PALM SUNDAY WITH THE DURBAN SYMPHONIC CHOIR

Palm Sunday with the Durban Symphonic Choir: Sunday March 29 at 15h00.

For the 60th Anniversary of the Durban Symphonic Choir the Karl Jenkins Requiem as well as various pieces by Mozart will be performed under the baton of Chad Hendricks with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra at St Joseph's Cathedral.

The Requiem is a mass for the souls of the dead. Karl Jenkins has set the usual Latin movements, but, in keeping with his trait of drawing from other cultures he has also set five Japanese "death" poems.

Tickets: Quicket

POETIC SYMPHONY FOR POETRY AFRICA

Poetic Symphony returns with a breathtaking fusion of spoken word, and live orchestral music by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.

Taking place at Seabrooke’s Theatre (Durban High School) on March 21, 2026, at 15h00, this powerful production brings celebrated poets to the stage - Mbali Malimela, Deborah Johnson, Adam Mots, Torsten Clear, and Malika Ndlovu - alongside the full symphony orchestra, creating an immersive experience where poetry meets classical sound.

Expect moving storytelling, rich musical arrangements, and a dynamic celebration of South African artistry.

Tickets: Webtickets

FESTIVAL WILL BRING CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO LIFE

The 29th edition of the renowned Time of the Writer festival presented by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts has extended its programming this year to bring a fascinating array of authors to entertain and inspire children through the art of stories. The authors will be presented at a range of Ethekwini Municipality’s city libraries, arts and community centres. 

The diverse group of children's authors from around the country will facilitate writing and cartoon drawing workshops, musical narratives and narrate teen adventures. The featured authors are Jayne Bauling, Nathi Ngubane, Ziyaad Ally Khan, Refiloe Moahloli, Salamina Mosese, Ekta Somera, Khwezi Mthethwa and Upile Uthixo Bongco. The programme of storytelling and writing workshops will also be supplemented by Nalibali, a specialist ngo working in the field of promoting children’s literature.

Famous political cartoonist, Nathi Ngubane will present cartoon workshops at New Germany Library and Amawoti Library. Well-known for his power-packed children’s story book From the River to the Sea, he will share his newest offering at this year’s festival, Malcolm X in Gaza.

The delightful Refiloe Moahloli will bring her award-winning stories to life with a brand-new series. Performing arts and mental health advocate, Upile Uthixo Bongco will share her Big Shoes to Fill with young audiences.

Multi-genre storyteller, film producer and media entrepreneur, Salamina Moses has a special song and musical story to entertain the youth. Teen adventure series and fantasy writers, Jayne Bauling and Ziyaad Ally Khan will take groups of readers on an adventure through narratives of dark knights and aliens, and wholesome stories of friendships with horses.

Ziyaad Ally will begin the week at Umlazi West Library and meet more readers at DUT and ML Sultan campuses with award-winning author Jayne Bauling. A packed programme will also be presented at the Luthuli Museum.

Local writers Ekta Somera, the author of Lilly the Llama Party Drama and Khwezi Mthethwa, the 17-year-old author of the book of The Key to the Secret door of Dinosaurs will bring their exciting stories to the inaugural Children’s Festival programme. Ekta hopes to inspire a new generation of children to use their imagination boldly. Khwezi Mthethwa’s wonderful story was written in her pre-teen years.

Shafinaaz Hassim, the curator of the Time of the Writer festival, said: “It is especially relevant to us that we are able to bring together this group of committed and cutting-edge children’s storytellers from around the country, and to be able to bring their stories to the children. We are so excited to be sharing their expertise in these spaces and partnerships that have opened their doors, the libraries and the cultural centres.”

The Nalibali storytelling programme will be presented at libraries in Umlazi and Chesterville. Nalibali’s two-day writer’s workshop for writers who are interested in the art of writing for younger readers will be presented at the KZNSA Gallery by Thabiso Mahlape.

The Time of the Writer festival takes place from March 23 to 28, 2026. The complete festival schedule including the Children’s Festival programme can be viewed at  https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/29th-online/

 

All events to the festival are free. The 29th edition of the Time of the Writer festival is supported by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, National Arts Council of South Africa and the KZN Department of Sport, Arts & Culture. Festival partners include the Wits Writing Centre, DALRO and the ATKV.

