INNIBOS – Lowveld Arts Festival – Mpumalanga
The Afrikaans Arts festival in Mpumalanga kicks off today and carries on over the weekend… It’s got an interesting twist – the mainly Afrikaans festival is also geared at Portuguese speakers due to it’s proximity to Mozambique and the large Portuguese speaking community in the area. It’s taking place in various venues around Nelspruit and instead of buying one ticket, similar to the G…-town festival, you buy for the shows you want to see. Some big names at first glance: DOZI, Valiant Swart, Anton Goosen, Fokofpolisiekar, Amanda Strijdom, Cut Glass, Manuel Escorcio and NiaNel. INNIBOS 29 June – 3 July Nelspruit Mpumalanga Some background: Hold onto your chairs and strap in tight: InniBos 2005 kicked off on 29 June and is set to take festival goers to arts festival nirvana with some of the country’s most well-known artists, productions and actors confirmed for this year’s lineup. InniBos 2004 was undoubtedly a huge success – approximately 25 000 visitors from across the country attended the festival with its 62 productions. InniBos is bigger and better this time round and the 2005 programme, wich will be hosted in Nelspruit from 29 June to 3 July, is sure to take entertainment in the Lowveld to the highest level. The festival terrain will host 4 stages, ý30 food stalls, 4 sit down restaurants, ý250 art and craft stalls, a merry-go-round, an “art in the park” fine arts section for visual arts, 2 large beer tents, and much more. The RSG Opening Concert, which will take place on Thursday 29th June at the main festival arena, will kick off with favourites such as Kurt Darren, Juanita Du Plessis, Pieter Smith, DNA Strings, Karen & Reneý (the 2004 Zing winners), Nadine and Ddisselblom and will be hosted by Pieter Koen. The festival stage will offer non-stop entertainment every day of the festival. This year will see the start of a main stream artist performing a full show on the main stage every evening with singers such as Pieter Smith, Dozi, the ATKV show “Afrikiti” and Ghapi. The festival will again offer a delightful Portuguese flavor which forms part of the general festival activities with authentic Portuguese foods stalls, music and dance. The InniBos programme obviously offers more than just the festival ground activities: Lucky visitors can look forward to the likes of Nianell, Laurika Rauch and Amanda Strydom, as well as the legendary David Kramer, who will all be hosting shows in some of the various venues utilized for inniBos. Manuel Escorcio and the Querida Dance Company’s “Timeless”, and the sharp humor of Cutt Glas are more of the highlights on offer. “We’re extremely proud...
STREET JOURNAL AUDITIONS – closing today!
For those lucky people who are home early on a Monday – you may have caught the Street Journal program on SABC 1 – a cutting edge urban culture program presented by the spunky Mathatho and produced by RAGE… Well they’re looking for a new presenter – but you better hurry! Apllications close today! So the first season of Street Journal is done, right? And now we’re looking to… add some more excitement to the show – yes it is possible to make the show more exciting. Do you think you have what it takes to join Mathoto as a presenter on screen? If you tick all of the requirements below, then send your CV and 2 very recent photographs of yourself to: AUDITIONS or deliver them to 80 Grant Avenue, Norwood, 2196 between 09h00 and 17h00 by Friday the 1 st of July 2005. – I’m between the ages of 20 and 30 – Urban culture (music, dance, theatre, arts, culture) is my passion – I can speak, read and write one or more of the Nguni languages (isZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele etc.) – I’m eloquent and I’ve got interviewing skills – I live in Johannesburg and can start working immediately Simple neh? So bring it on! If we think you’ve got what it takes, we’ll call you for a screen test. Good luck! Check out RAGE for more...
Durbs is rocking and all next weekend!
