Auditions and Arts News Around Town

Auditions and Arts News Around Town

West Side Story Audition (JHB)  
The Playhouse Company, Durban, by arrangement with DALRO, announces auditions for the production of West Side Story in Durban during November and December 2013.

The Playhouse Company is pleased to present West Side Story during the festive season in 2013. Auditions for this popular musical will begin in Johannesburg in December 2012.
                                     
Closing date for audition bookings is midday on Monday, 3 December 2012.

More information and audition rules are available on the PANSA website, click here

Call for a three year NAC arts funding
Call for a three year arts organisation support funding (2012/2013 -2015/2016)

The National Arts Council (NAC) is inviting registered arts organisations and companies active in the disciplines of Music, Theatre, Dance, Multi-discipline, Craft, Visual Arts and Literature to apply for the three year Arts Organisation Support Funding formerly known as Company Funding.

Closing date: 14 December 2012
Outcomes: 25 March 2013

Full article is on the PANSA website, click here

Call for Residency Application: African Writers
Sylt Foundation calls all writers of contemporary African literature to apply for the two month African Writer's Residency.

Call for Applications for Residency: African Literary Writers

The Sylt Foundation calls all writers of contemporary African literature to apply for the two month African Writer's Residency, offered as part of the Sylt Foundation Residency Programme. One residency will be awarded annually to African writers who have published literary works of poetry, prose, plays and novels.

Deadline for application submission is by 4pm Friday 15 February 2013

- Announcement and notification of 5 shortlisted finalists 1 April 2013
- Announcement of Residency Award Winner 1 June 2013
- Residency to be taken up from June 2013 - 2014

No late applications will be considered. Applications will be kept confidential.

Full article is available on the PANSA website, click here

Events

What You Laughing At?This hot property comedy entertainment runs at Durban's Catalina Theatre on
Wilson's Wharf until 2 December 2012
Tickets cost for What You Laughing At? are R70 (discounts for pensioners and
students/kids at R50). To book call 031 305 6889, 071 896 6998 or 083 347
9610 or book online: www.ticket.co.za

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The Durban Theatre Awards
Theatre awards time is here again and this year we reach double figures! - the tenth annual awards evening of The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards takes place at 19:30 on Monday 03 December 2012 at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.

Booking is through Computicket. Full article is available on the PANSA website, click here
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Flatfoot dances at the Stable Theatre
The Stable Theatre in association with the Flatfoot Dance Company presents "utalagu/horizon" from December 6 to 9.

The show has choreography by Sifiso 'Kitsona' Khumalo and features drummers Mandla Matsha and Njabulo Shabalala.

Tickets are R50 for adults and R30 for scholars, students and pensioners and are available at the door from one hour before performance starts, and through prior booking via 082 875 6065.

Full article is available on the PANSA website, click here 

Source - Pansa