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OUDE LIBERTAS, Stellenbosch se somerverhoog onder die sterre begin op Woensdag 1 Desember en daar is geen hoër of aangrypender noot om mee te begin as dié van plaaslike super-diva Amanda Strydom nie. "Mooiweer en Warm" word op 1, 3 en 4 Desember om 20:15 aangebied. * 'n Gans ander stem-ervaring is die Messa da Boa Esperanza (9 tot 11 Desember). Letterlik 'n "Mis van Goeie Hoop" vir groot koor, soliste, sprekers en 'n ensemble van ongewone instrumente. * Nogeens in die groot koor-atmosfeer is die tradisionele Kersprogram, Viering van 'n Kaapse Kersfees (15 tot 17 Desember), met die bekende Philharmonia-koor. * Met die aanvang van die Nuwejaar begin 'n reeks konserte wat beroemde en begaafde vroue-op-die-verhoog in die kollig plaas. Op 6 en 7 Januarie sit 'Meeting Mitchell in Africa' die aksent op die geliefde musikale digters, die sangeres Joni Mitchell. * My Baby Just Cares for Me (19, 20, 22 Januarie) is nog 'n unieke konsert ter ere van 'n groot jazz-diva - dié keer die sensuele Nina Simone. * Op 2 en 4 Maart is dit 'Gloria Bosman: Tina Turner' , 'n huldeblyk met 'n effe anderse aanklank waarin Gloria haar eie weergawes van dié vuurwarm ballades en rockliedjies gee. * Die dae tussen-in tree mej Bosman met Lize Beekman, op. Hul konsert genaamd TussenINbetween is 'n verskeidenheid van uiteenlopende liedjies. * Die manne kom aan die beurt in sanger-van-faam Jannie Moolman se 4X4 No Tracks (13 tot 15 Januarie). * Op 21 Januarie is die Kaapse Filharmoniese Orkes daar. * Dans en die drama kom aan die beurt in 'Blood Wedding' (26 tot 29 Januarie), met die La Rosa Spaanse Dansgeselskap en die Free Flight-geselskap. * Die produksie Janei (17 tot 19 Februarie) is iets besonders met beweegmeesters Gregor Metzger, Dimitri de Perrot en Martin Zimmermann. Dit wissel van sirkuskunsies, dans en ontwerp. * Van 10 Maart af, vir drie opvoerings, bied die Cape Dance Company 'n unieke program vir sy tienjarige bestaan. * Sogenaamde 'fisieke teater' word voortreflik voorgehou deur die Fortune Cookie Theatre Company in 'Black and Blue' (3 tot 5 Februarie). * Musiekblyspel uit die boonste rakke is wat Harlem Story (9 tot 12 Februarie) beloof. Dié haastige, meeslepende, kleurvolle stuk gedenk die beroemde Apollo Theater van New York in die 1930's. * Die voortreflike komedie: Uys Krige se Afrikaanse verwerking van Shakespeare se Twaalfde Nag word van 16 tot 19 Maart opgevoer. * Intussen vind daar Sondae om 18:00 die gewilde skemerkonserte plaas. Vanjaar verskaf die restaurant 'n smullekker buffet elke aand voor die opvoering (tel 886-7401). Kaartjies is direk van die loket by Oude Libertas beskikbaar (809-7380). Daar is ook bespreking per internet moontlik by www.winticketonline.com. |
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THE Spier Arts Trust officially launches the Spier Summer Arts Season on 10 December providing an interesting and diverse variety of performances. Launching the Spier Summer Arts Season is Boy Called Twist. This feature film takes Charles Dickens's classic novel Oliver Twist and relocates it in contemporary South Africa. * In the spirit of African collaborations, Freshlyground and Oliver Mtukudzi and his band Mahube (Tswana for new dawn) share the stage on the eve of Reconciliation Day. Six Southern African countries (a total of 17 artists) are to be represented in a one-off performance (15 December). * In keeping with the high quality of work and blend of different cultures and music, African Sanctus (17-18 December) is a celebratory and visionary work portraying unity between people, their faiths and their music. * What would the season be without the famous Christmas Carols, aptly called 'Sunset Christmas Carols'? Richard Cock, well-known for his entertaining presentation of choral music, directs the Princess Square Singers together with the Harry Gwala Singers, the Cape Town Opera Chorus and the Cape Brass Ensemble (20-21 December). * In a celebration of compelling combination, Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu perform A South African Story, Part II (28 December and 6-9 January. * For all those comedy fans, there is a line-up of side-splitting comedians from Mel Miller, Corn‚ and Twakkie, Miss Kwa Kwa, Kurt Schoonraad, Mark Lottering, Chilly Boy to Dowwe Dolla, who will entertain you (21 - 22 January). * Brett Bailey wrote, directed and designed in association with 'Third Word Bunfight' productions, the acclaimed Big Dada. It is the story of the rise and fall of Idi Amin, the charismatic General who burst onto the African stage with his military regime in 1971 (28 January and 3-5 February). * Spier in association with Nedbank presents The Nedbank African Giants Music Festival, starring Valiant Swart, Karen Zoid and Judith Sephuma (10-12 February). * Il Travatore, directed and produced by the famous Angelo Gobbato and conducted by Olivier Cuendet, is Guiseppe Verdi's passionate tale of love, lust and revenge (24, 26 February and 4, 9, 11 March). * Nedbank presents the world première of 'Valley Song - the Opera', created by composer Thomas Rajna and librettist Guy Willoughby (3, 8, 10, 12 March). * Spier will be hosting intimate evenings of Wine and Opera for small groups to explore the unique relationship between wine and song in 'Starring the Spier Young Voices' (13, 23 February and 2 March). * Festival of Music By Ten Year Olds 2005 marks the tenth anniversary of Spier. In light of these achievements, the Spier Arts Trust and the Performing Arts Network of SA will co-host a Children's Music Festival that will feature workshops and concerts in which ten-year-old children will learn about and play a range of music styles (19 - 21 March). * The Spier Arts Summer Season closes with 'Medeia', directed by Brett Bailey. This is an adaptation of Dutch playwright Oscar van Woensel's Medeia, a drama filled with passion, corruption and murder (17, 18, 19, 22-26, 29-31 March, 1 & 2 April). |
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