The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is proud to announce its 2018 South Africa Tour.
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will tour South Africa June 11-25, 2018 and partner with local nonprofit organizations to help raise money and awareness about issues such as HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, and LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers.
Tour Blog Media Coverage Tickets Scholarship SupportThe trip will further the group’s mission to create musical experiences to inspire change, build community, and celebrate difference, and it will be the third international tour by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus.
In 2015, the Chorus traveled to Israel and Turkey, becoming the first gay chorus to perform in the Middle East. Its performance tour of Eastern Europe in 2005 drew packed audiences as well as protests, and made headlines around the world.
We are raising money in advance of the tour to offset its production costs, which will enable us to make larger contributions to the Kliptown Youth Programj, GALA – Memory in Action’s “YOUth” intiative, PASSOP’s LGBT refugee outreach program, and the HIV/AIDS program of Triangle Project Health & Human Services.
Program
Performance Locations
On June 15 at 7pm the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform at Soweto Theatre, cnr Bolani Link and Bolani Rd, Jabulani, Soweto, 1868. The Mzansi Gay Choir will join the Chorus on stage for a portion of the show. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the Kliptown Youth Program.
On June 16 at 7pm the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform at Great Hall of Wits University, 3 Jorissen St, Johannesburg, 2000. Proceeds from the performance will benefit GALA – Memory in Action’s “YOUth” intiative.
On June 19 at 6pm the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform at Conville Community Hall, 1 Pienaar Street Conville George. This will be a free concert for the community and it will be the first-ever LGBT cultural event in the region. Before the concert, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will join residents of George in the region’s first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade.
On June 21 at 8pm the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform at Langa Community Hall, Corner Church and Washington Street, Langa, Cape Town. Proceeds from the performance will benefit PASSOP’s LGBT refugee outreach program.
On June 22 at 8pm the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform at Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre, 20 Picton St, Parow, Cape Town, 7500. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the HIV/AIDS program of Triangle Project, which advocates for LGBTQ South Africans by focusing on their health and civil rights.