JHB: Coal Stove Awards – Invest in SA Film
We’ve been supporting Coal Stove since we met the boys Scottness and Wandi back at the Loeries in 2005.. they were just finishing their film studies that year (they shared a blurry golden moment with us never to be forgotten đ ) … Anyway point is they’ve come a long way since that starry-eyed Margate weekend … their production company Coal Stove, together with their friends and firm collaborators (like our favourite inner city venue Private Practice) have put together the SECOND year of Coal Stove film screenings fondly known as ‘Off the Shelf’ events. Their bottom-up non-wavering efforts towards uplifting the SA film-making industry culminates in the COAL STOVE award ceremony taking place next Sunday, where guests are ingeniously asked to pay R100 entrance fee which will enable ‘ordinary people to participate in the empowerment of the South African movie business‘ … HOW? Because the winner of the Coal Stove Audience Choice Award on the night will receive all the monies collected to make their movie. Read all about it below. Get to the ceremony on Sunday. And support young SA film makers. NOW. Coalstove SUNDAY MARCH 8TH 2009 6:30 PM TILL LATE CELEBRATING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE VERY BEST WORK SCREENED AT OFF THE SHELF IN 2008. Most Dramatic Moment, Most Awesome Animation, Outstanding Editing, Best Cinematography, Most Impressive Acting, Most Experimental Experimental, Best True Life, Coolest Special Effects, Flyest Title Sequence, Most Original Script , Funniest Moment and The Coal Stove Audience Choice Award. FEATURING DJS and LIVE PERFORMANCES History will be made in downtown Joâburgâs PRIVATE PRACTICE on March 8th. Why? Because the 2nd Annual Coal Stove AwardsÂź will be held in celebration of the newest and freshest locally created films of 2008/9. On the last Sunday of every month, Coal Stove Pictures, a Johannesburg film production company, screens movies by independent and student filmmakers at an event dubbed Off The Shelfâą. To celebrate its second year of screenings, Off The Shelfâą will host the 2nd Annual Coal Stove AwardsÂź. Awards will be given for the Most Dramatic Moment, Most Awesome Animation, Outstanding Editing, Best Cinematography, Most Impressive Acting, Most Experimental Experimental, Best True Life, Coolest Special Effects, Flyest Title Sequence, Most Original Script , Funniest Moment and the Coal Stove Audience Choice Award. But thatâs not all. The 2nd Annual Coal Stove AwardsÂź is also the launch of M.E.E MoviesÂź. M.E.E. stands for Movie Economic Empowerment. M.E.E MoviesÂź represent an opportunity for ordinary people to participate in the empowerment of the South African movie business. This is how it works⊠On the 8th of March each attendant of the Coal Stove AwardsÂź will be issued...
JHB: Cartoon theatre to blow your mind
Theatre lovers, creative directors, event conceptualisers, directors and animators, make sure to Czech this out! The Black Light Theatre of Prague is bringing Life is Life, its madcap ultra-violet cartoon spectacular, to Johannesburg in March, giving audiences a mind-altering visual treat that will be hard to forget. Bookings at computicket or the theatre office. This acclaimed âcartoon theatreâ show from the Czech Republic will be staged at the University of Johannesburgâs Arts Centre from 18 to 22 March 2009, for five shows only. FrantiĆĄek Kratochvilâs Black Light Theatre of Prague features a 10-member company from the Divaldo Metro, based in Prague, which is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and culture-rich cities in the world. Using simple graphic lines, created with special ultra-violet light effects, Life is Life engages and challenges the imagination for 90 minutes, astounding, surprising and delighting with its ingenuity. A single line can become a chair, a car, a cloud or a horse â without using a single word, the Black Theatre performers magic up a wonderland of poetry, humour and irony. The show has its origins in the âblack cabinetâ tradition, which involves characters dressed in black moving against a black background and therefore becoming imperceptible to the human eye. Among Czech theatre practitioners, this illusionist practice has evolved into an artform that strives to express messages in an unusual way. Recognising the potential of the black cabinet technique, sculptor and graphic designer FrantiĆĄek Kratochvil incorporated drawing with comedy to free the line of its creator and take on a life and personality of its own. The result is cartoon theatre â a non-verbal form of stage craft that enchants children and adults, intellectuals and ordinary people in search of out-of-the-ordinary entertainment. If you loved the quirky Swiss illusionists Mummenschanz at the same venue last year, chances are the interactive animations, dance and pantomime of Life is Life will be right up your alley. Catch this family-friendly show at the UJ Arts Centre in Auckland Park, on 18, 19, 20 and 21 March at 8.15pm, and on Sunday, 22 March, at 2.30pm. Tickets are priced from R150, with discounts for students and senior citizens. Book at the theatre box-office or at...
It’s the Festive season – PARTY PEOPLE!
