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Cape Creative Exhibition, 37 Main Road Greenpoint 10 June – 18 July
The Cape Creative Exhibition hosts a wide range of performances by emerging and established artists. This multi-disciplinary exhibition showcases the creative talent of Cape Town, bringing together selected ranges of craft, design, fine art, film and performing art. This exhibition forms part of a R6-million intervention to stimulate growth and support local creative talent. It brings together a variety of works produced by experienced designers and artists affiliated to the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI), Cape Film Commission, Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA), Performing Arts Network of South Africa (PANSA) and the Africa Centre. http://www.facebook.com/CCE2010
Cape Town Book Fair 30 July - 2 August
Walking through the aisles of an international book fair is like taking a whirlwind literary tour of the world. And at this year’s Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF), visitors will be met by a stronger international presence than ever before, coupled with a particularly impressive round-up of African publishing houses, making it the entry point for the world into the African book trade. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to meander through the bustling stands, talking to authors and enjoying literary sessions in an atmosphere dedicated to enhancing the culture of reading and celebrating the written word. http://www.capetownbookfair.com/home
Cape Town Design Network 8 July
The Cape Town Design Network (CTDN2010) is a monthly gathering hosted by Creative Cape Town during 2010. This month’s Design Network will be held at The Cape Creative Exhibition, 37 Main Road Greenpoint. Time: 17h30 – 19h30. The guest speakers are Rod Stevens (Blueprint Architects) who designed the new Cape Town Airport as well as Roger Van Wyk and Lerato Berang (Educentric cc), the curators/project managers of the public art work installed at the new IRT stations around the city. The event is free with a cash bar. Rsvp: bronwyn@capetownpartnership.co.za to attend. www.creativecapetown.net
Soccer Kultcha 11 June – 10 July
Soccer Kultcha is an exhibition curated by Paul Weinberg, Warren Nelson and Leanne Barling in collaboration with Michaelis Art Gallery. Soccer Kultcha explores the footballers and their followers beyond the main stadiums. They play on any field they can find, sometimes with home-made balls or goals. This exhibition is about this vibrant soccer culture. Far from official photographs, grand stadiums and headline grabbing photojournalism, the photographs of Soccer Kultcha invite us to rediscover the game of football, and the lives and passions of ordinary people who play and celebrate the game. www.michaelis.uct.ac.za/
Joint Photographic Exhibition 3 June – 15 July
Play Jump Eat is a series of images shot all over Cape Town, exploring the themes of Joy, Play, Abundance, Beauty and Juxtaposition. In contrast to this stylised work will be the grainy images of five bright school children from Emasithandane Children’s Home in the township of Nyanga.http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Evita se Perron: Soccerfree Zone June and July 2010
Soccer fever is upon us. They say there is no choice. Everything is geared to the game, like it or not. Balls will be kicked throughout the land. Wherever you go, you will be booted onto the team, vuvuzela in hand. And at a price. Evita se Perron in Darling will be the exception. The Most Famous White Woman in South Africa has declared her cabaret restaurant at the old railway station a SOCCERfree ZONE. “For every husband and son who will want to watch soccer, there will be a wife and a daughter who might not want it as badly,” says Mrs Bezuidenhout. “So let them come to Darling and share time, good food and laughter with me”. http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Kehinde Wiley Exhibition at Studio One 24 June – 3 July 2010
