Stand by for an enormous collaboration of women, as they work out their talents in a super-energetic explosion of music and movement that celebrates the female variation of our species!
Sibikwa Arts Centre, as part of their Seriti sa Basadi (Dignity of Women) Festival 2011, has provided a vital platform for women of all ages to express themselves through music, song and dance – and, in so doing, to bridge the generation gap via the joy of performance.
A vibrant cross-section of community dance groups have committed to appearing in this exhaustive day of celebration. In the afternoon, Ladies in Jazz will lay down some irresistible rhythms, and they will be joined by two giant female puppets – courtesy of The Giant Match. If these towering temptresses, along with the day’s performers – don’t get you swaying, nothing will!
Celebrity appearance
We’re happy to confirm that Lira will be making an appearance in the afternoon – so have your cameras ready , as you may be lucky enough to have your celebrity snap taken with the Afro soul queen herself.
Day of joyous indulgence
Enjoy the music and dance – and maybe even indulge in the rejuvenating luxury of a hand massage or Indian head massage. Whatever your mode of hanging loose, be sure not to miss out on this jamboree outpouring of fun and pleasure.
Hare-e-eng ‘Friends of Sibikwa’ MembershipSibikwa officially launched its membership drive through the ‘Ha-re-eng ‘Friends of Sibikwa’ Membership Card. The card, which one can obtain for R30 entitles the member to generous discounts on all Sibikwa Arts Centre shows and festivals which include a R10 discount on every ticket the holder buys. In addition, the card entitles the holder to bring in three friends to any Sibikwa Arts Centre show, event or festival to also receive a R10 discount per every ticket they buy. If it’s the holder’s birthday, he or she qualifies for a free show upon production of valid proof such as ID or passport.
Women in Dance & Music Carnival
VENUE: Sibikwa Arts Centre in 13 Liverpool Park (cnr Bolton), Benoni
DATES: Sunday August 14th
TIMES: 10am – 4pm
TICKETS: R20 to enjoy the day’s happenings.
R30 for admission to Ladies in Jazz [Bring your own booze]
For further information, call Tonderai on 011 422 2132 or e-mail tonderai@sibikwa.co.za
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
RECOGNITION OF SOUTH AFRICAN ART
The due date for ImpACT Awards nominations closes this coming Friday, so please pass this on to anyone who is in the arts and might be worth a nomination.
The due date for nominations for the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals, which will be presented at the 14th annual ACT Awards, is this coming Friday, the 29th. Artists up to the age of 30 years that fall within the first three years of their professional careers are eligible for nomination.
“The encouragement and acknowledgement of excellence is of utmost importance to the future of South African creativity. ACT, which is the Arts and Culture Trust, is grateful to the Distell Foundation for sponsoring the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals and we value the opportunity to support emerging artists and enhance excellence in the sector,” says Pieter Jacobs, General Manager of ACT.
Emerging artists at a time in their careers when they have shown commitment to and reached some professional standing in their chosen discipline may be nominated in one of four categories:
- Visual Art (Painting and Printmaking, Sculpting, Public Installations & Photography)
- Performing Arts (Dance, Acting, Musical Theatre & Physical Theatre)
- Music & Singing (Classical, Contemporary & Jazz)
- Design (Craft, Graphic Design, Fashion Design & Web Design)
Winners of the ImpACT Awards are selected by an independent panel of judges. Awards will only be presented if a satisfactory number of quality nominations are received in the various categories and the adjudication panel reserves the right to carry over such awards to the following year.
The closing date for nominations is 29 July 2011. For guidelines and nomination forms please visit the ACT website at www.act.org.za.
The due date for nominations for the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals, which will be presented at the 14th annual ACT Awards, is this coming Friday, the 29th. Artists up to the age of 30 years that fall within the first three years of their professional careers are eligible for nomination.
“The encouragement and acknowledgement of excellence is of utmost importance to the future of South African creativity. ACT, which is the Arts and Culture Trust, is grateful to the Distell Foundation for sponsoring the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals and we value the opportunity to support emerging artists and enhance excellence in the sector,” says Pieter Jacobs, General Manager of ACT.
Emerging artists at a time in their careers when they have shown commitment to and reached some professional standing in their chosen discipline may be nominated in one of four categories:
- Visual Art (Painting and Printmaking, Sculpting, Public Installations & Photography)
- Performing Arts (Dance, Acting, Musical Theatre & Physical Theatre)
- Music & Singing (Classical, Contemporary & Jazz)
- Design (Craft, Graphic Design, Fashion Design & Web Design)
Winners of the ImpACT Awards are selected by an independent panel of judges. Awards will only be presented if a satisfactory number of quality nominations are received in the various categories and the adjudication panel reserves the right to carry over such awards to the following year.
