The next guitar workshop with Fiona Tozer takes place on July 2.
This workshop will be on folk finger-picking focusing on right-hand techniques. The workshop runs from 14h00 until 16h30 (with a break for refuelling with coffee and muffins) and costs R150. The venue is 2 Umgeni View Road, Crestholme. Booking essential on 072 822 7988 or 031 776 3458.
For information on Fiona Tozer and downloads visit www.fionatozer.com
Thursday, June 30, 2011
BOSMAN…& THEN SOME!
(Barbie Meyer)Working with experienced directoror Bets Basson, Barbie Meyer has written and acted in a number of Herman Charles Bosman adaptations. In Bosman...& then some!, she has put together a collage of Bosman's favourite stories and a smidge of his lesser-known writings. Expect to laugh out in places as well as chuckle when you realize just how relevant these typically South African stories are in today's world - as they were when they were written. Barbie also gives a taste of Herman Charles Bosman's poetry and, as always, an insight into the extraordinary and complex man:
Barbie Meyer (nee Burczak) – originally a Howick lass - returns to perform Bosman’s hilarious stories at Rhumbelow Theatre in Durban as part of the 10 Years, 10 Shows celebration - a reflection of ten glorious years at this ever-popular and quaint theatre.
Born in Pietermaritzburg, Barbie moved up to the midlands with her family at the age of 12. She is one of five children: “The youngest and the nicest…” she says with a twinkle in her eye. “Ours is a close family, we drive each other mad on one hand and love each other to absolute bits on the other – a wonderful balance! We have increased in size somewhat, and I mean in numbers not girth size fortunately, with dozens of wonderful nephews and nieces to keep us in check.”
“We’re quite a mix, Barbie adds, ‘with my mom an English teacher and my dad a Polish farmer/inventor/upholsterer. Both are delightfully nuts: My mom taught us about Shakespeare and Bosman and my dad taught us how to sand furniture and sing in Polish.”
Barbie completed high school at Howick High. Her favourite subjects were English and Art. “I wasn’t wildly sporty so the thing that kept me sane throughout my schooling was being part of the school’s extraordinary dhoir and of course taking part in the school’s now legendary annual musicals. “
Barbie went on to study English and History of Art and has recently received her Speech & Drama Licentiate (Cum laude). She and Marke, a sculptor and photographer, live in Uvongo on the South Coast. He and Barbie now travel the country with her shows.
Catch Bosman…& then some! at Rhumbelow on July 9. Bookings on phone/fax 031 205 7602 or cell 082 499 8636 or email: roland@stansell.za.net Further information at www.rhumbelow.za.net
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IMPRESSIONISM & EXPRESSIONISM
On July 12, Friends of Music will present Impressionism & Expressionism in Art & Music with narrator Christopher Coburn and musicians Liezl-Maret Jacobs (piano); Boris Kerimov (cello); Elena Kerimova (violin); David Cohen (clarinet) and Lisa Thom (flute).
The programme includes works by Debussy, Schoenberg, Berg and Webern.
Prelude Performers will be KZN’s Opera School and Choral Academy (OSCA) students Nomalungelo Zubane (soprano) and Ndumiso Nyoka (tenor) in arias and duets by Donizetti accompanied by Dana Hadjiev.
Tickets R70 (R60 FOM Members and R20 orchestra members & students) booked through Computicket. Friends of Music concerts take place at 19h45 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 Old Fort Road, Durban. There is safe parking. FOM acknowledges the support of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.
The programme includes works by Debussy, Schoenberg, Berg and Webern.
Prelude Performers will be KZN’s Opera School and Choral Academy (OSCA) students Nomalungelo Zubane (soprano) and Ndumiso Nyoka (tenor) in arias and duets by Donizetti accompanied by Dana Hadjiev.
Tickets R70 (R60 FOM Members and R20 orchestra members & students) booked through Computicket. Friends of Music concerts take place at 19h45 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 Old Fort Road, Durban. There is safe parking. FOM acknowledges the support of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.
FINDING NEMO JULY HOLIDAY CLUB
An interactive morning children’s holiday club will be held for four mornings at Musgrave Methodist Church to provide stimulation and fun for the children during the July school holidays.
The theme this year will be Finding Nemo and the activities will all have an underwater / nautical / fishy theme! Children from Grade R – Grade 7 are welcome to come and enjoy creative structured playtime with child care professionals in the pleasant church hall and adjoining play area.
The Finding Nemo July Holiday Club runs from July 4 to 8 from 08h00 until 12 noon daily. Musgrave Methodist Church can be found at the corner of St Thomas and Musgrave Roads on Durban’s Berea. For more information or to book your space, contact Musgrave Methodist Church 031 201 2005 or email: contact@musgravemethodist.co.za
The theme this year will be Finding Nemo and the activities will all have an underwater / nautical / fishy theme! Children from Grade R – Grade 7 are welcome to come and enjoy creative structured playtime with child care professionals in the pleasant church hall and adjoining play area.
The Finding Nemo July Holiday Club runs from July 4 to 8 from 08h00 until 12 noon daily. Musgrave Methodist Church can be found at the corner of St Thomas and Musgrave Roads on Durban’s Berea. For more information or to book your space, contact Musgrave Methodist Church 031 201 2005 or email: contact@musgravemethodist.co.za
THE CAKE THE BUDDHA ATE
Food is one of the first casualties of our hectic pace of life - in the way we eat it as well as in the way we prepare it. The Cake the Buddha Ate – More Quiet Food by Chrisi van Loon, Louis van Loon, Daniel Jardim, Angela Shaw, Dorian Haarhoff, Stephen Coan and Claire Clark asks us to change our attitude to this seemingly mundane human need and make it into a joyful, flavourful journey, full of delights and surprises.
These recipes originated at a special place: The Buddhist Retreat Centre (BRC) in Ixopo, KZN, which is renowned for its excellent, innovative vegetarian cuisine for more than 30 years. It published its first collection of recipes in 2005 under the title Quiet Food – a Recipe for Sanity - now in its sixth reprint. The Cake the Buddha Ate: More Quiet Food takes this culinary success story to another level. These are imaginative, tasty and nutritious dishes created by an exceptionally talented chef, Daniel Jardim, himself a vegetarian, while he cooked at the Centre.
However, there is more to the BRC than outstanding food. Photographs, anecdotes, poems and haikus offer a glimpse of the Centre’s magnificent setting and the range of workshops and retreats conducted there.
Chrisi van Loon was in charge of the editing of this recipe book, as she was with its predecessor, Quiet Food. She oversees and generally directs the many activities at the BRC, including the setting up of the retreat programmes and liaising with teachers. She sources the exquisite merchandise for the BRC shop. An excellent cook, a vegetarian and animal lover, she ensures that the BRC keeps its reputation for producing fine vegetarian food.
Louis van Loon purchased the property on which the Buddhist Retreat Centre has been established in 1970. It opened for its first retreat in April 1980. In this recipe book, he recalls some of the incidents in its early history and describes some of the retreats he conducts there. During the 1970s and 80s he lectured in Buddhist philosophy at the universities of Cape Town and Durban-Westville. His interest lies in the psychology of meditation and in the relationship between art, science, religion and philosophy. He is an architect and consulting civil and structural engineer in private practice.
Daniel Jardim grew up in a Portuguese family and his parents run the Jardim School of Cookery. At age 13 he made the decision to become a vegetarian and has subsequently spent some of his years in London exploring Indian and Asian food, his biggest passion being Sushi. His training as a chef includes working at Japanese restaurants and at the Buddhist Retreat Centre.
Photographer Angela Shaw started her career in Hong Kong, after which she spent two years documenting the rich Buddhist traditions of Burma. Now living in South Africa, Angela works for an international trend and research company, and has had many of her photographs featured in the country’s major newspapers and magazines.
Dorian Haarhoff is a writer, story-teller and mentor. Passionate about developing innate creativity and imagination, he believes in the power of images and stories to spread loving kindness and to bring healing; to build our belonging. He is a former Professor of English (Namibia). Dorian’s poems appear in Quiet Food. He draws his inspiration from (the) literature, mythology, narrative therapy, spirituality, and eco- and Jungian psychology – and from frequent visits to the BRC. Like the tingshaw, the Retreat Centre echoes through his poetry which features in the recipe book (DH).
Stephen Coan is a journalist on The Witness, Pietermaritzburg’s daily newspaper. He has been involved with the Buddhist Retreat Centre both as a retreatant and teacher for over 20 years. Out of this experience came his collection of poetry, Chant of the Doves. His poems feature in the recipe book (SC).
Claire Clark counts herself lucky. Her passion for all things creative has become her career. Being a freelancer, she has collaborated with many talented people and worked on a variety of design projects. She feels blessed to have been part of The Cake the Buddha Ate. Her journey has taken her into many aspects of design, from fine art to graphic, painting to photography, layout to styling. She is inspired by living in Durban and its luscious natural environment. To her, food is one of nature’s finest creative designs.
The Cake the Buddha Ate – More Quiet Food, EAN/ISBN-13: 9781770097728, was published in paperback by Jacana Media in March 2011 and retails at R225.
These recipes originated at a special place: The Buddhist Retreat Centre (BRC) in Ixopo, KZN, which is renowned for its excellent, innovative vegetarian cuisine for more than 30 years. It published its first collection of recipes in 2005 under the title Quiet Food – a Recipe for Sanity - now in its sixth reprint. The Cake the Buddha Ate: More Quiet Food takes this culinary success story to another level. These are imaginative, tasty and nutritious dishes created by an exceptionally talented chef, Daniel Jardim, himself a vegetarian, while he cooked at the Centre.
However, there is more to the BRC than outstanding food. Photographs, anecdotes, poems and haikus offer a glimpse of the Centre’s magnificent setting and the range of workshops and retreats conducted there.
Chrisi van Loon was in charge of the editing of this recipe book, as she was with its predecessor, Quiet Food. She oversees and generally directs the many activities at the BRC, including the setting up of the retreat programmes and liaising with teachers. She sources the exquisite merchandise for the BRC shop. An excellent cook, a vegetarian and animal lover, she ensures that the BRC keeps its reputation for producing fine vegetarian food.
Louis van Loon purchased the property on which the Buddhist Retreat Centre has been established in 1970. It opened for its first retreat in April 1980. In this recipe book, he recalls some of the incidents in its early history and describes some of the retreats he conducts there. During the 1970s and 80s he lectured in Buddhist philosophy at the universities of Cape Town and Durban-Westville. His interest lies in the psychology of meditation and in the relationship between art, science, religion and philosophy. He is an architect and consulting civil and structural engineer in private practice.
Daniel Jardim grew up in a Portuguese family and his parents run the Jardim School of Cookery. At age 13 he made the decision to become a vegetarian and has subsequently spent some of his years in London exploring Indian and Asian food, his biggest passion being Sushi. His training as a chef includes working at Japanese restaurants and at the Buddhist Retreat Centre.
Photographer Angela Shaw started her career in Hong Kong, after which she spent two years documenting the rich Buddhist traditions of Burma. Now living in South Africa, Angela works for an international trend and research company, and has had many of her photographs featured in the country’s major newspapers and magazines.
Dorian Haarhoff is a writer, story-teller and mentor. Passionate about developing innate creativity and imagination, he believes in the power of images and stories to spread loving kindness and to bring healing; to build our belonging. He is a former Professor of English (Namibia). Dorian’s poems appear in Quiet Food. He draws his inspiration from (the) literature, mythology, narrative therapy, spirituality, and eco- and Jungian psychology – and from frequent visits to the BRC. Like the tingshaw, the Retreat Centre echoes through his poetry which features in the recipe book (DH).
Stephen Coan is a journalist on The Witness, Pietermaritzburg’s daily newspaper. He has been involved with the Buddhist Retreat Centre both as a retreatant and teacher for over 20 years. Out of this experience came his collection of poetry, Chant of the Doves. His poems feature in the recipe book (SC).
Claire Clark counts herself lucky. Her passion for all things creative has become her career. Being a freelancer, she has collaborated with many talented people and worked on a variety of design projects. She feels blessed to have been part of The Cake the Buddha Ate. Her journey has taken her into many aspects of design, from fine art to graphic, painting to photography, layout to styling. She is inspired by living in Durban and its luscious natural environment. To her, food is one of nature’s finest creative designs.
The Cake the Buddha Ate – More Quiet Food, EAN/ISBN-13: 9781770097728, was published in paperback by Jacana Media in March 2011 and retails at R225.
MUSIC & SURF AT BALLITO
Running alongside the surfing event presented by the 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour in the proud tradition of the long running Gunston 500 is the Mr Price Pro Ballito Beach Festival which takes place on July 8 and 9 at Salt Rock Beach.
Chill to the beat of the waves, cool guitar riffs and moody folk melodies as Mr Price’s RedCap Radio, together with 5FM, presents an impressive line-up of top acoustic and blues maestros for July 8 followed by hard core rockers on July 9. More information at www.mrpricepro.com
Chill to the beat of the waves, cool guitar riffs and moody folk melodies as Mr Price’s RedCap Radio, together with 5FM, presents an impressive line-up of top acoustic and blues maestros for July 8 followed by hard core rockers on July 9. More information at www.mrpricepro.com
LOTTERING FOR PLAYHOUSE
Marc Lottering will give one performance of his hit show Not In 3D, at The Playhouse on July 9.After sell-out seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg in February and March this year, Not In 3D features his latest stand-up material as well as appearances by his much loved alter-ego’s Auntie Merle from Belgravia Road in Athlone and Smiley the taxi dude. Marc also shares his perspectives on a broad range of interesting topics and issues, guaranteed to make for a hilarious night out!
Marc Lottering is one of South Africa’s top comedians and has been keeping audiences in stitches across the country for more than 12 years. When not performing locally, he regularly entertains homesick South Africans in London and in Australia and has also delivered critically acclaimed performances in Toronto, New Zealand and Dubai.
His performances last year with Bafunny Bafunny at the Royal Albert Hall were hugely successful. Marc has extensive experience in television and theatre, and has been the recipient of several prestigious awards along the way. His self-scripted one-man shows consistently play to packed houses and his DVDs continue to be hugely popular with locals and ex pats alike.
Not In 3D has one performance in the Playhouse Drama on July 9 at 20h00. Tickets R90 booked through Computicket or phone 083 915 8000. (PG 16)
ARTERIAL NETWORK TO NAF
Arterial Network (AN) will be attending the upcoming National Arts Festival in full force from this weekend, to launch a series of publications serving the African arts and culture community; to induct a new West African secretariat; and to prepare for a Conference on African Creative Economy to be held in Egypt during September.
Representatives from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa will attend the organisation’s Steering Committee meeting in Grahamstown on July 1 and 2.
Over the course of festival week, Arterial Network will also facilitate the exploration of festival collaboration between South-South countries. The organisation is hosting the Grahamstown visit of Mariana Soares Ribeiro, a representative of the Cena Contemporânea Festival, one of the biggest performing arts festivals in Brazil. Soares Ribeiro’s week-long visit will include scouting for African creative content for the Brazilian festival taking place during September.