 

About the Centre For Creative Arts:

The 30-year Centre for Creative Arts is a multi-disciplinary cultural hub in the School of Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The Centre is renowned for presenting five of South Africa’s leading arts festivals – the Time of the Writer festival (29 years), JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Festival (28 years), Durban International film Festival (46 years), Poetry Africa (30 years) and the Artfluence Human Rights Festival (5 years). The Centre for Creative Arts is also host of the 5th World Slam Poetry Competition which will present 40 slam poets from forty nations competing for the global title in Durban during October 2026.

 

About the Curator:

Shafinaaz Hassim is an multi award-winning author and sociologist. Her more than 18 titles have received international and local acclaim. In 2014, she was listed by UNESCO as one of the top 39 writers in Africa under the age of 40. Her novels have been commended by the SALA and NIHSS awards and the UJ Prize for Creative Writing. She is also the author of the five-book Nisa Qamar series for young adults, which has been shortlisted twice for the Minara Aziz Hassim Literary Awards and the prestigious Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature 2019. Her novel Darlings of Durban received noteworthy accolade. Kimya Writes is her latest series. Hassim presents a popular book review show called BookBytes, showcasing cutting-edge writing from local and international authors. She brings her varied industry expertise to the curation of Time of the Writer Festival. 

 

For more information on the Centre for Creative Arts, click on the logo advert to the right of this article.

 

EXHIBITION BY RAJA OSHI

 

(“Unaccounted For” acrylic on canvas by Raja Oshi)

 

An exhibition by Raja Oshi titled What the Soul Yearns for and What the Eye Dares Witness opens in the Main Gallery of the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg.

The exhibition opens on March 22, 2026, at 11h00. The Opening Speaker will be Dr Katherine Patrick

Oshi maintains a strong academic foundation and an extensive exhibition history. She began her formal education in 1994, graduating from the College of Fine and Applied Art at Sudan University of Science and Technology in Khartoum. Her passion for art and continuous pursuit of knowledge led her to further studies, earning a postgraduate diploma from the Centre for Visual Arts (CVA) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2007. Most recently, in 2021, she attained an honours degree, solidifying her academic credentials in the visual arts. She has exhibited widely across South Africa.

Oshi has also showcased internationally with the Forster Art Gallery in Zanzibar in 2021, Bi-z gallery in Norway in 2004 and Taliesin Art Centre in South Wales in 2000. Recent exhibitions include Whispers in Matter, a group show with Artyli gallery and Disconnected Introspection, a solo exhibition at the Alliance Française de Pretoria. These exhibitions have provided platforms for Oshi to engage with diverse audiences, fostering a deeper understanding of the cultural and social issues she explores in her art.

Raja’s paintings, both figurative and abstract, are inspired by her life context – what is happening in the world as well as moments of everyday life. Using unconventional, repurposed, recycled materials, her work explores and experiments through the interplay of textures, colours and layers.

Colour plays an important role, reflecting change, like the seasons, and the constant shifts of memory and emotions. The colours of the ocean, blues and turquoise, reflect depth and memory in many of her paintings. Surfaces for painting are created in a physical process of stitching and weaving fabric scraps, pieces of canvas left over from stretching canvases. In working with such unpredictable material, Raja’s work reflects her processing and expression of what is happening in the world.

In her work, Raja seeks to give voice to and present women’s stories with authenticity and depth – such as experiences of love, resilience, motherhood, ageing, and loneliness. Her art is also a powerful response to realities of war, hunger, displacement, violence, the trauma of migration, and the tragedies of war, both in Sudan and around the world. Through form and colour, her paintings reflect collective grief, bearing witness to the exhaustion, displacement and suffering of Sudan, and people that have had war forced upon them, particularly women. Raja’s work responds to urgent realities that demand to be expressed.

As a migrant herself, Raja’s work also explores the lived experiences of migrants and the complexities of their struggles. They touch on universal human experiences of vulnerability, resilience and memory, experiences of being human that transcend borders, all of which are represented in her diverse work.

