Aweh! Find out what’s popping in Durban this weekend
There is plenty to do in Durban and surrounds this weekend – don’t miss out on the fun.
ARE you looking for something to do this weekend? Well, look no further – from nature walks to family fun days, dance exhibitions and music shows, we have got you covered. Here’s a list of fun events happening this weekend in Durbs and surrounds:
Friday, May 19
Dance milestone
TO celebrate a monumental 20 years as eThekwini’s most prolific and awarded dance company, Flatfoot Dance Company will honour this milestone with an extraordinary season of new contemporary dances titled Things We Hide from the Light, which will run at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from May 19 to May 21.
Things We Hide from the Light only has four public performances: Friday, May 19 at 19:00, Saturday, May 20 at 14:30 and 19:30, and Sunday, May 21 at 14:30.
Tickets are R100 and R80 for learners, students and pensioners. Booking is available via Computicket.
Saturday, May 20
Explore Beachwood Mangroves on open morning
The next open morning at the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve takes place on Saturday, May 20 from 08:00 to 13:00.
The Honorary Officers will be on hand for guided walks through the mangrove forest. The public are welcome to do self-walks, as well. For the bird enthusiasts, a bird walk starts at 08:15 sharp.
Plants from the reserve’s nursery will also be on sale. Durban North resident and honorary officer, Brian High, said he hopes the public will come out and spend their morning in this amazing piece of nature.
“It is nature right on your doorstep here in Durban. Come see what this little gem we have in Durban has to show you.”
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Sunday, May 21
Musical event pays tribute to Majesty King Charles III
For those who watched the Coronation of King Charles III, one of the highlights was the beautiful music being played throughout the service. To pay tribute and honour to some of the magnificent music associated with Coronations and similar events over the generations, the British Culture and Heritage Association is hosting an afternoon Coronation Celebration Concert featuring the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra. This will be held at the DLI Hall on Sunday, May 21 at 14:00.
The Coronation Celebration Concert features the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and the Durban Symphonic Choir under the baton of Russell Scott. Special guests include Kyran Taylor, who plays the title role in Young Performer’s Project’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat coming to the Playhouse in July, and Raymond Perrier, director of the Denis Hurley Centre, who will be reading carefully chosen texts to accompany the music.
The programme will feature some rousing traditional British musical classics, such as Handel’s Music from the Royal Fireworks – the Hallelujah Chorus and Zadock the Priest; Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance, and Vaughan-Williams’ English Folk Song Suite, interspersed with iconic British and more contemporary favourites, such as numbers from the musicals and the Beatles.
Wear your blue, white and red! Seating is unreserved, there will be a cash bar and tickets are R180 through Quicket.
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Coming up:
Jomba launches new integrated dance show
Jomba has launched a new show titled Jomba! Masihambisane Dialogues which will be hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN), in partnership with the University of Warwick and the African Dance Disability Network. The show will take place online from May 24 to May 26.
The Jomba Dialogues aim to engage research, teaching practices and performance-making that look into integrated dance and disability dance as an embodied form, with a particular African focus, without being exclusive.
For more info or for the full programme, go to: https://jomba.ukzn.ac.za/masihambisane-dialogues/
Arts and crafts for a good cause
Stray Paws Animal Rescue and Welfare will be hosting a Decoupage Workshop where you can make your own abundance tray. All materials will be provided, including a tray, glue, paint, varnish, pictures and stickers. You can bring along an apron or pictures or spare notes to use on your tray.
The fundraising event will take place on Saturday, June 10 from 09:00 to 13:00 at the BAT Centre. The cost of participation is R750, and to book, contact Shabnam at 067 698 9875, Tashya at 083 266 4330 or Cassandra at 082 783 7298.
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