The Umtiza Arts Festival is returning next month and it promises to be an exciting experience for art and music enthusiasts across Buffalo City Municipality. The Guild Theatre, East London Museum, and Ann Bryant Art Gallery have teamed up…
The Sonwa Sakuba Institute for Performing Arts and Umtiza Arts Festival has partnered with the Guild Theatre to introduce a short play competition. Entrants stand the chance to win R2,500 and have their play showcased on stage at the…
Auditions are underway for Trixie, the stage adaptation of Lori-Ann Preston’s book of the same name. The stage play is scheduled to take place at the annual Umtiza Arts Festival on May 30. “It’s a great community project which needs a…
“For as long as I remember, I loved music, even though growing up my siblings and I were not exposed to any medium such as television,” says singer-songwriter Sasa Mamzangwa Jobodwana. “The only time was when my dad would play his jazz, I…
TOUCHING TRIBUTE: The Keiskamma Tapestry Exhibition saw ‘The Marriage Altar’ piece on display in the Courtnay-Latimer Hall at the East London Museum. The Hamburg-based community art project says the paintings surrounding the central panel…
East London-born singing sensation Asandiswa George serenaded her audience at the Guild Theatre on Friday evening during the Umtiza Arts Festival. George shared the stage with the world-famous Soweto String Quartet (SSQ) which who were…
The three-day Umtiza Arts Festival kicked off on a high note on Friday at various venues in East London with a jam-packed programme suitable for young and old. The East London Museum, Ann Bryant Gallery and East London Guild Theatre…
The “Towards the Creative, Smart City” dialogue will be held at Atlantis Lifestyle Lounge on the Esplanade in East London on Saturday, as part of the Umtiza Arts Festival which kicks off on on Friday. The dialogue aims to bring together…
TALENTED East London songstress artist, Megan Francis continues to impress crowds at with her amazing voice. Francis is a talented vocalist who entertained crowds on cruise ships over a span of 3½ years before returning to East London. “I…
The annual Umtiza Arts Festival kicked off its vibrant programme on Wednesday evening with an arts exhibition held at Ann Bryant Coach House in Southernwood. The East London Fine Arts Society (ELFAS)”Anything But Painting” Exhibition was…
THE Guild Theatre is inviting young performers from the age of six to 16 to audition for its upcoming production of Adventures in Fairy Tale Forest. This is a 30-minute production aimed at children between the ages of three and 10, to be…