Over the course of festival week, Arterial Network will also meet with its primary partners in the African Playwrights’ Project launched earlier this year for African playwrights living in Africa. The project aims to promote African theatre on the African continent, in Europe and globally; the winner will see his or her work read, performed locally as well as abroad and published in an annual African Play Series.
The project partners, AN, the National Arts Festival, Artscape (Cape Town, South Africa), TeatrNowy (Poland) and the National Theatre Studio (London, UK) will meet to discuss the shortlist from more than 300 entries received.
Five recent Arterial Network publications, to inform and empower the African creative sector, will be launched at the National Arts Festival’s Wordfest. The launch event will take place at the Launch Pad in the Eden Grove Building at 12h00 on July 2.
The five titles are: Adapting the Wheel, Cultural Policies for Africa; Contemporary Arts and Culture Discourses: African perspectives; African Directory on Arts and Culture Information; and Advocacy and Networking Toolkit. All five titles have been distributed to AN chapters across the continent and have been received with an overwhelmingly positive response.
Driven by an AN Cultural Policy Task Team representing 12 countries, Adapting the Wheel provides a generic cultural policy framework which can be adapted to suit any African country. It is published in English and French. Contemporary Arts and Culture Discourses: African Perspectives is a compilation of seminar papers on cultural policy commissioned by AN in 2010. It is the first in a series that the organisation intends to bring out annually.
“The purpose of the series is to encourage rigorous engagement with debates relating to culture and cultural development, often emanating from beyond Africa, that concern the priorities, strategies, practices and allocation of resources as they affect the African creative sector,“ writes compiler Delecia Forbes in her foreword.
The Directory is based largely on the website www.artsinafrica.com, carrying information on African arts, culture and heritage. A chapter titled Country profiles provides basic arts and culture information about the 53 African states, including national arts councils, public funding agencies, national competitions, festivals, key state and civil society institutions and organisations, educational institutions and media. The Directory also lists main festivals, events and biennales as well as continental and international funding agencies. It was published as a direct result of concerns expressed at the founding conference of the Arterial Network in Senegal in 2007, about the lack of available information on the continent.
“This publication, together with the cultural framework and the toolkits, will provide arts and culture practitioners across the continent with substantial and practical strategies to build effective and sustainable networks of artists in African countries,” said Mike van Graan, AN Secretary.
The Advocacy and Networking Toolkit was compiled from the learnings garnered from two Arterial Network Winter schools, in Cape Town in 2009 and Cameroon in 2010. The toolkits received an enthusiastic response when introduced to representatives from 29 African countries at a third AN Winter School in Bamako, Mali, earlier this year.
The publications will be available for sale at the National Arts Festival, at R120 each. They are also available from Arterial Network at the African Arts Institute offices, 25 Commercial Street, Cape Town 8001, phone 021 465 9027 or email: info@arterialnetwork.org
Representatives from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa will attend the organisation’s Steering Committee meeting in Grahamstown on July 1 and 2.
Over the course of festival week, Arterial Network will also facilitate the exploration of festival collaboration between South-South countries. The organisation is hosting the Grahamstown visit of Mariana Soares Ribeiro, a representative of the Cena Contemporânea Festival, one of the biggest performing arts festivals in Brazil. Soares Ribeiro’s week-long visit will include scouting for African creative content for the Brazilian festival taking place during September.
Over the course of festival week, Arterial Network will also meet with its primary partners in the African Playwrights’ Project launched earlier this year for African playwrights living in Africa. The project aims to promote African theatre on the African continent, in Europe and globally; the winner will see his or her work read, performed locally as well as abroad and published in an annual African Play Series.
The project partners, AN, the National Arts Festival, Artscape (Cape Town, South Africa), TeatrNowy (Poland) and the National Theatre Studio (London, UK) will meet to discuss the shortlist from more than 300 entries received.
Five recent Arterial Network publications, to inform and empower the African creative sector, will be launched at the National Arts Festival’s Wordfest. The launch event will take place at the Launch Pad in the Eden Grove Building at 12h00 on July 2.
The five titles are: Adapting the Wheel, Cultural Policies for Africa; Contemporary Arts and Culture Discourses: African perspectives; African Directory on Arts and Culture Information; and Advocacy and Networking Toolkit. All five titles have been distributed to AN chapters across the continent and have been received with an overwhelmingly positive response.
Driven by an AN Cultural Policy Task Team representing 12 countries, Adapting the Wheel provides a generic cultural policy framework which can be adapted to suit any African country. It is published in English and French. Contemporary Arts and Culture Discourses: African Perspectives is a compilation of seminar papers on cultural policy commissioned by AN in 2010. It is the first in a series that the organisation intends to bring out annually.
“The purpose of the series is to encourage rigorous engagement with debates relating to culture and cultural development, often emanating from beyond Africa, that concern the priorities, strategies, practices and allocation of resources as they affect the African creative sector,“ writes compiler Delecia Forbes in her foreword.
The Directory is based largely on the website www.artsinafrica.com, carrying information on African arts, culture and heritage. A chapter titled Country profiles provides basic arts and culture information about the 53 African states, including national arts councils, public funding agencies, national competitions, festivals, key state and civil society institutions and organisations, educational institutions and media. The Directory also lists main festivals, events and biennales as well as continental and international funding agencies. It was published as a direct result of concerns expressed at the founding conference of the Arterial Network in Senegal in 2007, about the lack of available information on the continent.
“This publication, together with the cultural framework and the toolkits, will provide arts and culture practitioners across the continent with substantial and practical strategies to build effective and sustainable networks of artists in African countries,” said Mike van Graan, AN Secretary.
The Advocacy and Networking Toolkit was compiled from the learnings garnered from two Arterial Network Winter schools, in Cape Town in 2009 and Cameroon in 2010. The toolkits received an enthusiastic response when introduced to representatives from 29 African countries at a third AN Winter School in Bamako, Mali, earlier this year.
The publications will be available for sale at the National Arts Festival, at R120 each. They are also available from Arterial Network at the African Arts Institute offices, 25 Commercial Street, Cape Town 8001, phone 021 465 9027 or email: info@arterialnetwork.org
DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILISATIONS
The publication Dialogue Among Civilisations is a project of Art for Humanity, supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, National Arts Council and Durban University of Technology.
Art and Poetry inspire dignity, respect, pride, and freedom of expression, imagination, recognition of the individual, creativity, excellence and human rights. Published by Art for Humanity, the publication documents the art and poetry collaborations by artists and poets representing 35 countries and six cities with the focus on issues of xenophobia, racism and refugees.
“This series of conversations is aptly attached to current discourse associated with displacement, marginalisation and imagery that is so often located in protest and resistance art forms throughout the world. It foregrounds a series of deeply moving images and poems which remind of the ongoing ability of art to touch at the very nexus of the ethos of an age. Such imagery is powerful enough to galvanize people to reconsider and address the inequalities and prejudice of our age. It is appalling that in the early 21st Century we still face such degrees of inhumanity, objectification and intolerance. We need to reposition ourselves in terms of a single premise: to recognise the light within ourselves, in order to recognise the light within others, in the process restoring our humanity.” (Juliette Leeb-du Toit (Prof) Senior Research Associate, Centre for Visual Art, University of KwaZulu-Natal).
Dialogue Among Civilisations will be launched at the KZNSA Gallery on July 1 at 18h00 when the public can view the exhibition of Limited Edition Prints featured in the publication. All are welcome and refreshments and a light finger supper will be served.
The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood. More information on 031 277 1705 or email: gallery@kznsagallery.co.za
Art and Poetry inspire dignity, respect, pride, and freedom of expression, imagination, recognition of the individual, creativity, excellence and human rights. Published by Art for Humanity, the publication documents the art and poetry collaborations by artists and poets representing 35 countries and six cities with the focus on issues of xenophobia, racism and refugees.
“This series of conversations is aptly attached to current discourse associated with displacement, marginalisation and imagery that is so often located in protest and resistance art forms throughout the world. It foregrounds a series of deeply moving images and poems which remind of the ongoing ability of art to touch at the very nexus of the ethos of an age. Such imagery is powerful enough to galvanize people to reconsider and address the inequalities and prejudice of our age. It is appalling that in the early 21st Century we still face such degrees of inhumanity, objectification and intolerance. We need to reposition ourselves in terms of a single premise: to recognise the light within ourselves, in order to recognise the light within others, in the process restoring our humanity.” (Juliette Leeb-du Toit (Prof) Senior Research Associate, Centre for Visual Art, University of KwaZulu-Natal).
Dialogue Among Civilisations will be launched at the KZNSA Gallery on July 1 at 18h00 when the public can view the exhibition of Limited Edition Prints featured in the publication. All are welcome and refreshments and a light finger supper will be served.
The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood. More information on 031 277 1705 or email: gallery@kznsagallery.co.za
BOBBERTLICIOUS!
Catch popular actress Lisa Bobbert on top form live onstage.
She’s wild, she’s whacky, she’s wonderful … The delectable Lisa Bobbert unleashes her zany zoo of loopy alter egos in her new show, Bobbertlicious.
Chantal, Charmaine, Delphine and even Tina Turner are just some of Bobbert’s line-up of larger-than-life lasses who feature in this not-to-be-missed evening of live entertainment. The unstoppable Ms Bobbert herself even gets a show in, with some songs she’s always wanted to sing – but no-one would allow her to do.
Catch Lisa and her gals in Bobbertlicious at Rhumbelow Theatre on July 8 at 20h00. The venue opens at 19h00, a full cash bar and braai facilities are available, and patrons with picnic hampers are more than welcome.
Tickets R100. Avoid disappointment and book now for this once-off show. Booking is through Computicket on 083 915 8000 or e-mail roland@stansell.za.net
She’s wild, she’s whacky, she’s wonderful … The delectable Lisa Bobbert unleashes her zany zoo of loopy alter egos in her new show, Bobbertlicious.
Chantal, Charmaine, Delphine and even Tina Turner are just some of Bobbert’s line-up of larger-than-life lasses who feature in this not-to-be-missed evening of live entertainment. The unstoppable Ms Bobbert herself even gets a show in, with some songs she’s always wanted to sing – but no-one would allow her to do.
Catch Lisa and her gals in Bobbertlicious at Rhumbelow Theatre on July 8 at 20h00. The venue opens at 19h00, a full cash bar and braai facilities are available, and patrons with picnic hampers are more than welcome.
Tickets R100. Avoid disappointment and book now for this once-off show. Booking is through Computicket on 083 915 8000 or e-mail roland@stansell.za.net
ACT AWARDS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is recognising and celebrating excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity.
The annual ACT Awards 2011 is presented by the Vodacom Foundation, the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO) and the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO).
“The visual arts provide us as a nation with a dynamic and vivid reflection of our artistic and cultural life. As a proud sponsor of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Visual Art, Vodacom Foundation pays tribute to the creativity an excellence of our visual artists in expressing their vision,” says Mthobi Tyamzashe, Executive Director of Corporate Social Investment at Vodacom.
Three Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to luminaries for their lifelong contribution to theatre, music and visual arts in South Africa. Winners are nominated and selected by the ACT Trustees. Past recipients of this accolade include Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Gcina Mhlophe, Ronnie Govender, Peter Clarke, Joseph Shabalala, Pops Mohamed, Lynette Marais, David Goldblatt and David Koloane, amongst others.
Sponsored by the Distell Foundation, ACT also presents four ImpACT Awards to emerging artists at a time in their careers when they have shown commitment to, and reached some professional standing in, their chosen discipline. Young professional artists, up to the age of 30 years that fall within the first three years of their professional careers are eligible for nomination.
Awards will be presented in four broad arts categories with selected disciplines being eligible for consideration in each. The categories include Visual Art (painting and printmaking, sculpting, public installations & photography); Performing Arts (dance, acting, musical theatre & physical theatre); Music & Singing (classical, contemporary & jazz), and Design (craft, graphic design, fashion design & web design)
Winners of the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals are selected by an independent panel of judges. Awards will only be presented if a satisfactory number of quality nominations are received in the various categories and the adjudication panel reserves the right to carry over such awards to the following year.
The closing date for nominations is July 29. For guidelines and nomination forms visit the ACT website at www.act.org.za
The ACT Awards 2011 is supported by Classicfeel Magazine and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).
The annual ACT Awards 2011 is presented by the Vodacom Foundation, the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO) and the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO).
“The visual arts provide us as a nation with a dynamic and vivid reflection of our artistic and cultural life. As a proud sponsor of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Visual Art, Vodacom Foundation pays tribute to the creativity an excellence of our visual artists in expressing their vision,” says Mthobi Tyamzashe, Executive Director of Corporate Social Investment at Vodacom.
Three Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to luminaries for their lifelong contribution to theatre, music and visual arts in South Africa. Winners are nominated and selected by the ACT Trustees. Past recipients of this accolade include Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Gcina Mhlophe, Ronnie Govender, Peter Clarke, Joseph Shabalala, Pops Mohamed, Lynette Marais, David Goldblatt and David Koloane, amongst others.
Sponsored by the Distell Foundation, ACT also presents four ImpACT Awards to emerging artists at a time in their careers when they have shown commitment to, and reached some professional standing in, their chosen discipline. Young professional artists, up to the age of 30 years that fall within the first three years of their professional careers are eligible for nomination.
Awards will be presented in four broad arts categories with selected disciplines being eligible for consideration in each. The categories include Visual Art (painting and printmaking, sculpting, public installations & photography); Performing Arts (dance, acting, musical theatre & physical theatre); Music & Singing (classical, contemporary & jazz), and Design (craft, graphic design, fashion design & web design)
Winners of the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals are selected by an independent panel of judges. Awards will only be presented if a satisfactory number of quality nominations are received in the various categories and the adjudication panel reserves the right to carry over such awards to the following year.
The closing date for nominations is July 29. For guidelines and nomination forms visit the ACT website at www.act.org.za
The ACT Awards 2011 is supported by Classicfeel Magazine and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).
WELCOME DANCA
(“Aloes” by Welcome Danca)Currently running at artSPACEdurban is an exhibition of paintings by Welcome Danca.
Born in Port Shepstone in 1978, Welcome Danca was educated at Makumbuza High School in Umlazi where he started art classes and enjoyed using charcoal to draw. It was when he drew a map on the school board that a teacher recognized his talent and suggested that he attend art classes with the late Trevor Makhoba. Danca fondly remembers his art classes under the mango trees.
Danca mostly enjoys all oil painting and acrylic, and in the last three years has been doing graphic design. He has appeared in numerous group exhibitions, including Decorex in Johannesburg and KZN over the last two years. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, he was a finalist in the ABSA L'Atelier Competition. He is also represented in a number of private and public collections.
