(Verandah
Panda - Liam Magner & Jane Baillie)
This year there is music to be heard in
every single venue at the Hilton Arts Festival.
South Africans need cheering up and what
better way to do this than music? The organisers have just realised that there
is music in all eleven performance venues.
(Right: Qadasi)
Starting with what’s free to the public.
The Stella Artois Festival Marquee and The Stella Bistro play host to none less
than Verandah Panda (Friday evening), Philani Ngidi & the Afro Divas (Saturday
lunch and evening), John Ellis (Friday evening), The Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters
(Saturday evening) … would the festival be the festival without them? …, The
Jazz Minkeys (Sunday lunch) and, for the first time (also Sunday lunch) the
fantastic Qadasi, aka David Jenkins, was not available last week such was the
media demand for his comments on the late, great Johnny Clegg.
Come and join in the vibe, grab yourself
some food from no fewer than 20 foodie stalls, get a drink and celebrate.
There are three venues totally devoted to
music this year – a first in the Festival’s 27-year history. Just within these
three, you can choose from classical – Christopher Cockburn, Andrew Warburton,
Charl du Plessis and Christopher Duigan will all play concerts. See them all,
they are scheduled so you can!
(Left: Andrew
Warburton)
Indulge in Bonjour Monsieur Brel or A
Star is Born (celebrating Judy Garland), be sure to book for the 4th in the
Knot series by Durban’s own Rat Pack – this year it is Knot Again! Chill with Erin Fourie and Ladies Sing the Blues, favourites Anthony Stonier and Karen
Campbell-Gillies in Thanks for the
Melodies, songbird Shelley McLean in Life
is a Stage and much-loved Sam Landers, Anthony Downing and Evan Roberts in Some Enchanted Evening. This does not
mean you cannot listen to the wonderful Natalie Rungan in Concert, KZN’s own Dave Starke’s tribute to Leonard Cohen or up and
coming star (SA’s Got Talent),
Marianthe Panas in Duo.
And there’s more…. Who remembers Jervis
Pennington and the Soft Shoes? He’s back! See him in An Extraordinary Ordinary Life. Durban’s popular Black Lapels
present The Hits. And that’s not to
mention no less than four theatrical musical offerings: Bonsoir (sexy and French), Offbeat
Broadway (very Broadway), Spanish
Fire (guitar and flamenco) and The
Man and The Mouse (yes … that’s Walt Disney and Mickey!)
(Right: “Some
Enchanted Evening” features Anthony Downing, Sam Landers & Evan Roberts)
Before you are music-ed out, be sure to
catch Richard Haslop in The Listening
Lounge (Fleur de Lys Club) for those with eclectic and unusual musical
tastes – he’s presenting three sessions!
For details of the above, refer to the
website for details after August 11, 2019.
The Hilton Arts Festival, now in its 27th
year takes place at Hilton College from September 13 to 15, 2019.
The full programme will appear in KZN
copies of The Sunday Times on August 11. Booking opens on August 12, and the
programme will be live on the festival website from the morning of August 12.
For more information visit www.hiltonfestival.co.za or contact the Festival
Office on admin@hiltonfestival.co.za or 033 383 0127.
The Hilton Arts Festival is presented by
Hilton College and tiso blackstar group, in association with Grindrod Bank;
Black Coffee; Extreme Events; DWR; Bidvest Car Rental; Stella Artois; BASA; the
KZN Department of Arts and Culture; Tsogo Sun; Redlands Hotel; FNB; the Caxton
Group; Maritzburg Sun; Loud Crowd Media, The SA Artist and Sappi.
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