Ayabonga grew up within the confines of a very traditional family structure based on culture and religion. As he ventures into the world and becomes a man, he is faced with doubts about the foundations of these customs.   iNduku is a coming of age-coming out story that delves into identity, sexuality, love and family. […]

With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, Metamorphosis. It is a story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home and a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing – though absurdly comic – […]

With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, Metamorphosis. It is a story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home and a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing – though absurdly comic – […]

This exhibition by Yannis Generalis challenges universally accepted notions of gender and identity and explores the relationship between artist, artwork and space as a performative expression of creative embodiment. The artist’s articulations of multiple hybrid queer identities exhibit the many complex layers of signification which are the drivers of what he calls hybrid vigour. This […]

From the 5 to 26 June 2019, UJ Arts & Culture celebrates Annali Cabano-Dempsey’s long term curatorship of the UJ Art Gallery in the introspective exhibition 21 Years of Curating the Cube that spans her 21 years of exhibitions. During her two decades of curatorship Cabano-Dempsey has welcomed art across the board, from the fine […]

As the UJ Art Gallery’s 6th curator Cabano-Dempsey has seen the gallery emerge as one of Johannesburg’s foremost art centres. The UJ Art Gallery (formerly Rand Afrikaans University) opened in the 1960s and has since hosted numerous temporary exhibitions and acted as custodian of a large collection of artwork. The move to the new UJ […]

The title, Mirrors, recalls an object which is part of our everyday life and that reflects our image, an image which holds our culture and identity, our past and present, our knowledge and roots. The use of different artistic media—dance, music, video installations, voice and light design—will allow the audience to experience an emotional journey […]

The Post Present Future exhibition juxtaposes the ephemeral representations of personal experiences and history against a backdrop of a fixed museum discourse. In an attempt to disrupt a space limited within its own elusive boundaries, Post Present Future inserts quotidian narratives alongside a metanarrative – infusing the vexed exhibits with a potentially renewed contemporary gaze. The exhibition attempts […]

The Post Present Future exhibition juxtaposes the ephemeral representations of personal experiences and history against a backdrop of a fixed museum discourse. In an attempt to disrupt a space limited within its own elusive boundaries, Post Present Future inserts quotidian narratives alongside a metanarrative – infusing the vexed exhibits with a potentially renewed contemporary gaze. The exhibition attempts […]

Students and drama teachers are invited to join the UJ Tech Bootcamp Workshop in conjunction with DWR Distribution. Explore the fundamentals of working as a backstage technician. 12, 13 & 14 April 2019 12, 13 & 14 April 2019 Friday 3pm-7pm Sat and Sun 9am – 4pm TOPICS COVERED: – Theatre Lighting Workshop – Theatre […]

uBhoboza, is a Sketch Rap Show of: “Boom Bap vs. Swag Rap” (a solo Hip Hop Theatre Musical). This work, and the hilarious characters in them, are back after a long awaited return to the stage. It is a poignant feast of Urban Music and fans of Trap Hits are encouraged to witness this timeless blend of […]

In association with Concerts SA, pianist Coila-Leah Enderstein and percussionist Dylan Tabisher present the national tour of The New Project, an improvised music collaboration with bassist Carlo Mombelli. The New Project is a music improvisation initiative formed by pianist Coila-Leah Enderstein and percussionist Dylan Tabisher in 2018. The project aims to foster collaborations between various musicians, […]

This March UJ Arts & Culture proudly welcomes the international contemporary Duo Muze, featuring virtuoso musicians Bernadette Zeilinger and Diego Muné, for an exclusive one-night only concert at the UJ Art Centre, Kingsway Campus on 15 March at 19:30. With Bernadette Zeilinger on the contrabass recorder and Diego Muné on guitar, this avant-garde duo have […]

Conquer MIH in partnership with UJ Arts & Culture and UJ Library will be hosting a discussion titled How To Open Up The Industry focusing on a step by step approach to breaking into the entertainment industry particularly in music, television and radio. The aim of the discussion is for professionals in the entertainment industry to share […]

It Has To Be Jazz® started off to prove that the youth is more than ready to take over the jazz legacy. Now that 2019 has come around the new mission for this year is to show that jazz is not lost. In partnership with UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of […]

Out the Box Comedy offers UJ students, staff and the public an opportunity to catch some of the biggest names in SA comedy. #UJOutTheBox is a monthly stand up comedy gig hosted at the Con Cowan Theatr. The #UJOutTheBoxComedy is proudly hosted in partnership with our friends at Goliath&Goliath  and POPArt – Out the Box gives you the […]

The Bruckner University Big Band and Anna Davel and kick off UJ Arts & Culture’s 2019 #ListenToYourHeART Music Concert Series. UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), Bruckner University and Anna Davel is proud present the popular South African songstress in concert with The Bruckner University Big Band on 18 February […]

Brazilian photographer Rodrigo Petrella’s photographs present body paintings, ritual scenes, masks and feather pieces of the Kayapó tribe in the Amazon forest. Mekaron, that kaleidoscopic word of the Kayapó language, can be used both to describe a photograph, as an incorporeal image or even a spirit. It is also the name given to a peculiar […]

Brazilian photographer Rodrigo Petrella’s photographs present body paintings, ritual scenes, masks and feather pieces of the Kayapó tribe in the Amazon forest. Mekaron, that kaleidoscopic word of the Kayapó language, can be used both to describe a photograph, as an incorporeal image or even a spirit. It is also the name given to a peculiar […]

Brazilian photographer Rodrigo Petrella’s photographs present body paintings, ritual scenes, masks and feather pieces of the Kayapó tribe in the Amazon forest. Mekaron, that kaleidoscopic word of the Kayapó language, can be used both to describe a photograph, as an incorporeal image or even a spirit. It is also the name given to a peculiar […]

The story is about a teenage girl who had a great love for Christmas as a young child, she had dreams of making the world a better place, but this all changes as she experiences disappointment and hurt. Her love for Christmas and her desire to change the world dwindles away. She falls into a […]

Babah is a multi-sensory experience for babies (4-12 months) and their caregivers. Objects and music capture the imagination of the little ones according to their own developmental milestones. Baby will meet African animals, hear African sounds and even see, feel and smell a beautiful African Sunrise. With this very first theatre encounter, the babies’ reactions reveal […]

This is verbal jousting! A war of literature! A duel of vulgar poetic proportions! It is gore. It is battle. It is all things blood, sweat and ink. I mean, listen to that horrid tagline even? Does this sound like a finger snaps and gentle hugs show to you? No! This is Guri! This is […]

Chiffonnade is a dance performance specifically made for toddlers and young children (1 – 5). The piece is created by established French choreographer Michelle Dhallu of Carré Blanc Cie and has toured extensively in Europe and to acclaimed festivals around the globe receiving glowing reviews. Chiffonnade unfolds with fabrics as its raw materials – fabrics […]