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UJ Choir launches new album

Breyten Odendaal

April 25, 2020

UJ Choir proudly launches their 9th album.

At the start of 2020, the University of Johannesburg Choir began readying itself for a full programme of performances, the World Choir Games, an

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The Pandemic Project :: Lothar Böttcher

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today’s featured artist is South African visual artist Lothar Böttcher, who uses his skills and passion to give glass a voice as a contemporary art medium. Böttcher was also inspired

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The Pandemic Project :: Diane Victor

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our featured artist today is critically acclaimed visual artist Diane Victor. Victor’s inspiration throughout her creative process was the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and University of Johannesburg Choir’s

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The Pandemic Project :: Allen Laing

Breyten Odendaal

April 20, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Allen Laing is one of our ‘The Pandemic’ project featured artists. Laing blends performance, video and traditional woodworking techniques in his practice.

Laing is based in Pretoria where he shares a

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The Pandemic Project :: Ronél De Jager

Breyten Odendaal

April 18, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our first visual artist is none other than painter and sculptor Ronel de Jager.

Shifting between painting, sculpture and installation, Ronel deals with concepts of the fleeting, with environmental concerns, and

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UJ Arts & Culture launches online Playwriting Lab

Breyten Odendaal

April 5, 2020

UJ Arts & Culture invites aspirant and established playwrights to apply for participation in its online playwriting laboratory.

A division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) at the

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Diane Victor – Solo Exhibition comes to UJ

Breyten Odendaal

March 25, 2020

A solo exhibition by renowned South African artist, Diane Victor, entitled FOLLY, FRAILTY AND FEAR will be hosted at the UJ Art Gallery from 1 April to 6 May 2020. Victor uses

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Killer line-up for inaugural UJ Weekend of Stand-up

Breyten Odendaal

March 20, 2020

Joburg audiences are in for a treat this April, with UJ Arts & Culture’s first-ever UJ Weekend of Stand-up, set to take place at the UJ Arts Centre on the

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UJ Arts & Culture postpones upcoming events

Breyten Odendaal

March 10, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg has announced the postponement of

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International Dance Residency at UJ

Breyten Odendaal

March 5, 2020

Top Luxembourg choreographer, Hannah Ma, brings her love for South Africa to the University of Johannesburg for a week-long development residency and performance on 21 March at the Con Cowan

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