The UJ Choir’s 2018 repertoire, titled ‘Dawn at Dusk’, embodies the stillness of the evening while offering a clean slate that comes with the sunrise. Renette Bouwer and Sidumo Nyamezele have once again defined the choir’s versatility in faithfully representing Western and African music that hails from local avenues to as far as Estonia, Sweden and […]

Enable through Dance is a dance performance platform for youth living with disabilities who have worked with Moving into Dance either at their respective educational institutions or at the Saturday Open Dance Classes. This project focuses on removing barriers that society has constructed around disability through granting access and equal opportunity to young people living with disabilities. The […]

Teaching and Learning is not limited to class room situation only, it happens  in every space including the THEATRE!  Arts Education is one  the modules in the Faculty of Education, and the final year B.Ed Foundation Phase students are doing their practical assessment of play production methodology  through  presentations of mini Children’s Theatre Productions which they have scripted […]

Following 2017’s collaborative Shifting Conversations exhibition, the theme of conversations will continue in 2018, with works derived from both the MTN and UJ art collections, as well as emerging artists with the addition of a mentorship and educational programme.

This version of J.Bobs Live is a Sketch Show of: “Boom Bap vs. Swag Rap” (a solo Hip Hop 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 […]

Beauty is all about personality, confidence, intelligence and trust in self. What happens when art is added to this mixture? Miss HYPE APK res seeks to find just that. A beauty battle between the winners of the UJ APK Residences individual beauty pageants (Moshate heights, Mongolia,Karibu Jamii, Impumelelo, and Leboni) all under the housing of […]

Award-winning dancer and choreographer, Malik Mathakgane’s dance workshop will focus on Hip Hop and Urban Dance choreography including different House Dance techniques with a look at European and African House Dance, which is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa. Malik Mathakgane is a choreographer at Creed Dance Crew, and is also a member of Haus […]

Winners of the High School Poetry Competition will be announced, followed by a marathon of words under the command of Sabelo Soko, Vangile Gantsho, Siphokazi Jonas, Mandi Vundla and Phillippa Yaa De Villiers. MAIN ACTS Sabelo  Soko  Sabelo Soko is a writer (isiZulu and English), performer and creative entrepreneur from eMkhondo, in Mpumalanga. His work […]

‘Just Here’ is a unique piece of puppetry theatre about a little someone called Kodu, who finds herself in an unfamiliar place, far from home and from the people she knows unable to leave her bed, but with a little magic and the power of her own imagination, goes on an enchanting adventure. It is […]

UJ Arts & Culture poetry students’ production, The Blues will start the evening followed by readings by the Top 5 WordNSound poets. Performances also include poetry students Terrance Valaysha and Thama Khumunalo and professionals Mandi Vundla and Phillippa Yaa De Villiers. MAIN ACTS Mandi Vundla  Mandi Vundla is a Soweto born writer with a blood line that […]

The Top 3 UJ poetry students set the tone for performances by poetry students Refiloe Khumalo and Sbusiso Dladla followed by professional poets Sabelo Soko and Siphokazi Jonas. MAIN ACTS Sabelo Soko  Sabelo Soko is a writer (isiZulu and English), performer and creative entrepreneur from eMkhondo, in Mpumalanga. His work has been published by Geko […]

Poetry students, Phumelelokuhle Ngidi and Ketumetse Tlhako, get the evening’s event underway, followed by renowned spoken-word artists Eugene Skeef and Vangile Gantsho. MAIN ACTS Eugene Skeef   Eugene Skeef is a South African filmmaker, percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist and workshop leader and has lived in London since 1980. He also works in conflict resolution, acts as […]

ASSITEJ SA in partnership with the UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at University of Johannesburg) will be hosting a series of workshops by acclaimed theatre company, Pillow Fort Theatre, in creating work for young ages. Pillow Fort Theatre will tour to creches in the mornings and […]

The festival opening kicks off with Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile’s citation by Phillippa Yaa De Villiers, followed by the UJ Arts Academy poetry students’ production Behind these Eyes. Professional poets Sabelo Soko, Vangile Gantsho, Siphokazi Jonas and Mandi Vundla wrap up the evening. MAIN ACTS  Sabelo Soko Sabelo Soko is a writer (isiZulu and English), performer and […]

Hannah teaches the method “Speaking Body”- an improvisation method she created from the base of contemporary and classical dance, yoga and acting methods. Workshops will start with the ‘Speaking body’ and will be followed by engagement with some of her choreographic material, and a short improvisation section. Hannah Ma is a German-Chinese choreographer. Her focus lies on contemporary rituals […]

In SWAN we meet S. a (young) man who lost his mind and his soul. Overwhelmed by social pressure and expectations, he cannot find his true and holistic self anymore. He is trapped in his own world where realities are shifting and is not able to bring his fragmented ‘self’ back to a sense of […]

The event aims to expose artists, theatre companies and children to professional, quality theatre from around the world and broaden the scope and impact of theater for young audiences nationally. Come and hear all about this amazing event next scheduled for August 2019 and our strategy for the next 10 years in reaching and including […]

Join us for a lecture and conversation with public intellectual, educator, writer, activist and artist: Prof Antonia Darder. With responses by Prof David Andrew, Brenden Gray, Rangoato Hlasane & Puleng Plessie VIAD, STAND and UJ Arts & Culture are thrilled to host an intimate conversation with public intellectual, artist and activist Prof Antonia Darder. Darder’s scholarship […]

Impiliso is a healing space for everyone who needs to find healing. Odwa Bongo recently went through a rough time in his life where he suffered from anxiety which almost led him towards depression. He spent two weeks in his room, feeling miserable and helpless. Luckily for him, music spoke to him. He started writing […]

The UJ Band was born on the sports fields of UJ’s Soweto Campus in 2014, and – facilitated by Thapelo Halala Motaung – comprises more than 20 musical talents, with a vast repertoire ranging from jazz to popular music. Joining them is UJ Arts & Culture’s 50-member community choir, the UniJoh Chorale, conducted by Kholisa Bulo and […]

Drawing inspiration from the various cultural backgrounds of four choreographers, this contemporary dance season, presented by the Oakfields College Faculty of Dance and Musical Theatre, explores the concept of –home, and what it represents to young people living in post-apartheid South Africa. Dance students will work with acclaimed choreographers Ignatius van Heerden and Sonia Radebe, […]

Breaking the Norm explores the journey of a young Muslim girl in an ordinary world, who faces not-so-ordinary situations, having to live through a constant battle between herself and others who see her as different, even though they are molded from the same clay. The challenge emerges between expression and ignorance, as well as facing issues […]