French Comics Exhibition in Jozi
If you’re an aspirant ‘dessinateur’ and spend hours doodling around and coming up with your own comic strips, go and check out the Aliance Francaise COMICS EXHIBITION from the 29 September 2006 to the 12 October 2006. Come and discover all the comic book plates in the 2006 French Young Talent Competition organized by the International Comics Festival of Angoulýme (France) The first prize was aw… arded to Karine Bernadou – see pic. Alliance Franýaise of Johannesburg 17 Lower Park Drive, cnr Kerry Road Parkview – Johannesburg tel : +27-(0)11 646 1169 fax : +27-(0)11 646 4521 web Artists Karine Bernadou Benjamin Adam Alessio Ravazzani Julien Billaudeau Nicolas Vieira Donatien Mary Emmanuel Romeuf Thomas Vieille Ludovic Lambour Marine Blandin Ariane Pinel Aurore Petit Sýbastien Chrisostome Jýrýme Duprý la Tour Olivier Caron Giovanni Arnaudeau Yvain Coudert Narcisse Blaise Massamba Benjamin Renner Glen Chapron...
88 Gets real with The Agents
Cape Town is on a mission – a mission to entertain the Joburg peeps – come on, let’s give the Mother city some love – go and catch the Real Estate Agents Staking A Claim At The 88 Lounge on Fri 6 October 2006. Cape Town’s masters of the twisted and broken beat; purveyors of uber cool and agents of dance-floor deliverance, Marcus Wormstorm and Sibot a.k.a. The Real Estate Agents, … descend on The 88 Lounge in Norwood on Friday 6 October. Be prepared. The Real Estate Agents are a spin off of the phenomenal African Dope Cape Town scene, and have crossed genres and boundaries more often than your average insurgent. Bringing a twisted vision of dance and electronica to life, they inspire shaking, jiving, twitching and dancing in large gatherings where ever they go. Do not question the motive, the rhyme, rhythm or reason, just get on down to The 88 Lounge for the biggest, most broken beat party so far this year. Let The Real Estate Agents show you how to stake your claim on the dance floor. The Real Estate Agents with DJ Low The Details: Friday 6 October Venue: The 88 Lounge, 114 William Rd, Norwood Telephone: 011 728 8417 Admission: R70.00 Doors: 8pm...
Happy Mondays are back – Sunset music @ UJ
When we get PR on the sundowner concerts it means summertime is nigh… So get down to Free Classical Music Mondays at the University of Johannesburg and chill out at the end of a long Monday you know where to go for some violins, opera, piano, clarinet etc … They are free! Concerts are at the University of Johannesburg Art Centre, Kingsway Ca… mpus, Auckland Park. The concert starts at 5:30pm and there is no charge for them. Monday 2 October Pieter Jacobs is one of the leading concert pianists in Gauteng. For this concert he teams up with one of the leading violinists – Piet Koornhof. Don’t miss it! Monday 9 October Diarise this concert! The outstanding UJ Kingsway Choir will be on stage, lead by Renette Bouwer and Sedumo Jacobs. Monday 16 October Olga Tsihelashvili (piano) has not performed in a Sundowner Concert yet. Come and listen to a recital that promises to be very special. Monday 23 October Master of early music, John Coulter will be presenting a programme called Mozart and Friends on the forte piano. Don’t miss it! Monday 30 October A very special concert with Helen Vosloo playing four of the Mozart flute quartets. Monday 6 November Pianist Pieter van Zyl enthralled the audience earlier in the year with his sensitive interpretation of especially Chopin. This is going to be another great performance. Monday 13 November Malaný Hofemeyr-Burger (flute) and Pieter van Zyl (piano) are both outstanding musicians and have a longstanding musical relationship. Don’t miss this concert. Monday 20 November Zanta Hofmeyr is still one of the most outstanding violinists in South Africa, and with her regular partner Malcolm Nay (piano) they form an outstanding ensemble. It is always a joy to listen to them. Monday 27 November Last concert of the year, and who better to bring the musical year to a close than the brilliant pianist, Pieter Jacobs. See you all there! Please note that we reserve the right to change programmes without prior notice. We regret any inconvenience, should this become necessary. For further information, please contact Ehllený at 489-3058. *************************************************** Autumn 2006 Concerts start at 17:30, and take place at the new University of Johannesburg Arts Centre, Kingsway Campus, Auckland Park. Please note that ther will be no concerts on 10 April and 17 April due to the long weekends. Monday 24 April One of the leadig pianists in the country is Pieter Jacobs. Don’t miss this performance by him. Monday 1 May No concert due to the long weekend. Monday 8 May It is always a pleasure to listen to Srdjan Cuca (violin), Allan Thompson (clarinet) and...
