WOMEN in the spotlight at the festival in NEWTOWN
In celebration of Women’s Day, the best South African talent in theatre, music, dance, craft and photography will be showcased in the Newtown Cultural Precinct during the fourth annual Women in Arts Festival, from the 5 to 9th August 2005. Having attracted nearly ten thousand visitors to the Festival last year, Johannesburg Development Agency has set up a show-stopping programme… to attract double that number this year. Major financial support for this year’s Festival has been received from Transnet Foundation and Peugeot Motors SA. Kaya FM have come on board as the official radio partner and sees this Festival as a platform to launch the station’s move into Newton on 1st August. Other financial support for specific events was received from Edgars, Pro-Helvetia and Swiss Development Corporation. Transnet Foundation’s Eunice Maluleke says, “The arts has the ability to bring people, from across cultural barriers together and Newtown is one such place where we are defining, through the arts, who we are as South African people. Through our strategic partnership with Newtown Cultural Precinct and as the founding sponsor of the Women in Arts Festival, Transnet Foundation continues to contribute towards nation building. This Festival is also an opportunity to assist in creating a full fledged cultural industry in SA, in line with Government’s cultural growth strategy. The Foundation’s objective is to take arts and culture to the people, literally and figuratively speaking!” Lee Luck of Peugeot Motors SA says, “We have seen a massive increase in women buyers of our vehicles, right across the range. Thus the fit between Peugeot and Women in Arts is an obvious one and we are delighted to be associated with dance, photography, music drama and craft”. The Festival consists of a host of cultural performances taking place in the various venues during the day and the evening from Friday 5th to Tuesday 9th August. Many of these have low entry fees or even free admission. The cafes, restaurants and nightclubs come alive from 21h00 with performances from the latest and hottest bands or musicians. In addition to this string of theatrical, dance and musical performances there are two other major public events. The first is a Women’s Day Luncheon which will be held in a grand marquee on Mary Fitzgerald Square on Saturday 6th August. The newly appointed Deputy President, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, will make this one of her first public engagements. Entertainment by top SA band Malaika, goodie bags and free admission to other Festival performances will make this Gauteng’s top Women’s Day event. The opportunity to attend is open to 500 women who may book as individuals at R1000 per head...
27/08 :: Creative advertising for Simphiwe Dana
Who needs Represent or any of our brother and sister sites to tell you what’s going on? All you need to do is drive to the corner of Empire rd and Jan Smuts and check out the brilliant graffiti art advertising of what’s going on in Jozi. Being a free advertising spot, they don’t last for long so make sure to keep ’em peeled! Simphiwe Dana will be doing a live DVD recording of her music …at the Market Theatre on the 27 August 2005 at the Market Theatre in Newtown. We’ll get some more info for you, but fans of this songstress book that date!...
27/08 :: MTV bASE MUSIC SHOW LOOKING FOR VJ’s
UPDATE: More info on the auditions below, they are only auditioning 1000 people per region be the early bird and don’t forget your ID! HERE IS YOUR CHANCE AT TV STARDOM WITH MTV BASE AND FANTA DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN MTV VJ? MTV base and Fanta have joined forces to offer one young South African the gig of a lifetime: you could become the first ever… South African VJ and win a contract to host MTV base World Chart Express – the brand new music chart show premiering on SABC1 on 28 September 2005 at the 6:30pm slot. So, if you’ve ever dreamed of being an MTV VJ, this is your chance to make it come true! Have you got what it takes to be an MTV VJ? You don’t have to know how to sing or dance – your dynamic personality, passion for music, enthusiasm for global youth culture, and ability to represent MTV base is part of what you need. You must also be a South African citizen, aged 18-25, music-savvy, and well spoken in English and any Nguni language. Tough gig, huh? MTV base and Fanta will hold live auditions from 09:00 to19:00 at: HQ, Greenpoint, Cape Town on 20 August Pop Art, Umhlanga, Durban on 21 August Shoukara (off Rivonia Road), Johannesburg on 27 August. At each location, the MTV base crew will be on hand audition up to 1,000 qualified VJ hopefuls, giving each candidate just a few minutes in front of the TV cameras to strut their stuff and convince our judges that they have what it takes. MTV base will select just one finalist from each city. The finalists will be profiled within the first episode of MTV base World Chart Express and face-off for the title as part of the second episode to air on Wednesday 5 October. Our panel of judges as well as SMS and online voting from viewers will decide the fate of our finalists. To find out more about auditions for MTV base World Chart Express, please send an email to MTV base ———————————————————– 11 August MTV base people get re – ah- deey…there’s a new music show on the books and they’re looking for some talent… Go get ’em! Represent! MTV bASE WORLD CHART EXPRESS AND VJ SEARCH COMMENCES AUGUST 2005 Pan-African music channel MTV base and leading soft drink brand Fanta have joined forces! The partnership will leverage MTV’s iconic status and programming expertise and Fanta’s wide distribution and youth-centric brand strategy to deliver a cutting-edge music chart show entitled MTV base World Chart Express. The half-hour TV programme will...
