Represent Recommends: Deconstructing Youth Day
We always lurve their flyers – sadly we haven’t caught a party yet but believe they’re off the hook. Here’s your chance to Represent at an early Youth Day event “APARTlove” being held at the Apartheid museum on Friday 15th June. They’re making a movie of the night as stereotypes are broken and trends set by today’s hippest Jozi youth. If you’re into indie or alternate culture, this is definitely one for you or if you’d just like to Represent for Youth Day with good people – check out the Deconstruct event. Feast your eyes on the gorgeous flyer. APARTlove The next, and most ambitious Deconstruction Event to date, will be held on the 15th June in celebration of Youth Day, in the Apartheid Museum, and will be themed APARTlove fittingly. Already we have had 3 flyers designed, all by different designers and artists, which all display a different interpretation of the theme as well as its social significance. The Line-up that has been secured for this significant event includes The BLK JKS (South Africa’s only Black rock band, and includes the official launch of their EP), Idol Hands (a White Hip-Hop Turntabilist crew), and Desmond and The Tutus, all performing live, with a slam poetry session by the Bushwomen, as well as reknowned DJ’s Destrukto, The Brothers Grimm, Sassquatch, and Klassikist performing at the event, and in a Johannesburg first, we have a two hour set with Data Takashi and Soviet Space Dog going head-to-head live on UJFM leading up to the event, so that people can get into the event while driving there. In addition to the event, we will be filming a documentary of the evening, focussing on the interactions between the people attending and the environment, being the Apartheid Museum, and the art that will be exhibited at the event by collectives including Familia (with their film Bang Chong), *And Then*, Social Construction and a host of other exhibitors, including MissYucki, Ke Ai, and Club Soda. This film is ultimately being produced for international distribution and screening at international...
CreatingX- Leading the Deconstruction
“Creatives” make sure to check out the online creative community called CreatingX – they’re also behind the Joburg-based DECONSTRUCTION parties – there’s one taking place this Friday click on the flyer for more info – Malcolm Che tells us a little about CreatingX and the party below: Malcolm: CreatingX: the democratisation of creativity, through a social network, where the only people capitalising on ideas, are those who had them in the first place. CreatingX is a community that you can join, not just any community… it’s for the square pegs tired of round ‘holes… um, creatives in other words… think of it as a country-wide creative community. But just what does that offer you? at this point, there are a number of cool parties going on, and you’ll learn about them on the site… cool parties and cool bands doing cool stuff that when you get to, you’ll start taking the network from virtual into reality… cheesy line, but cool concept… we have blogs. cool blogs to read and write, and as a registered member, you can document your life and times for the rest of the country to enjoy… and then comment on if they so desire… which brings us to the forums. and while the cut forum is active with numerous comments, there are still huge gaps to be filled. why not set yourself up as an active member, and share your comments with the rest of us… then there’s the media gallery… this is just another component where you can showcase your creative genius for the rest of us. similarly, why not create your own ahem, X-site, where you can create your own personal piece of the internet. dare i say, it’s a little like myspace, but with a whole lot more… see, cos you can make connections with people you like by going to their profiles, and once you’ve done that, you’ll notice something interesting when you visit other members’ profiles… you’ll see how many degrees of seperation there are between you and that person, and then request connections through the line of linking… and man, are there a lot of people already worth connecting to… and more to follow… i’m not going to bore you with more details. But i recommend you check all of the links in the menu and find out more about the site… you can always send me a message, or better yet, post a question in the forums for more info… Represent: And what about the party? What kind of peeps are you hoping to draw? We see Miss Yucki is there so we’re sure it’s going to be...
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