For 12 days Durban will play host to a dazzling 12th edition of the international contemporary dance festival, JOMBA! One of four annual festivals hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Centre for Creative Arts, the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience has become synonymous with cutting-edge dance theatre, and with principle funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund capacitating the festival, this bumper event contains a programme of broad scope and appeal.
On the international front, JOMBA! 2010 presents dance works from the Netherlands, Switzerland and Reunion Island, alongside wonderful offerings from both Durban and nationally-based dance companies.
Special guests include Johannesburg 's inimitable Moving Into Dance Mophatong who will grace JOMBA! with Sylvia Glasser's award winning “Threads”. This work has been created in collaboration with poet Lebo Mashile and is a rare chance for Durban to witness this poet extraordinaire in action with one of South Africa 's premier contemporary dance companies in a momentous fusion of dance and spoken word.
Also from Gauteng is choreographer Sello Peso whose Ntsoana Contemporary Dance Theatre Company is known for its conceptually challenging engagement with political and social issues. For JOMBA! he will be performing his recently created “Lime Light on Rites”. This site specific dance work, performed in an outside environment of the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, explores the media exploitation of people's emotions around funeral policies. Peso comments: “Death is big business in this country and there is great social pressure to have big funerals. This pressure is compounded through the advertising strategies that play on the poor and the weak, exploiting their grief”. Peso will also be offering a master choreographic workshop during JOMBA! to all young artists/choreographers interested in creating site-specific theatre work.
Supporting local dance is one of JOMBA!'s key missions and this year commissions to create new work have been awarded to three of Durban 's top dance makers - Desiré Davids, Vusi Makhanya and Sifiso Majola. All three have a strong dance history behind them and step onto the ‘JOMBA! New Works' platform as seasoned and creative choreographers. The exciting New Works programme featuring these commissioned works will open the 12th edition of JOMBA! on 1st September.
The 2010 festival also has a strong focus on international collaborations that highlight the great Hip-Hop and Breakdance legacies of Durban. In a city-to- city exchange between the harbour cities of Durban and le Port on Reunion Island, the internationally acclaimed BBoy Kenji presents the African premiere of “A Contre Sud”, a collaborative work with three dancers from Durban and one from Cape Town. Kenji also showcases his Reunionaisse Soul City crew in the red-hot piece “Haine Terre Rieur”. Over and above this, Durban 's incomparable Flatfoot Dance Company will be collaborating with Dutch choreographer Daniel Renner and Dutch BBoy Rodney Kasandikromo, whose unique fusion of Breakdance, Hip-Hop and classical training is sure to impress and inspire local audiences and budding bboyz. Joining Flatfoot Dance Company in this unique JOMBA! collaboration are local Durban breakdancers Preston Kyd and Craig Katts. Renner's unique style has won awards across Europe and it is a privileged delight to have him creating work for JOMBA!
Supported by Pro-Helvetia Arts Council of Switzerland, the witty and somewhat participatory dance theatre work, “ The Making of Spectacles”, by Swiss choreographer Foofwa d'Imobilité, is a wry comment on the art form of choreography. In this dance theatre piece, the audience is invited to collaborate with the artistic team in order to compose a unique once off performance. The elements presented – dance phrases, dramatic scenarios, music, lighting design, and costuming – are carefully crafted in advance and offered as tools to the spectators/audiences for the creation of a dance to their taste. After playful, democratic voting, where humor is invited, the spectators/audiences can enjoy the synthesis of their group decisions. It is sure to have audiences in stitches!
Of special interest this year is JOMBA!'s collaboration with the Durban Art Gallery and a special edition of the popular RED EYE. Billed as “Red Eye JOMBA!”, and curated by edgy art and dance guru David Gouldie, this event (Friday 3 September) which is also part of Celebrate Durban, will host over 60 artists, musicians and dance theatre makers all responding to the theme of ‘the body politic'. Come eat, drink and party and be prepared to be dazzled, amazed, baffled – and definitely have something to talk about!