A walkabout of this exhibition will be conducted by the artist, but the date is to be confirmed.

The exhibition runs until May 10, 2026, at 17h00.

Enquiries/Bookings: pinky.nkabinde@msunduzi.gov.za or 033 392 2811

BUMP AND GRIND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

 

After a sensational festive season run, Bump and Grind is back by popular demand for audiences who missed the show the first time around.

This hilarious, high-energy cabaret returns to Northlands Bowling Club for a limited run from March 27 to 29.

 Join Aaron Mcilroy and Lisa Bobbert as they bring their signature mix of humour, and music back to the Bowling Club.

 Whether you’re seeing it for the first time or coming back for more, this is a musical comedy experience not to be missed.

 

3 shows Only!

Venue: Northlands Bowling Club

Dates: March 27–29, 2026

Bookings: Available through Webtickets or contact Roland on 0824998636

 Seats are limited, so early booking is recommended.

 Northlands Bowling Club is located at 50a Margaret Maytom Avenue, Durban North.

 

IGUZU MOVEMENT PROJECTS

 

IGUZU Movement Projects arrives in Durban to Empower Young Artists.

 

The Iguzu Movement Project is proud to announce the IGUZU (WAGON) Movement Projects – KZN Districts Tour, a dynamic travelling artistic and educational initiative designed to empower young people across KwaZulu-Natal.

This impactful programme brings together 40 emerging artists from five districts in Durban for an intensive week-long creative development experience. Running daily from 08h00 to 10h00, participants engage in immersive workshops, creative exchanges, and collaborative sessions spanning dance, music, poetry, and visual arts.

The programme will culminate in a powerful final showcase on March 20 at the Playhouse 410 Studio. This presentation will highlight the collaborative work and creativity developed throughout the week.

 

Attendance is by reservation only. To secure a seat, contact:

•           Vusi Makanya: vmdanceoffice@gmail.com

•           Alwande Mthembu: mthembualwande91@gmail.com

 

The initiative has been touring district municipalities across the province, including eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, uMgungundlovu District, King Cetshwayo District, Zululand District, iLembe District, and Ugu District. At each stop, participants take part in a structured programme designed to foster self-discovery, confidence, collaboration, and creative expression.

“Through dance, we journey into the unknown — discovering who we are, where we come from, and who we can become.”

Each district activation features dance and movement workshops, heritage and cultural site visits, live performance experiences, artist engagements, and opportunities for collaborative creation. These activities provide participants with both artistic exposure and meaningful cultural connection.

The programme is led by experienced artist-educators from Vusi Makanya Dance Company and KMSDT, who serve as mentors throughout the journey. Their guidance ensures a supportive, disciplined, and inspiring learning environment.

The IGUZU WAGON Project is funded through the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 6) and the National Arts Council (NAC), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC).

 

For updates and more information, follow the journey on social media using:

#IGUZIMOVEMENTPROJECTS

BAROQUE 2000 SEASON OPENING

 

(Refiloe Olifant. Pic supplied)

Baroque 2000 has announced its Season Opening on March 29 at 11h30 at St James Church - Venice Road in Musgrave.

 Programme – “Bach Family”:

Johann Bernhard Bach - Ouverture Suite in G Minor

Johannes Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A Minor – Refiloe Olifant soloist

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - Sinfonia in F major, F.67

⁠Johannes Sebastian Bach – “Befiehl du deine Wege”, BWV 270.

 

Tickets R200 at the door. Children enter free.

There is free and secure parking in Venice and Sir Arthur adjacent roads.

 

Become a subscriber to the whole Season of 8 concerts!

Subscription includes: reserved seat, 1 concert free (total R1400)

April 26: Music at the Court of LouisXIV – Versailles

May 31: Handel Operatic arias (Lynelle Kenned – soprano).

June 28: Vivaldi programme with Ralitza Macheva (violin) and Ralitsa Pechoux (cello) soloists.

Sept 13. Erik Dippenaar – Organ and Harpsichord concerti.

Oct 25:  The KZN Youth Choir

Nov 29: Young Barockers.

Dec 20: Christmas celebration / Antoinette Lohmann – baroque violin (The Netherlands). Masterclasses.