The weather has been awesome in Joburg this winter – sunny but cool, with the odd rebellious fog – don’t know what Cape Town has been like but apparently it’s a little miserable at times. If it’s too cold for you, you know which place to head for where the weather is always good – DURBAN!!!! Next week is Vodacom Beach Africa time – which means lots of surfing, posing and jolling. There’s… loads of great music and lots more in store – check out below: For the line up click here. This year the Durban beach front will be alive with loads on the go as the Vodacom Beach Africa swings into action on the 1 – 10 July. The Mr Price Pro is the anchor event which starts on 2 July. Apart from all the competitive sports, Vodacom Beach Africa has a parallel leisure programme. Music lovers can enjoy the Mr. Price live music concerts brought to you by East Coast Radio on the North Beach stage. Concerts will take place Thursday 07th, Friday 08th and Saturday 09th July with the hottest South African bands of the moment. Sports events include the Vodacom Beach soccer and touch rugby; the volleyball tournament; beach basketball, East Coast Radio Soccer Clinic taking place daily from 13:00 to 16h30 and the Waveski contest. Educational and Fun: the Kiddies Kingdom promises to be not only entertaining for the kids but also educational. Top coaches from the well-established Busy Ballers will be keeping a watchful eye on the goings on in this arena. Both the Bungee Bounce and the Hunters Reverse Bungee will include the crowds in some of the adrenaline pumping action that is happening. If you feel like rocketing up into the sky and seeing the whole beachfront from a different perspective then we encourage you to come and enjoy in these phenomenal adventures. If these don’t satisfy you, then why not organise to go for a Joe Kools Helicopter Flip. This will give you a bird’s eye view of the Festival but also most of the Durban Beach Front. If you think the action on the beach is hot, then you should witness the models that will be walking up and down the catwalks in the Vodacom Beach Africa Fashion Shows, displaying all items of beach gear that you could imagine. And if you think you can parade down the ramp better than the models then we welcome you to enter the Miss LiquiSpritz and the Miss Pick ‘n Pay Beauty Pageants. You have seen it advertised on television and now it is happening live at the beach front. The...
Special A takes us into the dark world of the drug TIK
TIK is purported to be the latest drug of choice in the Coloured community in Cape Town, spreading it’s dark addiction and destroying numerous lives and families. IOL reports that 60% of TIk users are between the ages of 15 – 20 years old! Watch this program and be informed so we c…an put an end to this social ill. This Tuesday Special Assignment tracks the unfolding tragedy in Cape Town, where addiction to crystal methamphetamine is spreading among teenagers faster than anywhere else in the world. Since our program on the drug commonly know as tik last year, the number of people seeking help has doubled. Tik is behind the break-up of many families and in some cases it’s even leading to suicide. We spoke to a young schoolgirl who told us that in her class, 40 out of the 45 pupils regularly smoke the drug, while more and more young girls are being pushed into prostitution to support their addiction. We meet Nabu Cassiem, and her group of volunteers. They took up the challenge of the drug epidemic and provide counselling and support to recovering addicts. One of the women in the support group, Rifqa Wort an ex-tik addict, tells her story. She can’t remember anything of her past – not even giving birth to her 4-year-old daughter, Yusrah. Now she is trying to come to terms what she missed out on, and to renew the relationship with her daughter. We also join a dedicated team of crime fighters on a nine hour shift, as they raid houses of known drug dealers and tik manufacturers. Government has set up a multi-disciplinary task team to deal with the crisis. But these good intentions to stem the tide look inadequate as teenagers get hooked on a scale not seen before. Do not miss this heartbreaking story on SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, on Tuesday at 21h30 on SABC3. It is directed by Johann Abrahams and was filmed by Shamiel Albertyn. Special Assignment 5 July 2005 SABC3...
Filmclub at Atlas today! 3 student films (It’s FREE!)
It’s Movie Club at Atlas Studios today in Milpark (next to AFDA film school, round the corner from 44 Stanley which is off Owl road which is off Empire Road!) Hear from the film makers – students at New York University and Afda (Johannesburg) and ask them questions about their work. It’s always fun and down to earth! Here’s the scoop: Wednesday 6 July Movie Club has 3 short films from students at AFDA and NYU to show you. 8:00pm: First up is TRACKS, a story of shattered dreams, lost childhood and the aspirations of a boy leaning on drugs. It takes place within the sordid sex industry of Pretoria and the consumers within. Q&A afterwards with Director Brett Melvill-Smith from AFDA 8:30pm: Bloedgrond, a Drama about a boy who is torn between his responsibility to his dying father and the desire to find his biological father, he must go in search of his true identity. Q&A afterwards with Producers Leanne Callanan & Julia Schnurr from AFDA 9:00pm: SAY HI TO BANGKOK, a young tranny (trans sexual) struggles to get by on the streets of New York City. As her hopes of a sex change slips through her fingers, she finds herself looking for love in all the wrong places… Q&A with Writer/Director John Trengove from NYU...
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