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  • CINEMA IMPROVISANDO

    30 MAY. 7:30pm. R100

    Celebrated South African composer Paul Hamner to perform a live improvised soundtrack to the Russian classic Battleship Potemkin.

    BUY TICKETS HERE

  • SAHARA MEETS THE INDIAN OCEAN

    Guy Buttery and Alhousseini Anivolla (frontman of the world famous Tuareg desert blues band Etran Finatawa) perform live at The Bioscope.

    23 May. 8pm. R120

    READ MORE HERE

     

  • Executive producers Jay-Z, Dream Hampton, and Wyatt Cenac present Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, 
    AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY.

    READ MORE + WATCH TRAILER

  • TO MARK THE 5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2008 XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE BIOSCOPE HOSTS TELL THEM WE ARE FROM HERE, A SPECIAL EXHIBITION AND SCREENINGS.

    EXHIBITION RUNS FROM 10 – 19 MAY.

    READ MORE HERE

  • SLEEPER’S WAKE COMES TO THE BIOSCOPE FROM 4 MAY

    WATCH TRAILER + READ MORE HERE

     

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Location

The Bioscope is located on the ground floor of Main Street Life.

286 Fox Street.

Maboneng Precinct. City and Suburban.

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DIRECTIONS

From the M1 South, go around the city on to the M2 East

Take the Joe Slovo off ramp

Take Market Street off ramp to your right

Keep right, and go over one set of lights

At the next set of lights go right into Betty Street

Take Next right into Fox

Main Street Life will appear on your left

The Bioscope is on the ground floor.

 

The Bioscope is situated on the ground floor of Main Street Life, the second development within the Maboneng Precinct. The Maboneng Precinct is located on the eastern side of Johannesburg’s city centre.

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If you looking for a drink or a meal before a film, you have many options. Chalkboard Cafe is located next door to The Bioscope. Inside Arts on Main is the restaurant Canteen. To book a table call Matthew on 083 399 9740.

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Arts on Main, located down the street from The Bioscope

Other gems of the area include The Troyeville Hotel, which serve fantastic Portuguese food and great draught beer and is only 2 min drive away from The Bioscope. The Guildhall, Johannesburg’s oldest bar is a 5 min drive into the city centre.

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