The closing date for nominations is 29 July 2011. For guidelines and nomination forms please visit the ACT website at www.act.org.za.
Monday, July 18, 2011
BURN THE FLOOR with MAGICAL DANCING FEET at The Joburg Theatre
As a young South African theatre and arts writer, I’ve NEVER had such a breathtaking theatrical experience.
Its one of those experiences that; one would go, “One day I would love to check this out in New York”, or anywhere else in the world”. So when I heard that, The Joburg Theatre was bringing BURN THE FLOOR to the Mandela stage, I could not stop checking my calendar and anxiously wait for the opening night.
And last night was finally the time I’ve been going on and on about, on my twitter account, facebook, BBM and any other social network known to man.
BURN THE FLOOR is the show most dance lovers would associate with the likes of So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Step it Up and Dance and other dance work phenomenon most of us watch on YouTube. The show is under the direction and choreography of Jason Gilkison, most of you might know as one of the guest choreographers for So You Think You can Dance, America and for the most recent Step Up 3D, the movie.
It’s a reinvention of ballroom with a twist of magical dancing feet. The energy is enough to leave you sitting at the edge of your seat as the dancers make you feel like you’re watching a dance movie with all the dance moves on fast-forward. The dances vary from Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, the Viennese Waltz, Tango to a gripping passionate scene of the Paso Doble.
If you thought you’ve seen fast moving dancing feet from the Pansula dance, you’re eyes will stop blinking as you watch the speed entailed from this show. The choreography features a magnificent combination of pure ballroom technique, velocity, liveliness and most importantly, the entertainment factor.
Most dancers often forget to “perform” and end up putting focus more on the routines, choreography and director’s notes, forgetting the essence of adding their own flavor, spirit and passion which in turn, enables the viewer to bring about the same atmosphere towards a performance.
I’ve seen many dance shows and have also seen dancers fall down and tremble upon reaching a trance phase while performing. With BURN THE FLOOR, you’d swear the dancers are ALL possessed and attacked by some spiritual sensation which enables them to literally burn the floor more and more as the music plays.
As an audience, you can factually see their feet rambling, the heads banging, the bodies shifting from one step to the other and the delight thereof from their faces, as though dancing is the only language they know to speak.
I would actually encourage all theatre and dance lovers, especially dancers and choreographers to make a date for this show, as I believe it will change the way they look at dancing and they’ll be sure to learn the recipe of quality dancing as an art.
BURN THE FLOOR will run till August 14th, shows are Tues – Frid at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm and 5:30pm. Tickets are priced from R195 and are on sale on http://www.joburgtheatre.com/ or by purchasing a “print at home” ticket online or alternatively calling the theatre on 0861 670 670 and for group bookings, one can call 011 877 6853.
Let me know of your views and opinions by dropping your comment and let’s chat as to how South African theatre can one day produce such magic.
Let me know of your views and opinions by dropping your comment and let’s chat as to how South African theatre can one day produce such magic.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Desperate First Ladies returns to Gold Reef's Lyric Theatre
This singular and always-glamorous grande dame will be holding forth alongside occasional collaborator Pieter-Dirk Uys and a number of special guests in the side-splitting comedy show Desperate First Ladies, which returns to Gold Reef City’s Lyric Theatre over – you guessed it – the weekend preceding Women’s Day, from 5 to 7 August 2011.
Tannie Evita will be chatting to a different prominent South African woman at each performance in a manner that promises to peel away their layers to reveal the humanity (we hope) and humour (we pray) behind our country’s power-poppies.
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Sitting in the hot seat with Evita at the various performances are: 702 Talk Radio presenter and regular marathon runner Redi Tlhabi (née Direko) on Friday, 5 August; DA party spokesperson and shadow minister of rural development and land reform Lindiwe Mazibuko on Saturday, 6 August; and Sindy Mabe, who is the anchor of e.tv’s Sunrise breakfast show and an avid book lover, on Sunday, 7 August.
Evita is South Africa’s most famous white woman – yes, even more so than Helen Zille and Amor Vittone – and is the consummate political survivor and opportunist, having ditched the Nats to become chef to the current ruling elite.
In Desperate First Ladies, Evita will also graciously share the stage with a chorus line of other outspoken and iconic women from all walks of life, including Cape Malay DA firebrand Mrs Petersen, rof bergie Wilhelmina Opklim, and the (maybe) former first lady of Libya, Madame Gaddafi. Oh, and look out for guest appearances by the likes of Mother Teresa, who is manning the telephone exchange in heaven while Marilyn Monroe and the other angels are on strike!
