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UJ’s ‘Choir Boy’ at RedFest

Breyten Odendaal

September 20, 2018

UJ Arts & Culture’s award-winning ‘Choir Boy’ comes to Joburg’s RedFest in Morningside for two performances, on 29 and 30 September 2018.

After its premiere at this year’s National Arts Festival

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Performance and Workshop on creating theatre for young audiences

Pillow Fort Theatre tours to creches in Johannesburg this September, in partnership with ASSITEJ SA and UJ Arts & Culture; as well as offering a workshop to professionals interested in making theatre for

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Izimbongi Poetry Festival

Breyten Odendaal

September 17, 2018

This year’s annual Izimbongi Poetry Festival will take place on all four of the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Campuses in Auckland Park, Doornfontein and Soweto; from 25 to 29 September 2018.

The Izimbongi

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Internationally acclaimed choreographer visits UJ

Breyten Odendaal

September 10, 2018

German-Chinese choreographer Hannah Ma and Keisuke Mihara’s internationally acclaimed Swan comes to the UJ Con Cowan Theatre this September.

UJ Arts & Culture (division of the Faculty of Art, Design &

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UJ Youth Arts Festival now open for applications

Breyten Odendaal

September 5, 2018

The inaugural UJ Youth Arts Festival is set to take place from 24 August to 7 September 2018.

UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and

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Uncles & Angels staged at the UJ Art Centre

Breyten Odendaal

August 15, 2018

Uncles & Angels, a digital performance art collaboration between Nelisiwe Xaba and Mocke J van Veuren, will be presented at the UJ Art Centre Theatre from 23 – 25 August

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UJ Youth Arts Festival kicks off this week

Breyten Odendaal

August 12, 2018

The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Youth Arts Festival will kick off on 15 August at the Con Cowan Theatre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

Presented by UJ Arts & Culture (a division

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UJ Art Gallery presents new international exhibition “TRANS”

Breyten Odendaal

August 10, 2018

Transcend | Transpose | Transform

The UJ Art Gallery presents a selection of artworks that invites audiences in Johannesburg to question their boundaries and embrace the possibility of existing in different

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UJ Choir wins at the World Choir Games 2018

Breyten Odendaal

July 10, 2018

The UJ Choir distinguished itself once again at this year’s World Choir Games.

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Choir took part in the 10th World Choir Games 2018, hosted by the

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The Best of Mozambican Dance Heads to South Africa Dancing Today’s African Body

Breyten Odendaal

June 20, 2018

Mozambique’s first contemporary dance company, CulturArte, marks their 20th year anniversary with a powerful tour of South Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique in June and July 2018. As a leading institution

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