News About Town, The Witness Hilton Arts Festival is Coming

Coming Up:

Witness Hilton Arts Festival turns 20!
               Hilton College: 21 - 23 September 2012      
        
               KZN’s foremost and respected arts festivals: the annual Witness Hilton Arts Festival turns 20 this year.  It will take place on the beautiful grounds of the Hilton College from 21 - 23 September 2012.

The annual Witness Hilton Arts Festival is broadly considered to be KZN’s premier arts and culture festival and one of the top festivals in the country which consistently produces a sterling programme of cutting-edge drama, comedy, music, cabaret, arts and crafts, children’s theatre, Mindscapes discussions, workshops, films, and exhibitions, appealing to all who visit the festival each year.

Buy your copy of the Weekend Witness TODAY for the booking schedule, or pick up a copy of the programme and booking schedule at the PANSA KZN offices, 76 Clark Road, Glenwood, Durban, weekdays from 9am - 4pm.  Detailed information can be found onwww.hiltonfestival.co.za or phone 033 383 0126/7

(Source:  Pansa)


New Collection Of Short Stories Featuring SA Writers Has Just Been Released

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Featuring 50 Short Stories

This is the Second in a collection of Short Stories which have been selected
from the annual Short Story competition run by Mondays At St Clements.
It features some wonderful South African Writers, including Pieter Scholtz,
Andrew Verster, James P Parker, Rick Andrew, Inger May Harber and Fred Felton.
A wonderful collection to put in your library.


Get your copy today at Adams Bookstore, Musgrave Centre 

Holiday Edition 28 December 2011

Greetings Readers.

Hope you are enjoying your holidays.

Coming up soon is the Festival of Reading New Writing.  Have you entered?


5th NLDTF / PANSA Festival of Reading New Writing: 13 january 2012 (CT, Dbn, Jhb) 
The fifth PANSA Festival of Reading of New Writing will be held in April 2012. The deadline for entries is Friday January 13, 2012.

The aims of the Festival are to generate original South African theatre works, to provide a platform for these works to reach the attention of theatre producers, and to work towards full-scale productions of the winning plays. An important component of the Festival is the discussions following the reading of each work, to encourage constructive feedback, and the debate around theatre aesthetics, functions and forms. The winning scripts in each region are re-read in the national final and are up for a Grand Prize of
R30 000.

The festivals have been a resounding success in previous years with most of the winning scripts (and numerous of those not winning as well) going on to full scale productions at a variety of theatres and festivals, both locally and internationally. Winning plays include, Salaam Stories by Ashraf Johaardien, Bungi writing finals by Finuala Dowling, Guy Willoughby’s Church Full of Light, and Mike van Graan’s Green Man Flashing and Two to Tango. More recent winners Kobus Moolman’s Stone Angel and Nicholas Spagnoletti’s London Road (Jury Runner up winner 2007) are still currently enjoying runs on the local circuit.

The scripts should be entered in one of the following categories: Comedy, Drama, 1 / 2 Hander. A panel of judges will select the five best scripts for participation in each regional Festival. Each of the selected scripts will be given a basic subsidy to fund reading rehearsals and S&T as required. The Festival will be open to writers throughout South Africa.

The basic criteria for participation are:
· All PANSA paid-up members may submit for free
· Non-PANSA paid up members will incur a R200 entry fee
· the work must be an original work
· the play must not have been published or performed before
· PANSA would have first option on producing and publishing the play (selected works may be published in a collection)
· plays should be between 70 minutes and 90 minutes long to ensure the possibility of a full-scale professional production
· there should be a maximum of 8 actors
· English should be the primary language of the play

Scripts must be typed, loose-leaf and have all pages numbered. Please include a cover page with all contact details and title of the play.

Submissions must be sent to PANSA National Office at Postnet Suite 237, Private Bag X18, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town by FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 2012.

Hand written submissions and those that arrive after the submission date, will not be accepted.

Writers will be notified of the outcomes by the end of February 2012. All enquiries to 021 448 3513 orinfo@pansa.org.za. 




Enjoy that Holiday and have a wonderful New Year.


From The Staff at Umhlanga Life

Time to send in your proposals for the Musho Festival 2012

Just received this from Pansa


MUSHO FESTIVAL 2012:   get your proposals in now ! 

PANSA KZN will be hosting the third Musho International Theatre Festival from 11-15 January 2012 in DurbanThe festival is dedicated to these small works and the celebration of the skill of the solo or duo performe

We are calling for proposals for the 2012 Festival (see details below).  Proposals must be received by 15 September 2011, and are then looked at by a selection committee of local theatre professionals, for selection to appear at Musho!

 Selection criteria for the festival include:

·      The work must have one or two persons only performing

·      The work should be an innovative and interesting concept

·      The work should have potential appeal for local audiences

·      The work should be classifiable as theatre (with a discernable narrative)

·      The company or individual should have a good track-record and reputation

·      The work should not have played in Durban in the past

·      The work should be 50-70 minutes in length

Participants are paid for their participation in the festival.  The amount paid per performance will be confirmed at a later date, and is subject to the funding that PANSA receives. 

Contracts will be drawn up between the artists and the festival once selection and confirmation procedures have been concluded, in October 2011.

PROPOSAL APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION AT MUSHO FESTIVAL 2012

Your proposal must contain the following information, with the correctly numbered order. 

COMPULSORY INFORMATION

1.  Name of producer / contact person

2.  Contact address, telephone number and email

3.  Name of show

4.  Genre of show (e.g.:  drama, comedy, physical theatre, musical theatre etc)

5.  Appropriate audience and age-group

6.  Exciting description of the show (maximum ½ page) – no scripts please!

7.  Description of technical requirements for the show

8.  Names of performers / directors / writers of the show

9.  Background and experience of the group (maximum ½ page)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

10.  Details on where show has been performed previously (if any)

11.  Press reviews from show (if any)

12.  Press releases and publicity statements for the show (if any)

PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 15 SEPTEMBER 2011.

Email proposals to kzn@pansa.org.za