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...
We love Edgars and the Bassline this summer!
The Bassline never stops rocking and summer is officially here, no better evidence is required than a look at the line-up for the next Edgars Music Series event taking place at The Bassline on Friday 6 October Brickz Hidden Force Somizi and Fuzigish will be harassing the mic for your pleasure! DJ’s Mond… e and Soul T will back up the live acts and it’s going to be steaming! “The best part about the Edgars Music Series is that we are dealing with an audience that loves music, and loves to see good new stuff all the time. We mix it up and cross pollinate, and the crowd just loves it!” said Tracey Turner, Edgars Sponsorship Manager. “This month we are putting on a kwaito act, a hip hop act, a ska punk band and a couple of club DJ’s. There’s a bit of everything here and it is going to be an awesome party!” Brickz needs no introduction to the Edgars Music Series as he performed successfully in 2005 and makes a welcome return. Hidden Force are making waves in the hip hop community and looking to cross out of their niche to make some noise for the general public. In their own right, Ska Punkers Fuzigish is an enormously successful rock band with a huge underground following. Add actor/performer Somizi into the mix and you have a heady mix that has PARTY written all over it! As usual, the Fashion Police will be on the prowl looking out for the best-dressed guys and girls and rewarding them for their efforts with prize hampers from Adidas. From start to finish, there is nothing like the Edgars Music Series Bash at the Bassline. Brought to you by YFM, with the support of DJ’s, musicians, fans and media all mingle and get down in a total celebration of South African music that has no rival in Jozi city. But bear in mind that the demand for tickets is going through the roof! So make sure you book at Computicket, or get there early to avoid disappointment! The Edgars music Series at The Bassline: The only place to be on the first Friday of every single month. That date: Friday the 6th of October That damage: Tickets available at R60 from Computicket and R50 at the door! So? Umeleni? Tsamoreka tekete...
Top African visual artist @ AfroNova
Joel Mpah Dooh lives and works in Douala, Cameroon, and studied fine arts in Amiens, France. He has been showing extensively in solo and group exhibitions in Cameroon, Austria, Senegal, France, Cuba, Lebanon, USA and Kenya. Catch his first ever exhibit in South Africa: JUST TO SAY HELLO… A first solo exhibition of paintings and mixed media works by JOEL MPAH DOOH. Joel Mpah … Dooh is one of the finest artists on the continent and enjoys international critical acclaim with his paintings and multi media works. His recent exhibition Rendez-vous was a definite highlight of the 2006 Dakar Biennale of African Contemporary Art in Senegal. He strongly featured in the Lines of Connections exhibition with William Kentridge, Kendell Geers, Sam Nhlengetwa and Samuel Fosso, organised by the MTN Art Foundation in 2001. With this first solo exhibition in South Africa, Joel Mpah Dooh draws on a retrospective body of works and exhibits a coherent ensemble while evoking years of experimentations. With the kind support of the French Institute of South Africa. Exhibition runs until Saturday 14 October Gallery Hours Tuesday to Saturday 13:00 to 20:00 Contacts email Afronova c: +27 (0) 83 726 59 06 The gallery is just across the Market Theatre entrance Safe parking corner Miriam Makeba and Gwigwi Mrwebi St – Newtown Po box 3205 – Parklands 2121 – Johannesburg – South Africa —————————————————————————————————– FEBRUARY 2006 Get down to Newtown to the Afronova gallery for an exhibition entitiled URBAN JUNGLE: Urban Jungle brings together two prominent artists from the continent; Birame Ndiaye from Dakar, Senegal, and Wayne Barker from Johannesburg, South Africa. Both painters are children of the African city and its collision of cultures. They get down and dirty in the streets, sometimes the back alleys, and venture into the craziness and confusion of the concrete jungle. Exhibition runs until Saturday 11th March Tuesday to Saturday 13:00 to 20:00 Safe parking corner Miriam Makeba and Gwigwi Mrwebi St – Newtown Email Afronova Afronova...
