Here are five things for you to look forward to:

Architectural Open Studios
Architectural studios will be opening up shop just for you. Expect a showcase of their work, tools and career opportunities.
When: 5pm – 8pm on 17 August
Venue: Cape Institute for Architecture
Cost: Free

Movie Sunday – Miss Representation
A screening of a thought-provoking film that casts the spotlight on the shocking truth behind the world of women in advertising and media and how the representation of them affects young women and society.
When: 10am – 12pm on 14 August
Where: Events Space, 2nd Floor, Cape Town City Hall
Cost: Free

Pecha Kucha
Translating to “chit-chat” in Japanese, Pecha Kucha is an energetic and inspirational evening of speakers that have seven minutes to inspire, challenge and educate you with twenty images that each display for twenty seconds.
When:  7pm – 9pm on 18 August
Where: Main Auditorium, Cape Town City Hall
Cost: R20 at the door

A “Surrealist Day” of Creative Play with Mara Feischer
Let your subconscious take control of your thinking, making and creative process in this innovative workshop for all ages. All you need to bring is the last thing you intended discarding.
When: 9am – 3pm on 18 August
Where: 2nd Floor, Harrington House
Cost: R50

Come Dine With Khayelitsha
An innovative platform that aims to close the gap created by spatial segregation between cities and townships by means of a conversational dinner environment, connecting people who would otherwise unlikely communicate and allow them to share experiences and ideas over traditional cuisine.
When: 6:30pm – 9:30pm on 19 August
Where: Meet at Central Library next to the City Hall, Darling Street for collection from 5:45pm – 6:10pm to be transported to venues around Khayelitsha.
Cost: R200 per person. Book your ticket by emailing info.dinewithkhayelitsha@gmail.com or call 062 005 1842.

Check out opendesignct.com for the full programme.

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Come end of February 2015, Cape Town will be buzzing. One of the highlights to look forward to in this month of art and design is Refuse The Hour, a William Kentridge chamber opera that has been described as “an aesthetic and philosophical stage dream”.

The multi-layered 80 minute performance sees Kentridge, who is arguably one of South Africa’s most successful artists of all time, working together with renowned, eclectic dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, along with an international cast of 12 dancers, musicians, performers and vocalists. Long time Kentridge collaborators, Phillip Miller and Catherine Meyburgh will also be on hand for the score and video. 

Kentridge himself will deliver a narrative, beginning with the “ancient Greek Myth of Perseus, and ending with Einstein amidst a Dadaist pandemonium of sounds and images”.  Refuse The Hour is a theatrical accompaniment to the artist’s five-screen multimedia installation, Refusal Of Time, which received critical acclaim at London’s Tate Modern.

“Design Indaba is delighted to present the South African debut of William Kentridge’s masterpiece,” says the founder and CEO of Design Indaba, Ravi Naidoo. “This is just one of several projects that Design Indaba is currently supporting as we increasingly shift our focus from just providing a platform to being an enabling cultural producer.”

DATES: 26, 27 and 28 February 2015

VENUE: Cape Town City Hall

TICKET PRICE: R400

Tickets are available through Computicket. Seats for each performance are limited to 500 people.

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