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UJ Arts Academy Auditions: MUSICAL THEATRE 26 FEB 2020 APK
Auditions for the UJ Arts Academy and UJ productions take place at the same time. Students may be selected for either a production, or acting classes – not both. Classes and rehearsals are presented weekly. The Prodigal Man Returns is a Musical Theatre Revue showcase that celebrates Lungile Michael Themba’s journey as a Producer, Composer, […]
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Inequality: A Different Picture Walkabout
Inequality: A Different Picture, featuring poignant photo essays by three visual artists, will be hosted at the UJ Art Gallery from 26 February to 18 March 2020. Questioning pervasive stereotypes about ‘township’ youth, black fathers, and women’s abilities, the trio of photographers aimed to portray how three Cape Town based individuals have confronted various forms […]
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A Grand Night for Singing 2020
Join us for a spectacular evening of opera and song, as UJ Arts & Culture presents ‘A Grand Night for Singing’. This much anticipated annual event takes place on Saturday 18 April at 19:30. This fundraising gala, in aid of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) bursary fund.
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Breathe
BREATHE is a truncated reworking and post-modern digital reconstruction of Samuel Beckett’s famous one-minute play, Breath. In the original play, a curtain goes up and then basically comes down. Not much else happens. It’s basically an abbreviated version of Waiting for Godot. At less than half the length of the original, BREATHE is a much […]
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Ndilindile
An online work by another unknown artist, NDILINDILE is an un-experience, about the annoyance and frustration of being stood up on a first date, being stranded at a taxi rank, or perhaps waiting in a doctor’s room for an appointment with a doctor who no longer works at the practice (see, you made your booking […]
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Psych: Escape from Reality
PSYCH: Escape from Reality’, moderated by Swiss celebrity curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist, presented by and featuring two famous guest speakers who will Zoom in from their permanent residence at Westpark Cemetery. The University of Johannesburg is at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and artificial intelligence (AI). Through unique processes, the dead will be […]
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Moving Into Dance 2020
MID is a trailblazing, internationally acclaimed, professional dance company, as well as accredited training organisation which has produced a multitude of award-winning and productive dancers, choreographers, arts administrators and teachers throughout South Africa and internationally. Since its inception, MID has had a major impact on socio-cultural transformation as well as the economic empowerment of South […]
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CURE :: Pistoletto
Nimrod Ndebele – Gerard Sekoto Collection Exhibition
The University of Johannesburg is proud to announce the opening of the long-term showcase of the Nimrod Ndebele-Gerard Sekoto Collection at the UJ Art Gallery, kindly on loan from University’s Chancellor, Professor Njabulo Ndebele. From the 22nd of September 2022, visitors to the gallery can view this unique collection of art that “resonate(s) with biographical, […]
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Skeletons at First Friday Film Club
Skeletons is a film by UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA). Skeletons was conceived and created during the height of the COVID -19 lockdown, a time when theatres were shut down. The script was rewritten for a film, giving way to an experimental new project of […]
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MTN X UJ New Contemporary Awards Exhibition
The ongoing partnership between the MTN SA Foundation and the UJ Art Gallery supported by Business and Arts South Africa, saw the introduction, and launch of the MTN X UJ New Contemporary Awards earlier this year. Unique in their approach, the awards look at developing both the curator and the artists selected to participate. This […]
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UJ Choir: Celebration Concert
The University of Johannesburg Choir presents its first Celebration Concert since 2019. On 21 October, UJ Choir will share highlights of this year’s repertoire with family, friends, and supporters at St. Michael and All Angels’ Anglican Church in Weltevreden Park at 19:00. Under the directorship of Choirmaster, Renette Bouwer, UJ Choir performs their most diverse […]
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Italian musician Raphael Gualazzi in concert at UJ
Italian pianist and jazz player Raphael Gualazzi will perform a free concert at the UJ Arts Centre on 19 October. The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in South Africa, the Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg and the Consulate of Italy in Cape Town is pleased to announce […]
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It’s A Whole Vibe :: Arts Academy Showcase
Offered to students from across the institution, the UJ Arts Academy presents a range of opportunities in dance, drama and poetry that culminates in an annual showcase, this year scheduled to take place at the Bunting Theatre from 20 to 22 October. UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & […]
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Nimrod Ndebele – Gerard Sekoto Collection Exhibition
The University of Johannesburg is proud to announce the opening of the long-term showcase of the Nimrod Ndebele-Gerard Sekoto Collection at the UJ Art Gallery, kindly on loan from University’s Chancellor, Professor Njabulo Ndebele. From the 22nd of September 2022, visitors to the gallery can view this unique collection of art that “resonate(s) with biographical, […]
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Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging (Opening)
UJ Arts & Culture is proud to present; Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging A solo exhibition by Kagiso “Pat” Mautloa Curated by Thabo Seshoka (Curator: UJ Art Gallery) Ordinary life in urban spaces is accompanied by the sounds of the metropolis; a plethora of synchronised melodies that emanate from the shadowy figures that […]
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Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging
The UJ Art Gallery proudly presents Kagiso “Pat” Mautloa’s new solo exhibition, ‘Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging’, curated by UJ Art Gallery curator Thabo Seshoka. Set to open on 6 August and run till 30 September, ‘Urban Soundscapes’ is inspired by ordinary life in urban spaces explored through the lens of the socio-political. “Kagiso […]
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A Grave Confession :: Film Screening and Q & A
UJ Arts & Culture in partnership with Love-Infinity Media proudly presents a public screening of A Grace Confession Written & Directed by David Mzomba, a young South African filmmaker hailing from the rural village of Nqabara, in the Eastern Cape. As a tenacious kid his grit earned him a scholarship to attend the University of Witwatersrand […]
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UNFATHOMABLE
Unfathomable is a 40 minute, art-as-research film adapted from the stage play by the same name. The stage play was devised by Athena Mazarakis and Alex Halligey, and first premiered live at the National Arts Festival Fringe in Makhanda in 2019, winning a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award. Using water as a central motif-metaphor for […]
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NESTING FLIGHT
For decades the classical ballet Swan Lake has captivated the world. Moving to a more contemporary world, NESTING FLIGHT explores parallels between humans and birds – dissecting their ways of communication, social habits and movements patterns through dance. NESTING FLIGHT will feature Oakfields College dance students, performing in a comical choreographic piece entitled Dancing Birds, […]
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UJ Choir in concert with Missouri State University Chorale
The University of Johannesburg Choir, under the directorship of Renette Bouwer, hosts its first public concert since October 2019. It is among the list of hosts for the renowned Missouri State University Chorale on their visit to South Africa this winter. The evening promises a program of diversity and cultural barter. Conducted by Cameron LaBarr, […]
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