 

Banking details:

Baroque 2000 – FNB Musgrave – Branch code 221126 – Acc No. 6 200 500 2663

 

Contact: Michel. sursouth@iafrica.com 082 303 5241

KARL JENKINS’ REQUIEM & MUSIC BY MOZART

 

(Above: The Durban Symphonic Choir)

 

The Durban Symphonic Choir and the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra present a memorable afternoon of choral and orchestral music: Karl Jenkins’ Requiem and music by Mozart, on Palm Sunday, March 29 at 15h00, in the beautiful surroundings of St Joseph’s Cathedral, Mariannhill.

The year 2026 marks a special milestone for the Durban Symphonic Choir as it celebrates 60 years of music-making, and this concert forms part of the choir’s anniversary celebrations.

The first half of the programme features music by Mozart, including the joyful Regina coeli, the beloved Laudate Dominum, and the brilliant Alleluja from Exsultate, Jubilate. These works will highlight the talents of soloists drawn from the choir’s own ranks – Sibonelo Mbanjwa, Gabrielle Wills, and Billi-Jean Parker. The first half concludes with Handel’s famous Hallelujah Chorus.

Following a short interval, choir and orchestra come together for Karl Jenkins’ Requiem, a work admired for its compelling contrasts: Dramatic choral passages and sweeping orchestral textures convey the grandeur of the traditional Latin Requiem, while the inclusion of delicate Japanese haiku introduces moments of calm reflection and lyrical beauty, creating a work that is both powerful and deeply contemplative.

The performance is directed by Ros Conrad and conducted by Chad Hendricks and promises an inspiring musical experience in the resonant acoustics of this historic cathedral.

 

Event Details:

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Time: 15h00 – 17h00

Venue: St. Joseph’s Cathedral, 98 Abbot Francis Road, Mariannhill, Durban

Tickets: R130 (under 12’s free), available online at Quicket or at the door.

Food & Beverages will be available for purchase.

This concert is a must-attend for classical music lovers and those seeking a meaningful way to observe Palm Sunday.

 

Contact:

Website: www.durbansymphonicchoir.co.za

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DbnChoir

Email: durbansymphonicchoir@gmail.com

Phone: Marian on 082 418 0883

 

ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS FOR WORLD POETRY DAY

 

Pics by Shelley Kjonstad

 (Above: Apollo Secondary)

Anthology of poems by young writers interrogating the notion of “Belonging” taking place on World Poetry Day: March 21, 2026

World Poetry Day, celebrated annually on March 21, will resonate personally with 70 young poets from four schools South of Durban this year, as they celebrate being published in a new anthology, Belonging, compiled and edited by Durban poet, Kemera Moodly.

 

(Above: Meadowlands Technical High)

Four schools participated in the project which rolled out last year, and 70 poems were selected for publication: Grade ten learners from Meadowlands Technical High School, Apollo Secondary School, Protea Secondary School, and Southlands Secondary School submitted poems for consideration.

Moodly also gave cash prizes to the top three poems in each grade, in each school. “It was not a competition, but I did want to award excellence,” she explained. Every participating child received a complimentary copy of the printed anthology.

(Above: Protea Secondary)

The Chatsworth Poetry Project, as it was dubbed, was a project, funded and administered by Moodly. “I wanted to give young adults the freedom to use their voice, to encourage independent thinking and creative writing, to inspire self-reflection and to uplift participating learners by having their poetry formally published in a printed anthology,” she explained.

“From Chatsworth’s schoolyards, corridors and homes, these poems carry laughter, longing, loss, love, hope and everything in between,” continued Moodly. “These poems reminded me that Belonging isn’t just a place, it is the courage to speak, the power to listen and the will to build. I was impressed that the title resonated so much with the learners, and that they took time and care to write such extraordinary pieces. It gave me immense joy to be providing a platform for the young writers to be able to express themselves.”

The project participants will be encouraged to get involved in World Poetry Day – which is celebrated annually on March 21 to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999, this day honours poets and their work. As Durban is a formal UNESCO City of Literature, it is especially important to honour the UNESCO calendar days.