Your Xmas pressie from one of SA’s most rooted body and mind party experiences is the chance to get down to Party People twice, in two cities in two days. Oh yes, so if you’re in Cape Town on Boxing day and go home to Joburg on the 27th, you get to shake your touche to their soulful grooves twice in a row. If not, we assure you, just one night at Party People will fill up your party quota for 08 … we look forward to seeing what other suprises they bring us in 09. Click on the flyer on the left and below for more info… all the info actually. 26th December 2008, Cape-Town Santa has come to Africa delivering to all the good little boys and girls gifts coming all the way from Canada and the USA. As always, every single year, DJ Kenzhero invites the illustrious Dj OP to share the turntables with him, both making sure that the Party People end the year off on a few good notes. This year the hero has managed to provoke South African born, Canadian resident Miss Zaki Ibrahim herself. Miss Ibrahim along with Dj Nana will be joining the massive forces in welcoming all Party People into 2009. The soothing vocalist will be performing at Zula Bar, on 194 Long Street Cape-Town, on the 26th of December 2008. Doors will be opening at 9:00pm and the cost to get you through those doors will be R70. \ Party People 27th December 2008, Johannesburg The following night of the 27th of December 2008, the big old man in his red suit transports to Jo’Burg those lovely little gifts he presented to the Cape-Town’s Party People, and drops them off comfortably at a petite venue known as Roka lounge, residing on 44 Staley Ave Milpark. Zaki, Dj Nana, Dj OP and Dj Kenzhero will all assist each other in providing a quality driven night of Partying at Party People for the final time in 2008. Pearly gates open at 9:00pm and tickets at the door will be R100. Again for more info see: www.myspace.com/partypeoplesa www.myspace.com/zakiibrahim, www.districtsixmusic.com or...
FANTASTIC Free concert in Newtown – New Years
As part of improving the quality of lives of its citizens, and ensuring a safe and happy new year, the City of Johannesburg, annually hosts a carnival parade through the streets of the inner city. This parade culminates in a huge party on the Mary Fitzgerald Square. Once youâve enjoyed the pulse of Joburgâs own Rio Carnival, join us for a world class African party. The celebrations begin at 6pm on New Yearâs Eve and goes on until 2am on 1 January 2009. Experience the city at its best: the sounds of South Africaâs finest against the inspiring backdrop of our truly world African class city.2008 will end on a high note as Newtown, Johannesburgâs cultural hotspot, readies itself for the last big-bash concert of the year. Hosted by the City of Johannesburg and SABC 2, the âNew Yearâs in Newtownâ concert at the Mary Fitzgerald Square continues the tradition of ringing in the year with a bang. More than 30 000 party goers are expected to attend the New Yearâs party, which includes a massive stage for live performers. The concert is free of charge, courtesy of the City of Johannesburg and SABC 2. on December 31st. The evening will be an explosion of sights and sounds, as the City welcomes in 2009 to the beat of Joburgâs top performers and the skyline lights up with the sparkle of an electrifying fireworks display. The concert brings together some of the South African music industry’s greatest talents. Expect to see: Freshlyground, KB, Gang of Instrumentals, Wonderboom, MXO, Bleksem, Howza, Fikile Mlomo, DJ Zan D, and DJ Zee. If you are not able to actually be there you can experience the party in the comfort of your own home on the television. The event will be telecast live by SABC 2. Feel connected to your fellow South Africans and welcome in the new year as you watch the party and enjoy the sounds of really fine South African music. No alcohol or weapons will be allowed into the venue. However there will be a beer garden for those whoâd like to welcome the New Year with a toast. The law enforcement agencies and Emergency Management Services will be present to maintain law and order, and attend to all emergencies on the night. For the artists too, this is a night of fun, a moment to relax and let the worries of the year wash away, and the excitement for a New Year bubble. Freshlyground shared their enthusiasm for the party by saying: “This is the first year we will start in JHB! We are super excited to do this concert,...
Wim Botha solo gallery exhibition
 What more can we do BUT nag you to support local (young) artists? Besides give you everything you need get there? Just stop saying ‘one day’ and GO GO GO – you’ve got until the 13th December to catch Wim Botha’s first solo Gallery exhibition in Johannesburg…. for this debut, Wim Botha will present a new sculptural installation, large and small individual drawings and recent large-scale prints. The works are primarily concerned with the passage of time from a relativistic perspective. It makes reference to both inverted and non-chronological time and the resultant relativity of a personal point of view…The installation makes use of visual elements that have their origin in the languages of art history and historical visual culture and are presented in a semi-structured constellation that seems to suggest a non-linear timeline. Using as original source motif the standard illustrated depiction of time as a sequence of events consecutively arranged in a linear model, the work adapts and perverts this format in three-dimensional space â turning back on itself, this sequence with its various elements suggests a type of system, a volatile organism with high entropic possibility. The main structure of this constellation is formed by hexagonal mirror-sided vitrines, that, as a variation of the typical display cabinet, seems to be turned inside out, putting the surrounding elements as well as its larger surroundings on display. In the two-dimensional works, skeletal studies of human and animal figures in animated poses subjects the assumed finality of death as end of time to a longer time-frame. However, in ignorance of possible spiritual dimensions, these works remain in the material realm, hinting at another form of continuity. Brodie/Stevenson is located on the ground floor, 373 Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall, Johannesburg. Hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10.30am to 5.30pm, and Saturday from 9.30am to 3pm. Email info@brodiestevenson.com. Telephone +27 (0)11 326 0034. Fax +27 (0)11 326 0041. Image: Gyps africanus, 2008, Pencil on paper, 40 x 50...
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