Hand of bronze scuplture

Get a taste for South African art at the British Museum’s South Africa – the art of a nation

Five South African-inspired happenings in London

Here are five South African and African-inspired happenings in London and beyond, guaranteed to get you off your sofa

Hand of bronze scuplture

Get a taste for South African art at the British Museum’s South Africa – the art of a nation

Five African-inspired things to do in London over the coming weeks – if you fancy trying to learn the steps to a rumba or samba or take in a film that is just off the London Film festival, or just chilling watching some sport – London is the place to be……

 22nd and 23rd of October 2016:
The Dancing Round the World festival at Cecil Sharp House, Camden starts 10am till 11 pm, see website www.datw.org.uk for details, an opportunity to watch spectacular dancing from around the world, including the Proteas from South Africa.  Latin America evening on the Saturday, the 22nd.
tel: 07749007040 or 02087693619, for tickets.

27th October 2016 – 26th Feb 2016
The British Museum is hosting South Africa – The Art of a Nation: an exhibition of South African art through the ages.
Book online, for tickets.

28th October 2016 – 3rd Nov 2016
A London Film Festival release: ‘Queen of Katwe’ is showing at The Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London. This is the colourful and uplifting true story a young girl in a Uganda slum who dreams of becoming an International Chess Champion.
tel: 02073281000, for tickets

5th Nov 2016
Barbarians verses South Africa kick off at 3.30pm Wembley  Stadium, tickets £20-£75.
Contact Ticketmaster 08448440444, for tickets.

11th Nov 2016
A Man of Good Hope – Cape Town’s Isango Ensemble teams up with The Royal Opera House for a musical adaptation of Jonny Steinberg’s book about a young Somali Refugee at the Young Vic.
tel: 020 7922 2922, for tickets or book online.

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