Unmissable dance, music and opera performances in Cape Town this week

SALT

This production presents three ballets by Kirsten Isenberg, Mthuthuzeli November and Michelle Reid. The works explore the many meanings of salt, from its flavour and preservation to its significance in ancient healing ways. 

Each piece combines sleek choreography with athletic pointe work, bold duets and expressive movement. Audiences can expect visually striking and celebratory performances.

Where: Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay.

When: Runs until Saturday, September 27. Show times vary.

Beautiful World: A Hero’s Journey

This Heritage day, explore the South African musical that follows five strangers whose lives cross in unexpected ways. 

Find out if a girl with cancer, a grieving artist, a weary businessman, a hopeful doctor and a guitarist living under a bridge, each facing personal challenges, can build something beautiful.

Original songs inspired by Grammy Award speeches will blend music and storytelling, celebrate courage, second chances and the power of community.

Where: The Drostdy Theatre in Stellenbosch.

When: Wednesday, September 24, at 3pm and 8pm.

Moffie

Adapted from André Carl van der Merwe’s acclaimed autobiographical novel, this stage version brings an intimate, human lens to a powerful story of survival and selfhood.

Directed and produced by Greg Karvellas, the book has been reimagined for the stage by award-winning playwright Philip Rademeyer.

"Moffie" tells the story of a young man, Nicholas, conscripted into the apartheid army and how he navigates the toxic Border War environment, made worse by his struggle with his sexual identity and romantic relationship with a fellow soldier.

It conveys the bitter irony and trauma of being forced to defend a regime that oppresses him and an ideology he does not agree with.

Where: The Baxter Theatre Company.

When:Runs until Saturday, September 27. Show times differ.