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Join us for the 30th anniversary of the Goethe-Institut South Africa
Anniversary Celebration|On 18 October we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Goethe-Institut South Africa! You are invited to join a day filled with activities for kids and grown ups, an exhibition opening and music concert in the great company of partners and friends of the institute.
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Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, Johannesburg
- Price Free
We invite you to explore some key moments from our history at the following link.
Download the programme here
Bios
The Kids from Amandla Street, written by Lereko Mfono, explores themes of friendship, xenophobia, and identity. It invites the audience into the world of Obi, Jimmy, Palesa and Lillian, four youth living in Amandla Street in inner city Johannesburg, navigating their way through an environment that offers comfort and joy, but also quickly becomes a place full of prejudice, racism and fear. Within the complexity of the street they think of as home, the kids who live there seek to lead whole-hearted lives and dream big dreams. They are put in a situation where they must come up with their own solutions and decide on their personal values and actions, even when these are at odds with the authority figures in their lives.
South African Brass meets Berlin club & jazz
Àbáse is producer, keyboard player and DJ creating a blend of westafrican, brazilian, hip hop, jazz and club music. He focuses on a heavyweight rhythm section (being a percussionist himself) and drifts between funky riffs and silky smooth chord structures. The word “àbáse” comes from the westafrican Yoruba language and stands for “collaboration” - which is the key element of Àbáse’s music. In Johannesburg, he will play with J.T.L horn section a trio horn that has featured on stages with Scorpion Kings, Lira, Thandiswa to name a few. The trio features Lebogang Komane (trumpet), Themba Mhlongo (saxophone), Junior Matsila (Trombone).
A curator of feeling and rhythm, Ms. Niksta crafts immersive soundscapes where jazz, soul, and alternative sounds converge. Her sets are a journey—an eclectic exploration of the known and unknown, designed not just for dancing, but for thoughtful movement and deep connection. She becomes arhythmic extension of the event itself, weaving narratives that are both vibrant and intimate.
Play Africa brought its creative placemaking experience to the courtyards at Constitution Hill, as well as the surrounding streets, venues and parks, to offer developmentally-appropriate programmes and exhibits that celebrate every child’s right to play and learn through hands-on, experiential learning.
Naledi Chai is a Johannesburg based interdisciplinary artist, researcher and DJ. She is the co-founder of Fly Machine Projects, a research and archive space as well as a collaborator through multidisciplinary contingent, Septober Energy through which she explores the progressive merging of text and public visual art, print, DIY, independent publishing and distribution through zines, posters, merchandise and artworks.
With over a decade of experience in screen printing as both an artistic practice and a tool for cultural expression, Mambila Mageza, founder of Trackside Creative, has facilitated workshops, live activations, and collaborative community projects across South Africa and abroad. His work emphasizes poster and T-shirt printing as powerful mediums of communication, activism, and community building. Mambila’s approach fuses historical traditions of protest printing with contemporary cultural events, creating work that resonates across audiences.
Naadira Patel is a Johannesburg-based artist, designer and curator whose practice focuses on contemporary visual culture, spatial politics, technology, cultural trends and new media.
Location
119 Jan Smuts Avenue Parkwood
Johannesburg
2193
South Africa