Riaad Moosa: Not A Nice Guy – Covid Edition
Riaad Moosa presents "Not A Nice Guy" #CovidEdition in your lounge on 25th July at 8 PM! Tickets are R100 and area vailable via Quicket. #TogetherApart #TheBluBloodWay #LiveFromHome
Riaad Moosa presents "Not A Nice Guy" #CovidEdition in your lounge on 25th July at 8 PM! Tickets are R100 and area vailable via Quicket. #TogetherApart #TheBluBloodWay #LiveFromHome
Sterling EQ comes together on Friday 7 August in the name of music and solidarity, in their first ever live streamed performance, presented by Mother City Milestones. With the aim of creating beauty and hope in the midst of lockdown, the SAMA Award-winning trio is excited to connect with their fans worldwide in a program that is both exhilarating and intimate. Guests can expect their signature sound which combines instrumental virtuosity, fresh beats and haunting melodies, filmed up close and personal, and streamed LIVE from Milestone Studios in Cape Town, where the trio has recorded many of their singles and albums over the years, as have many other iconic South African musicians. The stream will be facilitated by a 6-man crew from local webcasting production company Panastream. 20% of funds raised will be donated towards Waiting in the Wings, an organisation that assists members of the entertainment industry who are unable to afford and basic needs, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Tickets available through Quicket. n
The 14th edition of the Artscape Women’s Humanity Arts Festival, is taking place via a series of live and pre-recorded online events between 09 and 31 August. Under the theme, “Freedom and Inclusivity for All Humanity”, this year’s festival will shine a spotlight firmly on South Africa’s continuing epidemic of gender-based violence. Funded by the City of Cape Town, this Virtual Festival will showcase a full programme of dance and theatre performances, panel discussions and podcasts. To view the programme, click on the link here: http://www.artscape.co.za/brochures/
Pieter-Dirk Uys presents the truth, the whole truth and nothing but Evita Bezuidenhout. The most famous white woman in South Africa exposed. Just because she doesn't exist, doesn't mean she's not real! Tickets available at Quicket.
Popular and hysterical South African funnyman, Alan Committie, returns for another brilliant live streamed comedy event on the 15th of August 2020. His latest show is called Streaming with Laughter and promises 65 minutes of hilarious silliness, sketches, brand new comedy and some old favourite routines drawn from his 23 previous solo comedy shows. This show has some added bonus features: - its being broadcast from a new studio with full stage and LED screen - There will be a live (socially distanced) audience watching the performance which will add to the mood and energy of the comedy show - There will be a couple of guest artists making an appearance in the show It’s time to laugh again. And assisting Committie will be his madcap alter-ego JOHAN VAN DER WALT (of Laugh out Loud fame) who will be pre-recording his thoughts and musings on lockdown and life in South Africa in 2020. Streaming with laughter will be a combination of live comedy, some pre-recorded sketches, interaction with those who are watching and commenting throughout the show and promises a spectacular climactic ending in which Committie creates a contemporary dance extravaganza as a praise-poem of hope for South Africa! Alan may or may not be wearing a leotard for this moment. The show WILL BE available to view for 3 full days after the broadcast date. International viewers across the globe (AND BEYOND) will be able to connect on any internet connected device once they have bought a ticket so spread the word far and wide…..!
A full programme of dance and theatre performances, panel discussions and podcasts. Even the Women’s Humanity Walk organised by Woman Zone, which each year sees thousands of participants take to the streets from an iconic building and walking in unity to the Artscape piazza, will be a special virtual edition this year. It will take viewers on a complete tour of Cape Town’s city sites that relate particularly to women, past and present. Under the theme, “Freedom and Inclusivity for All Humanity”, this year’s festival will shine a spotlight firmly on South Africa’s continuing epidemic of gender-based violence. Click http://www.artscape.co.za/brochures/ to book or join a free viewing.
JOURNEY is the very first production of our symphonic circus show. This is a compelling and ground-breaking artistic collaboration between Zip Zap Circus, the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, New Apostolic Church KBA Choir and captivating soloist Robyn Botha. JOURNEY takes entertainment to the next level and promises to take you on a visual and sensory rollercoaster of pure amazement, jaw-dropping awe and sheer delight. Imagine circus daredevils soaring effortlessly through the sky, cartwheeling and tumbling, juggling and also suspended from gravity-defying heights, all harmoniously blended with stirring orchestral masterpieces. Tickets available at Quicket.
A firm favourite on the South African Comedy scene, Joey brings you his hilarious and thought provoking take on Lockdown and our New Normal in these COVID-19 times. Tickets available through Quicket.
CPO musicians will perform three of four concerts on Thursdays from August 27 to September 10, with the Charl du Plessis Trio performing on September 17. The Beethoven Triple Concerto, a version transcribed for just piano, violin and cello and recorded on three continents with principal cello Peter Martens in Cape Town, pianist Bryan Wallick in the US and violinist Frank Stadler in Austria will be online on August 27; two Mozart Octets for Wind Instruments, K 375 and 388 on September 3 and the Gounod Petite Symphonie for Wind Nonet on September 10. Our wind players are Lisa White and Carin Bam (oboe); Daniel Prozesky and Annelize de Villiers (clarinet); Brandon Phillips and Simon Ball (bassoon); Caroline Prozesky and Conrad van der Westhuizen (horn) and in the nonet flautist Gabriele von Dürckheim. The CPO acknowledges with gratitude the generous support of the Rupert Music Foundation. A Klassique Package is available at R300 for all four concerts, or tickets can be bought for individual concerts at R100 each for Beethoven, Mozart and the Charl du Plessis Trio, and R75 for Gounod.
Catch your favourite musicians and comedians every last Friday of the month. Tune in online for a jam-packed 1-hour session filled with musical performances, fun, and laughter, with an amazing line-up of performers that you'll love! Make sure to jot down the below dates on your calendar so you don't miss out. Tune in online for a FREE, jam-packed 1-hour session filled with musical performances, fun, and laughter.