“Observation and Confirmation - a day to day life, conceptually I explore my personal memories, specifically focusing at my rural childhood. I look at how these memories influence the manner in which I respond to my most immediate space, the urban space, “Welcome Dance explains. “I look at myself as a child growing up from a rural area, the delicate family moments and at how my current urban lifestyle contrasts with my childhood. I revisit precious family moments and try to re-experience them as if they are tangible memories, I beckon the viewer to embark on my personal journey of self discovery. The reason for me to do cards its because I would every body to own a piece of my art if they can't afford to but a big painting. and also to sent for the special people all over to admire a piece of African art.”
The Welcome Danca exhibition runs until July 16 at artSPACE durban’s Middle Gallery at 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road) close to the Waste Centre. More information on 031 312 0793 or visit www.artspacedurban.co.za or www.artspacedurban.blogspot.com
relaas …
(relaas... ”ringe. ringe, rosie” by Rosemarie Marriott)Currently running in the KZNSA’s Mezzanine Gallery is a solo exhibition by Rosemarie Marriott. Titled relaas … (Afrikaans for a narrative story) it represents a significant development in her oeuvre.
The sensitivity with which she intuitively manipulates her material to form her objects and childlike forms indicates her sophisticated mastery of concept and medium.
In this new body of work she engages with themes from children's stories and nursery rhymes which carry an underlying message. She attempts to capture the way a child might see and interpret that message, which does not always correspond with the story as it appears.
In relaas…, Marriott ‘plays’ with a combination of human and imaginary forms to create a body of sculptures made from found objects and natural materials. Some of the pieces are organic forms ‘trapped’ in bronze. It seems as if her works attempt to capture the life or the soul as it leaves the body - almost as if it is the time before death, however long before this may have been.
A paramount force in her art-making practice is the combined act of collecting material such as animal skin or parts (from taxidermists and local farms) and the visceral transformation of that material into often tender or startling new forms. Marriott’s intuitive responses to the specific tactility, texture and colour of chosen material (skins, bones etc.) dictates how far the material can be manipulated and transformed. Inchoate ideas develop through working in a labour-intensive way, recognising the potency of the dead animal and realising a new sculptural incarnation from that close proximity and touch.
The redemptive quality of giving renewed life to dead or discarded objects is a primary motivation in her work.
relaas … runs at the KZNSA Gallery until July 23. The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, in Durban. More information on 031 277 1703, fax 031 201 8051 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
INQOLA NOSEYILI
(Mural advertising the exhibition by Lwazi “King Zorro” Xaba)Inqola Noseyili, a photographic exhibition by Durban visual artist Lwazi “King Zorro” Xaba, opens at the Durban Art Gallery on July 17.
The direct translation for “Inqola Noseyili” refers to a typical goods carriage as used on freight trucks or trains and its canvas cover. In the context of King Zorro’s exhibition, though, Inqola Noseyili is a reference to the Zulu metaphor for a man and his troubles – like the carriage and its cover, a man and his troubles are inseparable.
The subject of the work is Durban’s trolley “boys”, who are up at the crack of dawn and toiling till late in the evening, carting the wares of the city’s informal traders to and from their places of business. They occupy the lowest rung of the economy, in servitude even to the lowly informal traders.
The 30 piece exhibition is King Zorro’s latest work, and in using the “invisible” trolley boys, sets a scale against which society can measure its own troubles.
As a tribute to these people from the parallel universe, a mural has been painted in their heartland – Warwick Junction. This mural is painted on the north face of the “unfinished highway” in the Early Morning Market precinct – itself recently under threat to be torn down and replaced by a modern day mall, effectively killing off the livelihood of many informal traders, with the trolley boys going down as collateral damage.
Facilitated by the artist, workshops will held during the opening week of the exhibition to discuss photography and the broader socio-economic commentary of the work.
Inqola Noseyili runs until 19 August at the Durban Art Gallery. For more information please contact Njabulo Mtshali (DAG Curator) on 083 771 3635 or King Zorro on 073 111 5749.
PLACES AND SPACES
(“Summer Time”, acrylic on paper by Derrick Nxumalo)Places and Spaces is an exhibition by KZN artist Derrick Nxumalo currently running at the African Art Centre.
Derrick Nxumalo was born in Dumisa near Scottburgh in 1962. A former gardener, miner and waiter, he added politician to his list of activities in 2003, when he was elected as councillor for the district of Dududu in KwaZulu-Natal. A self-taught artist, Derrick has adopted an exploratory approach to his technique and subject matter. Passionate about his genre, Derrick’s work is characterized by his skilful use of bold, colours and highly detailed images.
Initially, Derrick drew detailed landscapes with ball-point and felt tipped pens. Recognizing his talent and potential, the late Jo Thorpe (first Director of the African Art Centre) and well-known architect, Paul Mikula, supported and encouraged the young artist to reach his now established position as an artist.
“My work is different from that of other artists because of the bright, primary colours and detailed designs I consistently use,” Derrick says. “Before I start working on my paintings, I spend a great deal of time researching my subject matter, contemplating the design and establishing the purpose of my painting. For me to complete a painting takes a long time, because of the intricate detail and the consistency of the paint I use; it takes a long time to dry”.
Derrick is inspired by nature and his surroundings and his paintings demonstrate his interaction and affinity with the environment in which he exists. In addition, he demonstrates a keen interest in the urban landscape, often portraying hospitals, offices, game lodges, bus stops and Zulu homesteads. These scenes are near-idyllic, brightly hued, without debris or destruction; at times, the deliberate omission of human presence presents an almost dreamlike or imaginary effect.
Delicately formed architectural detail, his perceptive use of colour in its purest form and his understanding of perspective complete the distinctive style for which he has become recognized.
Derrick has participated in exhibitions in South African and abroad including the Spier Contemporary 2010; The Standard Bank Arts Festival; The Durban Art Gallery; The Zabalaza Art Festival, Oxford, United Kingdom; The Arnolfi Gallery, London; L’Altra Contemporanea, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg and the African Art Centre, Durban.
His work is represented in major art collections including the South African Breweries; Standard Bank, Johannesburg; MTN Collection, Johannesburg; Telkom, Killie Cambell Collection, Durban; Johannesburg Art Gallery; House of Assembly; Anglo Vaal Corporation; University of Witwatersrand; Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg; EThekwini Municipality, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban; The Campbell Collections; Paul Mikula & Associates; Bill Wright, New York, U.S.A.; David Elliot, London; Gencor Art Collection, Johannesburg; S.A. Reserve Bank Pretoria.
Places and Spaces runs until July 17 at the African Art Centre, 94 Florida Road, Morningside, Durban. More information from Director, Sharon Crampton, on 031 312 3805 or the Development Officer, Nozipho Zulu, at 031 303 4634.
forever
forever - a new body of work by Frances Goodman – is running at the KZNSA Gallery in the Main Gallery.
Goodman creates atmospheric and immersive installations that cross the boundaries between visual and media arts. Her work unveils everyday routines, obsessions and social interactions. She operates within a local South African context, with a specific focus on the least tended subject of the middle class experience.
forever runs at the KZNSA Gallery until July 23. The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, in Durban. More information on 031 277 1703, fax 031 201 8051 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
Goodman creates atmospheric and immersive installations that cross the boundaries between visual and media arts. Her work unveils everyday routines, obsessions and social interactions. She operates within a local South African context, with a specific focus on the least tended subject of the middle class experience.
forever runs at the KZNSA Gallery until July 23. The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, in Durban. More information on 031 277 1703, fax 031 201 8051 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
CFAD YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMME
CFAD (Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design) is open for registration for its annual Winter Vacation Young Artists Programme which takes place from July 9 to 16.in which school learners with an affinity for art and design, are given a taste of post-matric art studies in a college environment for the duration of the July school holidays.
The project – now in its 11th year, is based on a similar programme run at the San Francisco Art Institute where talented youngsters aged between 10 and 18 years are put through an intensive art “boot-camp”, not usually offered at a high school level.
The modules covered will be drawing, painting, computer graphics, animation and design. The students will experience fun with graphic design by being taught to think out of the box, emotional and intellectual involvements that are intertwined into a unity of fun. They will also learn project management and how to conceptualize ideas and turn them into a means of communication, which will benefit them in their schooling career. They will be exposed to the latest animation and multi-media technology and drawing, painting and design techniques.
On completion of the course, a certificate will be awarded to the young artist at an exhibition on July 23 which will be attended by family, friends, other guests and the media to create exposure and a feeling of accomplishment for the students.
The course runs from July 9 to 16 daily at the CFAD new campus at Portview,183 Cowey / Problem Mkhize Road on the Berea. Declared a National Monument, this 100-year-old building is an Edwardian Villa with beautiful gardens and a charming authentic feature fountain. More information from Sasha on 031 240 8402.
The project – now in its 11th year, is based on a similar programme run at the San Francisco Art Institute where talented youngsters aged between 10 and 18 years are put through an intensive art “boot-camp”, not usually offered at a high school level.
The modules covered will be drawing, painting, computer graphics, animation and design. The students will experience fun with graphic design by being taught to think out of the box, emotional and intellectual involvements that are intertwined into a unity of fun. They will also learn project management and how to conceptualize ideas and turn them into a means of communication, which will benefit them in their schooling career. They will be exposed to the latest animation and multi-media technology and drawing, painting and design techniques.
On completion of the course, a certificate will be awarded to the young artist at an exhibition on July 23 which will be attended by family, friends, other guests and the media to create exposure and a feeling of accomplishment for the students.
The course runs from July 9 to 16 daily at the CFAD new campus at Portview,183 Cowey / Problem Mkhize Road on the Berea. Declared a National Monument, this 100-year-old building is an Edwardian Villa with beautiful gardens and a charming authentic feature fountain. More information from Sasha on 031 240 8402.
SCREAMING DOC HANSEN & NIEDIA
Multi-instrumentalist Screaming Doc Joh Hansen accompanied by the velvet voice of Niedia Prigge will perform at Emoyeni Lodge on July 3.
The Screaming Doc played bass for a four piece band in the 70’s, bass and guitar for a three piece band in the 80’s, then bass, guitar and drums. Anyway, he has put the true-one-man-band (no computers, no bugdrugs) on the backburner in favour of this exciting new doowhoa because Niedia has a voice that could soothe tigers and once she gets used to her new stage name of Goldie they’ll be on their way.
Niedia was a regular act at the DFC (Durban Folk Club) and sang professionally for several years at South Coast venues. They are polishing Niedia’s original songs to augment a repertoire that already includes standards from the golden decades, but perhaps not the ones you hear in constant heavy rotation at the tribute shows and on AOR radio. Plus a bit of fun.
Emoyeni Lodge offers a three-course Sunday lunch created by chef Matt with seasonal veggies from the organic garden (vegetarians provided for). R120pp for meal and music or for the not-so-hungry, R30 donation for the music, fresh air and good company. There will be a fully licensed cash bar.
The music runs from 12h30 to 14h30 on July 3. Booking essential for meals, call Brenda on 031 785 1740, or email reservations@emoyenilodge.com For music enquiries, call Fiona 072 822 7988. Emoyeni Lodge is situated on District Road 113, within easy reach of the N3 between Cato Ridge and Camperdown. Directions and map at http://www.emoyenilodge.com
The Screaming Doc played bass for a four piece band in the 70’s, bass and guitar for a three piece band in the 80’s, then bass, guitar and drums. Anyway, he has put the true-one-man-band (no computers, no bugdrugs) on the backburner in favour of this exciting new doowhoa because Niedia has a voice that could soothe tigers and once she gets used to her new stage name of Goldie they’ll be on their way.
Niedia was a regular act at the DFC (Durban Folk Club) and sang professionally for several years at South Coast venues. They are polishing Niedia’s original songs to augment a repertoire that already includes standards from the golden decades, but perhaps not the ones you hear in constant heavy rotation at the tribute shows and on AOR radio. Plus a bit of fun.
Emoyeni Lodge offers a three-course Sunday lunch created by chef Matt with seasonal veggies from the organic garden (vegetarians provided for). R120pp for meal and music or for the not-so-hungry, R30 donation for the music, fresh air and good company. There will be a fully licensed cash bar.
The music runs from 12h30 to 14h30 on July 3. Booking essential for meals, call Brenda on 031 785 1740, or email reservations@emoyenilodge.com For music enquiries, call Fiona 072 822 7988. Emoyeni Lodge is situated on District Road 113, within easy reach of the N3 between Cato Ridge and Camperdown. Directions and map at http://www.emoyenilodge.com
DEATH OF GORDON CHAPMAN
Well-known arts supporter Gordon Chapman, who served on many arts bodies including the 1820 Foundation in Grahamstown, died last week.
“I was so sad to hear about Gordon's death,” says Lynette Marais, former Festival Director of the National Arts Festival: “I have very fond memories of him and Gladys who gave me so much support when I first started working at the Festival. Gordon was a real gentleman with a lovely smile and great sense of humour. My deepest sympathy to Gladys and family at this sad time.”
The notice of the memorial service which was held on June 24 requested, in lieu of flowers, donations to St Agnes Church's Philangethemba Outreach Programme. More information bank details, etc. on 031 764 2037.
AFRICAN FOCUS IN COLUMBIA
A contingent of African poets and musicians will be attending South America’s legendary XXI International Poetry Festival in Medellín, Columbia.
This has been facilitated by Poetry Africa and the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal).
With 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature Derek Walcott attending, alongside a significant delegation of African poets and singers, the XXI International Poetry Festival of Medellín, convened and organized by the Prometeo poetry magazine sees the participation of over 90 poets from 50 countries worldwide. This year’s focus is Africa.
The Festival runs from July 2 to 9 and will include 164 free events for the general public.
Under the leadership of Peter Rorvik of Poetry Africa which is based at the Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN, the African delegation will include well-known Durban names Pitika Ntuli and Iain “Ewok” Robinson. The rest of the delegation comprises popular singers Madosini Latozi Mpahleni, Chiwoniso Maraire and Tania Tomé (Mozambique), and poets Werewere Liking (Cameroon), Haji Gora Haji (Zanzibar), Shailja Patel (Kenya), Antonio Gonçalves (Angola), Lebogang Mashile, and Rachid Boudjedra (Algeria). The attendance of musician Pedro Espi-Sanchis (South Africa-Spain) has also been confirmed.
It is expected that this meeting of creative minds will give rise to the bases for the creation of a World Network of Poetry Projects and Festivals. More information at www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/pub.php/en/Intro/index.htm
This has been facilitated by Poetry Africa and the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal).
With 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature Derek Walcott attending, alongside a significant delegation of African poets and singers, the XXI International Poetry Festival of Medellín, convened and organized by the Prometeo poetry magazine sees the participation of over 90 poets from 50 countries worldwide. This year’s focus is Africa.
The Festival runs from July 2 to 9 and will include 164 free events for the general public.
Under the leadership of Peter Rorvik of Poetry Africa which is based at the Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN, the African delegation will include well-known Durban names Pitika Ntuli and Iain “Ewok” Robinson. The rest of the delegation comprises popular singers Madosini Latozi Mpahleni, Chiwoniso Maraire and Tania Tomé (Mozambique), and poets Werewere Liking (Cameroon), Haji Gora Haji (Zanzibar), Shailja Patel (Kenya), Antonio Gonçalves (Angola), Lebogang Mashile, and Rachid Boudjedra (Algeria). The attendance of musician Pedro Espi-Sanchis (South Africa-Spain) has also been confirmed.
