Represent Competition: Win Tickets to Galliano!
It’s going to be a goodie and we will be there Representin’ sans doubte. It’s been a while since we had a good night out! You, yes you, can WIN one of 5 pairs of tickets to the Arts Alive Opening Party NEXT Friday at the Bassline in Newtown… catch a diverse range of performers from all over the world – YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS: * French DJ Frederic Galliano * Napalma (band consisting of guys from Brazil/Mozambique/SA) * Afro Drop-Heart – of the Czech Republic * Our very own Kid Fonque representing for SA. All you have to do is EMAIL Editor@represent.co.za with the following answer, your name, contact number and ID number: Name three countries that artists will be Representin’ at the Arts Live Opening Party on Friday 31 August at the Bassline! GOOD LUCK! Winners will be chosen through a drawer and notified on email – no correspondence will be entered into. Please only enter if you will use your...
Earthquake tonight in Soweto!
It’s been so wonderful watching the rise to fame of John Sithole and his label “Earthquake” over the past few years. Many of you will remember helping him out right at the start with the Lotto Jeans project, others would have caught him scooping up the honours on Fashion Your Future – either way, the boy is kicking some serious touche. Get to Soweto tonight where his range will open the Joburg Fashion week as part of the young designers collection. You go Buddy! Soweto’s position as one of the creative powerhouses of the new South Africa will be re-affirmed with the hosting of the first day of Joburg Fashion Week, which runs between the 21st and 25th August. Organised by African Fashion International, conveners of Cape Town Fashion Week and the new talent showcase MTN Durban Fashion Week, the hosting of the first day of a major international fashion week is a potent symbol of the rapid transformation of Soweto. The Soweto Collections are the first major fashion week event to be held in the area. The event will feature designers from the area and represents some of the unique young talent that Soweto has produced. Designers showcasing spring/summer collections during the day include Mzansi Designers, Nhlanhla (also known for her singing career with Mafikizolo), John Sithole (Earthquake), Sibu Msimang Designs and Malikah. They will also be joined by David Tlale, Thabani Mavundla and Thula Sindi who have recently returned from exhibiting at Paris Fashion Week. The event will be hosted at Walter Sisulu Square, Soweto in front of a specially invited audience of South Africa’s key fashion media, VIPs, fashion industry leaders and members of the local community. Following the event, Joburg Fashion Week will then move to Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton where designers such as Marianne Fassler, Sun Goddess, David Tlale, Spero Villioti, KlukCGdT, Hip Hop and Habits will showcase spring/summer collections amongst many other leading South African designers. “Soweto played a key part in the birth of the new South Africa and is a potent symbol of the evolution of our country. Township culture is entirely unique and has become the driving creative force of our country. Holding the first day of the newly launched Joburg Fashion Week in Soweto is an important part of our commitment to supporting all areas of South African fashion,” said Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Chairperson of African Fashion International. The event is part of a broader strategy of African Fashion International to support emerging talent, particularly from township and rural communities and provide a world-class platform for their work. The Soweto Collection will be produced by expert show producer Deon Redman and...
Canonball Press opening at David Krut tonight
Check out one of our favourite art spaces in Jozi, the visionary David Krut gallery. It’s small but packed with awesome art, books and really friendly curators. Pop in on your way home on Jan Smuts, it’ll take you 5 minutes to visit and you’ll have got your arty fill! Cannonball Press is a New York based woodblock collaborative whose gritty, underground images have made Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston the indisputable kings of scruffy-pirate black-and-white hillbilly printmaking. Cannonball Press has just returned from the Oppikoppi music festival where they participated in the visual art component and an exhibition on their work will open this Thursday, 16 August, at 18:00 at David Krut Projects. While in South Africa they also hosted a woodblock workshop with artists, including Wilma Cruise, Mary Sibande, Lawrence Lemoaona, Bruce Backhouse and Bronwen Findlay. Cannonball Press: New York to Johannesburg will include a collaborative work with the aforementioned artists, as well as an installation and works on paper and canvas. For more on the exhibition, see...
Represent Recommends: Mkonto Sessions
We’re recommending this gig not only because it’s a fresh underground event in downtown Jozi city but also because Nceba, one of the hardest working promoters and arts supporters we know, is in the team behind it. If you love HipHop get down to The Penthouse in central Jozi on Friday for a sublime night featuring one of best emcees Tumi and his Dj Papercut, it will be worth it. Mosdef. Mkonto events were formed in 2002 and the first show done was at Mega music. This event showcased artists such as Tumi and the Volume, Spykos, Goddessa for the first time to a large audience in Johannesburg. Mkonto productions also produced the South African and Swedish exchange program, which saw South African and Swedish artists tour the country (Jo’burg, Durban, Cape Town). It’s a platform for conscious artists that use the music to create awareness about heritage, celebrating what we are today, remembering our culture and highlighting the positives of our history. The sessions showcase the best local altenative music in Johannesburg by promoting both recorded and independent artists. Mkonto 24 August 2007 Tumi and Dj Papercut Two time 2007 SAMA award nominee (Music from my good eye). Tumi launched his second album with The Volume in Canada. He has just returned from a tour in France and has been invited back to Europe. LEVI pon the mic SA dub sensation, fresh from an international tour (Reunion Islands) with 340ml. RHAMNCWA Prolific spaza (vern.) MC. Currently co-hosting Cipher (SABC1, Thursdays). DJ Bionic Pioneer, legendary local hip-hop Dj who has played in Africa and has gone as far as New York City. Suprise acts be Herby Dangerous from Zimbabwe and more.. Date: 24 August 2007 Place: The Penthouse (Corner Fox and Von Brandis. next to Carlton Centre) Time: 8:30pm Admission: R50 Contact: CIA 076-249-4167 Email: meanzit@yahoo.com, brendasix@webmail.com,...
Represent Review: Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Catch Janice Honeymoon’s “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at the Market Theatre in Newtown till the end of September, our citizen journalist John went to check it out for Represent, he gives it the thumbs up: “The piece is solid and intense delivering everything you need, laughter, suspense and shock.” Thanks John – here’s his take: I’v long sat with baited breath to see this play – those old enough will recollect the 1966 film with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. This was my first time to see the entire play and I was not disappointed. It’s over two hours long and esssentially features an elderly couple tearing into each other, leaving huge gaping emotional scars – it reminded me of War of the Roses. The piece is full of chuckles and funny bits caused by the elderly couple playing on each other’s emotions and performing in front of a much younger couple and using them as pawns in their mind games. At times the action became quite physical when the older woman, played by Fiona Ramsay, started screaming and choking her husband , played by Sean Taylor. The two older actors deliver stellar performances – I could still hear Fiona Ramsay squeal like a banshee in my dreams that night. Everyone had American accents and some of the subject matter was very American, making it hard to understand some of the funny bits which got totally lost on the audience at times. The younger couple, played by Nicholas Pauling and Erica Wessels gets caught in the middle of this screaming war – they deal with it quite differently than I would have imagined. Erica Wessels caused quite a bit of laughter with her girly-squeaky voice breaking some of the more tense moments in the play. By the way, the play’s title – “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – gets mentioned in the play, but we never found out where it came from . The piece is solid and intense delivering everything you need, laughter, suspense and shock. It’s length – over 2 hours, and 2 intermissions – was the only negative element. This is definitely only for adults though. Strong acting – weird situations – and a little of all of us the recognize – go and watch it ! Tuesdays – Saturdays @ 20h00 Sundays @ 15h00 Ticket prices: Tues – R40; Wed & Thurs – R80; Fri & Sat – R130; Sun – R80...
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