Danse l’Afrique danse! is back on the road again with its 8th edition and this time the biennial slips into the footsteps of the Dense Bamako dance festival directed by Kettly Noël in Bamako. Danse l’Afrique danse! has become a main rendez-vous during which international artists and programmers get a chance to discover contemporary African dance works by promising dancers and choreographers hailing from diverse horizons and cultures from Africa and Indian Ocean. Many recipients of the contest have launched a successful international career from there including the likes of Robyn Orlin, Sello Pesa, Boyzie Cekwana to name only the South African... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 28th 2010 |
JOHANNESBURG – Brodie/Stevenson launches its new gallery space at 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, with a solo exhibition of new work by Pieter Hugo, on Thursday 4 November from 6:30 – 9pm. For the past year Hugo has been photographing the people and landscape of an expansive dump of obsolete technology in Ghana. The area, on the outskirts of a slum known as Agbogbloshie, is referred to by local inhabitants as Sodom and Gomorrah, a vivid acknowledgment of the profound inhumanity of the place. When Hugo asked the inhabitants what they called the pit where the burning takes place, they repeatedly... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 21st 2010 |
Publish Date: Thursday, October 21st 2010 |
For most women, one of life’s most treasured treats is a heart-to-heart with a close girlfriend over a delicious cup of coffee. During October, coffee loving bosom buddies who pop in to a Mugg & Bean coffee shop will be in for a ‘pink’ surprise. Throughout the month, Mugg & Bean stores nationwide will be serving ‘pink’ cappuccinos in support of breast cancer awareness and education. Known as the ‘Pink Mugg Shot’, the initiative is a partnership between Novartis Oncology and Mugg & Bean coffee shops. These organisations joined forces on the initiative in a bid to find a novel... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 20th 2010 |
By Shout-Africa Arts Correspondent– SOUTH AFRICA – The travelling transcultural exhibit, Pret-á-pARTager, opens in Cape Town as part of the German Cultural Weeks. The collected works explore art, fashion, sport and the African diaspora from the perspective of 17 African and European artists. The exhibit will run until November 7 and is a project of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations and Aktion Afrika initiative from Germany’s Foreign Office. The Prêt-à-pARTager (“ready to share”) exhibition is a transnational artistic dialogue on fashion, sport, Africa and its Diaspora. The exhibition was organised by the German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa).... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 18th 2010 |
