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Monday, September 15, 2014

The Script Coming To Durban - A Meal Special Out Of This World - Bawdy Tales



Irish band, The Script, to perform in Durban!


(The Script Coming To Durban 1 Night Only - Image Supplied) 


Durban, get ready for yet another top international music act! Irish smash hit pop/rock band, The Script, will be heading to Durban next year for a once-off performance brought to you by East Coast Radio and MNET.

The Script will be wowing fans for one night only, at the ICC Durban Arena on 6 February 2015.

The guys from The Script have sold over 20 million albums worldwide since they burst onto the music scene in 2001! What’s more, all three of their albums went multi-platinum throughout the world.

Hall Of Fame, the lead single from their last album #3, globally topped charts with fans snapping up over 5 million copies. The video has notched up more than 133 million Youtube views.

Lead singer, Danny O'Donoghue, has promised KZN fans all their mega-hits including, The Man Who Can’t Be Moved, Breakeven (Falling To Pieces) and For The First Time. He says they will also be sharing music from their new album No Sound Without Silence.

The Script’s music has been featured in popular TV programmes like 90210, Ghost Whisperer, The Hills, and The Vampire Diaries.  

They will be supported by five-time SAMA-nominated and MTV MAMA award-winning Durban band, Gangs of Ballet.

The Script’s last SA tour was a complete sell-out so to avoid a serious case of FOMO, make sure you get your hands on your tickets early.

Tickets are R295 – R520. They go on sale on Monday, 15 September 2014 at 9am from Computicket.

Brought to you by East Coast Radio and M-Net. Another Big Concerts Experience.



A Meal Special Out Of This World



Bawdy Tales - A Reworking of 'The Cantebury Tales' 

One night only at St Clements tonight 6pm.  Join Pieter Scholtz, Margaret Logan, Rick Andrew, 
Fred Felton and Jane Ross for a wonderful evening of laughter. 

Table Bookings: 031-202-2511

Monday, July 7, 2014

Events To Keep You Warm This Week In Durban


Mondays At St Clements - Bring Your Limericks

Tonight the theme is limericks.  You are invited to bring your worst pieces.  All bets are off.
You might even be asked to read them out to the audience.

Time: 5h30pm for 6pm.
Bookings: 031-202-2511
Venue: St Clements, Musgrave Road.


3RD Annual Ntuzuma Arts Festival c/a INK ARTS FESTIVAL                                  

Call for Submissions for the 3rd Ntuzuma Arts Festival
Call for submissions for the 3rd Ntuzuma Arts Festival scheduled to take place from 27 – 31 August 2014.
It is that time of the year again; INK [Inanda, Ntuzuma and Kwamashu] and Durban will come alive!!!

We are calling for the following submissions:
  • Emerging Filmmakers to submit their films; length 5 – 60 minutes films, documentaries.
  • 4 theatre Productions [Cast no more than 10 people]
  • 5 Fashion Designers
  • 50 Music artists
  • Visual artists to submit works under the theme: 20 Years of Democracy and Freedom
  • 20 Dance Groups for a Dance Competition
  • Poets, Storytellers and Comedians
  • If you wish to exhibit your art, crafts and/or other please contact us.
NB: Submissions are open to everybody
How to submit
  • Send an email with your proposal / profile to ntuzumaartsfestival@gmail.com
  • Then we will send you an application form to complete and return to us no later than 11 July 2014.
  • Shortlisted applicants will receive a notification from us on or before 20 July 2014.
  • For more information contact us at 0786095201 or email ntuzumaartsfestival@gmail.com.      

Book Launch

You’re invited to hear Professor Patrick Bond in conversation with J.P.Landman about
his book , The Long View : getting beyond the drama of SA’s headlines (Jacana Publishers.

Date  :  WED 9 JULY

Time  :  5.30 for 6.00 pm

Venue :  Ike’s Books & Collectables 48 A Florida Road ph : 031 303 9214

Please rsvp to this e-mail cedric@adamsbooks.co.za


Theatre

Footloose: Young Performers Production
UKZN Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: 1 to 13 July
Directed by Themi Venturas, the 14th annual PANSA Young Performers Production for this year isFootloose which comes to the UKZN Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 1 to 13 July 2014, presented by PANSA (The Performing Arts Network of SA); the Department of Arts and Culture of the Province of KZN, and Rainbow: RCL Foods 
Footloose tells the story of a tenacious and rebellious city teenager, Ren (played byRendani Mufamadi), who moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned by the conservative Rev Shaw Moore (played by Bradley Marshall) and the town council. Ren leads the young people of the town, including Rev Moore’s rebellious daughter Ariel, in a protest against the town’s banning of the annual dance. 
The show will run at the UKZN Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 1 - 13 July. There are low price previews on Fri 27 at 7.30; Sat 28 at 2.30 and 7.30pm, and Sunday 29 at 2.30pm. The show opens formally on Tuesday 1 July. 