JOMBA! also offers its popular dance development platforms of the Fringe and Youth Fringe. This year's edition of the JOMBA! Fringe has attracted dancers and choreographers from all over South Africa offering a one night (6 September 2010, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre) kaleidoscope of new and experimental works. Thirteen works have been selected and provide a wide range of short contemporary dance works in the making. The JOMBA! Youth Fringe, hosted this year at Cato Crest/Umkhumbane's Dorothy Nyembe Hall on Sunday 5 September at 2pm, is a free and open event for Durban 's youth dance groups to strut their stuff and dance just for the sheer joy of it! Sixteen youth groups have been selected and this is sure to be an afternoon of delights and some very beautiful young dancers.
JOMBA! will also host a wide range of master classes, open classes and workshops all free of charge to young, training and professional dancers in Durban.
Visit http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/Jomba_2010.htm for programme details, workshop schedules and venues.
The festival runs from the 1 – 12 September 2010 at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre and ticket prices range from R45 for adults, R30 for students, scholars and pensioners, and block bookings of more than 10 at R30 a ticket. Booking through Computicket.
Red Eye JOMBA! tickets are R50 per person and are only available at the Durban Art Gallery on the night of the 3 September from 6pm.
JOMBA! 2010 is made possible with support by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principle funder), the National Arts Council, the City of Durban, HIVOS, Pro-Helvetia Arts Council of Switzerland, Karbardock, and other valued partners.
For media queries contact: Sharlene Versfeld Tel: 031-8115628 / 083 326 3235 Email: sharlene@versfeld.co.za
General queries: Centre for Creative Arts
Howard College Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
4041
South Africa
Tel: +27+31+260 2506
Website: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za
Friday, August 20, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
the Sustainable City Exhibition - Durban
Are you keen on living a sustainable lifestyle? If your answer is Yes! then why not get down to the Sustainable City Exhibition at the Durban Exhibition Center from the 13-15 August.
Hosted by the Municipality's Imagine Durban programme the event aims to showcase more than 60 exhibitors whose products, services and innovation will inspire you to make a change and live for the future sustainability of our planet and human beings. Entrance is free and show times are from Monday-Saturday 8am to 4pm, and Sunday 8am to 3pm.
The Sustainable City Exhibition will showcase...Read more...
Hosted by the Municipality's Imagine Durban programme the event aims to showcase more than 60 exhibitors whose products, services and innovation will inspire you to make a change and live for the future sustainability of our planet and human beings. Entrance is free and show times are from Monday-Saturday 8am to 4pm, and Sunday 8am to 3pm.
The Sustainable City Exhibition will showcase...Read more...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
31st Durban International Film Festival
Daring, innovative and controversial films and filmmakers from around the world will take the spotlight at the 31 st Durban International Film Festival which takes place from 22 July to 1 August. The festival programmers have scoured the globe for films that excite, thrill, raise awareness and provoke. These films will be presented in over 200 screenings at venues across Durban and in surrounding communities. Alongside the screenings of films, the festival offers an extensive workshop and seminar programme, as well as training and industry events. The festival is particularly pleased that, in a difficult funding climate, the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) has come aboard as a principal funder.
The festival will open with the world premiere of Khalo Matabane's State Of Violence, a powerful tale of revenge, history and memory. The closing film is Josh Appignanesi's hilarious comedy, The Infidel, about a British Muslim who discovers that he was born Jewish.
Between these two outstanding films, film-lovers will find daring films from new talents, superb new works by established masters, award-winners from around the world, and an unprecedented number of world premieres of new South African films. Read more...
Workshops and seminars
Optimising the presence of filmmakers and industry experts, DIFF offers a packed programme of seminars and workshops aimed at both aspirant filmmakers and professionals. An open and free workshop programme takes place daily at The Royal Hotel. Closed programmes include the 3 rd Talent Campus Durban which brings together 43 filmmakers from 18 different African countries, the 9th UKZN Audio Visual's week-long workshop for first-time filmmakers, and the inaugural edition of the Durban FilmMart, a film financing and co-production initiative in partnership with the Durban Film Office. Involving local and international producers and film financiers, the Durban FilmMart's Finance Forum and Producers Forum will provide capacity-building programmes and business networking opportunities to stimulate industry development and filmmaking in Africa. Allied to industry stimulation are DIFF audience development initiatives to broaden public access in community based venues, and a Film Literacy programme for schools in the Inanda-Ntuzuma-Kwamashu area of Durban.
Principal screening venues of the festival are the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre; Nu Metro Cinecentre - Suncoast; Ster Kinekor Junction – Musgrave; Cinema Nouveau - Gateway; Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre in KwaMashu; and The Royal Hotel, with further screenings in township areas where cinemas are non-existent.