 

(Above: Southlands Secondary)

Kemera Moodly understands how important it is for young people to find their voice and express their emotions through poetry. She has herself published six anthologies of her work and has been writing poetry consistently since she was a young child, launching her first anthology, Words from my Heart, in 2013, and her most recent one, Paper Heart, last year. 

Belonging is available in the libraries of the participating schools. Belonging can be purchased from Kemera, or from the four schools directly.

Moodly’s books can be purchased online: visit: www.kemeramoodly.com. Her work can also be found on Instagram and Facebook.

Profits from Kemera’s books and merchandise are donated to the Denis Hurley Centre.

KOZO ZWANE FOR CENTRE FOR JAZZ

 (Left: Kozo Zwane. Pic supplied)

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music proudly presents Kozo Zwane for the March edition of Twosday, on Tuesday March 24, 2026, at 17h30.

Originally from Johannesburg, Kozo Zwane is a practicing musician who explores a variety of genres. He is heavily influenced by folk writing, South African Jazz and AmaZioni. His music is grounded by and in prayer - structured around vocal layering and guitar, his performances generally involve choral work from vocal ensemble Buyambo. 2024 saw him take on more solo shows, and he finally makes his debut at the UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music.

His love for sonic experimentation has led him to the scoring of internationally-acclaimed films, as well as the creation of soundtracks for a show at SA Fashion Week 2022 as well as live theatre production Of Loss by TheatreDuo. He started 2024 with a performance at a Gift of the Givers’ fundraiser, opening for Alice Phoebe Lou at the Baxter theatre. Since then, he has performed on many sold-out shows in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban as a solo act and alongside collaborators such as Muneyi, Internet Athi and Kujenga.

 

Event Details

Twosday Live with Kozo Zwane

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Doors Open: 17h00. Music starts: 17h30

Tickets R130 (R100 pensioners, R70 students)

Available online via Webtickets or cash at the door

https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1589267397

 

This will be a captivating experience filled with singalongs, laughter, tears and warmth. Expect a preview of new music with pianist Nkosinathi Matomela.

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is located at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus Dennis Shepstone Building, Level 2.

KZNPO SUMMER SEASON CONCERT 2: REVIEW

 

(Conrad van Alphen)

 The variations and polonaise lack nothing in brilliant and flamboyant pianism, which was ‘brought off’ with practiced assurance. (Review by David Smith)

 KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra World Symphony Series, Summer Season, Concert 2 (March 12, 2026)

The Playhouse Opera

 It was obvious that Gabriel Fauré’s Masques et Bergamasques, a four-movement suite of benign neo-classical, had to preface this programme: it is refined and delicate music, and thus it could make its point before virtuosity and vigour took over the evening. Fauré’s pieces take their inspiration from the art of Antoine Watteau, a world of pierrots and lute-players, of fashionably-dressed young men and women adorning Arcadian landscapes.

The historical rhymes involved were striking: Watteau’s original popularity represented a public withdrawal from the militaristic statism of Louis XIV’s reign, while Faure’s commission came at the end of World War 1 when Europeans sought recuperation from the preceding years of carnage and chaos, and now we were afforded a retreat from the savagery of contemporary geopolitics. Just an evening in a concert-hall.

The conductor Conrad van Alphen put his imprint on the sound from the first, easygoing bars: he drew listeners into the poised dances, directing the orchestral flow and shading towards the restrained yet quietly buoyant world of Watteau-esque manners. It was remarkable that so chaste and understated a start should have roused the audience to their first bout of enthusiasm.

 

(Ludmil Angelov)

 

The Bulgarian pianist Ludmil Angelov comes with years of immersion in Chopin’s oeuvre. By carrying us through the early Variations on Mozart’s “La ci darem la mano”, via the exquisite Andante spianato (solo piano) to the rousing Grande Polonaise brillante, and coupling this with two encores – the Waltz in C-sharp minor and a Mazurka in G minor – he offered us a neat and delectable survey of Chopin’s career through the 1820s and early ’30s. 

The variations and polonaise lack nothing in brilliant and flamboyant pianism, which was ‘brought off’ with practiced assurance.