It is expected that this meeting of creative minds will give rise to the bases for the creation of a World Network of Poetry Projects and Festivals. More information at www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/pub.php/en/Intro/index.htm
HOLIDAY FUN AT ALLIANCE
The Alliance Francaise de Durban is hosting fun and entertainment for young people running from June 29 to July 1 from 10h00 to 15h00.
June 29: Adi Paxton & Chantal Snyman will present the show Ping 'n things - A soundscape exploration for very young children by (0-3 years of age) from 10h00 to 10h20 followed by Workshop: The recycled orchestra creating musical possibilities from rubbish for all ages (max. 25 participants). From 12h00 to 12h30, there’s Uzowuzwa umoya by the Dusi Dance Company, featuring contemporary choreography and traditional gum boot dancing performed by children (all ages). Pamela Tancsik and Adi Paxton will host a Puppet Making Workshop for all ages from 13h00 to 13h45 followed by Arley’s Workshop’s The Green Revolution for all ages which is infectious, outrageous, full of the unexpected from 14h00 to 14h40.
June 30: 10h00 to 10h40 - The Green Revolution followed by Uzowuzwa umoya from 11h00 to 11h30. Adi Paxton of Cherryco offers Pet’s Tale from 12h00 to 12h40, a shaggy dog tale in which audiences help Pet to find a home (all ages). From 13h00 to 13h45, there’s a hip hop dance workshop with Gabriel Masango of Dusi Dance Company (max 25 participants) Pamela Tancsik of Tekweni Puppetplays presents the hand puppet play The Elephant’s Child from 14h00 to 14h30 and tells the story of how the little elephant gets his trunk after going on a journey to the Limpopo River (ages 5 to 10)
July 1: 10h00 to 10h35 - Cherry and the Funny Bunnies by Adi Paxton. Cherry the magical clown is on the hop in search of the perfect bunny friend:A magical romp with plenty of audience participation (ages 4 to 104!); 11h00 to 11h45 - Dance workshop with Thibani Mbhele from Arley's workshop includes contemporary dance, movement and gum boot dancing (max 25 participants of all ages). 12h00 to 12h40: The Green Revolution; 13h00 to 13h45 - Storytelling Workshop for all ages by Mandla Biyela of Arley’s Workshop teaches children to tell their own stories and to value the stories passed down in their family (all ages). 14h00 to 14h30 - Pinocchio’s Birthday Party by Pamela Tancsik is a hand puppet play about trust and friendship. It is Pinocchio’s birthday party and he has no friends to celebrate with…(ages 3 to 9)
The day’s activities run from 10h00to 15h00. Entry: shows R40pp (R35 for groups of 10) and Workshop R25pp. More information from Chantal Snyman on 073 653 0067 or 083 316 6139.
June 29: Adi Paxton & Chantal Snyman will present the show Ping 'n things - A soundscape exploration for very young children by (0-3 years of age) from 10h00 to 10h20 followed by Workshop: The recycled orchestra creating musical possibilities from rubbish for all ages (max. 25 participants). From 12h00 to 12h30, there’s Uzowuzwa umoya by the Dusi Dance Company, featuring contemporary choreography and traditional gum boot dancing performed by children (all ages). Pamela Tancsik and Adi Paxton will host a Puppet Making Workshop for all ages from 13h00 to 13h45 followed by Arley’s Workshop’s The Green Revolution for all ages which is infectious, outrageous, full of the unexpected from 14h00 to 14h40.
June 30: 10h00 to 10h40 - The Green Revolution followed by Uzowuzwa umoya from 11h00 to 11h30. Adi Paxton of Cherryco offers Pet’s Tale from 12h00 to 12h40, a shaggy dog tale in which audiences help Pet to find a home (all ages). From 13h00 to 13h45, there’s a hip hop dance workshop with Gabriel Masango of Dusi Dance Company (max 25 participants) Pamela Tancsik of Tekweni Puppetplays presents the hand puppet play The Elephant’s Child from 14h00 to 14h30 and tells the story of how the little elephant gets his trunk after going on a journey to the Limpopo River (ages 5 to 10)
July 1: 10h00 to 10h35 - Cherry and the Funny Bunnies by Adi Paxton. Cherry the magical clown is on the hop in search of the perfect bunny friend:A magical romp with plenty of audience participation (ages 4 to 104!); 11h00 to 11h45 - Dance workshop with Thibani Mbhele from Arley's workshop includes contemporary dance, movement and gum boot dancing (max 25 participants of all ages). 12h00 to 12h40: The Green Revolution; 13h00 to 13h45 - Storytelling Workshop for all ages by Mandla Biyela of Arley’s Workshop teaches children to tell their own stories and to value the stories passed down in their family (all ages). 14h00 to 14h30 - Pinocchio’s Birthday Party by Pamela Tancsik is a hand puppet play about trust and friendship. It is Pinocchio’s birthday party and he has no friends to celebrate with…(ages 3 to 9)
The day’s activities run from 10h00to 15h00. Entry: shows R40pp (R35 for groups of 10) and Workshop R25pp. More information from Chantal Snyman on 073 653 0067 or 083 316 6139.
MITJA POPOVSKI
SADTA to introduce workshop with world champion choreographer.
Mitja Popovski is a choreographer of any style you can think of: classical jazz, Lyrical, Broadway Musical, Modern, Tap, Hip hop and especially comedy. His style is a mixture of funk, strength, and individual interpretation, with an emphasis on ''selling'' performance. It is energetic, sensual and sometimes exhausting for the dancers, as he demands pure dedication and allows no ''marking'' in his studio.
Mitja was named IDO (International Dance Organization) Choreographer of the Year 2008. He has won multiple world champion titles in show and tap formation, group and solo as a choreographer and as a dancer for Kazina Dance Company, Ljubljana, Slovenia including Adult Danceshow World Champions- Murder?. He choreographed the modern evening performance 'The Station with his Kazina Dance Company.
He recently choreographed the big stage play Tesla for famous director, Tomaž Pandur and his pandurtheatres.com and he choreographed and directed the modern dance play Waterman for the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is a regular choreographer for Slovenian National Television, for the biggest European Casino, “Perla” in cooperation with Kazina Dance Company and the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre.
He choreographed for the Eurovision Dance Contest (2003 & 2011) and for almost every Major Slovenian Singer in cooperation with National TV and Kazina Dance Company. For the past seven years he has worked as a master teacher for University of Sports, Ljubljana and the Slovenian Dance Association.
He is an international judge for IDO (International Dance Organization) and he is also a member of the show dance and tap dance committees of the IDO. He has taught masterclasses in many countries, including Croatia, Finland, Serbia and Russia.
Mitja Popovski comes to South Africa shortly to do workshops for SADTA. These include Teachers choreography class (R200/student); Student classes 16 and over (R150/student) and Student classes 12 to 15 years (R150/student). Classes will be one and a half hours long. Dancers classes will be focused on leaps, turns and linking steps. Minimum 20 students per class.
The Durban workshop will take place on July 15 at Dance Direction International Studio, Bellhaven Memorial Hall, 217 First Avenue in Greyville.
To book contact Des van der Spuy urgently on 082 563 1995 or email: dancedirection@gmail.com
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
(Robyn Johnson as Millie Dillmount)Northcliff High youthful talent back in Durban for what promises to be a successful 13th visit. (Review by Caroline Smart)
The number 13 is usually considered unlucky but seeing as I overturned my little Fiat coming home from a rehearsal when I lived in Pietermaritzburg on a Friday the 13th way back when and both car and I survived without mishap - except for a slightly dented roof for the plucky Fiat – the number 13 doesn’t hold any concerns for me.
It looks as if producer/director Neil Jourdan is going to drive through with the same success with his latest production from the visionary Northcliff High School which believes that its drama team should take their skills further afield in the same way as their sports teams.
Thoroughly Modern Millie sees the most youthful cast to date including the principals most of whom are only in Grade 10. As Nick Jourdan says in his programme notes: “What they lack in experience, they certainly make up for in enthusiasm and this bodes well for the future.”
Barring some serious sound imbalances and mic problems, which no doubt will be sorted out before the next performance, this is another delightful production from Northcliff. The original story and screen play by Richard Morris was featured for the 1967 Universal Pictures Film which starred Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing. Taken from the book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, this production features new music by Jeanine Tesori and new lyrics by Dick Scanlan. When it was first staged on Broadway in 2002, it garnered no less than seven Tony awards including best new musical.
The storyline is about a naiive, young woman who decides to head for the bright lights of New York City to find a boss to marry. She is mugged shortly after her arrival and, on the advice of a passerby (who is to play a major role in her life), she enrols at an establishment that houses wannabee actresses. While it’s a fun and entertaining story, there is a darker side in that the owner is using her business as a front to sell young girls with no families into slavery in the Orient. As in all good stories, she gets her comeuppance in the end which holds its own surprises.
Northcliff brings its own team from performers to stage crew thus providing them with highly valuable experience working in a professional theatre. One can’t help but wish that professional companies had the budget to tour productions in this way so that there is one initial creation process with a budget for a touring programme so that the rest of the country can enjoy and identify the skills of the considerable talent we have in the performing arts industry.
Robyn Johnson gives a stand-out and mature performance as Millie Dillmount (especially in Gimme Gimme, closely followed by Ekene Nkadu (Miss Dorothy Brown), Bongo Kabingezi (Trevor Graydon) and Nobukhosi Mazibuko (Muzzy van Hossmere). William Smit as Jimmy Smith and Kirsten Barnard as Mrs Meers also impressed and Siphephelo Ndlovu and Rudie Opperman were a delight as Mrs Meers’ sidekicks, Ching Ho and Bun Foo, who are required to speak in Chinese. Whether this is authentic or not, I can’t tell but at least the sur-titles provide an amusing translation!
The tap dance skills of this company are admirable and there are some enjoyable scenes in the office while Millie is proving her typing prowess at her desk while the rest of the secretaries look on in awe. The show is full of amusing send-ups from the Gilbert and Sullivan-styled the Speed Test, Al Jolson’s My Mammy, Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy’s Ah Sweet Mystery of Life Another memorable scene is the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers send-up with Millie, Miss Dorothy and Trevor Graydon.
Attractively costumed, Thoroughly Modern Millie runs in the Playhouse Drama until July 3, with matinees on July 2 at 14h00 and on July 3 at 15h00. Booking is at Computicket. – Caroline Smart
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
EVITA’S KOSSIE SIKELELA
A must for lovers of good food and followers of Pieter-Dirk Uys’s alter-ego, the legendary Evita Bezuidenhout. (Review by Caroline Smart)
Evita Bezuidenhout’s very first cookbook, Evita’s Kossie Sikelela, saw over 40,000 copies sold in the first year since its release in 2010. It was also South African winner of the Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards 2010 in the category Best Easy Recipes Book.
Working alongside Pieter-Dirk Uys in creating the delightful publication, Linda Vicquery has provided the drawings and recipes and, to quote publisher Frederik de Jager, Linda is “as bounteous in the arts of cooking and drawing as she is in her love of life. Eating one’s way through this entire book couldn’t give greater pleasure than seeing the two of them thus honoured.”
Pieter-Dirk Uys’s long-term friend, screen legend Sophia Loren provides the foreword in which she says: “I heard that Evita, this most famous white woman in South Africa, passionately believes that reconciliation can happen around the dinner table. Give enemies a plate of glorious food and watch them become friends? We all agree.”
The introduction gives a potted history of Evita Bezuidenhout’s life, further entrenching the legend created by Pieter-Dirk Uys of this glamorous woman who moves in the top echelons of society and politics – and has much to say about them.
The cover of Evita’s Kossie Sikelela is an artwork in itself. A fold-out wraparound by mr design, it shows a glamorous Evita in her silk gown by Errol Arendz. Backed by a wall festooned with landscape paintings, it features a laden table of food, fruit and floral decorations. At the table are Evita’s son De Kock, her sister Bambi Kellerman and her daughter Billie Jeanne - all Pieter-Dirk Uys in disguise and well-known personalities which appear in his productions.
Apart from the recipes and amusing text, there are paintings of Evita in the style of the masters by Nina van der Westhuizen which include works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Tretchikoff, to name a few. We even see Evita as da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
While it’s certainly a recipe book with a difference and provides much delicious fun and nonsense, the range of recipes is impressive. Every page carries something that looks easy to make with optimum results. Photographs of Evita in numerous outfits and situations abound – good to muse over while you’re waiting for something to simmer or boil on the stove.
There are also Halaal and Kosher dishes, recipes for diabetics and vegetarians, as well as ideas for meals for children, Christmas activities and picnics.
Author royalties from the sale of this book, matched by the publishers, go to the Darling Trust, founded by Pieter-Dirk Uys to serve the community of Darling in the Western Cape through art and culture, education and health. Visit www.thedarlingtrust.org
Published by Umuzi in good quality hardback, Evita’s Kossie Sikelela is also available in Afrikaans as Evita Se Kossie Sikelela. A must for lovers of good food and followers of Pieter-Dirk Uys’s inimitable alter-ego. – Caroline Smart
Evita Bezuidenhout’s very first cookbook, Evita’s Kossie Sikelela, saw over 40,000 copies sold in the first year since its release in 2010. It was also South African winner of the Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards 2010 in the category Best Easy Recipes Book.
Working alongside Pieter-Dirk Uys in creating the delightful publication, Linda Vicquery has provided the drawings and recipes and, to quote publisher Frederik de Jager, Linda is “as bounteous in the arts of cooking and drawing as she is in her love of life. Eating one’s way through this entire book couldn’t give greater pleasure than seeing the two of them thus honoured.”
Pieter-Dirk Uys’s long-term friend, screen legend Sophia Loren provides the foreword in which she says: “I heard that Evita, this most famous white woman in South Africa, passionately believes that reconciliation can happen around the dinner table. Give enemies a plate of glorious food and watch them become friends? We all agree.”
The introduction gives a potted history of Evita Bezuidenhout’s life, further entrenching the legend created by Pieter-Dirk Uys of this glamorous woman who moves in the top echelons of society and politics – and has much to say about them.
The cover of Evita’s Kossie Sikelela is an artwork in itself. A fold-out wraparound by mr design, it shows a glamorous Evita in her silk gown by Errol Arendz. Backed by a wall festooned with landscape paintings, it features a laden table of food, fruit and floral decorations. At the table are Evita’s son De Kock, her sister Bambi Kellerman and her daughter Billie Jeanne - all Pieter-Dirk Uys in disguise and well-known personalities which appear in his productions.
Apart from the recipes and amusing text, there are paintings of Evita in the style of the masters by Nina van der Westhuizen which include works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Tretchikoff, to name a few. We even see Evita as da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
While it’s certainly a recipe book with a difference and provides much delicious fun and nonsense, the range of recipes is impressive. Every page carries something that looks easy to make with optimum results. Photographs of Evita in numerous outfits and situations abound – good to muse over while you’re waiting for something to simmer or boil on the stove.