Catch GOLDFISH in Jozi
Word of a cold front coming in from the East will not hold Jozites back from partying and appreciating all the awesome live music events in and around our city. Catch Goldfish in Jozi on the 7 October – who knows, by then Spring may have given up it’s relentless teasing and we’ll have sunshine all the way to December. Here’s hoping. Cape Town’s Jazzy-House exponents, Goldfish t… ake on Rocka (old colour bar) at 44 Stanley Rd, Milpark on Saturday 7 October in a blatant attempt to annex more asses into their own groove republic. Life in Cape Town is SO hard, They have to come and play in JHB With their debut album, “Caught In The Loop” receiving rave revues all over the country, sold out shows everywhere they go and a massive reputation for professionalism, party animalism and sheer old-times style enjoyability, Goldfish are the live dance act to see, to be seen at. With their singles doing well on radio, a video on rotation on TV and mobile downloads going through the roof, it’s only a matter of time before Goldfish ascend to dance-floor heaven. In the meantime, the 7th of October is your chance to be on hand when it happens, or at the very least, witness this phenomenon live before they are taken from us! On the night they are joined by house DJ legend and general man-about -town, Shaun Duvet to get you in the mood before and after the fish are due to swim. The Details: Saturday 7 October Goldfish with Shaun Duvet Venue: Roka, 44 Stanley Road, Milpark (old Color Bar) Telephone: 011 728 8417 Admission: R70.00 Doors: 8pm...
What is Levi’s Vintage up to NOW?
Levi’s Young Guns blast their way onto stage at the Labia Theatre on the 29th of September and they are three more raucous acts performing under the Levi’s Young Guns banner. Even though it’s taking place in Cape Town, this one’s for the Stellenbosch massive, so if you’re in the area then haul yourself down and get fired up by the fastest guns in the South. This is the fourth e… vent of its kind, and the first one in warmer weather, so expect the beats to be blistering and the vibe to get close to burning point. This is uncompromising music at its shameless best – fast, furious and fiery! First onto stage is the indefinable BLK JKS. Theirs is a mad voodoo sound that will rap itself around you and squeeze until you give in to the afro-jazzy alternative rock blend that they churn out with passion and pride. It’s a driving, hypnotic blend of mad rhythms and searing guitars all held in place by a soaring spirit that is at once infectious and rebellious. With a range of influences that traverse a massive musical universe and an attitude that’s firmly rooted in the future, this is a band that won’t take their audience sitting down. Soulja are next to step into the ring bringing with their own unique musical blender that mashes together a range of sounds from reggae to blues to pop, rock, jazz and ska. Add to this a social conscience that flows through the lyrics – urging self-awareness and promoting critical thought. and you have an original rebel crew intent on waking the audience from their sedation and injecting them with their blinding vision. Theirs is an energetic, highly-charged approach that burns with the power of a band that knows what it wants to say. Rounding off this manic night out are The Wild Eyes, a nightmare of noise and power that most others can only dream of. They feed off the industrial age, forging a sound out of screeching feedback and piercing panoramas. It’s a melting pot for everything that’s confrontational, energetic and filled with attitude. Plenty of heart, but not for the faint-hearted. These are the guys you want on stage when your booty wants to be shaken into a mad frenzy. And they’ll be more than happy to oblige. Hosted by Andy Lund, he of The Mission Men, this latest instalment of Young Guns is going to blaze some serious trails form South African music. Tickets are being sold at the Levi’s store at the Waterfront and at the door and cost a mere R20.00 each. Come feel the sounds...
Some Mothers Sons
When last did you visit the Market Theatre? Come come now, having a good time is not always about rock ‘n roll and pumping beats. If this is “not your scene”, I urge you to expand your horrizon and go check out this play by Mike van Graan and directed by Jay Pather at the Market Theatre. After a national tour that would have included five festivals and two theatres, as well as short seasons in Lo… ndon and The Hague, Some Mothers’ Sons by award-winning author, Mike van Graan (Green Man Flashing, Hostile Takeover, and Two to Tango) will be staged at the Market Theatre from 3 -29 October 2006. Some Mothers’ Sons is a play that confronts directly the moral and political challenges of violent crime afflicting contemporary South African society – was the Jury Runner-Up at the NLDTF/PANSA Festival of Reading of New Contemporary Writing (a national competition to encourage the development of new plays) held in November 2005. One of six finalists, Some Mothers’ Sons also won the Audience Award and earned Jerry Mofokeng the “Best Director” award. Story Line: The play features two characters, Vusi Mataboge and Braam Visser who meet in the mid-eighties when Vusi is being brutally assaulted in detention, and Braam is acting as his lawyer. They become close friends and eventually, partners in a leading human rights legal firm. Then, in 2004, Braam is a victim of a violent crime and he responds in a manner that leads to his arrest. The original roles are reversed. Braam is in custody, and Vusi is there to act as his lawyer. Two good men experience violence in an intensely personal way in very different circumstances twenty years apart. How do they react? And what are the consequences of their actions for those around them, and for themselves? “As one of the few practicing contemporary South African playwrights able to construct morally complex and dramatically layered scripts dealing with highly controversial socio-political topics, Mike van Graan’s latest play, Some Mothers’ Sons, is highly recommended.” – Brent Meersman, Mail and Guardian Some Mothers’ Sons features Wiseman Sithole and Gideon van Eeden. In the mould of Green Man Flashing, it is a play that will move audiences, but will also make them think about, and debate the issues raised in the play for some time afterwards. PRODUCTION INFORMATION: Author: Mike van Graan Director: Jay Pather Cast: Wiseman Sithole – playing Vusi Mataboge Gideon van Eeden – playing Braam Visser Season: 3 – 29 October Performance Times: Tues – Sat 20h15 and Sun 15h15 Venue: Laager Theatre Price: Tickets for all previews and Tuesday performances R30...
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