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Jozi, the city we love to hate has woken up and embraced spring and the warmer weather with a frenetic splurge of events: art exhibitions and studio open days; film festivals; screenings of Met operas, international exhibitions and National [British] Theatre plays; heritage walks; sketching workshops; stunning ballets performed by the Joburg ballet company and […]
Read More »Who’s the guide? Who’s the explorer? Where’s the Museum? Lucille Davie Lucille is a teacher, journalist and remarkable researcher who has a wealth of knowledge of Johannesburg, its history, heritage and people. Lucille has not only written about Joburg and run tours in our city but has also for many years been fascinated with […]
Read More »A Mass for the Universe: The New Covenant This promises to be a very special event … 110 choristors, (comprising the internationally award winning University of Johannebsurg Choir and University alumni); a mass specially composed by Antoni Shocken to celebrate Renette Bouwer’s 25 years as conductor of the University of Johannesburg Choir; a narration of […]
Read More »Having seen stunning urban Joburg sketches from fellow Joburg explorer and just another Jozi girl, Gail Scott Wilson (aka instagrammer @DizzyLexa), who is an active member of Urban Sketchers, I have been wanting to join one of their drawing/painting outings for a long time. This local Joburg group of local sketchers which is part of […]
Read More »Ndlovu Youth Choir Monte Casino 24-27 August With a few days to go before the official start of Spring, treat yourself to a heavy dose of colour, vibrancy, rhythm, energy, and talent. The Ndlovu Youth Choir will bring a smile to your face and get your feet tapping. This astonishing group from Moutse in Limpopo […]
Read More »An event-packed weekend coming up As I wrote in my last blog, the upcoming week-end looks to be a very busy one, with several great events on offer. To quote Chris Thurman (Business Day 19th May): “Joburgers clear your calendars”. Open Studios With the decline of inner city Joburg over the last decade plus, many […]
Read More »Being “plugged in” While chatting with a friend about some good theatre we had both seen recently, (in this case Master Class with the extraordinary Sandra Prinsloo), he bemoaned the fact that so many people missed this outstanding performance. He said it’s a case of not being ‘plugged in’. The hangover from the Covid Lockdowns, […]
Read More »Umaf’ evuka, nje ngenyanga /Dying and Rising as the Moon Does This is the title of the exhibition of tapestries made by the artists’ collective: Keiskamma Art Project, currently displayed at Constitution Hill. Constitution Hill is a site of contradiction. It has a painful past where men and women were imprisoned: a few were criminals, […]
Read More »There are some exciting events coming up late September/early October. Here are just a few of them: Opening tonight: Third World Express at the Joburg Theatre 18th – 25th September I have seen Gregory Maqoma’s Cion Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero three times and if it ever comes back to another Jozi run, I will go […]
Read More »There is lots to moan about with Jozi: its failing infrastructure; potholes you could lose a giraffe in, crumbling pavements; burst water-pipes abound; traffic lights out of order; and like the rest of the country devastating unemployment figures. But the people have an energy, openness and get-up-and-go attitude that gives Jozi its energy and soul. […]
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