NANA the SWAZI DIVA tours SA – Color Bar on Wed
She’s at the COLOR BAR this Wednesday 15th and Thursday is a holiday – so GET THERE! As Represent readers may have picked up we have a special place for Swaziland in our hearts. We came across this SISI about a year ago and knew her dark but deep sounds and unique visionary style would take her places – NANA is finally coming into the fore – che…ck her out on her upcoming tour of ZA. She’s also the new voice of the current Rugby mania going down… catch it! Swazi diva, Nana will tour South Africa and the SADC countries for the “Fýte de la Musique” celebrations sponsored by the French Cultural Network. Nana has been compared to Eartha Kitt, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, yet there is nothing derivative about her. She’s gorgeous, sensitive and her vocal style and music is totally unique. Many predict that Nana could well be one of the hottest new talents on the South African music scene. The French cultural networks of Alliance Franýaise and the French Institute of South Africa have selected Nana to be the touring artist for their “Fýte de la Musique” tour. Every year the French cultural network’s “Fýte de la Musique” is celebrated worldwide in week of musical festivities that are aimed at encouraging artistic innovation and interaction on a musical platform. “We have been following Nana’s musical career for a while now and she performed under the Playtime Festival banner last October. We chose to work with Nana for these celebrations because of her fresh vibrant sound and stage attitude. We think it is really a great opportunity to have an original and up-coming talent on stage,” says Býnýdicte Alliot, Director of the French Institute. “The French Network prides itself in being part of the reason why the music of artists such as Rokia Traore and Papa Wemba is enjoyed in many clubs and households worldwide. Nana is an important recent find in the SADC region. With no doubt she will soon take the world by storm,” says Claude Gonin, director of the Alliance Franýaise of Mbabane. Swazi born Nana is no stranger to South African audiences, especially since her debut album ‘Five Loaves & Two Fish’ garnered 3 SAMA award nominations last year. 2005 has been a good year for the singer with her track Koboyi having just been licensed by Warner Brothers for a film soundtrack. While Nana’s music has received extensive radio play, seeing the songstress in a live performance really brings home her dynamism and talent. “This is my first tour of southern Africa and I’m really looking forward to meeting the...
CONHILL exhibit – Sign of the times.
Martine Margole‘s provocative and fun exhibition ‘Signs of the Times‘ is currently on display at the Constitution Hill. The exhibition takes a look at the good, bad and sometimes ugly aspects of our democracy. “While the themes that most people are concerned with have tended to take on the serious responsibility of positively slanted nation bui…lding, this show looks instead at the opportunities democracy has provided to a whole new generation of opportunists and takes a look under the fairy’s tail.” Margoles says of her work. In her exhibition, Margoles has subverted images drawn from contemporary iconography and symbols that form a part of our familiar visual language. Through “friendly, everyday comfortable” characters and signs, Margoles presents for question the other side of South Africa’s ‘happily ever after’ transition to freedom, with particular reference to the free market and its effect on society. Signs of the Times includes pieces on the National Lotto, the burgeoning drug and porn industries, old banks with new faces, and the ‘informal’ industries of car-jacking and theft. The exhibition closes on June 30 at the The Old Fort’s Temporary Exhibition Space....
ETV looking for DOCUMENTARY PROPOSALS – 3 days to go
ETV is giving young documentary producers a chance to submit their ideas – only trick is – they have to be in by the end of the month – so get cracking! It sounds great – lets tell our stories majita! www.etv.co.za INVITATION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARIES …1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 e.tv is launching a national documentary project in June 2005. The objective of this project is to provide an opportunity to young documentary producers in provinces which, historically, have not been part of mainstream television production in South Africa. 1.2 The project is intended to develop production capacity for television in historically marginalized provinces as well as to produce documentaries which reflect the unique stories of the people living in South Africa’s various provinces. 1.3 In the circumstances, this invitation is restricted to producers who operate in the following provinces: ý Eastern Cape ý Free State ý KwaZulu Natal ý Limpopo ý Mpumalanga ý Northern Cape ý North West 1.4 Producers in the above-mentioned provinces are invited to submit proposals for a half-hour documentary which reflects issues unique to their province, on the terms and conditions set out in this invitation. 2.THE BRIEF 2.1 e.tv wishes to encourage producers to present ideas that are creative and unique to their province. In the circumstances, this invitation is not overly prescriptive with regard to content, form and style but seeks to set out the broad parameters of e.tv’s requirements. 2.2 The proposals must deal with a topical aspect of the lives of people residing or working in the relevant province. The topic chosen must hold appeal for a national audience. The documentary must be focused on a person or persons and must be unique to the province. 2.3 The documentaries will be broadcast in prime time and must be suitable for early prime time and daytime viewing. The target market is middle to upper income viewers and must have broad appeal. The documentaries may be presented in English but at least 15% of the dialogue must be in languages other than English which are unique to the province. Dialogue which is not in English will be sub-titled in English. Producers are required to indicate in their proposals how they propose to incorporate the language requirements in a manner that reflects the linguistic diversity of their province. 2.4 e.tv will accept programme proposals only from South African production companies which have a registered business address in the province concerned. If the producer is not a business, s/he must demonstrate, to e.tv’s satisfaction, that s/he resides and works in the province in respect of which s/he is...
