Sexy Bangkok Hilton in Cape Town
Thanks to Danny in Cape Town aka Slaapstad for letting us know that the city is certainly not slaaping… Check out this sexy monthly clubnight called Bangkok Hilton in Cape Town…there’s a nice twist of live film and video kicking off the night. “Arpegiated moog bass lines.” Sounds delicious. Love the flyer. CT you know style. Here’s the word from Danny” “The club was born o…ut of an obsession with late 70’s and 80’s club culture – but this isn’t an 80’s club at all. The late days of disco – when the Italian and German producers discovered synths and drum machines and the early days of house produced produced some amazing tracks – that are being used by producers such as Felix da Housecat, Tiga, DJ Hell, Blackstrobe etc as the inspiration for the latest batch of new wave house. This night mixes up the two sounds along with whatever other party music is tickling the djs. We also start off each night with a collection of short films/video odditys.” The official blurb: 10PM – 3PM PLUS (corner of Bree and Bloem) FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER R20 before 11 R30 after for more info: 082 454 4617/Email Dan DJs: Danny Berlin (Computer Blue/333 club, London) DJ Crockett Neon-lit electro disco mixing the sound of eighties NY club culture (think Giorgio Moroder, Bobby O, Talking Heads and Prince) with the new wave of dance from the likes of Tiga, the DFA and Soulwax. Bangkok Hilton is about the sound of disco fresh out of an early eighties art school, packing its bags and heading off to Rimini for the summer. This is about the sound of electro disco. This is about Giorgio Moroder and Patrick Cowley banging out arpegiated moog bass lines and Prophet V keyboard solos. It’s about Cerrone’s Supernature. It’s about the early house music of the Danceteria and the Music Box. It’s about Madonna stalking nightclubs in 1984 looking for hot producers. About the DJs: Danny is a recent import from the UK where he was resident DJ at Computer Blue and the 333. He has DJed alongside the likes of the Scissor Sisters, Andrew Wetherall, Tiefschwarz and Alexander Robotnick. DJ Crockett returns to South Africa from exile in Berlin, where he has played numerous underground bars and...
Review: DDC/Red Eye 2005 – It’s all in here!
Don’t mess with Represent collaborators – our Deben Dee-va gives us the most thorough of reviews – read this if you didn’t go and you’ll feel like you did! Sharpile Dee-va! “Urban Edge ” This year’s DDC marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the event, making it the longest-running fashion show in the country. Over the years, the “Young Designer” category in particular ha…s nurtured the talents of several of the country’s top names in fashion, including Gideon, Terrence Bray and Catherine Deane. The show’s organisers have decided to turn the DDC into more of an all-round entertainment, so this year the DDC and Red Eye were combined and, as part of the larger inner city renewal project, the area hailed as Durban’s “cultural precinct” was closed off for a street festival, with the fashion show in the City Hall, the art installations, music and dance performances taking place in the park on the pavement, and the much anticipated DDC After Party in Durban’s Playhouse theatre. This years show was certainly the grandest that I’ve attended, staged in the proud City Hall. The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra performed on the stage behind a curtain of blue fairy lights, providing the backdrop for the ramp. While the audience were seated, three screens raised above the stage depicted black and white video footage of the contributing Red Eye artists talking on art, the South African city, history and urban renewal. Invited Designer Category Paul Botha of Ruff Tung had the models strutting their stuff to the tune of “Another one bites the dust”, wearing a range so ecclectic that it defies categorisation. With their pointy shoes, frilly tiered skirts and big hair, the models looked like Spanish high priestesses…of sorts. Fabrics included leopard print, lace, velvet and tweed; the predominant colours were browns and neutrals with splashes of turquoise and red. The Holmes Brothers’ range was typically laid back: an ageing hippy pelted out a track called “Moon over Marakesh” on the electric guitar, while pretty boys in blazers and panama hats were teamed with girls in chocolate brown 70s-inspired feminine dresses. Colours combined blue denim, neutrals and deep orange. The humour we’ve come to expect from the brothers was also subtly present in the kung-fu style orange waistband and headband worn somewhat incongruously by two of the male models. Leigh Schubert’s range was my favourite, for being refreshingly uniform and uncluttered (when compared with most of the ranges). Schubert clearly had Victorian inspiration for her entirely black range of semi-sheer bodices, frills, slips and leggings. Looking like dowagers in Dolce & Gabbanna, the models, each wearing designer black sunglasses, carried a bunch...
ENTER THE SASOL NEW SIGNATURES COMP NOW!!!!
Sasol is sponsoring the NEW SIGNATURES Art competition for the 16th year – they are looking for fresh artistic talent in South Africa, from experimental to conceptual and cutting edge. Come on guys – let’s REPRESENT and make it visionary! Two simple rules – you have to be over 18 and your work must be original – there is even a facility to enter online and they’re including NEW …MEDIA as an artform… Fabulous! Entries must be in by the 12th July, the winning prize is R50 000. Check out the site for more info. Here’s an image of the work by last year’s winner – Richard...