There are also Halaal and Kosher dishes, recipes for diabetics and vegetarians, as well as ideas for meals for children, Christmas activities and picnics.
Author royalties from the sale of this book, matched by the publishers, go to the Darling Trust, founded by Pieter-Dirk Uys to serve the community of Darling in the Western Cape through art and culture, education and health. Visit www.thedarlingtrust.org
Published by Umuzi in good quality hardback, Evita’s Kossie Sikelela is also available in Afrikaans as Evita Se Kossie Sikelela. A must for lovers of good food and followers of Pieter-Dirk Uys’s inimitable alter-ego. – Caroline Smart
Monday, June 27, 2011
MEETING THE MAKERS
Meeting the Makers: Contemporary craft in KZN is a ground-breaking exhibition opening at the Tatham Art Gallery in July which will unite a broad diversity of contemporary craft producers in KwaZulu-Natal.
From the beautifully rendered work of crafters such as Bonginkosi Tshabalala and Humphrey Modibedi to commercially-produced products from internationally acclaimed talents Egg Design and Richard Stretton, Meeting the Makers promises a cross-section of high quality, sustainable objects that bridge the divide between traditional craft and so-called ‘high art’.
Made possible by funding from the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC), the Tatham Art Gallery staff has spent the past few months traversing the province in search of crafters with a unique contemporary vision. All the staff members who went on field trips were required to keep diaries, the stories from which are to be included in a book, which is being published by the Gallery. As Director of the Tatham, Brendan Bell, states: “It is about objects, yes, but it is more about the people who make those objects”
The collection ranges from traditional Zulu ceramics to contemporary lighting designs, and includes a bespoke collection of basketry, embroidery, wood turning, jewellery and wire work. There is an impressive mix of traditional craft-making and cutting edge design, with over 150 pieces produced by nearly 100 crafters. Embroidery produced by local crafters from the Ingwavuma region sits alongside a high-tech lamp by urban product designers, Egg Designs. Other work on display include turned bowls by Andrew Early, furniture from Koop Design, paper flowers from the award-winning Shaw Sisters and phenomenal beadwork from members of the Hillcrest Aids Centre.
Meeting the Makers: Contemporary Craft in KZN opens at the Tatham Art Gallery (Pietermaritzburg) on July 28 at 18h00 and runs until September 18 at 17h00. The Tatham Art Gallery is situated opposite the Town Hall in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg. More information on 033 392 2801.
From the beautifully rendered work of crafters such as Bonginkosi Tshabalala and Humphrey Modibedi to commercially-produced products from internationally acclaimed talents Egg Design and Richard Stretton, Meeting the Makers promises a cross-section of high quality, sustainable objects that bridge the divide between traditional craft and so-called ‘high art’.
Made possible by funding from the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC), the Tatham Art Gallery staff has spent the past few months traversing the province in search of crafters with a unique contemporary vision. All the staff members who went on field trips were required to keep diaries, the stories from which are to be included in a book, which is being published by the Gallery. As Director of the Tatham, Brendan Bell, states: “It is about objects, yes, but it is more about the people who make those objects”
The collection ranges from traditional Zulu ceramics to contemporary lighting designs, and includes a bespoke collection of basketry, embroidery, wood turning, jewellery and wire work. There is an impressive mix of traditional craft-making and cutting edge design, with over 150 pieces produced by nearly 100 crafters. Embroidery produced by local crafters from the Ingwavuma region sits alongside a high-tech lamp by urban product designers, Egg Designs. Other work on display include turned bowls by Andrew Early, furniture from Koop Design, paper flowers from the award-winning Shaw Sisters and phenomenal beadwork from members of the Hillcrest Aids Centre.
Meeting the Makers: Contemporary Craft in KZN opens at the Tatham Art Gallery (Pietermaritzburg) on July 28 at 18h00 and runs until September 18 at 17h00. The Tatham Art Gallery is situated opposite the Town Hall in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg. More information on 033 392 2801.
TERRA NOVA
M-Net leaps into the year 2149 & back 85 million years with Fox, Spielberg & Terra Nova!
M-Net has announced that it will bring the most incredible international title to South Africa first! As a leader in the industry, securing the rights from Fox Broadcasting Company, for The Super Series, Terra Nova, was an exciting and priority affair at the Magic Centre.
Scoring at a rating of 9.6 on IMDB & 9.1 on TV.com, if early ratings are anything to go by the hype is on the money and Fox has delivered another sensational blockbuster!
With Steven Spielberg as Executive Producer, an impressive ensemble cast, The Gold Coast in Australia as a set and an average $4million cost per episode Terra Nova is set to step into homes throughout South Africa in early 2012 on M-Net & M-Net HD.
The first actor cast was Jason O’Mara, no stranger to South African audiences as Lt. Thomas Meehan in the Emmy award-winning and critically acclaimed miniseries Band of Brothers, an M-Net power title. Thereafter, O’Mara starred in Grey’s Anatomy, followed by Men in Trees and The Closer. Band of Brothers was also the first time audiences got a taste of the powerful relationship shared by O’Mara and film icon Steven Spielberg.
“M-Net is thrilled to have to have secured the rights to one of the hottest series of the season and we know that our subscribers are as excited as we are to be a part of the epic saga that is Terra Nova!” said Tracey Gilchrist, M-Net’s head of International Acquisitions.
M-Net has announced that it will bring the most incredible international title to South Africa first! As a leader in the industry, securing the rights from Fox Broadcasting Company, for The Super Series, Terra Nova, was an exciting and priority affair at the Magic Centre.
Scoring at a rating of 9.6 on IMDB & 9.1 on TV.com, if early ratings are anything to go by the hype is on the money and Fox has delivered another sensational blockbuster!
With Steven Spielberg as Executive Producer, an impressive ensemble cast, The Gold Coast in Australia as a set and an average $4million cost per episode Terra Nova is set to step into homes throughout South Africa in early 2012 on M-Net & M-Net HD.
The first actor cast was Jason O’Mara, no stranger to South African audiences as Lt. Thomas Meehan in the Emmy award-winning and critically acclaimed miniseries Band of Brothers, an M-Net power title. Thereafter, O’Mara starred in Grey’s Anatomy, followed by Men in Trees and The Closer. Band of Brothers was also the first time audiences got a taste of the powerful relationship shared by O’Mara and film icon Steven Spielberg.
“M-Net is thrilled to have to have secured the rights to one of the hottest series of the season and we know that our subscribers are as excited as we are to be a part of the epic saga that is Terra Nova!” said Tracey Gilchrist, M-Net’s head of International Acquisitions.
JASPAR LEPAK & THE BANDITS
The Maritzburg Musicians Club promises a “foot-stomping, gather-your-skirts good time romp!” on June 28 when it hosts Jaspar Lepak and The Bandits.
The Bandits are a bluegrass band that plays predominantly traditional American bluegrass music with some lively country music thrown in. Recently they’ve been playing some commonly known songs and arranging them to suite their instruments, such as CCR, John Denver, etc. The band comprises Bryan Eaton (banjo and vocals), Craig Martins (guitar and vocals), Hyton Watts (vocals and harmonica) and Chris Bester (bass dobro and harmonies). The Bandits have been together since May 2001.
They will appear on June 28 at 20h00 at the Red Door. Entrance R30. The Red Door is in Quarry Rd, off Victoria Road, in Pietermaritzburg. Car guards on duty. More information from Roger O’Neill on 083 230 6562
The Bandits are a bluegrass band that plays predominantly traditional American bluegrass music with some lively country music thrown in. Recently they’ve been playing some commonly known songs and arranging them to suite their instruments, such as CCR, John Denver, etc. The band comprises Bryan Eaton (banjo and vocals), Craig Martins (guitar and vocals), Hyton Watts (vocals and harmonica) and Chris Bester (bass dobro and harmonies). The Bandits have been together since May 2001.
They will appear on June 28 at 20h00 at the Red Door. Entrance R30. The Red Door is in Quarry Rd, off Victoria Road, in Pietermaritzburg. Car guards on duty. More information from Roger O’Neill on 083 230 6562
SUNDOWNERS AT PLAYHOUSE
(Wake Mahlobo)The upcoming Sundowners gig at The Playhouse featuring Wake Mahlobo and Takuma offers a relaxing way to end the week.
Following its first six popular Sundowners events at the Playhouse this year, the seventh gig in this innovative series of courtesy entertainment events, geared at social interaction, will be presented by The Playhouse Company in Durban on July 1 when Wake Mahlobo and Takuma take the spotlight with some hot favourite numbers in the Playhouse’s Main Foyer. So come and chill out at The Playhouse after work, between 17h30 and 18h30 and enjoy the relaxing ambience.
Admission is free, and a cash bar will be open, along with the Playhouse Coffee shop.
RANDOM HOUSE STRUIK AFRIKAANS E-BOOKS
Random House Struik has become the first mainstream publisher to release Afrikaans e-books on Kindle, Amazon’s revolutionary wireless reading device that lets you download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution Pearl E Ink display that is easy to read in bright sunlight without glare.
The initial selection, published by imprints Umuzi and Zebra Press, includes popular titles such as Dwars: Mymeringe van 'n gebleikte Afrikaan by Max du Preez, Steve Hofmeyr’s Vier briewe vir Jan Ellis and Mense van my asem, as well as Emma en Nella and ‘n Ander ek by EKM Dido. These e-books can be found through worldwide Amazon Kindle Stores.
“We have seen a healthy appetite for our e-books both in South Africa and internationally and are very excited to be able to make both our English and Afrikaans authors’ titles available with major international, e-book retailers such as Amazon,” said Digital Director Mark Seabrook. “We are delighted to launch this initial range of Afrikaans titles in e-book format and thereby provide our Afrikaans authors with an international platform.”
Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd is South Africa's leading publishing house and offers readers the best of both local and international titles. It promotes books written in both English and Afrikaans through its many diverse and highly respected imprints, which include the Struik Lifestyle, Struik Nature, Struik Travel & Heritage, Zebra Press, Umuzi and Fernwood Press imprints.
The initial selection, published by imprints Umuzi and Zebra Press, includes popular titles such as Dwars: Mymeringe van 'n gebleikte Afrikaan by Max du Preez, Steve Hofmeyr’s Vier briewe vir Jan Ellis and Mense van my asem, as well as Emma en Nella and ‘n Ander ek by EKM Dido. These e-books can be found through worldwide Amazon Kindle Stores.
“We have seen a healthy appetite for our e-books both in South Africa and internationally and are very excited to be able to make both our English and Afrikaans authors’ titles available with major international, e-book retailers such as Amazon,” said Digital Director Mark Seabrook. “We are delighted to launch this initial range of Afrikaans titles in e-book format and thereby provide our Afrikaans authors with an international platform.”
Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd is South Africa's leading publishing house and offers readers the best of both local and international titles. It promotes books written in both English and Afrikaans through its many diverse and highly respected imprints, which include the Struik Lifestyle, Struik Nature, Struik Travel & Heritage, Zebra Press, Umuzi and Fernwood Press imprints.
SAWC ANNUAL COMPETITION
The South African Writers Circle’s Annual Short Story Competition is open to all. The closing date is October 31, 2011.
Focusing on fiction only, the competition fees are R55 (R45 for SAWC members). An additional R10 is payable for writers who wish to receive a critique of their entry. More than one entry may be submitted, each with the prescribed fee/s.
All competition submissions must be in English and entries not exceeding 2,500 words must not have been previously published nor placed in any competitions. Entries will be judged on literary merit, use of imagination and ability to enthral. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
Entries must be typed in double spacing on one side of each sheet of A4 paper. Number the pages and keep a copy, as entries cannot be returned unless a SASE has been supplied. A cover page should be provided per entry which must contain the title of the work, the writer’s pseudonym, and the number of words. The author's actual name or address must not appear on the cover page or anywhere in the submitted work. It should only appear on the entry form. An entry form and a cover page must be attached to the front of each entry.
For posted entries, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of the critique. Critiques will not be sent to entrants, even if they have paid the extra fee, unless a SASE with sufficient postage is provided. Qualifying e-mail entries will receive an e-mailed critique.
Entries may be posted to SAWC Annual Short Story Competition, Competitions Manager, South African Writers Circle, Box 2342, Westville, 3630; or George at georgem@clt-interactive.com Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form which can be found at: http://sawriters.org.za/live/competitions/annual-competition.html
Winners will be announced on the website and in the SAWC Newsletter. Prizewinners will receive their prizes at the 2012 SAWC Annual Awards Luncheon. First price offers R1,000, the Frances Bond trophy and the writer’s story published in the SAWC Newsletter Write Now!. Second and third prizes are R500 and R250 respectively. The five highly commended entries each win a SAWC pen.
Focusing on fiction only, the competition fees are R55 (R45 for SAWC members). An additional R10 is payable for writers who wish to receive a critique of their entry. More than one entry may be submitted, each with the prescribed fee/s.
All competition submissions must be in English and entries not exceeding 2,500 words must not have been previously published nor placed in any competitions. Entries will be judged on literary merit, use of imagination and ability to enthral. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
Entries must be typed in double spacing on one side of each sheet of A4 paper. Number the pages and keep a copy, as entries cannot be returned unless a SASE has been supplied. A cover page should be provided per entry which must contain the title of the work, the writer’s pseudonym, and the number of words. The author's actual name or address must not appear on the cover page or anywhere in the submitted work. It should only appear on the entry form. An entry form and a cover page must be attached to the front of each entry.
For posted entries, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of the critique. Critiques will not be sent to entrants, even if they have paid the extra fee, unless a SASE with sufficient postage is provided. Qualifying e-mail entries will receive an e-mailed critique.
Entries may be posted to SAWC Annual Short Story Competition, Competitions Manager, South African Writers Circle, Box 2342, Westville, 3630; or George at georgem@clt-interactive.com Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form which can be found at: http://sawriters.org.za/live/competitions/annual-competition.html
Winners will be announced on the website and in the SAWC Newsletter. Prizewinners will receive their prizes at the 2012 SAWC Annual Awards Luncheon. First price offers R1,000, the Frances Bond trophy and the writer’s story published in the SAWC Newsletter Write Now!. Second and third prizes are R500 and R250 respectively. The five highly commended entries each win a SAWC pen.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN WRITE?
Each year, four scripts are selected to be part of the mentorship process of The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC)’s Script Reading and Mentorship Programme, So you think you can write?. The programme has certainly grown since 2009 with 13 writers having been part of the process to date.
This year, five writers – all female - working on four scripts have been selected. Among the five scriptwriters selected for the 2011 programme is Lindiwe Ndlovu from KwaZulu-Natal. The others are Lindelwa Kisana from Cape Town, Petunia ‘Nunu’ Moloi from Johannesburg, Precious Marobele from Limpopo Province and Nomahlubi Mangele from Eastern Cape.
Through So you think you can write?, writers are offered the opportunity to work with mentors who coach them through the scriptwriting process. Their scripts are then read by professional actors and Rhodes University Drama students during the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, a process that allows the writers to gain insight into their work.
