Don’t miss
Earlier this year, DJs Kenzhero and Kid Fonque alongside Maria McCloy cofounded Tonght (yes, it is spelt like that), a bimonthly party for Jo’burg’s “grown and sexy’’ folk. This month’s edition features a performance by kwaito legend Thebe as well as the spinning trio of Kid Fonque, Kenzhero and McCloy on the decks. Details: And Club, 39 Gwigwi Mrwebi Street, Newtown, Johannesburg, August 5. Tickets are R100 cash at the door or book through quicket.co.za
On the same day as the Soweto
Arts and Crafts Fair, a child-friendly yoga session with Steven Heyman of YogaWorks will be held at the Soweto Theatre. Adult participants will be asked to donate R150 to the 100ABCers Club. All participants will have access to the fair as well as a free tour of the Soweto Theatre. Details: Soweto Theatre, corner of Bolani and Bolani Link roads, Jabulani, Soweto, from 9.30am to 11.30am, August 5. Visit the 100ABCers Facebook page for more information.
In 1891, a 14-member choir formed in the Eastern Cape, which included singers Charlotte Maxeke (née Manye) and Paul and Eleanor Xiniwe, and travelled to the United Kingdom and the United States to perform church hymns and traditional African music specific to the Cape. Because the music was never recorded, this multimedia installation includes an interpretation of five of the songs the choir performed composed by Thuthuka Sibisi and Philip Miller, based on a surviving concert programme of the time. It will be conducted by composers. Equally exciting is the exhibition of 20 portraits of each choir member, discovered in London’s Hulton Archive last year. The exhibition is curated by Renée Mussai, and the opening on August 8 will be followed by a panel discussion at 1pm on August 9. Details: Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, August 8 to November 13. Visit iziko.org.za for more information.
The term
“in perpetuum” refers to something that is perennial and never-ending. Beth Diane Armstrong’s sculptural works exist in the precarious space between different modes and expressions of scale, space, process, materiality and structure. Sculpting works in steel, the Standard Bank Young Artist’s work seeks to interpret the nebulous and abstract nature of life experiences into a physical and permanent form. The exhibition is a representation of different works in her career since graduating from Rhodes University’s fine art department in 2010. Details: Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, August 3 to September 30. Visit Standard Bank Arts on Facebook for more information.
Internationally acclaimed composer Thokozani Mhlambi, also known as Ndu X, melds classical instruments such as the cello with electronic music. In this show, he will include Elvis Diedricks (LVC), DJ Sahman and DJ Reagz. Details: The Jazzy Rainbow, 93 Smiso Nkwanyana Road, Durban, August 4. The gig starts at 8.30pm. Tickets are R70. Visit the Jazzy Rainbow on Facebook for more information.