PAPER… ROCKS! Get arty at the the NSA in Durban
The NSA Gallery is a fabulous spot in Glenwood, Durban – you can sit and kuier at the Arts Cafe where they serve yummy food or just wander around the very reasonable arts and craft shop or you can wander into the gallery and check out the latest Art Exhibition – But please take note visitors to Deben and Durbanites alike: THE NSA NEEDS Y…OUR SUPPORT! If you are not yet a member, please join – there is talk of a takeover by a corporate-style management, which would threaten the artistic integrity of the Natal Society for Arts. Our Deben Dee-VA fills us in on what’s cooking at the NSA: PAPER… ROCKS! Works on Paper is on show at Durban’s NSA Gallery until the 8 May. The exhibition features various works on paper, including sculpture, drawings, photographs and prints. The eclectic mix provides relief from the sombre simplicity of the gallery’s main exhibit, Promised Land, by Bonita Alice. The room is crammed with diverse images and themes: from modernist prints by Walter Battis, to the quirky postmodern postage-stamp-type illustration by Kim Longhurst; from Ros Sarkin’s photographic study of Down Syndrome across cultures, to to garish and delightful multi-cultural pieces by Simmy Dullay. Also included are works by Clinton De Menezes and Brigitta Gaylard, to name but a few. The most memorable pieces for me: Broken Coversation by Michael Croeser and, best of all, the field of pink paper piggies (and one piglet)! Pop in before the 8th May! Paper…Rocks NSA GALLERY 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood TEL: (031) 202-3686/7 FAX: (031) 201-8051 Email...
PROVERB waxing lyrically in CAPE TOWN
Jozi and OUTRAGEOUS records (part of the visionary RAGE stable) take their insanity to the Mother city this Friday April 29th for the launch of The Book Of ProVerb in Cape Town Get down to ChoViCho @ Pig and Swizzle main road in Rondebosch, the heart of UCT student and witness the debut performance of Songs from the Boo…k in Cape Town. There will also be performances from up and coming local group First Case – The man of the evening ProVerb gets on stage at about 11:30pm.after that the former UCT radio DJ Uncle Bexta will set the dance floor on fire. It’s gonna be a crazy evening so don’t miss out. Friday 29 April ChoViCho @ Pig and Swizzle Main Rd Rondebosch Doors open at 21h00 Its seriously CHIPILE at R29.99 For any info please mail...
Get Urban in Durban at the DDC meets Red Eye
The Mercury DDC meets Red Eye! Once again our Deben Dee-Va keeps us informed as to what is going down in the sub-tropics. The Durban Designers Collection (DDC), the biggest event on Durban’s fashion calendar, celebrates it’s 25th birthday this year. In keeping with the drive to draw people back into Durban’s ‘cultural precinct’ at night and as part of the city’s… broader inner-city regeneration plans, the organisers have decided to merge this year’s DDC with the May Red Eye, to turn the show into a larger entertainment event. Designers fall into three categories: The Mercury ‘Invited Designer’ category; the Mr Price ‘Young Designer’ category; and the Brutal Fruit ‘New Generation Designer’ category. Many of South Africa’s established designers began their careers as up-and-coming designers at the DDC. The ‘Invited Designers’ for this year include Laurie and Gary Holmes {‘The Holmes Brothers’), Paul Botha (‘Ruff Tung’), Leigh Schubert, Terrence Bray and Simona Mugnai-Rogan (‘Blond’) The event takes place on the 13th and 14th of May at the laah-nee Durban City Hall. The after party takes place across the road at the Playhouse (“Yay! Bring back the days of the Playhouse Raves!” I hear some say&) Pic Courtesy of the Sunday...
Big dogs AMAKHOSI v BUCCANEERS this Saturday
It’s premier league showdown time and the heavyweights of local soccer – ORLANDO PIRATES and KAIZER CHIEFS will be fighting it out at this year’s SOWETO DERBY. It’s going down at the FNB stadium aka Soccer City this Saturday 30 April where organisers are expecting a packed-out stadium and lots of true homegrown electric atmosphere as fans jet i…n from all over the country and don their team colours and their facepaint and gooi as hard as they can on their VUVUZELA’s. Kick-off is at 15h15 but you wanna get there a lot earlier so you can buy your ‘cellphone’ (booze in a small bottle that makes u talk) find your seat, sing a song, dance to the tunes of local muso’s and support the opening match: “The curtain-raiser for the derby, a celebrity match between the Buccaneers and the Amakhosi, will include the likes of Mapaputsi, Arthur Mafukate, Teboho Moloi and Tshepo Mabona and artists like Pitch Black Afro, Zola, DJ Ganyani will keep the crowd on their feet.” says Joburg.Org So there’s a free concert thrown in too! Tickets can be bought at Computicket – R20 for adults and R15 for teens… YOU WANNA HURRY THOUGH! This is kind of like our CUP FINAL and anyone that loves soccer or a true South African sporting atmosphere will lap it up. REPRESENT will be there – we can’t say who we support but suffice to say “UP THE BUCS!” “The race is getting hotter and hotter now between the country’s two giants, KUYOZE KUYOVALWA!!!!” Courtesy PSL...
BRING ‘n WATCH LOCAL FILM @ AFDA
It’s movie fever in Milpark as right next door to our bi-weekly Wednesday night movies at ATLAS (as represented on REPRESENT) the students of AFDA keep in the mix… AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) has started a Cinema at the school as part of a campaign to create a platform for young filmma…kers and artists and to encourage a film culture in Johannesburg. The Cinema promises to showcase the best of local and international work from all spheres of filmmaking – content is invited from all aspiring film makers – no matter how short! This project complements the two existing film festivals hosted by the school – one in June and the HUGE AFDA film Festival in November. Watch this space we will fill you in. The AFDA Cinema was successfully launched last month and REPRESENT encourages you to support young filmakers by attending April’s Screening. This month they start close to home – they are proud to bring you 4 outstanding short films produced and created by the film students at AFDA. A brief synopsis: Bobbie & Eric: 5 minute Animation about a relationship between a typical South African Gardner and the Owners Dog. Through the Flight of Feathers: 10 minute Narrative Film – A story of township love. Staring Ayanda Sithole and Leroy Gopal. Bloedgrond: 10 minute Afrikaans Narrative Film about a young man’s journey to find his real father and subsequently finding himself. Staring Wehemeyer Deas, Marcel van Heerden and Analise Bosch. Fugative Pieces 10 minute Narrative Film following the story of a young police officer coming to terms with his strong feelings towards an illegal immagrant. Once again it’s fabulara chipile but mind-opening entertainment highlighting and celebrating our cultural diversity – REPRESENT! DATE: 29 April 2004 TIME: 19:00 VENUE: 41 Frost Avenue, Auckland Park, Johannesburg (Just off Owl Avenue, near the Holiday Inn in Milpark) TICKETS: R10 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT OR TO SUBMIT CONTENT FOR THE CINEMA PLEASE CONTACT LEANNE CALLANAN...
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