Internationally acclaimed artist, Kehinde Wiley, has partnered with PUMA to create four original works of art inspired by three of football’s most decorated players, Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon, John Mensah of Ghana and Emmanuel Eboué of Ivory Coast. Wiley painted three individual portraits of each player wearing the Africa Unity Kit, and then a fourth ‘Unity’ Portrait was painted with all three players together, symbolizing the united countries of Africa.http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Cape Town International Ballet Competition 13 – 17 July
Cape Dance Company to perform at the Masque Theatre 15 – 19 June 2010
For its second season at the Masque Theatre, the Cape Dance Company (CDC), proudly celebrating its 15th year, will present a programme of new works by acclaimed South African and International choreographers, Gregory Maqoma, Mamela Nyamza and Carlos dos Santos. The eclectic style of the choreographies showcases the technical excellence and artistry of this athletic and cutting edge dance company.http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Cape Town Design Network 9 June
The Cape Town Design Network (CTDN2010) is a monthly gathering hosted by Creative Cape Town during 2010. This month’s Design Network will be held at Primedia Broadcasting, Suite 7D, 2nd Floor, Somerset Square, Highfield Road, Green Point at 17h30. This event is focussed on graphic design and features well known designer, Bruno Morphet of Plan B Design and Tabatha King, the Managing Director of Coley Porter Bell design agency. www.creativecapetown.net
Soccer Kultcha 11 June – 10 July
Soccer Kultcha is an exhibition curated by Paul Weinberg, Warren Nelson and Leanne Barling in collaboration with Michaelis Art Gallery. Soccer Kultcha explores the footballers and their followers beyond the main stadiums. They play on any field they can find, sometimes with home-made balls or goals. This exhibition is about this vibrant soccer culture. Far from official photographs, grand stadiums and headline grabbing photojournalism, the photographs of Soccer Kultcha invite us to rediscover the game of football, and the lives and passions of ordinary people who play and celebrate the game. www.michaelis.uct.ac.za/
Joint Photographic Exhibition 3 June – 15 July
Play Jump Eat is a series of images shot all over Cape Town, exploring the themes of Joy, Play, Abundance, Beauty and Juxtaposition. In contrast to this stylised work will be the grainy images of five bright school children from Emasithandane Children’s Home in the township of Nyanga.http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Evita se Perron: Soccerfree Zone June and July 2010
Soccer fever is upon us. They say there is no choice. Everything is geared to the game, like it or not. Balls will be kicked throughout the land. Wherever you go, you will be booted onto the team, vuvuzela in hand. And at a price. Evita se Perron in Darling will be the exception. The Most Famous White Woman in South Africa has declared her cabaret restaurant at the old railway station a SOCCERfree ZONE. “For every husband and son who will want to watch soccer, there will be a wife and a daughter who might not want it as badly,” says Mrs Bezuidenhout. “So let them come to Darling and share time, good food and laughter with me”. http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
I love you, you’re perfect, now change… 20 May – 12 June
Directed by award winning director Paul Griffiths and with musical direction by Roland Perold, the cast bring to the boards an array of musical theatre performance experience as Roland Perold, Niall Griffin, Shannyn Fourie and Candice van Litsenborgh tell the story(s) of relationship(s) – from the nerve-wracking preparation for a first date, to expressions of a love learned and earned over a lifetime.http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Own Goal Group Exhibition at AVA 31 May – 25 June 2010.
