Splash! Splutter! Then shhhhhh… Only ripples left. Would you dive in next? For Ages 7 to 12 Three best friends embark on a project to make their town´s drinking water safe again. They soon discover, however, that they have waded into hot water and that the problems affecting the town dam are deeper and murkier […]

We are a multi subject Dance Studio located in Ruimsig on the West Rand. Each year we celebrate our dancers in our Year End Showcase; showcasing some of the work that the dancers have learned during the year; which includes performances in Ballet, Modern Dance, Urban Hip Hop, Musical Theatre and Tap.

The Ampersand Foundation rewards excellence in the visual arts by granting fellowships to young professional South African contemporary visual artists. Curator, Gordon Froud, brings works completed by such fellows together in this exhibition, celebrating 21 years of the Foundation.

Join us as we share technical and physical tools you need to be a master in public speaking or any form of presenting. Not only will we be giving your insight on public speaking and presentation but some of the speakers will be focusing on finances in the Arts. They will educate you on how […]

Launched in 2016 in support of a bursary established by Professor Federico Freschi, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA), in aid of academically deserving but financially needy students in FADA, this gala concert brings together distinguished musicians and rising stars and in 2018 joined by the UJ Choir and […]

Body Beautiful, in collaboration with Arts & Culture, provides a platform where UJ Gym members showcase their beautifully earned bodies. The creation of a beautiful body is an art, the body is the canvas, training is your paintbrush and nutrition is your paint – change your painting into a masterpiece!!! Come and witness greatness, as […]

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 […]