BUMPER MOVIE CLUB THIS WEDNESDAY @ ATLAS
Apple Park presents Film Club – Represent loves it and encourages all movie lovers to go – it’s a really down-to-earth, relaxed atmosphere where u can grab a boerie roll, a dop and watch some great flieks. This Wednesday night the 22nd we have a large line up for you at Atlas Studios. 8:00pm we kick off with “before tv” a beauti…ful little 12 minuter directed by Stacey Sacks about her father. 8:15pm we showing “decision makers” a film about 4 youngsters who run away from home and end up living in the streets of Johannesburg. Life in the city is not as great as they thought and they get caught up robbing, sniffing and eating out of dumpsters for survival – but one day a special woman comes into their lives. 8:30pm we have the bizarre “bakgat copshop” a celebration of political changes and a satirical glance back into the madness we’ve left behind. It’s a saga about a demented policeman, a moffie, a rasta, a news crew, a drug deal gone horribly wrong, “heath” donuts with “herbs”, a hit man, a “HOT” half naked hypnotised woman (yes, all in one 26min story) and a doctor who survives a car bomb. 9:00pm is Q&A with the directors & producers of the shorts and a smoke break. 9:30pm we finish you off with “definition of freedom” a documentary about how hip-hop has become the new weapon to challenge status quo. We go back to the 80’s when a movement was born that reflected the harsh and violent realities of ghetto youths in living in South Africa and how with the use of hip hop they rebelled against the oppressive apartheid regime. This will be followed by Q&A with director Kurt Orderson and then it’s bed time thanks for coming. Take note of our new and permanent email address filmclub@mailbox.co.za and feel free to email us any time. WHAT’S THE MOVIE CLUB ABOUT? Johannesburg has a large television and film industry and yet there is no independent cinema in the city. We feel that our fledgling yet promising film industry needs a space where film makers and connoisseurs of film can get together to share ideas and network in a relaxed environment. John Barker, Ziggy Hofmeyer, Apple Park Films, The Pure Monate Show team (Virtual Productions) & Atlas Studios now screen movies, doccies, shorts etc every second week!! (please forward your details for regular info) Our aim is to create a venue where South African independent film makers can showcase their films and get constructive feed back from a knowledgeable audience. We will screen international independent films but our main...
Now that’s a hip way to spend a Saturday arvie.
For those tall folk and not so tall folk amongst us that love shooting hoopsor watching tall people shoot hoops, there’s a supa treat in store for you at the Rosebank Galleria this weekend (I think that’s the outside part of the Zone – near Soul Candi record shop and Big Blue…) Get to Rosebank (JHB) this Saturday the 11th June for the ESPN Annual Basketball showdownRONG, sponsored by YFM (duh – like which other station would do this kinda thing?) and suprise suprise, DSTV… Big ups to them all for supporting bball – it’s a sport that continues to keep a lot of youngsters off the streets and out of trouble. There’s the hot n hooking up Prokid and our faves Swatta Kamp giving it stix and our lady Lee Kasumba from Y all keeping u company. It kicks off at 11 and ends at 5 – so dont be late....
AUDITION! Actors in DBN it’s the Sound of Music…
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE alright – or should that be the beach is humming – if you’re a professional actor in Durban and always dreamt of being a Von TRapp, get that monologue ready and drink some warm water cos your chance to audition is here. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY…. The Playhouse Company invites all professional actors to audition for various roles in its upcoming musical th…eatre production of The Sound of Music composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein. This brand new staging will be directed by well loved theatre director and actor Ralph Lawson and includes the KZNPO. Successful applicants will be required for rehearsals in Durban from mid-November 2005. The season will run throughout December 2005. Roles to be cast include: Maria Rainer; Captain Georg von Trapp; The Mother Abbess; Sister Sophia/ Berthe/ Margrita; Franz, the butler; Rolf, a dashing young man; Liesl, a young woman (eldest daughter of Capt. von Trapp); Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper; Chorus members: nuns / party guests/ soldiers. Auditions will take place from 9h00 – 15h00 at The Playhouse Company on 11 and 12 June 2005. Full time professional actors are required to prepare a monologue of no longer than 2 minutes and a song from the musical. Previous acting and professional singing experience is essential. Actors are required to provide a one page short CV and full length photograph. Own sheet music to be provided at the rehearsal. It is essential to book an audition time slot. Please contact Eubulus Tracy on 031 369 9461 or 082 877 4627 office hours...
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