Richard Mason presents Carbonage Light in the Main gallery, Arstrip and New media room. Carbonage refersto a fusion of carbon based life forms with the ideologies and Products of transnational corporations in a world that revolves around oil. Anatomical Arrangements is the first solo exhibition by Tamzyn Varney employing the Long Gallery. The work featured in this exhibition focuses on the human body as a social emblem.http://capetowncreatives.co.za/blog
Soccer Cinema Festival 5 – 10 June
The Labia Cinema complex will host a Soccer Cinema Festival from 5 – 10 June. This event is the culmination of a travelling soccer cinema project which began on 6 April 2010. The films to be screened were sourced from broadcasting commissioning editors and filmmakers from across the world to provide access to the best documentary films ever made about soccer. http://soccercinema.co.za/
From Africa with Laugh 9 June – 3 July
War. Famine. Disease. These are the stereotypical images of Africa. But 2010 is a significant year for Africa for two reasons: the FIFA World Cup comes to Africa for the first time, and no fewer than 17 countries on the continent celebrate 50 years of independence! To celebrate both, the African Arts Institute will bring stand-up comedians from around the African continent to Cape Town for their irreverent and humorous takes on Africa, independence and football! http://www.baxter.co.za
Spier Contemporary 2010 14 March – 14 May
There are just a few days left to visit the Spier Contemporary. The Exhibition comprises 132 artworks from 101 artists. Distilled from over 2,700 national submissions, it is a visual and aural barometer of South Africa in 2010. http://spiercontemporary2010.co.za/2010/
Cape Town Design Network 11 May
The Cape Town Design Network (CTDN2010) is a monthly gathering hosted by Creative Cape Town during 2010. This month’s Design Network will be held at the Townhouse Hotel, 60 Corporation Street, 11 May from 17h30. Nick Leon of Design London will speak and Zayd Minty and Lorelle Bell of Creative Cape Town will share recent news on the East City Design Initiative and developments with World Design Capital. www.creativecapetown.net
The Good Food and Wine Show 13 – 16 May
Top international chefs join South Africa’s finest chefs and celebrities in nine state of the art kitchen theatres. A host of dedicated areas will offer everything from big-name book signings and the finest organic produce to hands-on workshops conducted by the world’s leading chefs. www.gourmetsa.com
Franschoek Literary Festival 14 – 16 May
Novelists, poets, playwrights and journalists from across South Africa, and around the world, will gather in Franschhoek for a truly international festival. The FLF is a street-party for those who write, read, review, publish – or simply love books.www.flf.co.za
Poetry in Motion 6 – 15 May
Poetry in Motion offers audiences the beauty of ballet, interwoven with music and the spoken word – a journey that will transport the viewer into the realm of fantasy in movement. www.artscape.co.za
London Road at Fugard Theatre 20 April – 8 May
Fresh from a sold-out run at the Kalk Bay Theatre, Lara Bye’s acclaimed production of London Road transfers to The Fugard Theatre for fifteen shows only. The play tells the tender, funny story about a friendship between two women from diverse backgrounds.www.thefugard.com
Two new solo exhibitions at the AVA 3 – 28 May 2010.
Richard Mason presents Carbonage Light in the Main gallery, Arstrip and New media room. Carbonage refersto a fusion of carbon based life forms with the ideologies and Products of transnational corporations in a world that revolves around oil. Anatomical Arrangements is the first solo exhibition by Tamzyn Varney employing the Long Gallery. The work featured in this exhibition focuses on the human body as a social emblem. www.ava.co.za
Dekaf at on Broadway Every Sunday and Monday in May
Dekaf is about a black, white comedy… about blacks who think like whites… told by a black guy… who sounds white. www.davidnewton.co.za
Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival at the Baxter 27, 28, 29 May
The Festival is a community outreach project in support of music education in big band jazz for school and college students. www.ctbigbandjazzfest.co.za/
The Great Moscow Circus 16 – 27 April 2010. The Great Moscow Circus is back with some of the greatest circus performers in the world, to offer families in South Africa the best in thrills, action, comedy and excitement.
Introdans: Spirit 28 April – 1 May 2010. Since its inception in 1971, Introdans has become one of the top three dance companies in the Netherlands, successfully and continuously presenting high quality modern ballet performances on the themes Old masters, Contemporary partners, New talent. Introdans will once again visit Cape Town in April and May 2010 with a dynamic new offering.
Decorex Cape Town 23 – 27 April 2010. Decorex Cape Town 2010 brings a breath of fresh air to the world of interiors. The multi-award winning show now enters its 12th year with the latest design and décor trends and a definitive collection of local craft.
Unforgettable: Nat King Cole 19 March – 22 March 2010. In Unforgettable, the audience will get to know Cole from his piano-playing days in dives and honky-tonks to his breakthrough contract with Capital Records and his glory days in television and world tours. Interwoven in this incredible story of an extraordinary artist and person are the hit songs for which Cole is famous; Mona Lisa, Route 66, Straighten Up and Fly Right, Too Young, Besame Mucho and many more.