BYE BYE Kara thanks for making us proud
So we were right, Kara really needed to up her game if she was planning on making the final three for the Project Runway competition. Her sexy black evening dress was the least favourite of the final four which saw her being booted out of the competition. Go and check out Kara Janx’s website here and read all about the amazing success she has had thanks to … being on the show. Apparently Kara did take part in the fashion week along with the other three winners anyway (so what was the booting out all about) and her collection was the best! Kara says her business has grown phenomally and she is now a celeb designer with fans asking for autographs whereever she goes. Now that’s our kind of reality TV, where real talent and skill make you famous. You go girl! ====================================== People are starting to get suspicious. “Why do you never party anymore on Friday nights? Is it winter? Do you have new friends we don’t know of? Places you don’t want to share with us? Are you getting old and boring?” Well, being cold did have something to do with it, but the second season of Project Runway had a whole lot more. It all happened one Friday night about 7 weeks ago when, too exhausted to go out on a Friday and missing her man who was gallavanting elsewhere, Editorista went to visit her best friends house with pizza’s in hand. You see the best friends were moving house soon after into their very cute semi in Brixton (what a super cool suburb for young buyers) and everyone wanted to talk about the move and just chill together… Needing to zone out of the weeks stresses, we skipped quickly through the cable ‘bouquet” – cuddling up next to a warm fire, we settled on “Project Runway” on E Entertainment, “just another reality show” we thought. How wrong we were. 7 weeks later we are confirmed PR addicts bordering on freaks and Friday nights will never be the same. Project Runway works very simply. There are a whole bunch of talented young clothing designers in New York who have to create a fashion garment every week under extremely tight budgetary and timing restrictions. Each week someone is eliminated and the team gets more competitive, the creative bar is raised and the bitchiness soars. Heidi Klum is the presenter and the judges are all well respected (Nina Garcia) and entertaining (Michael Kors) fashionistas. Drawn essentially to the creative integrity and challenge at the heart of this wonderful show, we were even more delighted to hear the flat...
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!
We know just what the doctor ordered to take away the WINTER BLUES! The ‘DOCTOR’ said that all children of this nation MUST DANCE! The last days of August, and supposedly winter, are upon us. Accordingly, The 88 Lounge has lined up some of the best live music to take you from the winter chill and into Springs Embrace. The last days of winter at The 88 Lounge are populated by Harris Tweed, 340ML,… The Rudimentals and The Flash republic, in a week-long extravaganza to usher in the warm weather. As always, 88 brings you the best South African music, no matter what the genre, and this last week of August is no exception. Make sure you get your seat in for the last hurrahs of winter and bring in the summer with a spring bash to remember at the 88 Lounge. DATES AND DAMAGES: Wednesday 30th August: Harris Tweed is in the house, and R30 gets you in the mix. On the first day of the month of spring, come midnight jamming with 340ml @ R70 for non-members and R50 for members. The 2nd of September sees Flash Republic bring down the roof! You need R70 if are not a member and R50 if you are! DOORS OPEN AT 20H00 FOR ALL THESE GIGS! In case you don’t know, The 88 Lounge is situated at 114 William Road, Norwood, corner Grant Ave. (Opposite the Spar parking lot, next to Woolworths.) For more info, you can ring them up at: (011) 728 8417, otherwise see you there!...
MADONNA IN SA? READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Because we live in a democratic society, it is OUR freedom as well to WRITE WHAT WE LIKE! In reading further, you are automatically signing a contract with us that we will not be held responsible for any emotional trauma or any other mental breakdowns if the following information is not TRUE. If it is, you can thank us later! Ok, one of our soldiers on the underground informed us that word on th…e street is that Madonna will be coming to SA! She is rumoured to be performing two concerts in October at a golf course in Cape Town. This is all the info we have so far: Date: We don’t know yet Time: Sometime in the month of October Venue: Not sure, we hear there is lots of grass and little white balls everywhere! REPRESENT DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IF IT IS NOT TRUE! P.s. don’t say we never told you...
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