Booking is through Computicket outlets at Shoprite Checkers, by phone on 0861 915 8000 or online at www.computicket.com.  For block bookings of 10 or more, sold performances, and fundraisers / charity bookings please contact Ailsa Windsor of Going Places: 0832502690 or editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com 

For further enquiries please call PANSA KwaZulu Natal Regional Coordinator: Nelisa Mzimela. PANSA office Telephone: 031 2014750 or email: kzn@pansa.org.za.
Pse note it has a PG 13 age restriction


Tis Not The Season
Rhumbelow Durban: 6 – 13 July
Christmas in July: Join Marion Loudon and the REALS for a festive party show designed to knock the ‘stuff’ out of ‘stuffiness’ with a line up of festive favourites with rock and pop classics from yesteryear including All I Want for Christmas, Santa Baby and Rocking Around the Christmas Tree. 
Cast: The Reals are Barry Thomson on Guitar, with musical director Dawn Selby on keyboards, Mali Sewell on drums and Jason Andrew on the bass guitar Marion Loudon will be joining them on vocals.

Sun 6 July at 2pm and 6.30pm – Pmb
Fri 11 July at 8pm; Sat 21 July at 2pm and 8pm; Sun 13 July at 2pm and 6.30pm - Dbn
Venue opens 90 minutes before show for picnic dinner
R 120-00 a ticket  / R 100-00 Pensioners and Tables of 8 or more. Bring food picnic baskets.
Braais will be available should you wish to cook some meat – Durban only
Limited secure parking available     Booking is essential. 
Bar Available - no alcohol may not be brought on to the premises
Book at Computikcet or Phone or email Roland for bookings Cell 0824998636 / emailroland@stansell.za.net / www.rhumbelow.za.net



This edition by +Fred Felton 







Thursday, June 19, 2014

Art Exhibits, Jobs in Gateway, Short Story Winners and Opportunities for Artistic Directors



artSPACE durban exhibition coming up

23 June – 27 June 2014  (1 week)

In the Main Gallery
Flatfoot Dance Company 




(Photo - VAL ADAMSON)
For the week 23 – 27 June 2014, Durban’s inimitable FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY will be resident at artSPACE durban. In a meeting of dancers and fine artistsFLATFOOT will work in artSPACE durban giving local artists an opportunity to paint, draw and create around the dancers as they rehearse, dance and create choreography. FLATFOOT will continue to work in their normal day routine and will open up their daily work process.
The week will involve session where artists can watch and engage the dancers in their daily rehearsals but there will also be specific sessions where the dancers will be a little more still to promote portraiture (see schedule below).
The week will culminate in a final performance called “SOUTHERN EXPOSURE” by FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY on Friday 27 June at 6.30pm (with bar facilities open) and curator Karen Bradtke will select some of the art works generated over the week to put on display in the gallery at the Fridayevent. FLATFOOT will perform two works; “UGUHBU” by Sifiso Khumalo and “the inheritance of loss” by Lliane Loots.
Fees for artists to participate are R100 per day or R350 for the week and on June 25 there is a special portraiture session from 5.30pm - 7.30pm and the cost os R100. Tickets for the performance on the 27 June are R50 or R25 for those taking part in the artist residency.
For enquires and bookings for the art residency, please contact artSPACE durban: 031 – 312 0793.
For enquires about the Friday night performance, contact Clare on 082 – 875 6065.

