The multi award winning, internationally acclaimed piano duo Genova & Dimitrov are back in South Africa by popular demand and will be touring the country in the month of March. Aglika Genova and Liuben Dimitrov formed a duo in 1995 and today they can look back on a career featuring numerous awards, collaborations with orchestras [...]

A unique art project in the Eerste River in Stellenbosch, by the well-known landscape artist Strijdom van der Merwe, will put the spotlight on this precious South African heritage on Tuesday, 2 March. The project forms part of the Stellenbosch University Woordfees (Wordfest) taking place from 1 to 7 March.
According to Mr Jan Odendaal, an [...]

The 11th and biggest Wordfest (Woordfees) is here! This national arts festival of Stellenbosch University (SU), which draws festival-goers from all over the country and even from abroad, boasts more than 200 productions and 250 presentations this year. The Wordfest is held from 1-7 March.
Click here for a list (in Afrikaans) of the productions for [...]

For the first time in the history of the popular Woordfees (Wordfest) of Stellenbosch University a concert featuring only Afrikaans choral music will be held. This unique performance will take place in the Endler Hall on 28 February 2010 at 16:30.
Two of the concerts in the Department of Music’s official Endler Concert Series are also [...]

After a brief run at the H.B Thom Theatre the US production of ‘ART’ by French playwright, Yasmina Reza is back by popular demand. ‘ART’, brilliantly translated by British playwright Christopher Hampton, won Molière Awards, the Laurence Olivier Award and in 1998 the Tony Award for Best Play.

Set in Paris, the story revolves around three friends [...]

During the Woordfees an exhibition in the Africana room of the JS Gericke Library will feature works by artists from different disciplines, exploring  the concept ‘book’.
 The artists include Strijdom van der Merwe, Diane Victor, Jan van der Merwe, Danie Marais, Fanie Viljoen, Piet Grobler, Leon de Villiers, Stephan Erasmus, Leora Farber, David Paton, Angus Taylor, [...]

Peter de Villiers, Springbok coach, is the guest speaker at the first Woordpret (fun with words) of the year at the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal on 26 February.
Nora Sperling-Thiel wil introduce the audience to the wines of Delheim.
Wine, juice and snacks will be available from 12:45 and  Peter de Villiers will address the audience at 13:00.  The program will last approximately [...]

Internationally acclaimed local pianist, Prof Nina Schumann, will open the Endler Piano Series with a solo recital on 20 February at 20:00. The Piano Series forms part of the prestigious Endler Concert Series that boasts a total of 34 superb classical music concerts in 2010. Schumann is currently Head of Piano at Stellenbosch University as [...]