 Angelov’s feeling for the rhythmic gestures of the polonaise and mazurka was married to a judicious approach to the execution of the much-discussed Chopin rubato, the subtle but necessary flexibility of speed in right-hand melody, as well as for harmonic and rhetorical expression. In fact, his doughty approach was fascinating for its demonstration of the interplay between the two hands, and their integration with the pedalling. Van Alphen managed to raise the orchestral contribution above the humdrum role that it has in these two Chopin works by creating an atmospheric presence behind the pianist’s complex circuitry.

The season closed with Beethoven’s Second Symphony, and the delivery amounted to one of the most cogent accounts of a symphony that we have heard in recent months. Van Alphen ignited the players and kept them constantly alert to the interplay of parts in a work that maintains its momentum in a spirited fashion. From the dramatic introduction, engagement was obvious, and the energy of the first movement underlay all the rest of the work. The second, slowish movement and the following brief scherzo contain the most exposed writing of the symphony. But nothing was stopping the players now, their affectionate and sensitive Larghetto giving way to the bounding pulsations of the third movement. The final dashing Allegro molto brought home the vivacity of Beethoven’s conception in a symphony broadly considered conservative in style!

The sense of the unity of the performance was an indication that Van Alphen was directing not so much a succession of ideas as a single, flexible instrument fit to tackle both the large gestures and the detailed paths of themes and sonorities. Fittingly, no one in the audience broached the pauses between movements with applause (merited though it might have been), not because they were obeying a rule but because they were following a thread. - David Smith

 

NB:

The two KZNPO Winter Season Concerts take place on June 11 and 18, 2026, at 19h00 in the Playhouse Opera. Booking is at Quicket.

 To visit the KZNPO’s website click on the advert at the top right-hand side of this review.

SUBMISSIONS FOR JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES #6 ONLINE COLLOQUIUM

 

(Above: Close by …  La rue d’à-côté … (JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2024) Compagnie Ex Nihilo (Marseille, France) in an encounter with FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY (Durban, South Africa). Photo Val Adamson)

 

Deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2026 (16h00)

The Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), in partnership with the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, will host the 6th JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES (JMD) Colloquium in an online format from May 27 to 29, 2026. Under the theme Choreographies of Activism: Moving Bodies as Disruptive Presencing, this year’s dialogues invite scholars, artists, choreographers, and activists to explore the role of dance as a powerful form of embodied activism in contemporary global contexts.

Dr Lliane Loots, the chair of the JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES steering committee explains: “Across the Global South, dance has long served as a site where histories of resistance, survival, refusal, and futurity are carried through the moving body. We are looking to examine dance - not simply as metaphor - but as a practical mode of political engagement—a way that bodies assemble, appear, disrupt, and claim space, visibility, and justice within systems shaped by colonial and postcolonial power.”

(Sisukaphi (JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2025) Mfundiseni Ndwalane. Photo Val Adamson)

In a global moment marked by deep political upheaval, economic inequality, and the lingering impacts of colonial histories, the dialogues ask urgent questions about the role of movement and performance. How does the dancing body respond to forms of censorship, erasure, and the denial of humanity experienced in many parts of the world today? What possibilities do rhythm, gesture, stillness, improvisation, and collective movement offer as alternatives to dominant social, spatial, and political orders?

The programme will bring together international and regional contributors to engage with myriad questions including: how dance can be used as activism, and what choreographic strategies act as a form of disruptive presencing under conditions of risk, surveillance, or repression amongst others.

 

(uXinzelelo (JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2024) BreeH Cele. Photo by Val Adamson

 

JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES welcomes a range of presentation formats that reflect the embodied nature of dance research and practice. These include academic papers, lecture-demonstrations, performance lectures, artist talks, facilitated movement scores, curated panels, and other hybrid or experimental forms.

Proposals of up to 450 words are invited and should be submitted by Thursday, April 2, 2026 (16h00). Abstract submissions and enquiries email: 2024jomba@gmail.com

For the full submission call out go to: https://tinyurl.com/yc2d7m6v

 

For more information about the JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE Dialogues and archive, visit

https://jomba.ukzn.ac.za/masihambisane-dialogues/