This performance showcase features UJ Arts Academy drama students, and is a marathon of monologues, comprising old favourites and newer pieces that cross the boundary between comedy and drama.

The TRANS exhibition proposes the questioning of boundaries and borders and the embracement of the possibility to express and to exist in different ways. TRANS presents a selection of 17 artists whose works postulates a process, a transit, a movement, that aim to transcend, transpose, transgress and transform. By collaborating with artists who have participated […]

An unpacking of the Creative Arts curriculum for teachers, students and Theatre companies. This talk will centre around how the performing arts are central to the CAPS Curriculum and how theatre practitioners can target their work to align with the curriculum for teachers and schools. This is the perfect place to understand the ways to […]

Join us for the book launch of Bryan Trabold’s new publication, Rhetorics of Resistance – Opposition Journalism in Apartheid South Africa. Reflecting on modes of resistance employed by opposition newspapers in Apartheid South Africa, Bryan will be in conversation with former Political Editor of the New Nation Enoch Sithole, and joint founder and editor of […]

Set against the backdrop of a farm in desolate ruin, the play tells the story of the complicated, passionate, and troubled relationship between two siblings. While they live in the past with no discernible future, struggling with their own demons, they face eviction in the present by an officious lawyer. Directed by Alby Michaels, with […]

The Marrabenta Solos, explores a crisis of identity, deconstructs cultural representations of a “pure” African body, particular, the Mozambican body. Since snatching independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique has been a land of social and political rifts which have seen an inflexible communist model gradually make way for a fragile democracy. The performance explores the […]

Based on the Caine prize-winning short story from Mary Watson’s collection called Moss, this is a performance work about families and the secrets that they hide. Set in Redhill, Cape Town, before the forced removals, we take a look behind ‘closed doors’ and uncover a one family’s secrets. All of the characters strive to live […]

Since his first visit to South Africa in October 2012, David Salleras has been collaborating on a project of concerts and recorded albums with Christopher Duigan. The Barcelona-based musician has attracted international attention through his fluency in a variety of musical styles. His innovative compositions, which incorporate traditional flamenco idioms with contemporary and avant-garde performing […]

If I Loved You brings together beautiful melodies from the world of popular song, classic musicals and the world’s concert stages. Included are selections from Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Camelot and Carousel, songs in Spanish including the show-stopper, Granada, inspirational moments and celebrated classical art-song by Faure, Tchaikovsky and others. Federico Freschi and Christopher Duigan […]

Choir Boy tells the story of a young man who wants nothing more than to take his rightful place as leader of the school’s legendary gospel choir. Can he find his way inside the hallowed halls of this institution if he sings in his own key?

Hildegard Lernt Fliegen (Hildegard Learns to Fly) is a Swiss formation of avant-garde jazz, headlined by singer Andreas Schaerer. In 2014, the band received the BMW Welt Jazz Award, and subsequently toured toured Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Luxembourg, China, Italy, Finland, UK and Franc

The Story of Alice by Sisters Harris brings to life Alice & her mystical friends, the bustling White Rabbit, the batty Mad Hattress, the bumbling March Hare and the Bonny Dormouse, all battling to keep their heads as the blundering King of Hearts calls for them. A wondrous tale shared in collaboration with guest dancers […]

In preparation for the 2018 10th World Choir Games, the AKUSTIKA Chamber Singers joins the acclaimed University of Johannesburg  (UJ) Choir in a one night only concert that is sure to gear up the two choirs for a magical musical season. In addition to performing at more than 20 graduation ceremonies and special events. This […]

Join Authors, Business Leaders, Thought Leaders and Celebrities for the 6th annual World Book Celebration taking place on Thursday, 31 May 2018 at the University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus Arts Centre Theatre from 9:30am. Entrance is free.

Line Up: Friday May 25th 19:00 :: Sun Xa Experiment 20:00  :: Langa Mavuso 21:00 :: Bombshelter Beast Saturday May 26th 17:00 :: Mandla Mlangeni 18:00 :: Jazz Cats 20:00- :: Zoe Modiga Sunday May 27th 14:00 – 16:00  :: Jazz Jam Picnic with Steve Dyer Quartet, presenting Anglo African  – A dedicated to an appreciation of the […]

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UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), is proud to announce its inaugural UJ Weekend of Jazz, in celebration of Africa month, which is set to take place from 25–27 May 2018 at the University of Johannesburg. Coinciding with the ‘eve’ of Africa Day, UJ staff and […]

300 Art Ornaments is a showcase of selected student pieces, collected by the UJ Jewellery Design and Manufacture Department over the past 5 years. The works for sale include a wide range of award winning silver high-end and contemporary jewellery pieces. The unique designs range from nature-inspired to architectural innovations – an emerging South African […]

Presented on all four UJ campuses, this talent competition challenges UJ students to showcase their singing, dancing and poetry slam capabilities. Hundreds of students are whittled down to six finalists per category. The process culminates in a final show-off judged by a panel of independent judges. A multidisciplinary talent competition for UJ students on all […]

Curated by Renée Mussai (Senior Curator and Head of Archive & Research at Autograph ABP) this exhibition centres on the visual presence of black figures in Victorian Britain. Through the prism of studio photography, the exhibition explores politics of subjectivity, representation and agency, and continues Autograph ABP’s critical mission of annotating the cultural histories of […]

Autograph ABP (London) and the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD), (Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), University of Johannesburg) are hosting a three-day conference to coincide with the opening of Black Chronicles IV, an exhibition curated by Renée Mussai (Senior Curator and Head of Archive & Research at Autograph ABP) […]

The PPC Imaginarium Awards is a competition where we reward innovative concepts and prototypes that use PPC concrete in the creative disciplines of architecture, fashion, film, industrial design, jewellery and sculpture. As the country’s most supportive art and design competition, the PPC Imaginarium Awards offers its entrants the chance to win substantial monetary prizes with […]

Chiffonade, the dance piece, will be followed by a workshop given by Dhallu in how to create dance for the very early years for professional dancers and theatre makers. Chiffonnade unfolds with fabrics as its raw materials – fabrics you can touch, crumple up, feel and fold, fabrics you can wear or disguise yourself in […]

Chiffonnade is a dance performance specifically made for toddlers and young children. 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 you can touch, crumple up, […]