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Don’t miss Desperate First Ladies, a series of uproarious satirical sketches designed to celebrate Women’s Day in fabulously glamorous style, at the Lyric Theatre this August. Performances take place at 20:30 from 5 to 7 August. Tickets are priced at R150.00. Book through Computicket or the Lyric Theatre box-office on 011 248 0000. Log onto www.goldreefcity.co.za or follow @GoldReefCitySA on Twitter to keep up with Gold Reef City news and events.
Tannie Evita will be chatting to a different prominent South African woman at each performance in a manner that promises to peel away their layers to reveal the humanity (we hope) and humour (we pray) behind our country’s power-poppies.
Sitting in the hot seat with Evita at the various performances are: 702 Talk Radio presenter and regular marathon runner Redi Tlhabi (née Direko) on Friday, 5 August; DA party spokesperson and shadow minister of rural development and land reform Lindiwe Mazibuko on Saturday, 6 August; and Sindy Mabe, who is the anchor of e.tv’s Sunrise breakfast show and an avid book lover, on Sunday, 7 August.
Evita is South Africa’s most famous white woman – yes, even more so than Helen Zille and Amor Vittone – and is the consummate political survivor and opportunist, having ditched the Nats to become chef to the current ruling elite.
In Desperate First Ladies, Evita will also graciously share the stage with a chorus line of other outspoken and iconic women from all walks of life, including Cape Malay DA firebrand Mrs Petersen, rof bergie Wilhelmina Opklim, and the (maybe) former first lady of Libya, Madame Gaddafi. Oh, and look out for guest appearances by the likes of Mother Teresa, who is manning the telephone exchange in heaven while Marilyn Monroe and the other angels are on strike!
Don’t miss Desperate First Ladies, a series of uproarious satirical sketches designed to celebrate Women’s Day in fabulously glamorous style, at the Lyric Theatre this August. Performances take place at 20:30 from 5 to 7 August. Tickets are priced at R150.00. Book through Computicket or the Lyric Theatre box-office on 011 248 0000. Log onto www.goldreefcity.co.za or follow @GoldReefCitySA on Twitter to keep up with Gold Reef City news and events.
Friday, July 8, 2011
BURN THE FLOOR sets the stage on fire @ the Joburg Theatre
Joburg Theatre is proud to announce the exclusive visit to South Africa of the world’s most popular dance show BURN THE FLOOR – on The Mandela stage and for a limited season only from 14th July until 14th August 2011.
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BURN THE FLOOR is the show that revolutionised the image of dance, which then launched the many reality dance shows, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, DANCING WITH THE STARS, SUPERSTARS OF DANCE, to name but a few, that audiences have grown to love.
With the creativity of world-famous ballroom choreographer Jason Gilkison, BURN THE FLOOR takes ballroom to a whole new level. Gilkison’s unique choreography combines the classic ballroom styles with a modern flare. “I wanted people to see that ballroom has come of age again,” says Gilkison. “This is a new interpretation of what this generation is doing with ballroom and how they’re experiencing those dances.”
Gilkison is currently choreographing the new STEP UP 3D movie
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BURN THE FLOOR performances begin in The Mandela on Thursday July 14th 2011 and the limited season must close on Sunday August 14th 2011.
Tickets are priced from R195 and are on sale now exclusively by visiting www.joburgtheatre.com and purchasing your print-at-home ticket on the internet, or by calling the theatre’s new direct ticketing line on 0861 670 670.
BURN THE FLOOR is the show that revolutionised the image of dance, which then launched the many reality dance shows, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, DANCING WITH THE STARS, SUPERSTARS OF DANCE, to name but a few, that audiences have grown to love.
With the creativity of world-famous ballroom choreographer Jason Gilkison, BURN THE FLOOR takes ballroom to a whole new level. Gilkison’s unique choreography combines the classic ballroom styles with a modern flare. “I wanted people to see that ballroom has come of age again,” says Gilkison. “This is a new interpretation of what this generation is doing with ballroom and how they’re experiencing those dances.”
Gilkison is currently choreographing the new STEP UP 3D movie
BURN THE FLOOR performances begin in The Mandela on Thursday July 14th 2011 and the limited season must close on Sunday August 14th 2011.
Tickets are priced from R195 and are on sale now exclusively by visiting www.joburgtheatre.com and purchasing your print-at-home ticket on the internet, or by calling the theatre’s new direct ticketing line on 0861 670 670.
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