The four scripts selected, focusing on various issues from politics to love, are My dress was never white by Nomahlubi Mangele and Lindiwe Ndlovu, Born Free by Nunu Moloi, My best friend Laughter by Lindelwa Kisana and Believe it or Not by Precious Marobele.
Mentors for the programme are highly regarded writers and directors, Bongi Ndaba and Mncedisi Shabangu, who were retained as mentors from last year’s programme.
The NAC’s programme is managed by Arts Administrator, Eugene Marillier-Malotana who has worked on various initiatives on the continent and internationally. For further information, contact her on 072 606 3434 or e-mail: sadcfestival@mcom.com
This year, five writers – all female - working on four scripts have been selected. Among the five scriptwriters selected for the 2011 programme is Lindiwe Ndlovu from KwaZulu-Natal. The others are Lindelwa Kisana from Cape Town, Petunia ‘Nunu’ Moloi from Johannesburg, Precious Marobele from Limpopo Province and Nomahlubi Mangele from Eastern Cape.
Through So you think you can write?, writers are offered the opportunity to work with mentors who coach them through the scriptwriting process. Their scripts are then read by professional actors and Rhodes University Drama students during the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, a process that allows the writers to gain insight into their work.
The four scripts selected, focusing on various issues from politics to love, are My dress was never white by Nomahlubi Mangele and Lindiwe Ndlovu, Born Free by Nunu Moloi, My best friend Laughter by Lindelwa Kisana and Believe it or Not by Precious Marobele.
Mentors for the programme are highly regarded writers and directors, Bongi Ndaba and Mncedisi Shabangu, who were retained as mentors from last year’s programme.
The NAC’s programme is managed by Arts Administrator, Eugene Marillier-Malotana who has worked on various initiatives on the continent and internationally. For further information, contact her on 072 606 3434 or e-mail: sadcfestival@mcom.com
MZANSI MAGIC PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
The home of local programming - Mzansi Magic - is calling for project submissions on low budget feature film projects from KwaZulu-Natal to be developed into 60 to 90 minute films and aired on the channel.
With Mzansi Magic’s focus still firmly set on boosting the local film industry, the channel has collaborated with the Durban Film Office (DFO) on this project and the DFO will facilitate the call for submissions. The DFO is the film industry development arm of the City of Durban, operating under the auspices of Economic Development Unit of eThekwini Municipality.
“The DFO has prioritised the development of emerging filmmakers with programmes such as the Producers Lab, which is an incubation programme for film sector SMMES in partnership with the SmartXchange Technology and Innovation Hub. Facilitating this call-out for Mzansi Magic is a continuation of our efforts to develop young filmmakers in Durban”, states Toni Monty, Acting C.E.O of the DFO.
Mzansi Magic will consider commissioning ten projects for development based on the calibre of projects submitted. Mzansi Magic’s Channel Manager, Lebone Maema, and Commissioning Editor, Nirvana Singh, say: “Selected projects will have the opportunity to hone their scriptwriting skills by participating in script development workshops facilitated by Yizo, Yizo 1 and 2 co-creator/writer and Jerusalema associate producer, Mtutuzeli Matshoba and stand a chance to be made into a Mzansi Magic feature movie”.
In order for their projects to be considered, filmmakers should submit a title page, a one-to-three page synopsis. Complete screenplays will be a definite advantage.
The title page of the project must show the Story Title, the name of the author, author's ID and Contact details (The title page must not be decorated)
Submissions must be in Mzansi Magic offices by 16h00 on July 15, 2011.
Submissions to be emailed to Nirvana.Singh@mnet.co.za and Moloisi.Mabeba@mnet.co.za or posted to Magic Centre Reception, 137 Bram Fischer Avenue, Randburg, 2194, Johannesburg.
With Mzansi Magic’s focus still firmly set on boosting the local film industry, the channel has collaborated with the Durban Film Office (DFO) on this project and the DFO will facilitate the call for submissions. The DFO is the film industry development arm of the City of Durban, operating under the auspices of Economic Development Unit of eThekwini Municipality.
“The DFO has prioritised the development of emerging filmmakers with programmes such as the Producers Lab, which is an incubation programme for film sector SMMES in partnership with the SmartXchange Technology and Innovation Hub. Facilitating this call-out for Mzansi Magic is a continuation of our efforts to develop young filmmakers in Durban”, states Toni Monty, Acting C.E.O of the DFO.
Mzansi Magic will consider commissioning ten projects for development based on the calibre of projects submitted. Mzansi Magic’s Channel Manager, Lebone Maema, and Commissioning Editor, Nirvana Singh, say: “Selected projects will have the opportunity to hone their scriptwriting skills by participating in script development workshops facilitated by Yizo, Yizo 1 and 2 co-creator/writer and Jerusalema associate producer, Mtutuzeli Matshoba and stand a chance to be made into a Mzansi Magic feature movie”.
In order for their projects to be considered, filmmakers should submit a title page, a one-to-three page synopsis. Complete screenplays will be a definite advantage.
The title page of the project must show the Story Title, the name of the author, author's ID and Contact details (The title page must not be decorated)
Submissions must be in Mzansi Magic offices by 16h00 on July 15, 2011.
Submissions to be emailed to Nirvana.Singh@mnet.co.za and Moloisi.Mabeba@mnet.co.za or posted to Magic Centre Reception, 137 Bram Fischer Avenue, Randburg, 2194, Johannesburg.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
METAMORPHOSIS
This year’s entry to the National Arts Festival of Student Drama in Grahamstown is Metamorphosis, an adaptation of Franz Kafka's remarkable short story. It is set in a rural isiZulu homestead and traces a family's evolution after the eldest son and breadwinner is transformed into a gigantic insect. The play juxtaposes surrealism and earthy humour, and explores timeless themes of stigmatisation, self-sacrifice, exploitation and economic hardship, finding resonance with contemporary South Africa.
The show is directed by Adam Steyn, who workshopped the piece with senior students from the Drama and Performance Studies programme.
Metamorphosis runs in the Hexagon Studio Theatre on the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus on July 1 and 2 at 18h30. Tickets R30 at the door only. Enquiries 033 260 5537 or e-mail hexagon@ukzn.ac.za
The show is directed by Adam Steyn, who workshopped the piece with senior students from the Drama and Performance Studies programme.
Metamorphosis runs in the Hexagon Studio Theatre on the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus on July 1 and 2 at 18h30. Tickets R30 at the door only. Enquiries 033 260 5537 or e-mail hexagon@ukzn.ac.za
RISING STAR HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
The Rising Star Performing Arts Academy is to present a Holiday Workshop, the RU the NXT Rising Star? Talent Search and auditions for the 2011 Youth Theatre Production,Galaxy Rock!.
The Holiday Workshop offers young people a chance to be a Rising Star during the holidays and perform in their own play with masks, mime, acting and lots more. Day One focuses on miming, acting and games while Day Two is set aside for mask-making and stories. Day Three puts it all together! Using masks made, stories learnt and skills developed, each child will perform in a short play for parents on the last day!
The workshop runs from July 5 to 7 with Junior Stars (ages 5 to 9) from 09h00 to 12h00 and Senior Stars (ages 10 to 16) from 13h00 to 17h00.
RU the NXT Rising Star? Talent Search runs in conjunction with Rising Star Performing Arts Academy and City View Shopping Centre. Youngsters aged between 10 to 18 years who think they have what it takes to be a Rising Star, should step up to the challenge and attend the audition on July 13 at the City View Shopping Mall (Old Game City) 10 Mathews Meyiwa Road (Stamfordhill Rd), Action Cricket Arena Audition. The auditions run from 11h00 to 13h00.
Youth Theatre Auditions will be held on July 16 for the Youth Theatre Production Galaxy Rock!, an original rock musical performed for the first time on the Durban stage. Auditions open to all students Grade 5 - Grade 11. Auditions will be held at Westville Theatre Club, Attercliffe Road, Westville between 13h00 and 16h00.
More information from the Rising Star Performing Arts Academy on 083 326 3257, fax 086 647 6428, email gillian@risingstaracademy.co.za or visit www.risingstaracademy.co.za
The Holiday Workshop offers young people a chance to be a Rising Star during the holidays and perform in their own play with masks, mime, acting and lots more. Day One focuses on miming, acting and games while Day Two is set aside for mask-making and stories. Day Three puts it all together! Using masks made, stories learnt and skills developed, each child will perform in a short play for parents on the last day!
The workshop runs from July 5 to 7 with Junior Stars (ages 5 to 9) from 09h00 to 12h00 and Senior Stars (ages 10 to 16) from 13h00 to 17h00.
RU the NXT Rising Star? Talent Search runs in conjunction with Rising Star Performing Arts Academy and City View Shopping Centre. Youngsters aged between 10 to 18 years who think they have what it takes to be a Rising Star, should step up to the challenge and attend the audition on July 13 at the City View Shopping Mall (Old Game City) 10 Mathews Meyiwa Road (Stamfordhill Rd), Action Cricket Arena Audition. The auditions run from 11h00 to 13h00.
Youth Theatre Auditions will be held on July 16 for the Youth Theatre Production Galaxy Rock!, an original rock musical performed for the first time on the Durban stage. Auditions open to all students Grade 5 - Grade 11. Auditions will be held at Westville Theatre Club, Attercliffe Road, Westville between 13h00 and 16h00.
More information from the Rising Star Performing Arts Academy on 083 326 3257, fax 086 647 6428, email gillian@risingstaracademy.co.za or visit www.risingstaracademy.co.za
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
(Pic by George Tadden: Katinga Baserello as Red Riding Hood)Little Red Riding Hood, the all-time favourite children’s story will be brought to life this holiday at the Catalina Theatre in Wilson’s Wharf with performances from June 29 until July 16. It will be presented by the Dingalings Production Company who entertained all ages last holiday season with the enchanting Cinderella.
Directed by Kumseela Naidoo, Little Red Riding Hood showcases Dingaling comedians Henry Ramkissoon, Koobeshen Naidoo, Katinga Baserello, Nirvana Naidoo and Yuvaan Naidoo. Complete with the magic of song, dance and a witty script audiences from ages two to 102 will be kept thoroughly entertained with the zany antics of the two wolves, an over-protective mother and Red Riding Hood’s adventure on the way to Grandma’s house.
This promises to be an entertaining morning with a boat ride around the harbour after the show. Tickets R40 show only (R55 with boat ride).
Little Red Riding Hood runs from June 29 until July 16 daily at 11h00. Bookings through the Catalina on 031 305 6889.
Friday, June 24, 2011
MEDIUM V
Exclusive to M-Net Series (channel 110 on DStv), Medium is a chilling drama series inspired by the real-life story of research medium, Allison DuBois, a young wife and mother who uses her unusual gifts to help solve crimes.
The fifth season starts on June 28 at 21h30 and sees Allison returning to the D.A.'s office, her powers more interesting and varied than ever. With her secret out in the open, Allison gained some unique opportunities, but also sometimes had to work to fend off requests for things such as private readings.
The fifth season starts on June 28 at 21h30 and sees Allison returning to the D.A.'s office, her powers more interesting and varied than ever. With her secret out in the open, Allison gained some unique opportunities, but also sometimes had to work to fend off requests for things such as private readings.
RISE AT MOJO’S
Rise - featuring Colin Peddie, Kerry Wood and DJ Martin McHale (pictured) - will perform at Mojo’s at The Riverside Hotel on June 24. The music starts from 17h00 with Bookendz and Mais Qe Nada with Rise’s performance beginning at 20h00. There will be merchandise and CD’s for sale. Entrance is free.
SEUSSICAL
(The cast and crew of “Seussical” with director Steven Stead and designer Greg King)Rainbow Young Performers’ Project 2011
After a rigorous audition process, the cast has been announced for the 11th annual Rainbow Young Performers’ Project: 2011, Seussical, which will be staged at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban from July 1 to 17.
Some 27 young performers from high schools throughout KZN have been chosen to perform in the musical. An intense audition process tested their skills in dance, singing and movement. Although the musical will be performed by high school learners, the idea is to ensure that they get a taste of working in a professional arena and to this end, Seussical will be of the highest professional quality.
Hosted by the Performing Arts Network of South Africa, KZN: PANSA, the civic umbrella body for performing artists nationally, Seussical will be directed by award-winning KickstArt director, Steven Stead. The production will be designed by Greg King and Charon Williams Ros will be the vocal coach.
Seussical is billed as “a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza.” It is a sung-through musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the delightful books of Dr Seuss and featuring an array of recognizable characters.
“It’s a piece about imagination. Although it is bold, visual and magical, it is based on very real feelings making it so much more than just a kiddies’ show,” says director Steven Stead.
The show’s plot mirrors that of Horton Hears a Who which centres on Horton the elephant’s endeavours to protect the citizens of Whoville who live on a spec of dust. He has also been tasked to guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the careless Lazy Mayzie. It also features characters and scenarios from many other Seuss books, including the Butter Side Uppers / Downers from the Butter Battle Book and a little boy with a big imagination--Jojo. The musical’s narrator and commentator, is The Cat in the Hat.
The power of imagination is a strong ingredient in the story – and in so doing the audience is transported from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. Horton faces a myriad challenges during his quest. The intrepid Gertrude McFuzz is the only character who recognizes "his kind and his powerful heart," and who doesn’t lose faith in him. Seussical reminds us that the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are worth fighting for.
Taking the lead roles are Candace van Pletzen (Cat in the Hat); Joshua Arnold (Jojo); Blessing Xaba (Horton); Nandisa Ngubelanga (Gertrude) and Amanda Kunene (Mayzie). Shekhinah Donnell is Kangaroo while Delwyn van Jaarsveld and Nicola Mayne are the Mayor and Mayoress.
The 2011 Rainbow Young Performers’ project is scheduled to run from July 1 to 17 this year at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. Seussical follows the last ten successful Young Performers musicals, Curtain Up, One Voice, Grease, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wiz, Annie, School of Rock SA, Big River and Hairspray last year.
Booking is through Computicket. All enquiries can be directed to the PANSA co-ordinator, Domy Cortes, on email: domcortes@gmail.com
THE ACADEMY FOR KZNPO
The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra added an exciting new element to its ongoing Education and Development programmes with its collaboration with The Academy - a programme of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education.
The Academy’s two-year programme supports the finest post-graduate musicians as they develop professional careers as top-quality performers, innovative programmers, and dedicated teachers who are fully engaged with the communities in which they live and work. Fellows of the two-year Academy programme - chosen for their musicianship, but also for their leadership qualities and commitment to music education - are graduates of some of the best music schools in the United States, including the Curtis Institute of Music, the Eastman School of Music, the Juilliard School, Mannes College, New England Conservatory, and the Yale School of Music.
All members of the performance arm of The Academy, called Ensemble ACJW after its primary supporting organisations, are alumni or current fellows of The Academy. Both as individuals and as members of the Ensemble ACJW, these performers have earned accolades worldwide for their innovative programming and superb musicianship.
