON
Just in case you have a Wednesday morning somehow perfectly free, there's a "Morning Tango Salon" with Mark Hoeben and friends, filling the Baxter Theatre's Wednesday morning concert slot. I wasn't sure about the word "salon" so I checked and it is a concert, not a participatory event.
Baxter Concert Hall
Wednesday 30 10h30
Price: R30
INVITATION TO AN EVENING OF OPERA
Take note of the time for this one - it could be a lovely way to end the day and still have the night free. Cape Town Opera hosts a gathering on Wednesday, in the "elegant Opal Lounge...Guests will be treated to decadent welcome drinks & sublime opera." Entrance is free.
Opal Lounge Kloof Street
Wednesday 30 17h00 to 19h00
MOZART'S REQUIEM
Another event that seems designed to be tucked between other commitments, the New Apostolic Choir and Orchestra with soloists Friedel Mitas, Janelle Visagie, Kwakhanya Mavuka and Conroy Scott "present one of Mozart's greatest and most popular works."
Silvertown Auditorium Durant St Athlone
Thursday 1 July 17h00
021 700 2238 / 084 838 9780
THE VUVUZELA ORCHESTRA
I saw the band on the fan walk last week and the feel-good factor was enormous. Their gigs this week include two on the fan walk at St Andrews Square, on Tuesday at 18h45 and on Saturday at 13h00. They're also on stage at the Grand Parade on Saturday at 14h15.
I saw the band on the fan walk last week and the feel-good factor was enormous. Their gigs this week include two on the fan walk at St Andrews Square, on Tuesday at 18h45 and on Saturday at 13h00. They're also on stage at the Grand Parade on Saturday at 14h15.
AT THE BOOK LOUNGE: ROBBEN ISLAND TO WALL STREET
On Tuesday there's the launch of Dr Gaby Magomola’s book Robben Island to Wall Street, by all accounts an inspiring read about a remarkable life. "He endured a harsh prison life at the tender age of nineteen; he navigated the steep climb from a casual labourer to a global career in banking. On his return to South Africa, he made a pioneering effort to set up new business ventures."
Book Lounge
Tuesday 29 17h30 for 18h00
36 VIEWS OF LIONS HEAD: EXHIBITION OPENING AT THESE FOUR WALLS
On Thursday night is the opening of an exhibition of 36 Views of Lions Head, new figurative works by Anne Sassoon. In the words of the artist:
'36 Views of Lion’s Head’ is borrowed from the Japanese artist Hokusai, whose famous ’36 Views of Mt Fuji’ was a project rather than a series of landscapes. It has been a convenient framework for my work at Greatmore Studios in the past few months, and a homage to the mountain which is a constant and meaningful presence to the people of Cape Town, but changes every time you look at it. .....
I have always been a figurative artist, finding ways to depict what I sense as well as what I see in my environment. (Since leaving Johannesburg) I have continued working and exhibiting in London, New York and Boston, Berlin, and in Jerusalem, which is where I currently live. My work is in public collections in South Africa and Britain. In spite of my travels, I think I remain a South African artist...
These Four Walls art gallery 169 Lower Main Road Observatory
Opening Thursday 1 July 18h00
021 4477393
& ON-GOING .............
The Lie of the Land: Representations of the South African Landscape at the Iziko Michaelis Collection, Old Town House, Greenmarket Square
1910-2010: From Pierneef to Gugulective at the Iziko South African National Gallery
Aesop's Fables at the Fugard Theatre till 17 July
On Tuesday there's the launch of Dr Gaby Magomola’s book Robben Island to Wall Street, by all accounts an inspiring read about a remarkable life. "He endured a harsh prison life at the tender age of nineteen; he navigated the steep climb from a casual labourer to a global career in banking. On his return to South Africa, he made a pioneering effort to set up new business ventures."
Book Lounge
Tuesday 29 17h30 for 18h00
36 VIEWS OF LIONS HEAD: EXHIBITION OPENING AT THESE FOUR WALLS
On Thursday night is the opening of an exhibition of 36 Views of Lions Head, new figurative works by Anne Sassoon. In the words of the artist:
'36 Views of Lion’s Head’ is borrowed from the Japanese artist Hokusai, whose famous ’36 Views of Mt Fuji’ was a project rather than a series of landscapes. It has been a convenient framework for my work at Greatmore Studios in the past few months, and a homage to the mountain which is a constant and meaningful presence to the people of Cape Town, but changes every time you look at it. .....
I have always been a figurative artist, finding ways to depict what I sense as well as what I see in my environment. (Since leaving Johannesburg) I have continued working and exhibiting in London, New York and Boston, Berlin, and in Jerusalem, which is where I currently live. My work is in public collections in South Africa and Britain. In spite of my travels, I think I remain a South African artist...
These Four Walls art gallery 169 Lower Main Road Observatory
Opening Thursday 1 July 18h00
021 4477393
& ON-GOING .............
The Lie of the Land: Representations of the South African Landscape at the Iziko Michaelis Collection, Old Town House, Greenmarket Square
1910-2010: From Pierneef to Gugulective at the Iziko South African National Gallery
Aesop's Fables at the Fugard Theatre till 17 July
