Catch the 2nd half of the Dance Umbrella
If you haven’t been yet, hurry, just over a week left to go. Read all about the FNB Dance Umbrella here – see the program below: On Thursday and Friday, March 6 & 7 from 20:30 at the UJ Centre for the Arts, Jazzart Dance Theatre will present their renowned work Cargo. Cargo is the 7th in a series of inspired collaborations between two of South Africa’s most exciting movement theatre companies, Jazzart Dance Theatre and Magnet Theatre. It uses performance to re-imagine the archive of slavery at the Cape and to bring it to the attention of a wider audience, while linking the past to our present reality. For so many centuries cargo has come to this place, our city, the Cape of Good Hope. Porcelain and silks and spices and slaves. Slaves from Mozambique from Madagascar, from India and the Indonesian archipelago. For 186 years between 1652 and 1838 slaves were a major part – sometimes the major part – of the unique and diverse society in formation at the Cape. Today, slavery haunts the city, an incrustation of the past at the heart of the present. It is “a past that will not pass” and yet it is so little remembered. Nelisiwe Xaba (RSA) and Kettly Noel (Mali), get together with a work called Correspondances in the Dance Factory on March 7 & 8 at 19:00. Two people – two women – meet after many correspondences. Meeting place: under a lamppost in a modern city, in front of a disco, at the beach, in a room or a closet. Here they are. Their bodies are here. These girls are here. They have come to tell their stories, to exchange opinions, to laugh, to fight. In 2008 Moving into Dance Mophatong (MIDM) will be celebrating of 30 years of existence, innovation and collaboration, all brought together in an institution devoted to learning, sharing and pursuing the passion of dance. To mark this incredible milestone, MIDM will start the festivities at the 20th Anniversary of the FNB Dance Umbrella International Dance Festival with the remounting of the award-winning work Hanano – Blessing of the Earth which will feature most of the original cast of the work including the choreographer Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe. The second work in the programme is Ek se Hola! a work that looks at perceived ideas of our youth in South Africa. Gregory Maqoma has choreographed “Ek se … Hola!” on Moving into Dance Mophatong Company, which blends Kwaito with contemporary dance. This work is energetic and inventive and builds bridges between popular urban dance forms and theatrical contemporary dance. These programmes are on March...
You’ve been warned. Levi’s Young Guns.
In our opinion, Levi’s is one of the youth brands in SA that have got the perfect party formula. Consistent intimate events that showcase underground, cutting edge musicians around the country promoted on their MySpace site – and to top it off, giving the fans at lease two months and up to 7 months warning. Organised. Good work. Now Go, Go, Go. Rocking on louder and better than ever! Loud, power-packed, pure energy and raw enthusiasm – that’s the music of the Levi’s® Young Guns countrywide music fest and it’s coming around again! Levi’s® Young Guns is ready to rock you with some of the most exciting up-and-coming local talent South Africa has to offer; and the experience is going to be anything but ordinary. For the third year running, Levi’s® Original Music is giving local bands a chance to fire up audiences with explosive music that is pushing local boundaries and packed with intensity and energy. The Levi’s® Young Guns programme is a massive success, proving that Levi’s® Original Music is committed to all forms of local music – especially the bands that are redefining mainstream perception of what it means to be local. More than this, it gives many of the artists a chance to wow new audiences and woo new fans; as the program facilitates real collaboration with not only the brand but also some of South Africa’s top events teams, promoters, directors and DJ’s. The result is an exciting platform that gives bands the opportunity to truly display and showcase their abounding talents. This year, the line-up is stronger than ever, featuring Rock and Urban bands playing in Joburg, Cape Town and Durban. Catch Howard Roark, Ashtray Electric, Jitsvinger, ETC Crew, Japan and I, The Kick, F-Eezy, Kold Produk, Siyamatic and Fire Through the Window. The Lineup: Cape Town, Thursday 08 May Rock Artists: Howard Roark and Ashtray Electric Cape Town, Thursday 22 May Urban Artists: Jitsvinger and ETC Crew Joburg, Thursday 24 July Rock Artists: Japan and I and The Kick Joburg, Thursday 15 August Urban Artists: F-Eazy and Kold Produk Durban, Thursday 04 September, Rock Artists: Siyamatic and Fire Through The Window Levi’s® Young Guns is a pioneering venture that gives these acts the opportunity to play their hearts out. Do yourself a favour and be part of the Levi’s ® Young Guns music revolution – let their music take you places! For more information, go to...
