Shakespeare: Come Away
Wed, 26 Aug
|Dr Miriam Makeba Concert Hall, Unisa
Deel van KLINK: Klank in Ink, omskep die uitvoering Shakespeare se gedigte tot kunsliedere en gedigvertalings van onder andere Anna Neethling-Pohl wat voorgelees word.
Time & Location
26 Aug 2026, 19:00 – 20:20
Dr Miriam Makeba Concert Hall, Unisa, Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria, 0027, South Africa
About the event
With: Chris Vale (baritone), Eugene Joubert (piano)
Text: William Shakespeare
Translations: Anna Neethling-Pohl
Composers: Franco Prinsloo and Gerald Finzi
Poetry settings of Shakespeare by South African composer Franco Prinsloo and English composer Gerald Finzi. Readings of Shakespeare’s verse are presented in Afrikaans and English, including the celebrated translations by Anna Neethling-Pohl.
This programme has received multiple awards, including the Afri-Indie Award for Best Single of the Year and Best Classical Album, and was also nominated for a SAMA Award.
Date: 26 August 2026 | 19:00
Venue: Dr Miriam Makeba Concert Hall, Unisa
Tickets: R150 adults | R130 students & pensioners | R170 at the door
This performance forms part of KLINK: Klank in Ink, an innovative collaboration between the University of South Africa (UNISA)’s Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature and Franco Prinsloo Productions (FPP). We warmly encourage you to support the other high-quality concert performances in the series:
28 October – Fragment
Met: Chris Vale (bariton), Eugene Joubert (klavier)
Teks: William Shakespeare
Komponiste: Franco Prinsloo en Gerald Finzi
Gedigtoonsettings van Shakespeare deur die Suid-Afrikaanse komponis Franco Prinsloo en die Engelse komponis Gerald Finzi. Voorlesings van Shakespeare se verse word aangebied in Afrikaans en Engels, insluitend die besondere vertalings van Anna Neethling-Pohl.
Hierdie program het verskeie toekennings ontvang, insluitend die Afri-Indie-toekenning vir beste enkelsnit van die jaar en beste klassieke album, en is ook vir ’n SAMA-toekenning genomineer.
Datum:
26 Augustus 2026 | 19:00
Plek:
Dr Miriam Makeba Concert Hall, Unisa
Kaartjies:
R150 adults | R130 studente & pensioenarisse | R170 by die deur
Hierdie optrede vorm deel van KLINK: Klank in Ink, ‘n innoverende samewerking tussen die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (UNISA) se Departement Afrikaans en Algemene Literatuurwetenskap en Franco Prinsloo Produksies (FPP). Ondersteun gerus die ander gehalte-konsertuitvoerings in die reeks:
28 Oktober – Fragment
Tickets
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