‘Drag Race Italia’ host to perform at Cape Town’s annual Pride Mardi Gras
AFTER three weeks of celebrating the Cape Town Pride Festival, the wrap-up event takes place tomorrow, with Mzansi’s LGBTIQA+ community flocking to the hugely-anticipated Pride Mardi Gras.
With last year’s pandemic levels dimming its light, the festival was forced to host a minimum number of patrons, and organisers say they are relieved to be back to full capacity.
Back by popular demand are the evergreen 3 Tons of Fun, Afrohouse sensation 3 Fingers from Crossroads, the electrifying 3Divas drag trio, who are celebrating their 13th year on the Cape Town Pride stage, and the 2016 runner-up in SA’s Got Talent and South Africa’s Queen of Queens – Manila von Teez.
Performing on the main stage are singers Craig Jordaan from Elsies River; Jarrad Ricketts, the Sama nominee for Best Pop Album in 2019; recipients of the Pride Heroes Award for best newcomers of the year, The Trans-formers; and Mama Africa of Drag, Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie.
There will be a sample from the Timeless Festival curated by Death of Glitter and featuring club kid par excellence Ina Propriette, backed by DJs Queezy and Angel-Ho.
In a scoop for Cape Town Pride, Priscilla, the host of Drag Race Italia, will be performing live on stage at the Pride Mardi Gras.
The headline act is Cape Town’s home girl, Dope St Jude.
After four years of touring and living abroad, she will perform in her first show in South Africa since 2019.
Get to Green Point A Track where it’s all happening from 12pm. Entry is R50 at the door or via Quicket.
CAPE TOWN Silo Concerts
Silo Concerts in partnership with Hendricks Gin are back to entertain visitors to the V&A Waterfront neighbourhood.
Established in 2018, the concerts quickly gained popularity and soon became an annual series of memorable events, before the onset of the pandemic brought an end to public events.
The Waterfront has previously featured various orchestras, jazz and kwela bands, singer Amanda Black and The Soil.
Visitors to the V&A can look forward to an exciting and varied concert line-up as part of the 2022/2023 series, including Andrew Young and Don Vino.
Young will showcase his astounding saxophone skills today. The Liverpool-born
star will be sure to captivate audiences with his special humour and electrifying stage presence.
Where: Silo District, against MOCAA building, Waterfront. When: Today from 7pm.
Cost: Free.
Hamlet By William Shakespeare
A powerful new interpretation brings Hamlet to life through puppetry and physical performance.
Janni Younge’s Hamlet premiered at the National Arts Festival 2022 where it received outstanding reviews.
Commanded by the ghost of his father to avenge his death, Hamlet must grapple with the value of a life and what it means to “set things right”.
Caught between love and anger, immediate revenge and ultimate retribution, Hamlet fights to right his world shattered by murder.
Where: The Pam Golding Theatre at The Baxter.
When: Until to March 11 at 7.30pm. Cost: R120 - R150 via Webtickets.