“Carnegie Hall is delighted to be partnering with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra to bring The Academy’s alumni fellows to South Africa for this vibrant, month-long residency,” said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall. “I first had the opportunity to work with Bongani Tembe in my role as Managing Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, developing a major London event as a tribute to South Africa. I’ve long admired his phenomenal work at the KZNPO. We saw this latest project, involving outstanding young musicians from our Academy programme, as an opportunity to work with a partner who genuinely shares Carnegie Hall’s vision and belief in the power of artistic excellence, education, and community work.”
Commenting on the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra’s collaboration with The Academy, Chief Executive and Artistic Director Bongani Tembe said; “The Academy’s programmes dovetail naturally with the KZN Philharmonic’s own numerous education and development initiatives, most notably with our Orchestra’s National Cadetship Programme, which is designed to harness South Africa’s finest young orchestral musicians.”
The kindred spirits of the institutions is most evident in their collaborative partnership with the Bochabela String Orchestra, one of South Africa’s most promising educational initiatives for young string players, some of whom join the KZN Philharmonic’s Cadet programme and eventually become full-fledged members of the Orchestra.
Four excellent musicians comprising a string quartet are currently in South Africa on a five week stay representing The Academy: violinists Angelia Cho and Joanna Marie Frankel, violist Brenton Caldwell and cellist Caitlin Sullivan. They have appeared twice with the KZNPO – in a World Symphony Series Winter Season concert and a Sinfonia Concert - and have performed at Howard College Theatre.
Visitors to the 2011 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown will also have an opportunity to see the quartet in collaboration with the KZNPO for their Symphony Concert at the Monument Theatre under the baton of Hungarian conductor Tibor Bogányi, and when the KZN Philharmonic provides the music for Cape Town City Ballet’s production of Swan Lake.
The Academy’s South African residency culminates in their continued partnership with the KZN Philharmonic as they perform in the International Olympic Committee’s Gala Concert in Durban on July 5 at The Playhouse.
More information about The Academy and Ensemble ACJW at www.acjw.org and on the KZPO by calling 031 369 9438 or click on the banner advert at the top of this page.
The Academy’s two-year programme supports the finest post-graduate musicians as they develop professional careers as top-quality performers, innovative programmers, and dedicated teachers who are fully engaged with the communities in which they live and work. Fellows of the two-year Academy programme - chosen for their musicianship, but also for their leadership qualities and commitment to music education - are graduates of some of the best music schools in the United States, including the Curtis Institute of Music, the Eastman School of Music, the Juilliard School, Mannes College, New England Conservatory, and the Yale School of Music.
All members of the performance arm of The Academy, called Ensemble ACJW after its primary supporting organisations, are alumni or current fellows of The Academy. Both as individuals and as members of the Ensemble ACJW, these performers have earned accolades worldwide for their innovative programming and superb musicianship.
“Carnegie Hall is delighted to be partnering with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra to bring The Academy’s alumni fellows to South Africa for this vibrant, month-long residency,” said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall. “I first had the opportunity to work with Bongani Tembe in my role as Managing Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, developing a major London event as a tribute to South Africa. I’ve long admired his phenomenal work at the KZNPO. We saw this latest project, involving outstanding young musicians from our Academy programme, as an opportunity to work with a partner who genuinely shares Carnegie Hall’s vision and belief in the power of artistic excellence, education, and community work.”
Commenting on the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra’s collaboration with The Academy, Chief Executive and Artistic Director Bongani Tembe said; “The Academy’s programmes dovetail naturally with the KZN Philharmonic’s own numerous education and development initiatives, most notably with our Orchestra’s National Cadetship Programme, which is designed to harness South Africa’s finest young orchestral musicians.”
The kindred spirits of the institutions is most evident in their collaborative partnership with the Bochabela String Orchestra, one of South Africa’s most promising educational initiatives for young string players, some of whom join the KZN Philharmonic’s Cadet programme and eventually become full-fledged members of the Orchestra.
Four excellent musicians comprising a string quartet are currently in South Africa on a five week stay representing The Academy: violinists Angelia Cho and Joanna Marie Frankel, violist Brenton Caldwell and cellist Caitlin Sullivan. They have appeared twice with the KZNPO – in a World Symphony Series Winter Season concert and a Sinfonia Concert - and have performed at Howard College Theatre.
Visitors to the 2011 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown will also have an opportunity to see the quartet in collaboration with the KZNPO for their Symphony Concert at the Monument Theatre under the baton of Hungarian conductor Tibor Bogányi, and when the KZN Philharmonic provides the music for Cape Town City Ballet’s production of Swan Lake.
The Academy’s South African residency culminates in their continued partnership with the KZN Philharmonic as they perform in the International Olympic Committee’s Gala Concert in Durban on July 5 at The Playhouse.
More information about The Academy and Ensemble ACJW at www.acjw.org and on the KZPO by calling 031 369 9438 or click on the banner advert at the top of this page.
FOM: ASHU & ANDREW WARBURTON
(Ashu)American saxophonist beguiles a large audience with virtuosity and versatility. (Review by Michael Green)
The American saxophonist Ashu beguiled a large audience at the Durban Jewish Centre with a remarkable display of virtuosity and versatility. A few days earlier, he had aroused much enthusiasm at the City Hall when he appeared with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. The rapturous reception was repeated when, with Andrew Warburton at the piano, he gave a Friends of Music recital that included both the items that he had played with the orchestra.
Ashu is a showman, but he is also an unusually gifted musician. On this occasion he performed on two saxophones, an alto and a soprano, the first much bigger and deeper-toned than the other. And he was fortunate in having Andrew Warburton, an experienced and accomplished concert pianist, as an accompanist.
He opened with one of the best works on his programme, the two-movement Concertino da Camera (chamber concerto) by the 20th century French composer Jacques Ibert. Ibert, who died in 1962, is known to many young pianists as the composer of a piece called The Little White Donkey. He has been described as a dapper Parisian who wrote dapper music, and this concertino, written originally for saxophone and 11 string and wind instruments, is a typically sophisticated work.
Brilliant, lyrical, expressive, romantic, it explores to the full the capabilities of the saxophone. Ashu gave a totally compelling performance, with Andrew Warburton excellent in the busy, dissonant, difficult piano part.
The programme included two other works written originally for the saxophone and several arrangements made by Ashu himself. The Fantasia for soprano saxophone and piano by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos was consistently interesting and, as Ashu pointed out in his comments from the stage, it conveyed vividly the atmosphere and folk music of the Brazilian scene. Andrew Warburton at the piano made a significant contribution, as he did throughout the evening.
The Fantasy on an original theme for alto saxophone and piano by Jules Demersseman turned out to be an attractive work, tuneful, easy on the ear. Demersseman, who died in 1866 at the age of 33, must have been one the first people to write for the saxophone, which was invented in the 1840’s. This pleasing work is a good memorial to an almost unknown composer.
An arrangement of the Andante from Rachmaninov’s cello sonata, Op. 19, was less convincing, I thought. This is a beautiful piece, but the saxophone is more loud and assertive and less introspective than the cello. I prefer the original version, played not long ago at a Friends of Music concert, and some others in the audience thought likewise.
In lighter vein, three pieces by the Argentine king of the tango Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) were irresistible, Ashu playing with great verve and physical energy. And film music was represented by Ashu’s arrangement of music written by the Italian Ennio Morricone for three celebrated films: The Mission, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso.
In response to a standing ovation the saxophonist gave an encore, Piazzolla’s well-known Libertango.
The Prelude Performer of the evening was Sibonelo Mbanjwa, a first-rate tenor who holds a BA in philosophy and is now training for the Roman Catholic priesthood. In songs by Handel (from Messiah), Gluck and Faure he displayed true intonation, clear diction, well-judged phrasing and good deportment on the stage. He was accompanied at the piano by Rosalie Conrad. - Michael Green
Friends of Music is funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund
RARE MUSICAL STAMPS AT NAF
Post Office launches rare musical heritage stamps at National Arts Festival.
As part of a new partnership with the National Arts Festival, the South African Post Office will launch a new series of postage stamps featuring indigenous African musical instruments at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown on July 3, 2011. The partnership between the Festival and the South African Post Office aims to raise awareness of indigenous music as an important South African cultural legacy. The series of ten stamps will feature a selection of rare musical instruments from various cultural groups.
“Rhythm, music, song and dance are inherent in African culture and form an integral part of most African ceremonies and rituals. Many of the musical instruments used by various cultural groups in Africa are rare and almost unknown to the Western world. This initiative by the Post Office solidifies attempts to boost awareness about a rich treasure chest of African culture,” said Festival Director Ismail Mahomed.
South African artist Hein Botha, who designed the stamps, will attend the Festival this year. The Post Office will present a specially coordinated philately exhibition at the Observatory Museum in Grahamstown. At the Albany Museum, the Post Office will support an exhibition of African musical instruments that have been drawn from the world-renowned Hugh Tracey collection. The Post Office will also partner with the International Library of African Music to present a daily series of free lunchtime concerts featuring artists who are skilled in the playing of African musical instruments.
The postage stamps will be launched at a Special Sundowner Concert in the Fountain Foyer of the 1820 Monument and will feature the Reed Pipe Dancers, the avant garde African indigenous music group Khoi Konexxion, as well a lively troupe of Xhosa dancers. During the one-hour concert, artists from the Festival’s Co/Mix exhibition will illustrate and project images of the concert simultaneously on a huge exhibition. The Chairperson of the Post Office Board, Vuyo Mahlati, will officially launch the series of postage stamps.
To coincide with the launch, the South African Post Office will also design a special canceller stamp bearing the logo of the National Arts Festival. This unique canceller is likely to become any philatelist’s collector’s item, so Festival visitors should make sure they get a copy of a unique series of Festival post cards, Faces of the Festival, which could be stamped at the concert.
The new stamps depict the following musical instruments:
//GWASHI: The //gwashi is a pluriarc, a type of stringed instrument that the !Kung San borrowed from the Ambo people of Ovamboland. There are two variations of this instrument, namely the five-stringed //gwashi, which is played by men and the four-stringed version played by women. The instrument is played by plucking the strings with the thumb and forefinger. //Gwashi music is usually accompanied by singing.
RAMKIE: The San ramkie, a plucked lute, was influenced by the Portuguese. The lower half of the body consists of a calabash over which a piece of skin is stretched to serve as a resonator. A plank of wood with strings attached from the top to the bottom of the instrument serves as the neck. The number of strings varies from three to six. It is likely that the Khoi were the first of South Africa’s inhabitants to play the instrument and to pass it on to the San. The ramkie is regarded as the equivalent of the Western guitar.
SANSA: The sansa is also known as sanza or mbira. The Bapedi version is called dipela. Outside Africa it is called a thumb piano, because the keys are plucked with the thumbs. It is believed to have originated in the Zambezi valley and is so widespread in Zimbabwe that it is accepted as the national instrument of the Shona. In South Africa, it is mainly found in the northern parts where it has been adopted by the Venda, Tsonga and Pedi and is used largely for recreation.
DRUMS: The drum, seen by many as the most representative African instrument, is still widely used today. According to some sources, every race that has inhabited South Africa has played drums at some stage, from the early Khoi playing on wooden milk jugs or clay pots, to the Venda playing on elaborately decorated wooden drums. The drums vary in shape, size and materials. Certain South African drums are difficult to find today and some have disappeared from the musical scene altogether.
BULL-ROARER: Bull-roarers are widely used in Africa and the instrument has many different names. The San bull-roarer is known as !goin!goin, while the Khoi call their instrument burubush, the Venda call it tshivhilivhi and the Bapedi call it kgabududu. It is also sometimes referred to as a spinning disc, because the instrument is swung around in circles, producing a roaring sound. It has been used to attract insects for honey production and people have likened its sound to the buzzing of bees.
HORNS: Animal horns have been adapted for use as musical instruments in many African cultures. Horns, which are played mostly by men, are usually blown through an opening in the side. In the past, horns were blown as battle signals and were generally used to summon people to the chief’s kraal. The Khoi used kelp horns as instruments.
FLUTE: In South Africa, traditional flutes are made from natural materials like small animal horns, wood, hollow bones and river reeds. Some end-blown flutes are open at both ends and the player produces a variety of notes by closing and opening the bottom end with one finger and selecting high or low pitches depending on how hard it is blown. Flutes serve a number of purposes, for example herd boys use them to signal to their cattle or to each other from a distance.
XYLOPHONE: Xylophones, also known as marimbas, are most highly developed in Mozambique, where they play an important cultural and social role. The mbila mutondo of the Venda is the only traditional marimba in South Africa. Although the instrument has been adapted by many South African cultures and has become popular over the years, the original Venda mbila is now quite rare.
RATTLES: Rattles and shakers are used to create percussion in dancing. Rattles are either handheld or worn on the ankles as part of a dance costume. In South Africa, rattles were traditionally made from cocoons, fruit shells, goat skin or palm leaves tied up and filled with stones or seeds. Ankle rattles emphasise a dancer’s leg movements and add some rhythm to a dance.
BOWS: Bows enjoyed widespread popularity in pre-colonial days, but many are no longer made or played. South African bows were traditionally made from natural materials. The stave is made from wood and the string from twisted fibre, sinew, hair or wire. Bows can be plucked with the fingers, struck with a light stick or grass stem or rubbed with a dry stick. Some bows are also activated by blowing.
(*Reference: The Drumcafé’s Traditional Music of South Africa, Laurie Levine, Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, 2005)
For more information on this year’s “11 Days of Amaz!ng”, click on the banner at the top of this page.
The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The Eastern Cape Government, The National Arts Council, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, The Sunday Independent and M Net.
As part of a new partnership with the National Arts Festival, the South African Post Office will launch a new series of postage stamps featuring indigenous African musical instruments at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown on July 3, 2011. The partnership between the Festival and the South African Post Office aims to raise awareness of indigenous music as an important South African cultural legacy. The series of ten stamps will feature a selection of rare musical instruments from various cultural groups.
“Rhythm, music, song and dance are inherent in African culture and form an integral part of most African ceremonies and rituals. Many of the musical instruments used by various cultural groups in Africa are rare and almost unknown to the Western world. This initiative by the Post Office solidifies attempts to boost awareness about a rich treasure chest of African culture,” said Festival Director Ismail Mahomed.
South African artist Hein Botha, who designed the stamps, will attend the Festival this year. The Post Office will present a specially coordinated philately exhibition at the Observatory Museum in Grahamstown. At the Albany Museum, the Post Office will support an exhibition of African musical instruments that have been drawn from the world-renowned Hugh Tracey collection. The Post Office will also partner with the International Library of African Music to present a daily series of free lunchtime concerts featuring artists who are skilled in the playing of African musical instruments.
The postage stamps will be launched at a Special Sundowner Concert in the Fountain Foyer of the 1820 Monument and will feature the Reed Pipe Dancers, the avant garde African indigenous music group Khoi Konexxion, as well a lively troupe of Xhosa dancers. During the one-hour concert, artists from the Festival’s Co/Mix exhibition will illustrate and project images of the concert simultaneously on a huge exhibition. The Chairperson of the Post Office Board, Vuyo Mahlati, will officially launch the series of postage stamps.