Salsa Classes in Greenside
If you’ve ever walked passed the Local Grill in Melville on a Saturday you may have been tempted to join in the Salsa party that often flowed onto the pavement… Sadly, due to new ownership of the restaurant, the Salsa parties are no more. BUT you can still learn how to Salsa at dance lessons on Saturdays – details from Afromamba below: AfroMambo Saturday Salsa classes are now held at Café Sophia, 133135 Greenway Road, Greenside (Next to Nedbank) Tel – 011 6464003 Beginners @ 4pm Intermediate @ 5 pm Cost R220 per month p/p or R400 per month per couple or R75 p/p for a once-ff class Vincent – 0728728582 / Sonia –...
Seriously Funny Comedy tomorrow
Catch two of our favourite comedians, Chris Forrest and Tumi Morake at the (we assume newly named) Crazy 88 in Norwood tomorrow night. Make haste while the sun still shines on the outside deck...
South African line up for MyCoke Fest
We’ve never heard of Van Coke Kartel (luv the name tho), Crash Car Burn or the Shy Gueveras (cheesy!) but we certainly know and are fans of SA super group Wonderboom and have heard lots of good things about LoneHill Estate. We’re not huge rockers though so excuse our ignorance. These are the bands who will represent the creme de la creme of SA rock music at the My Coke Fest this year, Rockers – what are your thoughts? Pr below: Only SA’s best can quench your music thirst, and that’s why Coca-Cola in association with 5FM are thrilled to announce the line up of local bands performing at MY COKE FEST 08. The festival, which kicks off in Johannesburg on Friday the 21st at the New Market Racecourse, and then hits Cape Town on Monday the 24th of March 2008, at Kenilworth Racecourse, is already set to be the biggest music festival this year! Already converted to the “Coke side of life”, are some of the most sought after and alternative bands in the world, and now playing alongside KORN, MUSE, CHRIS CORNELL, KAISER CHIEFS, GOOD CHARLOTTE, 30 SECONDS TO MARS and PRIME CIRCLE, the highly anticipated local line-up includes: *WONDERBOOM*, *CRASH CAR BURN*, *LONEHILL ESTATE*, *VAN COKE KARTEL*, and the *SHY GUEVARAS* Brought to you by Coca-Cola and official radio station 5fm, the 2-date, all day, adrenalin fuelled festival is definitely hottest line-up to date! Thousands of ticket holders already thought so, which means you need to get yours now! WONDERBOOM, CRASH CAR BURN and LONEHILL ESTATE will only be performing in Johannesburg, and VAN COKE KARTEL and SHY GUEVARAS will only be performing in Cape Town! WONDERBOOM It’s not often a band delivers such unbridled passion, commitment and superlative, original sounds. WONDERBOOM does. They (Cito Otto on vocals, Martin Schofield on guitars, Wade Williams on bass, and Danny De Wet on drums) are one of South Africa’s most established and successful rock bands. During their decade together, they have released 7 albums, headlined every major SA festival and been nominated for 4 SAMA’s. In 2004 they won the local leg of the Global Battle of the Bands, and came second worldwide. ‘City of Gold’, WONDERBOOM’s seventh album, was released last year, and has seen its first single “Best Side” receive extensive airplay on radio stations nationally, and reaching No.1 on 5fm’s Hi5@5 chart. (Performing in Johannesburg ONLY!) CRASH CAR BURN Local power-pop contenders CRASH CAR BURN, were ironically formed in London two years ago. The band is made up of Brendan Barnes (Drums) and Garth Barnes (vocals/guitar), who were both in the hugely popular punk band...
Sweet Sundays at Shisa Nyama
Make the most of the second half of summer, party kasi style on Sunday all day and into the night with wicked DJ’s on the decks. If you don’t know what a Shisa Nyama is, you’re missing out. Get amongst. Even Wikipedia knows! In this case we’re assuming Shisa Nyama is a venue based on the concept. Shisa nyama is a term used in many South African townships to describe an informal barbecue or braai where friends come together near a butchery, to grill meat in an open fire. The site is usually provided by the butcher owner and only people who buy meat from the butcher are allowed to use the facility. Shisa Nyama is a Zulu phrase and it literally means “burn the...
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