THE WEEK SCHEDULE WITH FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY

23 June (Monday)
9.30 – 10.30am: company warm-up technique class
10.30 – 11am: break
11am – 1pm: rehearsals and improvisation
1 – 2pm: lunch
2 – 3pm: portraiture and still poses (Jabu Siphika  [f] and Sifiso Majola [m])

24 June (Tuesday)
9.30 – 10.30am: company warm-up technique class
10.30 – 11am: break
11am – 1pm: rehearsals and improvisation
1 – 2pm: lunch
2 – 3pm: portraiture and still poses (Tshediso Kabulu [m] and Sifiso Khumalo [m])

25 June (Wednesday)
9.30 – 10.30am: company warm-up technique class
10.30 – 11am: break
11am – 1pm: rehearsals and improvisation
SPECIAL EVENING SESSION:
5.30 – 7.30pm: portraiture and still poses  (Julia Wilson [f] and Zinhle Nzama [f])

26 June (Thursday)
9.30 – 10.30am: company warm-up technique class
10.30 – 11am: break
11am – 1pm: rehearsals and improvisation

27 June (Friday)
9.30 – 10.30am: company warm-up technique class
10.30 – 11am: break
11am – 1pm: rehearsals and improvisation
1 – 2pm: lunch
6.30pm: “SOUTHERN EXPOSURE” performance event with FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY

and
In the Middle Gallery:

Art 21 videos :

Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century, the Peabody Award-winning biennial series produced by the contemporary art organization Art21 (based in the US), provides viewers a unique look at today’s artists.The series reveals artists’ perspectives on current affairs, politics, economics, history and popular culture, as well as showcases the artists’ working processes and their studios. 

We will be showing the videos of ZA'sl well-known William Kentridge. 
"William Kentridge Anything is Possible", then for the course of the week have on hand: William Kentridge  The Eliot Norton Lectures (2012).  Also we will make available the Seasons 1-6 for viewers in the gallery to watch.


Jobs in the Umhlanga Area

Want to work in the new Country Road store in Gateway?

Send your CV to countryroadhr2@woolworths.co.za 



MONDAYS AT SIX AT ST CLEMENTS
MONDAY 23 JUNE

SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2014

The results of our short story competition for 2014
will be announced at St Clements on Monday 23 June.

The top ten stories and authors will be announced
and awards made to the top two authors.

Thereafter, all authors present will be invited to read their stories.
There will be time for questions and discussion.

Although the number of submissions for the 2014 competition (66 stories)
was less than in previous years, the standard was undiminished.  

Table bookings: phone St Clements, 031 202 2511


Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Beirut,
21-27 March 2015: apply now!

Are you part of the next generation of artistic festival directors? 
Do you want to broaden your programming skills and be inspired by colleagues 
and experienced leaders in the field? 
Do you want to join a new network of future festival leaders worldwide?

How to apply

The application form must be submitted by 12 September 2014
All information on the Atelier, selection criteria, application procedure and 
application form can be found on the Atelier website.


In case of questions please contact atelier@efa.aef.eu or call +32 9 241 8080.

This edition by +Fred Felton 







Friday, July 13, 2012

The 33rd Durban International Film Festival



The 33rd Durban International Film Festival Shines a Light on Ecological Issues

The environment around us has never been so under threat by the impact of human exploitative activity on its own habitat. From climate change to the destruction of precious flora and fauna, the Eco Lens at Durban International Film Festival 2012 (supported by principal funder, the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund) brings environmental issues under the microscope.
 The Eco Lens comprises both factual documentary accounts and fictional stories dedicated to drawing our attention to some of the valuable cogs in the delicate machine that is this blue and green planet.

Consumption patterns, our eating habits and the impact of corporatized food production come under scrutiny in particular: Bitter Seeds (winner of the Green Screen Prize at IDFA) looks at the issue of multinational GM corporations and their impact on the small farmers. LoveMEATender is a brutal but illuminating and thorough look at the unsustainability of the meat industry, and Semisweet: Life in Chocolate delves into all the facets of the production of the world’s favourite confectionery, including its dark involvement in child slavery. Four Horsemen interlinks the faltering financial system, violence and conflict, poverty, and depletion of the eath’s natural resources. In the feature film Now, Forager, love and a nostalgia for more traditional modes of food production are rendered in earthy tones. Last Winter laments the loss of small scale farming as the agricultural world becomes increasingly industrialized.