Riebeek Valley Olive Festival 30 April – 2 May 2010. A sensory weekend of olive and wine tasting, music, art and a variety of cuisines to savour.
STOMP 14 – 25 April 2010. Creators and co-directors Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas have developed a unique, universal language of rhythm, theatre, comedy and dance. To date, it has set feet stamping, fingers drumming, adrenalin rushing and feel-good flooding through audiences totalling 14 million across 43 countries.
Three solo exhibitions at the AVA 6 April – 30 April 2010 Karin Lijnes presents a ceramic and multimedia installation entitled &Pooof! in the main gallery. Gretchen van der Byl presents We Already Know How This Will End in the Long Gallery and Igshaan Adams presents his first solo exhibition Vinyl in the Artstrip.
Threshold at Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town 31 March – 15 April 2010.Threshold sees four artists, Anton Brink, Brad Gray, Anthony Scullion and Peter van Straten, use distortion, fantasy, surrealism and satire (amongst other devices) to investigate the realm between sanity and insanity, dreams and reality, violence and innocence. Despite distinct differences in their technical and philosophical approach to painting, all four find kinship in manifesting images that appear hallucinatory or dream-like and yet somehow reflect a tangible emotional and psychologically reality.
Spier Contemporary Exhibition 2010 14 March – 14 May 2010. The Exhibition comprises 132 artworks from 101 artists. Distilled from over 2,700 national submissions, it is a visual and aural barometer of South Africa in 2010.
Out the Box Festival of Puppetry and Visual Performance 20 – 28 March 2010. The Out The Box Festival of Puppetry & Visual Performance is directed by Janni Younge and artistic director Jaqueline Dommisse. It is a visual feast of drama and dance performances, workshops, talks, exhibitions and films that caters for adults and children alike.
Cape Town Carnival 2010 18 March – 20 March 2010. The theme for the first Cape Town Carnival is “Rhythm, Roots & Boots”, celebrating Cape Town’s talent in all things cultural and artistic, as well as paying tribute to our rich heritage.
Cape Town Festival 2010 19 March – 22 March 2010. Billed as an “incomparable” culture and heritage event, the Cape Town Festival sets out to present a diverse arts, culture and heritage event that caters for all cultural groups and ages, Mother City residents and visitors alike.
Taste of Cape Town 2010 24 – 28 March 2010. Each year Taste of Cape Town brings together the city’s most acclaimed restaurants and carefully selected exhibitors to attract 20 000 of Cape Town’s most dedicated and sophisticated foodies. This year the festival will again be held at Rhodes High School, Montreal Avenue, Mowbray.
Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards 21 March 2010. Equivalent to the Tony Awards in New York, the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards is an evening of glitz and glamour that attracts the cream of the country’s theatre talent and entertainers.
Grease, The Musical 6 March – 11 April 2010. The musical features an outstanding all-South African cast. The production is packed with raw energy and moves at a fast, furious and thrilling pace with an irresistible mix of adolescent angst, vibrant physicality and 1950s pop culture that resonates with audiences throughout the world.
K-Day Music Festival 20 March 2010. K-day is an open air music festival featuring some of South Africa’s hottest musical talent.
Cape Winelands Film Festival 17 – 27 March 2010.The 2010 Cape Winelands Film Festival (CWFF) are proud to present an unparalleled window on quality films from around the globe. The rich selection of world cinema includes features, documentaries and shorts, all which have won over 300 international awards.
Broken Arrow at Kalk Bay Modern 24 February – 31 March 2010. An exhibition of paintings, sculptures, lino prints and beaded embroideries representing San communities from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
Spier Contemporary Exhibition 2010 14 March – 14 May 2010. The Exhibition comprises 132 artworks from 101 artists. Distilled from over 2,700 national submissions, it is a visual and aural barometer of South Africa in 2010.
