NEWS and ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC

Mary J Blige – Live ICC ArenaTonight (19 October)Tickets: R160 to R280Call: 083 915 8000

Enrique Iglesias – Live ICC Arena20 October Call: 083 915 8000

Gladys Knight – Live ICC Arena28 OctoberCall: 083 915 8000

Freshly Ground – LiveSuncoast Casino8 NovemberCall: 083 915 8000

Michael Buble – Live ICC Arena 16 DecemberCall: 083 915 8000

Celine Dion – Live Absa Stadium20 February 2008Call: 0861 121 333

Pre-recital Jazz DiplomaConcertCentre for Jazz & PopularMusic31 OctoberCall: 031 260 3385

Live entertainment byMurphy (Music Unlimited)The Deck at BadgersDavenport SquareEvery FridayCall: 082 259 3743New Light InternationalEvery Saturday

Call: 082 259 3743

Live JazzCentre for JazzUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal Every WednesdayCall: 031 260 3385

Jazz on the DeckBat CentreEvery SundayCall: 031 332 0451

Roly Struckmeyer & FriendsRouge Every FridayCall: 031 561 5346

Demi FernandezCentre for Jazz & PopularMusic24 October Call: 031 260 3385

DANCE, THEATREAND COMEDY

Africa Umoja: The spirit oftogethernessiZulu Theatre, SibayaFrom 1 November – 13JanuaryTickets: From R90 to R125Call: 031 580 5555

Disco FeverDockyard Theatre24 October – 31 DecemberTickets: R180 for a twocourse meal and showCall: 031 201 9147

Celtic RockBarnyard TheatreUntil 6 JanuaryCall: 031 566 3045

Bad Moon Rising

Until 11 NovemberHeritage TheatreCall: 031 765 4197

Kuch KuchiZulu Theatre, Sibaya19 OctoberTickets: R90 to R120Call: 031 580 5555

Run for your Life 2 –Showdown in DurbaniZulu Theatre, Sibaya21 October Tickets: R30Call: 031 580 5555

The Best of Ian and RoryDLI Hall4 – 7 DecemberCall: 031 205 7602

VISUAL ART

Art Amongst the RosesOff the Wall Gallery, HeritageMarketEvery SundayCall: 031 765 7606

Art exhibitions for charityThe Village Green, Umhlanga

Every SundayCall: 031 337 0208

Solo Exhibition By Anton BenzonCrouse Art Gallery KZNCall: 031 312 2315

DBG ArtworksDurban Botanic Gardens30 OctoberCall: 031 309 1170

Handcrafted JewelleryLindsay GalleryUntil 23 October

Call: 031 201 6494

CompendiumKZNSA23 October – 11 NovemberCall: 031 277 1703

OTHERS

Durban Diwali Festival 2007The Bay of Plenty2 – 4 November Call: 031 307 3603

Roxy Wahine Cup and RoxyLearn to Surf TourSuncoast Beach30 November – 2 DecemberCall: 082 458 4178

Christmas Open HouseChristmas decorations andgift ideas111 Westville Road27 – 30 NovemberCall: 082 358 8554

Orchid ShowDurban Botanic Gardens28 OctoberCall: 031 309 1170

Lecture on HerbsDurban Botanic Gardens30 OctoberCall: 031 309 1170

Bhangra BashKrakatoa, Sibaya19 and 26 October Call: 031 580 5555

❏ Compiled by PremillaHariganesh. To have yourshow or event included in theDurban Diary, e-mailhariganeshp@durban.gov.zaor fax 031 306 4603.

DURBAN DIARY: Your guide to entertainment in the city

Page 6 19 October 2007

HLOBISILE MBOKAZI

THE Playhouse Theatre is theplace to be tonight as gospelgroup Vuka Afrika prepares torecord their new album, live.

The group’s music blendstownship and traditionalgenres, with dance rhythms.

Their debut album in 2003,Vuka Afrika, proved a reve-lation and the group has builta strong support base, inclu-ding foreign fans.

They have performed live inSwaziland for numerousdignitaries, including KingMswati III. And you can catchthem on Gospel Gold, on

SABC 1, where they arefeatured frequently.

Nomusa Dlomo, the group’sfounding leader and exec-utive producer, said fans canexpect a “mind-blowingperformance” this evening.

“I know the public, espec-ially our loyal fans, wouldenjoy and love what we offer,”said Dlomo.

Vuka Africa is a praise andworship project formed byCovenant Fellowship ChurchInternational.

Tonight’s performance beg-ins at 7pm. Tickets cost R100and are available throughComputicket.

Live gospel recording FINOLA QUARSINGH

A NEW exhibition, No Longerat this Address, which seeks tonavigate post-apartheididentities, is on at the DurbanArt Gallery until next month.

Amidst controversy, anumber of street names havebeen changed in eThekwini,with more expected.

This exhibition, examinesthe history of the oldercolonial names, and delvesinto the people and eventsbehind the new names.

The exhibition has twoparts. In the foyer, Peter

Machen presents his archivalresearch findings on thenames, looking at the fore-fathers of Durban and thestamping of their brand ofhistory on the city streets, aswell as the histories repre-sented by the new names.

The research is installed as amontage, and wraps aroundthe foyer in a band thatencircles the visitor in history.

The research, curated byBrenton Maart, occupies theround gallery.

The key body of work isgenerated by the ImvungeStreet Photographers, whose

sensitive visual analysis dem-onstrates that architecture isnot only about buildings, butalso about people and theiractivities within and aroundbuildings.

ModernistGone is the importance of

structure and form thatdefined modernist archi-tecture. Emerging in theImvunge Street Photographyvisual research project is thenotion that “social archi-tecture” is a more accuratedescription, a field where

form and function mergewith societies, giving rise toeven further layers.

This phenomenon isespecially evident in big citiesin developing countries,where a more authenticAfricanism is layered ontocolonial history.

Also in the round gallery,spray-paint installation bylocal graffiti artists areexhibited alongside chalk-boards where visitors canmake their voices heard.

For more information, call031 311 2271.

QuarsinghF@durban.gov.za

Names, places, spaces AUTHENTIC: The notion of ‘social architecture’ emerges in the work of the Imvunge Street Photographers

LATIN SMOOTHIE: Enrique Iglesiasstarts his South African tour with ashow at the ICC Arena tomorrow night

SOUL QUEEN: Gladys Knight will bedrawing on a rich repertoire during her28 October gig at the ICC Arena

SAMANTHA MOODLEY

ROAD closures are planned toaccommodate about 12 000cyclists taking part in the106km Amashovashova racefrom Pietermaritzburg toDurban on Sunday.

About 30 000 people willwatch the event.

The race follows the Com-rades Marathon route androad closures will be in forcefrom 4am in Pietermaritz-burg until 9.30am.

Umlaas Road will be closedfrom 6am to 10.30am; CatoRidge will close from 6am to11am; Drummond will closefrom 6.30am to 11.15am; andBotha’s Hill will close at

6.30am and open at noon. Fields Hill will close from

5.30am until 1pm; the M13Durban Bound and 45thCutting will close at 5.30amand re-open at 1.30pm; theN3 outbound to Sherwoodwill also close at 5.30am until2pm. Pine Street and Masa-balala Yengwa Ave (NMR) willclose from 5.30am to 2.30pm.

Around the SuncoastCasino cycle route, roads willbe closed from 4am to 4pm.

Julie-May Ellingson, Headof the City’s Strategic ProjectsUnit said: “TheAmashovashova race is agreat event for the City andeThekwini is proud to beassociated with it.”

Amashovashovarace road closures