The way we interact with some of our more majestic beasts are examined in the moving All the President’s Elephants, where a brave woman befriends and defends a royal herd of elephants in Zimbabwe, and the thrilling Dragon’s Feast 3D takes us underwater with crocodiles, in 3D. The South African feature, Snare, is a gritty exposé in fictional form of the networks behind the rhino poaching epidemic. Some more otherworldly beasts stride across our screens in the gorgeously vivid eco-fable Beasts of the Southern Wild. Set in Namibia, Taste of Rain reminds us of the centrality of love and water in the lives of people, while the decline in the water quality of a precious lake in India evokes a sense of having been forsaken by our holy guardians in the quietly moving Valley of Saints.
For more details regarding the film festival programme, visit www.durbanfilmfest.co.za.
Organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal), the Durban International Film Festival is supported 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, The French Season in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture, and a range of other valued partners.

FESTIVAL ENQUIRIES: 
Phone: +27 (0)31 260 2506/1816
Fax: +27 (0)31 260 3074
Email: 
cca@ukzn.ac.za
Website: www.durbanfilmfest.co.za. Twitter @DIFFest

(Source:  @DIFFest )  




Want to become ‘President of the East Coast’?

It’s like a dream come true - the opportunity for one regular citizen to become ‘President’ with all the perks and none of the politics. East Coast Radio together with Chevrolet this week launched the very first ‘President of the East Coast’ campaign. The station is looking for one person inKwaZulu-Natal who embodies everything Funsunzi. They win the title for a full year and enjoy all the benefits that come along with it.

So what does walking away with the title mean? The ‘President’ will get a Chevrolet as an official car, VIP access and treatment at tons of major events in KwaZulu-Natal and a range of other perks – including holiday and dinner vouchers at some of the province’s top spots.

It is a truly Funsunzi role, so we’re looking for candidates who love to socialize, love to blog and, most importantly, love KZN. They also need to be between the ages of 25 and 34.

Once the 6 finalists are chosen, they will all be put through the ‘Funsunzi filter’ with exciting challenges all the while testing their knowledge of the province. The top three candidates will then face the public vote. After all the public need a say as to who their ‘President’ is!

If you’re full of charisma and think you have what it takes to win the ultimate public vote then start your campaign now at www.ecr.co.za.

(Source - East Coast Radio ) 


                                                           Seen Around Town



                Jean-Marie Spitaels and Jerome Pillai performing at @mondaystclement

                                                  Photography by @FionaJanePhotos










Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Breakfast on the banks of the Zambezi, Society Page, Movie Review and more



Breakfast on the banks of the Zambezi!

This May East Coast Radio will be broadcasting live from the Victoria Falls in Zambia, as part of the African Renaissance Festival. The 14th annual African Renaissance Festival is being held in Durban this week and aims to connect Africa to secure the continent’s future. 

As part of the celebration East Coast Radio presenter Darren Maule will be strengthening ties beyond our borders when he broadcasts live from the Royal Livingstone Hotel in Zambia on the 24th and 25th of May. Darren and the Breakfast Stack producer George Thorne will connect with another part of Africa by sampling some of the local cuisine, soaking up the culture and relishing in new experiences. Amongst other things they will mingle with the locals, experience an elephant back safari and get to witness Victoria Falls in all its glory.

The people of Zambia have been warned; Darren will no doubt also get up to his usual mischief and has packed his unique sense humour in with the rest of his luggage. Listen out to the Breakfast Stack between 06h00 and 09h00 on Thursday and Friday this week to hear more about their Zambian adventure!

(Source:  East Coast Radio)


Seen Around Town


@Jodenecoza was in town for #Howzit031 a wonderful event at News Cafe Umhlanga Rocks




Drop off your blankets for #TBDZA at Spiga D'Oro, Florida Road, one of the official drop off points.



Rajesh Gopie popped by @mondaystclement to perform some of Out of Bounds 



Movie Review - The Avengers


Popped over to Ster Kinekor Gateway to view this movie.   Based on the Comic Book series
from Marvel Comics this features a team of superheroes who band together to fight 
a bigger evil that none of them can handle on their own.  However together they form
a formidable team.  What a team it is.   We have Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) 
The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans),
Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) together they have to 
fight the evil Loki (Tom Hiddleston).  Along the way you will find many characters that have popped up in other Marvel movies.  Look out for a great cameo by the legendary actor Harry Dean Stanton.  The team are led by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).  Can they defeat the evil Loki?
To find that out you will have to see the movie.  There are some wonderful special effects in this movie and one can see why it is still sitting on top at the box office.

Rating 10/10 

Review by @fredfelton