Do the names Johnny, Jack and Jameson hit home?
If they do then you need to get down to Sandton this week for the FNB Whisky festival – it’s sure to be a FABULOUS event. We tend to only drink whisky when we’re on diet (great solution – Bells and water) or when we’re hanging out with crazy bling friends of ours that only drink the J’s… but we’re looking forward to getting educated at the doo this week Wednesday. WE HAVE TWO TICKETS… TO GIVE AWAY FOR TOMORROW NIGHT – simply email the names of four of the whiskeys that will be explored to editor@represent.co.za. Thanks! We love the PR line: “The FNB Whisky Live Festival is so much more than the name could ever describe. It’s not just about whisky drinking. It’s about the fascinating lifestyle that accompanies a charismatic drink. It’s not just for greying old men. It’s for lovers of life.” For the serious J-people, there are workshops over three days that feature speakers and whisky experts from around the world including Dave Broom, Chris Martin, Dr Bill Lumsden, Andy Watts giving a talk on South African Whisky, the Famous Grouse brand ambassador who will let you know what’s new in their stable as well as Dom Bothner who will spill the Jack Daniels Story. GO and Check it out on the WHISKY LIVE FESTIVAL site. Johannesburg Details Sandton Convention Centre 02 – 04 November 2005 Tasting Hall Entry Charge: R100.00 [Includes the 3rd edition of the SA Whisky Handbook, a tasting glass and a book of fifteen coupons] Workshops Entry Charge: R65.00 per workshop Book at Computicket or online at Whisky Festival...
CHATEAU LIBERTAS – what a winner.
Some like to think of Chateau Libertas as this generations Tassies, a good, affordable (note not CHEAP) red wine that does the trick and leaves you with only a minor head throb…. We love the Sunday Times Lifestyle supplement and were delighted to find a delectable article this past weekend entitled “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” It’s an interview with Michael Bucholz who …talks about the institute that is CHATEAU LIBERTAS – did you know that there are over 2 million bottles made a year and it’s all South African and that the brand was started in 1932? We also found out that Chateau Libertas has also achieved SUPERBRAND status in South Africa – so it’s one of our top 100 brands. . A quick glance at the Makro site and we see a bottle (in a case of 12) coming in at only R22 – what a bargain… HOwever websites selling the wine to homesick South African’s overseas are selling them at around R75 a bottle – oh how is feels to live here within reach of a good girls night on Chateau. So the good news is for those of you afraid of wine snobs looking down their woody noses at your bottle of CHAT, tell them where to stick it. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Click here for the...
SWAN LAKE from RUSSIA WITH LOVE….
On Thursday 16 March 2006 the St Petersburg Ballet Company’s magnificent production of classical ballet’s most-loved work – Swan Lake – will premiere at the State Theatre in Pretoria, beginning the company’s historic, first-ever tour of South Africa. Fresh from playing London’s Royal Albert Hall, Konstantin Tachkin’s St Petersburg Ballet Company… will become the first Russian company ever to visit here with a complete work – performing within its own sumptuous settings and with hundreds of beautiful costumes brought all the way from St Petersburg. The work chosen for the nation-wide tour is Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The production follows the original choreography of Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa. The full-length production has received lavish praise from around the world. “Ballet on a grand scale – said The Birmingham Post ” “A company with style and elegance – said London’s Sunday Telegraph ” “Not to be missed – said The Dominion in Wellington, New Zealand ” “A night to remember – said The Scotsman” The St Petersburg Ballet Company, 55 principals, soloists and a full corps de ballet, including prima ballerina, Irina Kolesnikova, is brought to South Africa by International Producer Michael Edgley. The ballet will perform with a full South African orchestra under the baton of Russian principal conductor Alexander Kantorov. It was Edgley who staged the blockbuster tour of The Great Moscow Circus earlier this year. He says: “In my forty years in the entertainment business I have presented many classical ballet companies. The St Petersburg is an absolute gem. Their production of the full-length Swan Lake is theatrical, lavish and beautifully danced. South Africa is due for an absolute feast! ” The St Petersburg Ballet Company will play in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town and Durban. Booking opens at Computicket on 19 September...
FIRST PHYSICAL auditioning for full time DANCER
Grahamstown-based First Physical Theatre Company has called for expressions of interest in auditioning for positions of full-time resident performer. Successful applicants will be invited to audition in Cape Town, Durban, East London, Grahamstown, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth, and/or Pretoria in September/October 2005 for positions commencing January 2006. Ac…cording to First Physical’s managing director, Calum Stevenson, “the company is recognised as a cutting-edge, influential, invigorating and inspiring centre for dance and physical theatre. Aside from touring in the Eastern and Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng, the company will extend its touring destinations to include the SADC countries from 2006”. First Physical is also extensively involved in education and development programmes including a Youth Company, classes, workshops, residencies, skills development, and the development of written, audio-visual and electronic resources for training and education in arts and culture. The deadline for expressions of interest, which must be submitted on an official application form, is Monday 19 September. For further information, EMAIL or call 046 – 622 3897....
Search for the best SA dancer – where are u?
Girls, do you have what it takes to win the title of South Africa’s best dancer? Then get ready for Always Keep Movin’ – a nation-wide search for the country’s very best mover – be it Hip Hop, House or Kwaito! Celebrity judges TK, Psyfo, Twasa and DJ Suga will be critting young hopefuls across South Africa (Durban 22 October at The Workshop; Johannesburg 29 October at Southgate …Mall and Cape Town 5 November at The Liberty Promenade) to narrow the search down to 1 winner per region. They will be flown to Johannesburg to perform live on Jam Alley, battling it out for the coveted title. Not only will the winner walk away as South Africa’s very best dancer, but will also win a R10 000.00 shopping spree with Jam Alley’s Twasa! It couldn’t be simpler to enter. Just be at the regional competition nearest to you at 10am on the day of the competition. Sms “Always” to 33990 to receive information on the event and how to enter, or call 0860 112 188 for further details. Award winning artists TK and Proverb will be performing the “Always Keep Movin” Hip-Hop track, especially recorded for this competition. They will also be on hand to hand out the very first copies of the Always Dance compilation promo CD -also featuring tracks from DJ Suga and Yo-Tv’s...
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