Magnificent music in the majestic City Hall: The Army Band’s Gala Concert 2016

On 15 April 2016, we attended the Gala Concert of the SA Army Band Western Cape in the City Hall in central Cape Town. Although they are primarily a military marching band, their wide-ranging repertoire also includes classical, jazz, big band, rock and pop…

What an unforgettable, magical evening!

If you ever have an opportunity to see the SA Army Band Western Cape performing live, please grab it with both hands – you will enjoy every moment!

The Animal Communicator – an extraordinary movie

A couple of years ago, I attended an interspecies communication workshop with Anna Breytenbach.

A movie – “The Animal Communicator” – has recently been made about Anna and the work she does. Do go and watch it as soon as possible, as it may not be available online and for free very much longer.

Sacred Elephant is coming to New York City in September 2013!

Residents (and September visitors) of New York City – you are soooo lucky! It is sure to be an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Sacred Elephant, the beautifully lyrical and heart-stirring dramatic monologue by Heathcote Williams that has been transformed into a one-man stage play by director Geoffrey Hyland and talented actor Jeremy Crutchley, is coming to New York City.

Making some fun games for a Kindergarten Fete: Feed the hungry lion and catch some fish!

One of the best things of having friends with little kids is that it lets you re-live your childhood by re-awakening your own inner child and remembering how to play and have fun. Our good friends L & V have a darling little daughter N, who goes to a German kindergarten in Cape Town. Earlier…

Magnificent Sacred Elephant: Jeremy Crutchley brings Heathcote Williams’ epic poem to life at the Intimate Theatre

I’m sure that one-person plays must be particularly challenging for an actor. The success – or failure – of the entire performance rests solely on your shoulders. No one helps you to weave that spell on your audience, ever-so-gently guiding your viewers to bond with the characters you are portraying onstage. It is solely up…

Giving 2011 a proper send-off: Festive season outings in and around Cape Town

As we had had so much fun exploring Cape Town and doing all manner of touristy things with mom-in-law and sis-in-law during their various visits in 2011 (for instance, have a look at this post), we were really excited when mom-in-law announced that she would love to visit us for Christmas and New Year. We…

Provocative Pieter-Dirk Uys at Evita se Perron: The voice of our collective conscience

The quaint little village of Darling, more or less an hour’s drive north of Cape Town off the R27, and midway between Yzerfontein and Malmesbury, is the home of South Africa’s most famous White lady: Evita Bezuidenhout. She lives and performs at a most unusual theatrical venue: Darling’s old railway station, which has been lovingly…

The 2011 Christmas Lights in Adderley Street: Cape Town – Africa’s Greatest City

We took a drive through central Cape Town tonight to see the annual Christmas lights in Adderley Street. Our exploration coincided with an open-air concert and market in this street, which meant that it was blocked off at the Spin Street intersection (near the Company’s Gardens) and at the Strand Street intersection (near the Golden…

Theuns Jordaan performs live at the Strand Town Hall

On Friday night, 23 December 2011, we drove out to The Strand with the Two Moms. We had bought some tickets for a concert at the local Town Hall. Nope, it wasn’t for a concert by the SA Navy Band (who had held their Gala Concert there earlier this year): we were off to see…

Christmas Carols by Candlelight with the Salvation Army Band in the De Waal Park

The joyful melodies of Christmas carols rang out across the lovely De Waal Park in the Gardens this evening, as families and visitors from near and far joined the Friends of De Waal Park and the Salvation Army Band in creating some Christmas cheer. The last time we had been to the Park was in…

“Nice to see you, we will meet again, now we say goodbye”: The SA Navy Band rocks the Waterfront

The fabulous SA Navy Band took to the stage at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre yesterday, Sunday 18 December 2011, for their final concert of 2011. They couldn’t have asked for better weather: it was a typical summer’s day in Cape Town, with luminous blue skies and not a cloud in sight. Not surprisingly, the Waterfront…

Remembering the 2010 Gala Concert of the SA Army Band Cape Town

Update: An article I wrote about this event was published on the Reserve Force Division website. Here is the PDF document. While I was finalising my write-up of the 2011 Gala Concert of the SA Army Band Cape Town, I suddenly realised that I had forgotten to tell you about their fabulous concert of the…

Thundering drums, skirling pipes and heavenly voices: The 2011 Gala Concert of the SA Army Band Cape Town

Update: An article I wrote about this event was published on the Reserve Force Division website. Here is the PDF document. On Friday, 2 December 2011, the annual Gala Concert of the SA Army Band Cape Town took place at the grand City Hall in Darling Street, central Cape Town. As concertgoers took their seats in…

A fantastic evening’s entertainment: The Military Sunset Concert at the Castle

Update: An article I wrote about this event was published on the Reserve Force Division website. Here is the PDF document. This evening, the Military Sunset Concert 2011 was held at the Castle of Good Hope in central Cape Town, under a cloudless blue summer sky. When the big imposing gates of the Castle opened…

Weekend in Riversdale – Part 4: Sonja Herholdt in Riversdale, performing “Heartbeat of a Woman”

On Saturday morning, we attended a delightful breakfast concert in the Riversdale Town Hall. The event had been arranged by a local organisation known as DROOM. An Afrikaans word that means dream, DROOM is actually an acronym for Diens aan Riversdal en Omgewing se Ouer Mense, i.e. Serving the Elderly of Riversdale and Surroundings. This is…

Grains of Sand

“To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour."

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