Drama and Dance
Cape Town What's on
After Glenda Jones' I am a Dance and Raw Silk she now presents Cinnamon at the Baxter Theatre.
It is the story of a young girl's mythical journey into an imaginary world where wolves teach her to l...
Maputo What's on
The South African Ntsoana dance company performs Afrika, after its 10-day residency with a Pamoja arts residency programme in Maputo.
Sello Pesa, the artistic director and choreographer of the Joh...
Cape Town What's on
Emerging and established South African choreographers and dance companies present their work.
Over 30 companies, including some school groups, perform over the 10-day period. There are three sectio...
Accra What's on
Ghana's first theatre festival includes some 21 classical and contemporary drama and dance productions, as well as music and a series of workshops for students.
The festival, which is supported by...
Maputo What's on
In this interdisciplinary contemporary dance performance choreographer Pak Ndjamena and visual artist Rafael Bordal Mouzinho base their inspiration on the centaur from Greek mythology - half horse, ha...
Cape Town What's on
John Neumeier's Spring and Fall debuts in South Africa
The Cape Town City Ballet will dance John Neumeier's Spring and Fall, which consists of three works, Spring and Fall, Vaslav and Le Sacre. It is the first time that it will be danced in South Africa....
Cape Town What's on
The Darkroom Contemporary theatre company presents its new work Blueprint at City Hall. The work focuses on the link between theatre, dance, design and architecture and is one of the events in Cape To...
Cape Town What's on
Cape Town City Ballet celebrates 80 years
Three's Company celebrates Cape Town City Ballet's 80th anniversary. Cape Town City Ballet, Jazzart Dance Theatre and Cape Dance Company perform three choreographies by South Africans.
Cape Town Ci...
Maputo What's on
Contemporary dance festival Maputo
Performances of this contemporary dance festival showcase the results of the two months of work with schools in and around Maputo.
The programme, which began in May, has focused on contemporary dan...
Cape Town What's on
Masterpieces from the Crown of Russian Ballet's repertorie of Carmen, La Corsaire and Bolero.
The premiere of the Crown of Russian Ballet, part of the Moscow Ballet, was in 2002. In ten years it ha...
Cairo What's on
Abdel-Moneim Kamel choreography festival
Choreographies by the dancers of the Cairo Opera ballet company. The festival is based on an interdisciplinary approach to the roles of choreographer, dancer and teacher/trainer and is designed to giv...
Addis Ababa What's on
The launch of the new contemporary dance company Destino. Dancers Addisu Demissie and Junaid Jemul Sendi present Dance for Change, which includes three recent choreographies. Demissie and Sendi use da...
Cape Town What's on
A new ballet choreographed by Robin van Wyk, Cape Town City Ballet’s artistic director, based on the tale The Steadfast Tin soldier by Hans Christian Anderson and the music of Alexander Glazunov...
Maputo What's on
Kinani Contemporary Dance Festival
The theme of this fifth edition is globalisation and culture.
Although the festival focuses on national dance there are also participants from Belgium, Germany, Portugal, South Africa, Senegal and...
Accra What's on
UDO Ghana Street Dance dances out
UDO Ghana Street Dance is organising Dance Out street dancing every Sunday from 10 November. All dance groups are welcome at Afrikiko off Kanda Crescent. Groups or just single dancers can register for...
