Author: Breyten Odendaal

UJ’s ‘Choir Boy’ at RedFest

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UJ Arts & Culture’s award-winning ‘Choir Boy’ comes to Joburg’s RedFest in Morningside for two performances, on 29 and 30 September 2018.

After its premiere at this year’s National Arts Festival

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Performance and Workshop on creating theatre for young audiences

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Pillow Fort Theatre tours to creches in Johannesburg this September, in partnership with ASSITEJ SA and UJ Arts & Culture; as well as offering a workshop to professionals interested in making theatre for

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Izimbongi Poetry Festival

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This year’s annual Izimbongi Poetry Festival will take place on all four of the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Campuses in Auckland Park, Doornfontein and Soweto; from 25 to 29 September 2018.

The Izimbongi

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Internationally acclaimed choreographer visits UJ

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German-Chinese choreographer Hannah Ma and Keisuke Mihara’s internationally acclaimed Swan comes to the UJ Con Cowan Theatre this September.

UJ Arts & Culture (division of the Faculty of Art, Design &

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UJ Youth Arts Festival now open for applications

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The inaugural UJ Youth Arts Festival is set to take place from 24 August to 7 September 2018.

UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and

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Uncles & Angels staged at the UJ Art Centre

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Uncles & Angels, a digital performance art collaboration between Nelisiwe Xaba and Mocke J van Veuren, will be presented at the UJ Art Centre Theatre from 23 – 25 August

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UJ Youth Arts Festival kicks off this week

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The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Youth Arts Festival will kick off on 15 August at the Con Cowan Theatre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

Presented by UJ Arts & Culture (a division

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UJ Art Gallery presents new international exhibition “TRANS”

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Transcend | Transpose | Transform

The UJ Art Gallery presents a selection of artworks that invites audiences in Johannesburg to question their boundaries and embrace the possibility of existing in different

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UJ Choir wins at the World Choir Games 2018

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The UJ Choir distinguished itself once again at this year’s World Choir Games.

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Choir took part in the 10th World Choir Games 2018, hosted by the

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The Best of Mozambican Dance Heads to South Africa Dancing Today’s African Body

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Mozambique’s first contemporary dance company, CulturArte, marks their 20th year anniversary with a powerful tour of South Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique in June and July 2018. As a leading institution

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Top Jazz Ensemble Tours SA

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Switzerland’s ambitious and award-winning sextet featuring some of the top jazz musicians Europe has to offer, heads to South Africa for a whirlwind tour of three cities across the country.

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UJ Choir and Akustika in Concert

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In preparation for the World Choir Games, the UJ Choir and Akustika will perform at the Maryvale Catholic Church on 8 June, at 19:30.

These multi award-winning choirs are set to

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UJ Pushing Boundaries at NAF 2018

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UJ Pushing Boundaries at NAF 2018

Under the banner of the University of Johannesburg (UJ), UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), is

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African Celebrations at UJ Weekend of Jazz

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Joburg audiences are in for a treat, with UJ Arts & Culture’s inaugural Weekend of Jazz which takes place at their Auckland Park Campus in Johannesburg, 25-27 May 2018. Curated with the

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UJ Weekend of Jazz

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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

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300 Art Ornaments Exhibition: An Exercise in Growth

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2018 marks ten years since the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Department of Jewellery Design and Manufacture (in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture), embarked on a new mission –

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A Penetrating Work On Urban Soccer Wins The Country’s Most Supportive Art And Design Prize For Emerging Creatives

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At a gala event held at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery on the evening of 4 April 2018, upcoming young artist Chris Soal was announced as the overall winner

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Celebrating UJ’s Steinway Concert Grand Piano

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UJ Arts & Culture is proudly launching its refurbished Steinway Concert Grand Piano, with a one-night only benefit concert, featuring a number of Steinway artists and presented in association with

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RECAST: Recontextualising the Classical Casts in the UJ Collection

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The University of Johannesburg‘s (UJ’s) Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) is proud to present RECAST Recontextualising the Classical Casts in the University of Johannesburg Collection, from 20–28 March 2018.

UJ

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The Bruckner University Big Band and Anna Davel at UJ

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The Bruckner University Big Band and Anna Davel kick off UJ Arts & Culture’s 2019 #ListenToYourHeART Music Concert Series.

UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design

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Rodrigo Petrella’s Mekaron comes to UJ

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UJ Art Gallery proudly hosts an intriguing exhibition, entitled Mekaron, in collaboration with the Brazilian Embassy in South Africa by internationally acclaimed photographer Rodrigo Petrella from 13 to 27 February

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Sanlam Portrait Award 2017 Top 40 Exhibition

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The University of Johannesburg Art Gallery will be hosting the Sanlam Portrait Award 2017 Top 40 exhibition, from 07 February to 07 March 2018. The biannual competition, now in its

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UJ Arts & Culture’s #METAMORPHOSIS

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#METAMORPHOSIS is UJ Arts & Culture’s 2018 programme of change.

“Looking at our creative programme through this thematic lens is the ideal stimulus for alignment with the University’s drive to participate meaningfully

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Curatorial Care Humanising Practice – Call for Papers & Projects

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Presented by VIAD and Autograph ABP

11-13 April 2018

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Autograph ABP (London) and the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD), (Faculty of Art, Design and

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