To coincide with the launch, the South African Post Office will also design a special canceller stamp bearing the logo of the National Arts Festival. This unique canceller is likely to become any philatelist’s collector’s item, so Festival visitors should make sure they get a copy of a unique series of Festival post cards, Faces of the Festival, which could be stamped at the concert.
The new stamps depict the following musical instruments:
//GWASHI: The //gwashi is a pluriarc, a type of stringed instrument that the !Kung San borrowed from the Ambo people of Ovamboland. There are two variations of this instrument, namely the five-stringed //gwashi, which is played by men and the four-stringed version played by women. The instrument is played by plucking the strings with the thumb and forefinger. //Gwashi music is usually accompanied by singing.
RAMKIE: The San ramkie, a plucked lute, was influenced by the Portuguese. The lower half of the body consists of a calabash over which a piece of skin is stretched to serve as a resonator. A plank of wood with strings attached from the top to the bottom of the instrument serves as the neck. The number of strings varies from three to six. It is likely that the Khoi were the first of South Africa’s inhabitants to play the instrument and to pass it on to the San. The ramkie is regarded as the equivalent of the Western guitar.
SANSA: The sansa is also known as sanza or mbira. The Bapedi version is called dipela. Outside Africa it is called a thumb piano, because the keys are plucked with the thumbs. It is believed to have originated in the Zambezi valley and is so widespread in Zimbabwe that it is accepted as the national instrument of the Shona. In South Africa, it is mainly found in the northern parts where it has been adopted by the Venda, Tsonga and Pedi and is used largely for recreation.
DRUMS: The drum, seen by many as the most representative African instrument, is still widely used today. According to some sources, every race that has inhabited South Africa has played drums at some stage, from the early Khoi playing on wooden milk jugs or clay pots, to the Venda playing on elaborately decorated wooden drums. The drums vary in shape, size and materials. Certain South African drums are difficult to find today and some have disappeared from the musical scene altogether.
BULL-ROARER: Bull-roarers are widely used in Africa and the instrument has many different names. The San bull-roarer is known as !goin!goin, while the Khoi call their instrument burubush, the Venda call it tshivhilivhi and the Bapedi call it kgabududu. It is also sometimes referred to as a spinning disc, because the instrument is swung around in circles, producing a roaring sound. It has been used to attract insects for honey production and people have likened its sound to the buzzing of bees.
HORNS: Animal horns have been adapted for use as musical instruments in many African cultures. Horns, which are played mostly by men, are usually blown through an opening in the side. In the past, horns were blown as battle signals and were generally used to summon people to the chief’s kraal. The Khoi used kelp horns as instruments.
FLUTE: In South Africa, traditional flutes are made from natural materials like small animal horns, wood, hollow bones and river reeds. Some end-blown flutes are open at both ends and the player produces a variety of notes by closing and opening the bottom end with one finger and selecting high or low pitches depending on how hard it is blown. Flutes serve a number of purposes, for example herd boys use them to signal to their cattle or to each other from a distance.
XYLOPHONE: Xylophones, also known as marimbas, are most highly developed in Mozambique, where they play an important cultural and social role. The mbila mutondo of the Venda is the only traditional marimba in South Africa. Although the instrument has been adapted by many South African cultures and has become popular over the years, the original Venda mbila is now quite rare.
RATTLES: Rattles and shakers are used to create percussion in dancing. Rattles are either handheld or worn on the ankles as part of a dance costume. In South Africa, rattles were traditionally made from cocoons, fruit shells, goat skin or palm leaves tied up and filled with stones or seeds. Ankle rattles emphasise a dancer’s leg movements and add some rhythm to a dance.
BOWS: Bows enjoyed widespread popularity in pre-colonial days, but many are no longer made or played. South African bows were traditionally made from natural materials. The stave is made from wood and the string from twisted fibre, sinew, hair or wire. Bows can be plucked with the fingers, struck with a light stick or grass stem or rubbed with a dry stick. Some bows are also activated by blowing.
(*Reference: The Drumcafé’s Traditional Music of South Africa, Laurie Levine, Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, 2005)
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The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The Eastern Cape Government, The National Arts Council, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, The Sunday Independent and M Net.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
NO BOUNDARIES FOR NAF FILM
Richard Stanley is this year’s National Arts Festival Film Festival guest. South Africa’s itinerant cult filmmaker in a long black coat comes home with a whole lot of stories to tell. The Film programme includes two of his feature films Hardware (UK 1990) and Dust Devil (UK/South Africa/Namibia 1992), a few of his documentaries (Voice of the Moon (UK 1990), The White Darkness (UK 2001) and The Secret Glory (UK 2001), a series of his short films Black Tulips (UK 2004), Children of The Kingdom (UK/Germany 2002), The Sea of Perdition (UK 2006) and The Mother of Toads (USA/France 2011), as well as a film in which he acted – That Deadwood Feeling (UK 2009). Stanley will also deliver a series of talks on his films as part of the Think!Fest programme.
Stanley attended the Cape Town Film School where he had legendary disagreements with his supervisors over the cutting of his graduation film Rites of Passage. This experience of interference from producers bothered him for the rest of his career. He went to London where he made rock videos for the groups Fields of the Nephilim, Marillion and Public Image Ltd before shooting his first film Hardware in sets built in London’s Roundhouse. The film was a box-office success which gave him the kudos to get funding for Dust Devil, shot in Namibia on the brink of independence.
His next feature film was the ill-fated The Island of Dr Moreau, a big budget film, plagued by bad weather and producer interference. Despite having the support of the film’s star, Marlon Brando, Stanley was replaced by Hollywood veteran John Frankenheimer. In a story as strange as some of his plots, he returned to the set as an extra in an animal mask and nobody noticed he was there. A long-term interest of Stanley’s has been the search for the Holy Grail and the Cathar genocide which took place in the Languedoc. He now lives in Montsegur, at the foot of the holy mountain on which stands the Cathar fortress of Montsegur itself. He has just published a book called The Shadow of the Grail – Magic and Mystery at Montsegur.
More South African film talent is celebrated with a selection of local films. The Bull on the Roof (South Africa/Austria 2010) is directed by Jyoti Mistry, with a cast that includes William Kentridge, David Goldblatt, Mandla Langa and Suketu Mehta. Jakhalsdans (South Africa 2009) is adapted from the novel by Deon Meyer, directed by Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for film (1991) Darrell James Roodt, starring Theuns Jordaan, Elizma Theron, Christina Storm and Neil Sandilands. Based on Allan Stratton’s bestselling novel Chanda’s Secret, Life, Above All (South Africa/Germany 2010) is a drama about a bright, hardworking young girl (Khomotso Manyaka) who fights the fear and prejudice that is poisoning her community, directed by Oliver Schmitz.
A reconstruction of the classic film Metropolis will be screened as a double bill with Ghost Dance. Mud in the Fridge (South Africa 2010) is the latest psychedelic safari into the stranger areas of the African experience by Anton Kotze. 2010 Standard Bank Young Artist Award-winner for film Claire Angelique, returns with her independently produced Palace of Bone (South Africa 2010), a euphemism for the back streets, backrooms and backdoors of the City of Durban. Other SA films on the programme include Paradise Stop (South Africa 2010), directed by Jann Turner, Sons of the Sand – The Strini Moodley Interview (South Africa 2010) directed by Savo Tufegdzic, and the hit-movie Spud (South Africa 2010), directed by Donovan Marsh.
A short film quartet by Maya Deren – At Land (USA 1944), Meshes of the Afternoon (USA 1943), Ritual in Transfigured Time (USA 1946) and The Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (USA 1958)) are part of a programme that highlights the celebration of the creative power of women. Other titles that will be screened as part of the programme include Woman as a Flower (France 1975), Right Out of History: The Making of Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party (USA 1980), Plaster Caster (USA 2001), Janine (USA 2010), I am Curious Yellow (Sweden 1967), Merry Go Round (France 1978), Edna the Inebriate Woman (UK 1971) and Legend Of The Witches (UK 1969). The programme is dedicated to the two actresses Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris) and Lena Nyman (I am Curious Yellow) who died within days of each other in February this year.
10 AMAZ!NG is a selection of ten new films for those who believe that ‘they don’t make movies anymore’. Titles include Black Swan (USA 2010), The Insatiable Moon (New Zealand 2010), The White Ribbon (Germany/Austria/France/Italy 2009), Wild Grass (France/Italy 2009) and A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (China 2009).
A cross-cultural equation programme will include the screening of Coco & Igor (France/Japan/Switzerland 2010), Eyes Wide Open (Israel/France/Germany 2009), Four Lions (UK 2010), Of Gods and Men (France 2010) and Quick Gun Murugun (India 2009).
Stig Larsson, who died in 2004, was an expert on the rise of the new right wing in Sweden, and his criticisms led to countless death threats. His books, far above being average thrillers, are deep-rooted social and political critiques, fuelled by a hatred of fascist ideologies. At the age of 15, he witnessed a rape and was helpless to stop it. The event haunted him for the rest of his life. The girl who was raped was called Lisbeth, the name of the main character in his Millennium Trilogy novels. The programme will screen films based on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets ’ Nest, all three 2009 Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Norway collaborations.
THINK!FEST will host a series of Frantz Fanon films. The films will be preceded by a brief introduction from a participant in the colloquium Fanon: 50 Years Later, hosted by the ‘Thinking Africa’ programme of the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University. VY Mudimbe will present the keynote lecture for the colloquium on July 6 at 17h00 in the Blue Lecture Theatre, Eden Grove. Titles that will be screened include The Battle of Algiers (Italy /Algeria 1965) directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, Driving with Fanon (South Africa 2009) by director Steve Kwena Mokwena and Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work (France/Algeria 1998) by director Cheikh Djemai.
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Stanley attended the Cape Town Film School where he had legendary disagreements with his supervisors over the cutting of his graduation film Rites of Passage. This experience of interference from producers bothered him for the rest of his career. He went to London where he made rock videos for the groups Fields of the Nephilim, Marillion and Public Image Ltd before shooting his first film Hardware in sets built in London’s Roundhouse. The film was a box-office success which gave him the kudos to get funding for Dust Devil, shot in Namibia on the brink of independence.
His next feature film was the ill-fated The Island of Dr Moreau, a big budget film, plagued by bad weather and producer interference. Despite having the support of the film’s star, Marlon Brando, Stanley was replaced by Hollywood veteran John Frankenheimer. In a story as strange as some of his plots, he returned to the set as an extra in an animal mask and nobody noticed he was there. A long-term interest of Stanley’s has been the search for the Holy Grail and the Cathar genocide which took place in the Languedoc. He now lives in Montsegur, at the foot of the holy mountain on which stands the Cathar fortress of Montsegur itself. He has just published a book called The Shadow of the Grail – Magic and Mystery at Montsegur.
More South African film talent is celebrated with a selection of local films. The Bull on the Roof (South Africa/Austria 2010) is directed by Jyoti Mistry, with a cast that includes William Kentridge, David Goldblatt, Mandla Langa and Suketu Mehta. Jakhalsdans (South Africa 2009) is adapted from the novel by Deon Meyer, directed by Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for film (1991) Darrell James Roodt, starring Theuns Jordaan, Elizma Theron, Christina Storm and Neil Sandilands. Based on Allan Stratton’s bestselling novel Chanda’s Secret, Life, Above All (South Africa/Germany 2010) is a drama about a bright, hardworking young girl (Khomotso Manyaka) who fights the fear and prejudice that is poisoning her community, directed by Oliver Schmitz.
A reconstruction of the classic film Metropolis will be screened as a double bill with Ghost Dance. Mud in the Fridge (South Africa 2010) is the latest psychedelic safari into the stranger areas of the African experience by Anton Kotze. 2010 Standard Bank Young Artist Award-winner for film Claire Angelique, returns with her independently produced Palace of Bone (South Africa 2010), a euphemism for the back streets, backrooms and backdoors of the City of Durban. Other SA films on the programme include Paradise Stop (South Africa 2010), directed by Jann Turner, Sons of the Sand – The Strini Moodley Interview (South Africa 2010) directed by Savo Tufegdzic, and the hit-movie Spud (South Africa 2010), directed by Donovan Marsh.
A short film quartet by Maya Deren – At Land (USA 1944), Meshes of the Afternoon (USA 1943), Ritual in Transfigured Time (USA 1946) and The Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (USA 1958)) are part of a programme that highlights the celebration of the creative power of women. Other titles that will be screened as part of the programme include Woman as a Flower (France 1975), Right Out of History: The Making of Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party (USA 1980), Plaster Caster (USA 2001), Janine (USA 2010), I am Curious Yellow (Sweden 1967), Merry Go Round (France 1978), Edna the Inebriate Woman (UK 1971) and Legend Of The Witches (UK 1969). The programme is dedicated to the two actresses Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris) and Lena Nyman (I am Curious Yellow) who died within days of each other in February this year.
10 AMAZ!NG is a selection of ten new films for those who believe that ‘they don’t make movies anymore’. Titles include Black Swan (USA 2010), The Insatiable Moon (New Zealand 2010), The White Ribbon (Germany/Austria/France/Italy 2009), Wild Grass (France/Italy 2009) and A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (China 2009).
A cross-cultural equation programme will include the screening of Coco & Igor (France/Japan/Switzerland 2010), Eyes Wide Open (Israel/France/Germany 2009), Four Lions (UK 2010), Of Gods and Men (France 2010) and Quick Gun Murugun (India 2009).
Stig Larsson, who died in 2004, was an expert on the rise of the new right wing in Sweden, and his criticisms led to countless death threats. His books, far above being average thrillers, are deep-rooted social and political critiques, fuelled by a hatred of fascist ideologies. At the age of 15, he witnessed a rape and was helpless to stop it. The event haunted him for the rest of his life. The girl who was raped was called Lisbeth, the name of the main character in his Millennium Trilogy novels. The programme will screen films based on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets ’ Nest, all three 2009 Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Norway collaborations.
THINK!FEST will host a series of Frantz Fanon films. The films will be preceded by a brief introduction from a participant in the colloquium Fanon: 50 Years Later, hosted by the ‘Thinking Africa’ programme of the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University. VY Mudimbe will present the keynote lecture for the colloquium on July 6 at 17h00 in the Blue Lecture Theatre, Eden Grove. Titles that will be screened include The Battle of Algiers (Italy /Algeria 1965) directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, Driving with Fanon (South Africa 2009) by director Steve Kwena Mokwena and Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work (France/Algeria 1998) by director Cheikh Djemai.
Bookings for this year’s “11 Days of Amaz!ng” through Computicket. Booking kits available from selected Standard Bank Branches, selected Exclusive Books and all Computickets. For more information click on the banner advert at the top of this page. Also join the National Arts Festival group on Facebook for all the latest competitions and news, or follow them on Twitter.
The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The Eastern Cape Government, The National Arts Council, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, The Sunday Independent and M Net.
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