Welcome to our 2019 celebration of dance! The performance, you will see reimagined classic as well as new works in classical ballet, hip-hop and contemporary dance. Note that some of our dancers have just started ballet in February this year, whereas others have danced with UJ Adult ballet for up to three years. Thank you […]

The Arts Academy 2019 programme in Partnership with Moving Into Dance also known as MID present La’ He(Art) Dance Season. The show boasts various dance styles such as Afro-Fusion, Contemporary and Hip Hop. This year’s student dance showcase taps into the relationship that exists between the Art of Dance and the Heart(Love) of Dance. The […]

Curated with the young and young-at-heart in mind, the programme nods to the ‘nostalgia’ of the genre and area, while offering new ways to experience the magic of music. With the UJ Arts & Culture theme #FollowYourHeART at the core of the programme, the weekend’s line-up, curated by the Jozi Unsigned, is set to offer […]

Curated with the young and young-at-heart in mind, the programme nods to the ‘nostalgia’ of the genre and area, while offering new ways to experience the magic of music. With the UJ Arts & Culture theme #FollowYourHeART at the core of the programme, the weekend’s line-up, curated by the Jozi Unsigned, is set to offer […]

Curated with the young and young-at-heart in mind, the programme nods to the ‘nostalgia’ of the genre and area, while offering new ways to experience the magic of music. With the UJ Arts & Culture theme #FollowYourHeART at the core of the programme, the weekend’s line-up, curated by the Jozi Unsigned, is set to offer […]

Audition Rules – Auditions open on 29 July and close on 12 August 2019 -Successful bands will be notified by 14 August 2019 – 10 lucky bands will be chosen to perform at the finals on 22 August 2019 at 18:00 where one band will be chosen to perform at the UJ Weekend of Jazz […]

UJ APK SRC Presents New Voices of Our Freedom featuring Iphupho L’ka Biko featuring Makhafula Vilakazi and The Collective. New Voices of Our Freedom serves to revive the culture of spoken word, dance and music within the UJ Community. Let the voice of Azania speak to You.

September 2018 saw the launch of Moving Into Dance’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations This season long-awaited re-staging of Artistic Director Mark Hawkins’ HOTEL, initially choreographed 7 years ago on MID. This is the culmination of a year of performances, workshops and creativeness from this prolific company. Inspired by Apollinaire’s poem, Hotel travels to the mysterious universe […]

A tribute inspired by world renowned Russian choreographer, George Balanchine. Samantha Hood, YBT Artistic Director and YBT Ballet Mistress, Shenell Petterson, take the audience through works inspired by some of George Balanchines most famous ballets. You will see a cast of 15 young dancers ranging from age 10 to 18, bring alive not only George […]

‘n Heerlike Komedie-aand. Die ADK (Akademie vir DramaKuns vier in 2019 hulle 80ste bestaansjaar. Om hierdie ongelooflike mylpaal te vier bring die ADK 3 oorspronklike produksies op die verhoog. Kom ondersteun die kunste en geniet die puik skryfwerk, akteurs en regie van die ADK. A fun and entertaining comedy evening. The ADK is celebrating its […]

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 […]

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 […]