Poetry is the Movement! Ehalakasa is the Name! Come and experience *POETRY *READING *DISCUSSION * EXCHANGE OF IDEAS @THE EHALAKASA POETRY TALK PARTY DATE: THIS SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST 2010 TIME: 5:30PM FOR ALL VENUE: NUBUKE FOUNDATION, NEAR MENSVIC GRAND HOTEL, EAST LEGON, GHANA RATE: COME WITH A FRIEND AND A DRINK OR BOTH DIGITS: DIG IT! EHALAKASA, IT LIVES IN US!
JOHANNESBURG – The producers of the acclaimed, first-ever musical on the pop icon’s life are looking for an understudy for the title role – and are having an open audition on August 2nd to find the perfect “Brenda”. Says director Jerry Mofokeng, “We are looking for someone special, with an incredible spark and ability to sing like Brenda to come on as the understudy for our full run at the State Theatre in September.” Already ‘Ma-Brrr’ left theatregoers speechless during a short run at the Vereeninging Civic Theatre early in July when Isidingo actress Lesego Motsepe stepped into the spotlight... Continue Reading
Shakespeare’s story of magic and romance in the woods on the summer solstice is brought into a vibrant, passionate, unashamedly South African light with this production at the UJ Arts Centre from 11 to 21 August 2010 [Wednesdays to Saturdays at 19:30]. A cast of 32 passionate young actors and a collaboration between two of South Africa’s luminaries in theatre – Dorothy Ann Gould and Sylvaine Strike, makes for a unique mix of beautiful story telling through verse and a physical power and freedom that roots the play in our own countryside. This an evening of love, comedy, spectacle and... Continue Reading
The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz celebrates its 11th anniversary in 2010. Undoubtedly the premier event on Johannesburg’s jazz calendar, the festival takes place from 26 to 28 August at six venues in the city’s Newtown precinct. The Dinaledi Stage and the Mbira Stage will be erected on Mary Fitzgerald Square, creating two purpose-built venues to showcase this year’s line-up. Other venues include The Market Theatre, The Bassline, Sophiatown and Nikki’s Oasis. Standard Bank Joy of Jazz – which runs in Johannesburg’s Newtown precinct – has marked a decade of putting South Africa on the international jazz map. The annual... Continue Reading
Community broadcasters and stakeholders from around the world are invited to the 2010 World Assembly of Community Radio Broadcasters conference in La Plata, Argentina, from November 8 to 13. The conference aims to: improve quality practice in community media, establish legal environments for community media to develop and reinforce content development leading to social change through radio. For more information visit: http://amarc10.amarc.org/index.php?p=home&l=EN