Monday, May 26, 2014

Music for everyone at this Year's Grahamstown Arts Festival



Lira

Lira (vocal), Petrus Mngomezulu (keyboard), Kenton Windvogel(guitar), Earl Baartman (bass), Joshua Zacheus (drums)
Friday 11 July 19:00


Themba Mkhize

Themba Mkhize (piano), Eric Taliani (guitar), Michael Phillips(bass), Rob Watson (drums), Mbuso Khoza (vocals)
Saturday 12 July 12.00


Adam Glasser

Adam Glasser (harmonica - UK), Nduduzo Makhathini (piano),
Concord Nkabinde (bass), Tlale Makhene (percussion)
Tuesday 8 July 17:00


Louis Mhlanga

Louis Mhlanga (guitar), Sydney Mnisi (sax), Romy Brauteseth(bass), Lloyd Martin (drums)
Friday 4 July 21.30

BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.NATIONALARTSFESTIVAL.CO.ZA OR PHONE 0860 002 004

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Let your story be told at this year's Drama For Life Festival



CALL FOR PROPOSALS




The DFL Sex Actually Festival: Heart to Heart
19th – 30th August 2014

Application Deadline: Monday 9th June 2014

The 2014 Drama for Life Sex Actually Festival engages a multi-dimensional approach to the thematic focus: Human Connection.

This year’s theme aims to interrogate and explore the questions of; what makes us human? How do we relate to each other? What do we learn about ourselves as individuals as well as through our relationships? What boundaries/borders are we aware/unaware of? How, and to what extent, do we celebrate and fully engage all facets of our humanness? What levels and modes of connection amount to intimacy and sensuality? What are our understandings of safety and health in the intimate spaces? How has history and space affected our practice of human connection?

In a dynamic and information-sharing Afropolitan landscape, to what extent are our connections an integral part of our daily practice and human experience? Drama for Life is proud to open the call for applications, inviting all mediums and modes of artistic (health) practice to respond to this year’s theme: Human Connection.

Let’s Connect... Heart to Heart.


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For All queries please contact festival coordinator Zandile Bekwa Email: Zandile.Bekwa@wits.ac.za
Telephone: 011 717 4731





Music Galore at this year's Grahamstown Arts Festival

Maria Schneider

Conductor: Maria Schneider (US); Sax: Frode Nymo (NO), Børge-Are Halvorsen (NO), Dan Shout, Atle Nymo (NO), Morten Halle(NO), Shannon Mowday; Trumpet: Marius Haltli (NO), Frank Brodahl (NO), Anders Eriksson (NO), Marcus Wyatt; Trombone:Even Kruse Skatrud (NO), Helge Sunde (NO), Erik Johannessen(NO), John Davies; Accordion: Melissa van der Spuy; Guitar: Jens Thoresen (NO), Piano: Olga Konkova (NO); Bass: Frode Berg (NO); Drums: Håkon Mjåset Johansen (NO)
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July 19:30
Melanie Scholtz: Our Time

Melanie Scholtz (vocals), Justin Bellairs (sax), Lee Thomson(trumpet), Siya Charles (trombone), Bokani Dyer (piano), Shane Cooper (bass), Marlon Witbooi (drums), Jitsvinger (MC/rap)
Thursday 3 July 17:00
Nomfundo Xaluva

Nomfundo Xaluva (vocals), Sakhile Simani (trumpet), Nduduzo Makhathini (piano), Romy Brauteseth (bass), Lloyd Martin (drums)
Friday 11 & Saturday 12 July 21:30
Bertil Strandberg

Bertil Strandberg (trombone - SE), Buddy Wells (sax), Harmen Fraanje (piano - NE), Hein van de Geyn (bass - NE), Jeff Siegel(drums - US)
Saturday 5 July 19:00

BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.NATIONALARTSFESTIVAL.CO.ZA OR PHONE 0860 002 004