Call for aspiring Animators – hurry!
HURRY UP! Deadline is the 13 January! If you’re an animator in the making and are looking for that chance to develop your skills, this is it – submit your portfolio for your chance to take part in the Animation Production Training Initiative: Call to Artists, Recent Fine Arts, Graphic Design or Animation Graduates Developing home grown APTItude – Anim…ation Production Training Initiative (APTI) The APTI partners will develop 13 innovative 3-minute animation films to be broadcast on SABC for our 6 to 9 year-old audience and are looking for synopsis that will go through a rigorous development process from January to March 2006. Then during the production phase of the films from March we aim to work with new talent in order to develop individual’s skills for SA’s animation industry. The cost of tuition is covered by the partners and a monthly stipend will assist the selected trainees during the 6 month training period. You will have to be available throughout this period, 5 days a week, 9am to 5pm. In order to apply we will require: *Your CV *A letter of motivation *A statement of availability to participate in development workshops and a commitment to work toward deadlines. *Application form Portfolio – to see level of artistic and drawing skills. Portfolio should consist of: *At least 2 figure studies, one should show capability with feet and hands * Minimum of 2 facial expression studies * At least 2 animal studies *Three drawings of original characters (cartoon, comic or any other style) * Any cartoon or caricature drawings * At least 2 drawings using perspective. (Landscape or cityscape) * Any other personal art, animation or design work. ALL WORK IN PORTFOLIO MUST BE ORIGINAL – NO COPIES OF EXISTING CHARACTERS OR TOUCHED UP PHOTOS MAY BE INCLUDED CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO For any queries email...
Call for Jozi photo’s – snap away!
Put your money where your lens is… If you been snapping away at our gorgeous city and her people, here’s your chance to get your pics published. A publishing company is calling all photographers with a passion for Joburg to help them record the revival and rejuvenation of the city through a publication to appear early in 2006. Timed to capture and promote the new sen…se of optimism and pride manifest in this city, ‘The Passion Behind a City’ will include over 200 high quality photos that reflect the daily life, growth and renewal taking place in the greater Johannesburg area. “Joburg is pulsating with life and with unlimited optimism for the future – one in which all its peoples will participate. This is what we intend to capture in the book – with the help of some talented photographers,” says publisher Ken Preston of Affinity Publishing. Criteria used to select the material will include creativity and the extent to which it portrays the many landscapes and lifestyles of Joburg, including different communities and religions. There will for instance be a pictorial feature portraying 24 hours in Joburg. This will include not only famous landmarks and landmark brands, but also the life and character of the entire metropolitan area – from Midrand to Rosebank and Orange Farm, from the “far” east to the “wild” west. “We are looking for a wide selection of material, including commercial activity (eg, retail and business centres, city street scenes, traffic on the move), residential scenes (eg, different cultural communities), leisure activities (eg, major sporting and entertainment events), nature in the city (eg a thunderstorm over Joburg), and landmark features of the city. Photographers are welcome to include branded images, since brands are an inseparable part of the identity of the city,” says Preston. Photographers chosen to have their work featured will have a brief biography and contact details published in the book, and will receive 10 copies. They will be invited to display their work at a launch event. Photos can be submitted electronically to this email address initially in either high or low resolution. Please limit each picture to 1.5megs or less to avoid transmission problems. Alternatively, material can be submitted as 6×8 prints to Affinity Publishing, P O Box 672, Auckland Park,...
Get Cubed @ Carfax with Chris
If you’re sick of going out to thud thud thud and need some substance to your nightlife, check out this evening of multiple media and entertainment at CARFAX in Newtown on the 18 November 2005. The CUBE Inside Out & Outside In. Click here to go to the site. An exhibition of art combined with perf…ormance poetry, music and film @ CARFAX 39 Pim Street, Newtown JHB Friday 18th November 2005 9pm “Inside out and outside in is the subtitle for the CUBE concept. This aspect relates specifically to the Artists intentions, the viewers’ response, and the integration thereof.” “By recontextualising the exhibition format in a more inclusive and less elitist space, the work immediately becomes more accessible”. Be part of yet another creative inside and outside of body experience. Enjoy an unobtrusive exhibition that will allow you the choice of interacting along with various types of artist expressions covering digital, sculpture, film, mixed medium, vinyl print and performance art. The Cube will be showcasing the work of fine art graduate, Chris Hall, with a ten year reunion (retrospective) of personal expression through mixed medium. This takes the viewer on a journey through time and emotion to a place of political uncertainty and psychological instability. The latter will be complemented by poetry shared by Chris on the evening. Also featured will be the work of Ezli Van Niekerk, a young pop artist that shares his interpretations of the times with vibrant colour compositions. There will be live performance poetry by the alternative performance duo, Drivingfish, and the premier of a musical short film by director, Stanimir Stoykov....
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