Programme booklets with the full screening schedule and synopses of all the films are available free at cinemas, Computicket, and other outlets. Call 031 2602506 or 031 2601650 for further details.
The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre For Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) with support by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder), National Film and Video Foundation, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism, HIVOS, City Of Durban, German Embassy, Goethe Institut, Industrial Development Corporation, Commonwealth Foundation, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture, and a range of other valued partners.
General queries: Durban International Film Festival diff@ukzn.ac.za 031 260 2506
For media queries contact: Sharlene Versfeld
Tel: 031-8115628 / 083 326 3235 Fax: 0866827334 Email: sharlene@versfeld.co.za
The festival will open with the world premiere of Khalo Matabane's State Of Violence, a powerful tale of revenge, history and memory. The closing film is Josh Appignanesi's hilarious comedy, The Infidel, about a British Muslim who discovers that he was born Jewish.
Between these two outstanding films, film-lovers will find daring films from new talents, superb new works by established masters, award-winners from around the world, and an unprecedented number of world premieres of new South African films. Read more...
Workshops and seminars
Optimising the presence of filmmakers and industry experts, DIFF offers a packed programme of seminars and workshops aimed at both aspirant filmmakers and professionals. An open and free workshop programme takes place daily at The Royal Hotel. Closed programmes include the 3 rd Talent Campus Durban which brings together 43 filmmakers from 18 different African countries, the 9th UKZN Audio Visual's week-long workshop for first-time filmmakers, and the inaugural edition of the Durban FilmMart, a film financing and co-production initiative in partnership with the Durban Film Office. Involving local and international producers and film financiers, the Durban FilmMart's Finance Forum and Producers Forum will provide capacity-building programmes and business networking opportunities to stimulate industry development and filmmaking in Africa. Allied to industry stimulation are DIFF audience development initiatives to broaden public access in community based venues, and a Film Literacy programme for schools in the Inanda-Ntuzuma-Kwamashu area of Durban.
Principal screening venues of the festival are the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre; Nu Metro Cinecentre - Suncoast; Ster Kinekor Junction – Musgrave; Cinema Nouveau - Gateway; Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre in KwaMashu; and The Royal Hotel, with further screenings in township areas where cinemas are non-existent.
Programme booklets with the full screening schedule and synopses of all the films are available free at cinemas, Computicket, and other outlets. Call 031 2602506 or 031 2601650 for further details.
The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre For Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) with support by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder), National Film and Video Foundation, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism, HIVOS, City Of Durban, German Embassy, Goethe Institut, Industrial Development Corporation, Commonwealth Foundation, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture, and a range of other valued partners.
General queries: Durban International Film Festival diff@ukzn.ac.za 031 260 2506
For media queries contact: Sharlene Versfeld
Tel: 031-8115628 / 083 326 3235 Fax: 0866827334 Email: sharlene@versfeld.co.za
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
2010 World Cup Callendar
Want to keep track of all the games?
Open the link below and move your mouse over the page – brilliant !!
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html
Open the link below and move your mouse over the page – brilliant !!
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html
Saturday, June 5, 2010
"African Midwife" Book by Dr Lungile Bhengu
Book by Dr Lungile Bhengu
African Midwife was launched publicly in a presentation delivered by
Dr Bhengu at the African Renaissance festival.
Her dream is to help people fulfill their dreams !
Of the launch of the book, she wrote :
“I believe if holistic transformation is to be achieved and sustained
it has to begin at a personal level. It is when the thoughts, values,
beliefs and habits change that our behaviour and actions will change.
This change will impact on our families, organisations, nation,
continent and the world. Most of us get stuck between the old world we
are scared to release and the new one we fear to embrace. The new and
united Africa requires that we boldly embrace the fear of change and
of the unknown.
Most conflicts and social ills such as poverty, inequality,
unemployment and disease thrive in a divided society where attachment
to form and the exclusion of some are rife. President Mandela's quote
endorses the importance of the ‘Intangibles' in this new season: He
says: and I paraphrase: “In judging our progress as individuals, we
tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position,
influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education...but
internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's
development as a human being: honesty, sincerity, simplicity,
humility, purity, generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve
your fellow men are qualities within the reach of every soul”. I add
to the list: empathy, care, compassion, unity, responsibility,
accountability, love, inclusivity, professional and business ethics,
cooperation and respect.