03/09 :: JOZI ROCKS for real this time
We’re so pleased that there’s a party in Melville this coming weekend – you know it’s our favourite suburb. If you love ROCK music make sure to be there ‘coz it’s taking over the avenues. It’s simple, just go to Melville on Saturday night, be there by 9 and bring 60 bucks for your ticket. Thanks to Arts Alive for supporting ROCK. Saturday 3rd September. 5 venues, 12 bands, 1 ticket, 1 …price. What makes Jozi Rock? Is it the bustling musical rhythm of the city, or the metropolitan mix of people, who connect through their similarity and diversity? Melville encapsulates this cosmopolitan feeling. This Joburg Arts Alive initiative, offers the perfect environment to showcase both established and emerging rock bands. Jozi Rocks transforms Melville into a musical extravaganza, with the Roxy Rhythm Bar, Trancesky, Tokyo Star and Samba, hosting different styles of the rock genre. “Unplugged on 7th” will be the VIP area where muso’s, press and other celebrities can hang out with the bands and catch their breath between performances. The evening is set to be a fusion of some of the best established names in rock, with the best of the underground and emerging stars on the Joburg circuit. For just R60.00, punters will be able to see Prime Circle, Arno Carstens, The Parlotones, MXO, Fuzigish, Fly Paper Jet, Peep Show, The New Academics, Airship Orange, Greenhouseffect, The Diesel Whores and Martin Rocka and The Sick Shop. The first band will start at 9 o’ clock and the start times in the different venues will be staggered to allow guests to move from one venue to the next to catch their favourite acts. Tickets will include a full line-up of band times and venues, so that guests know what’s happening and where. The Line-up: Roxy Rhythm Bar Parlotones Arno Carstens Prime Circle TranceSky Peep Show Fly Paper Jet MXO Tokyo Star New Academics Greenhouseffect Airship Orange Samba Diesel Whores Martin Rocka and the Sick Shop Fuzigish...
01/09 – 03/09 :: Theatre – Daisy’s well hung!
DAISY de MELKER SWINGS/SINGS LIVE AT THE THE COUCH AND COFFEE (MARKET THEATRE PRECINCT) – 3 NIGHTS ONLY! Back by popular demand! The true story of Daisy De Melker, the second white woman hanged in South Africa in 1932 for poisoning 2 husbands and her son. Legendary serial killer Daisy de Melker and her one man piano… ensemble – The Lovely Harold. Find out how to be the perfect wife while poisoning your way into middle class respectability. Relax, sit back and let your troubles float away in the hands of husband poisoner extraordinaire. An evening of high jinx, good manners and black humour – a Colonial Gothic tale of murder, money, mystery and marital sex. Written and performed by Robert Colman Music written and performed by Philip Miller Lyrics by Robert Colman and Philip Miller Directed by Vanessa Cooke and Robert Whitehead Booking, details and directions: 838 8213 or 083 260 2337 Date: 1st, 2nd, 3rd September @ 8pm. Tickets: R60.00 BOOK NOW! LIMITED...
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