The book African Midwife: Change Beyond Form which is self published,
was conceived with the view of highlighting what one perceives are
threats to ‘a better life for all'. It invites Africans and nations of
the world to ‘move beyond form' and to become midwives each to the
other, unleashing potential and building bridges that do away with our
separation. I invite one and all to endeavour to heal the wounds of
our past as we brace ourselves and others to take charge of our future
in a united front.” http://www.lungilebhengu.com
African Midwife was launched publicly in a presentation delivered by
Dr Bhengu at the African Renaissance festival.
Her dream is to help people fulfill their dreams !
Of the launch of the book, she wrote :
“I believe if holistic transformation is to be achieved and sustained
it has to begin at a personal level. It is when the thoughts, values,
beliefs and habits change that our behaviour and actions will change.
This change will impact on our families, organisations, nation,
continent and the world. Most of us get stuck between the old world we
are scared to release and the new one we fear to embrace. The new and
united Africa requires that we boldly embrace the fear of change and
of the unknown.
Most conflicts and social ills such as poverty, inequality,
unemployment and disease thrive in a divided society where attachment
to form and the exclusion of some are rife. President Mandela's quote
endorses the importance of the ‘Intangibles' in this new season: He
says: and I paraphrase: “In judging our progress as individuals, we
tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position,
influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education...but
internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's
development as a human being: honesty, sincerity, simplicity,
humility, purity, generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve
your fellow men are qualities within the reach of every soul”. I add
to the list: empathy, care, compassion, unity, responsibility,
accountability, love, inclusivity, professional and business ethics,
cooperation and respect.
The book African Midwife: Change Beyond Form which is self published,
was conceived with the view of highlighting what one perceives are
threats to ‘a better life for all'. It invites Africans and nations of
the world to ‘move beyond form' and to become midwives each to the
other, unleashing potential and building bridges that do away with our
separation. I invite one and all to endeavour to heal the wounds of
our past as we brace ourselves and others to take charge of our future
in a united front.” http://www.lungilebhengu.com
Thursday, May 27, 2010
32 Teams of 2010 soccer South Africa
The 32 teams playing in the soccer world cup are captured in the video...
South Africans are showing their support and are ready for the biggest sporting
event in the world. Its a source of great pride and patriotism to see the
South African flag flying high on cars, buildings and homes.
South Africans are showing their support and are ready for the biggest sporting
event in the world. Its a source of great pride and patriotism to see the
South African flag flying high on cars, buildings and homes.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
FIFA 2010 DURBAN MATCH ROAD CLOSURES
The following roads will be closed during the World Cup
Non-match day - Isaiah Ntshangase Rd closed
DATE: 13 June 2010, Sund Time: 16:00 Teams: Germany Vs Australia
Closures begin the night before
Sandile Thusi (Argyle) closed from Umgeni Road to Playfair
MY Ave (ex NMR) closed from Innes to Somtseu
DATE: 16th June 2010, Wed Time: 16:00 Teams: Spain Vs Switzerland
Northbound side of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed night before
Southbound of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed from 08h30
DATE: 19th June 2010, Satd Time: 16:00 Teams: Netherlands Vs Japan
Closures begin the night before
Sandile Thusi (Argyle) closed from Umgeni Road to Playfair
MY Ave (ex NMR) closed from Innes to Somtseu
DATE: 22nd June 2010, Tues Time: 20:30 Teams: Nigeria Vs Korea Republic
Northbound side of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed night before
Southbound of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed from 08h30
DATE: 25 June 2010, Frid Time: 16:00 Team: Portugal Vs Brazil
Northbound side of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed night before
Southbound of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed from 08h30
DATE: 28th June 2010, Mond Time: 16:00 (Preliminary) Team 1E Vs
Team 2F
Northbound side of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed night before
Southbound of MY Ave (Ex NMR) closed from 08h30
DATE: 7th July 2010, Weds Time: 20:30 (Semi-final) Team B Vs Team D
Closures begin the night before
Sandile Thusi (Argyle) closed from Umgeni Road to Playfair
MY Ave (ex NMR) closed from Innes to Somtseu
Friday, May 14, 2010
Performers wanted for 2010 World Cup, Durban
Live music, visual and performing arts for eThekwini Municipality Fan Fest, Beach Festival and Public Viewing Areas during 2010 FIFA World Cup
Calling on all the undiscovered talent out there!
This invitation goes out to singers, musicians, bands and performance artists to apply for auditions to be considered to perform live at the Official Fan Fest, Beach Festival and Public Viewing Areas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. There are several performance slots to be filled on the various stages in these areas. So, this is not just any audition!
This is a golden opportunity for new talent based within the boundaries of the eThekwini Municipality to share their talent with the world!
The process is open to all styles of contemporary original music and includes, but is not limited to: Maskanda/Mbhaqanga; Isicathamiya; Jazz/Afro-Jazz; Afro-Beat; Afro-Pop; Hip-Hop; Reggae; Gospel; Blues; Folk; Country; Kwaito; Heavy Metal; Indian Classical/Contemporary; R&B; and Rock.
And there are slots available for performance artists in all genres! From dancers, mimes, jugglers and balloon artists and clowns. Whatever the style, all new talent can apply to audition!
To qualify as New Talent, musicians must be undiscovered and unrecorded. Artists who are recorded, or who have had their music play listed on radio and/or TV, and have an established following are excluded from this process as they are already in line for performance slots on other areas of the overall program.
Interested performers must complete an application form and return it to Maltre Productions, who will be managing the audition process.
Application forms can be collected from the Music School and Centre for Jazz at UKZN, Durban; the Department of Entertainment Technology at Durban University of Technology; the BAT Centre; The Stables Theatre; Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre; The Playhouse foyer; the Rainbow Restaurant; Burn Nightclub and the Cell C Durban Music School.
Forms can also be picked up at Maltre Productions' offices at Suite 505, Sangro House, 417 Smith Street, Durban or, they can be faxed or emailed to applicants on request.
Telephone Number: 031 305 8092
Fax Number: 0866 549 719
E-mail: mal@maltreproductions.co.za
Completed Applications must reach Maltre Productions' offices by 5pm on Tuesday 18 May 2010. The auditions will take place from the 19th to the 22nd of May at M1 Studio, SABC Durban and successful applicants will be contacted with a time slot.
Calling on all the undiscovered talent out there!
This invitation goes out to singers, musicians, bands and performance artists to apply for auditions to be considered to perform live at the Official Fan Fest, Beach Festival and Public Viewing Areas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. There are several performance slots to be filled on the various stages in these areas. So, this is not just any audition!
This is a golden opportunity for new talent based within the boundaries of the eThekwini Municipality to share their talent with the world!
The process is open to all styles of contemporary original music and includes, but is not limited to: Maskanda/Mbhaqanga; Isicathamiya; Jazz/Afro-Jazz; Afro-Beat; Afro-Pop; Hip-Hop; Reggae; Gospel; Blues; Folk; Country; Kwaito; Heavy Metal; Indian Classical/Contemporary; R&B; and Rock.
And there are slots available for performance artists in all genres! From dancers, mimes, jugglers and balloon artists and clowns. Whatever the style, all new talent can apply to audition!
To qualify as New Talent, musicians must be undiscovered and unrecorded. Artists who are recorded, or who have had their music play listed on radio and/or TV, and have an established following are excluded from this process as they are already in line for performance slots on other areas of the overall program.
Interested performers must complete an application form and return it to Maltre Productions, who will be managing the audition process.
Application forms can be collected from the Music School and Centre for Jazz at UKZN, Durban; the Department of Entertainment Technology at Durban University of Technology; the BAT Centre; The Stables Theatre; Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre; The Playhouse foyer; the Rainbow Restaurant; Burn Nightclub and the Cell C Durban Music School.
Forms can also be picked up at Maltre Productions' offices at Suite 505, Sangro House, 417 Smith Street, Durban or, they can be faxed or emailed to applicants on request.
Telephone Number: 031 305 8092
Fax Number: 0866 549 719
E-mail: mal@maltreproductions.co.za
Completed Applications must reach Maltre Productions' offices by 5pm on Tuesday 18 May 2010. The auditions will take place from the 19th to the 22nd of May at M1 Studio, SABC Durban and successful applicants will be contacted with a time slot.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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