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

Audition Actor Urgently Needed In Durban

AUDITION NOTIFICATION:

KickstArt, Durban’s top theatre company, are looking for new talent to be showcased in the lavish Festive Season pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs taking place at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 6 December-9 January.

The company is looking for a multi-talented black male actor to play the role of Zanzibar Jack, a charming reformed pirate, and the handsome Prince Valiant’s comic sidekick.

Actors should be aged between 20 and 35 years, be able to sing, dance and act, speak excellent English, and handle a Jamaican accent. Previous professional stage experience is an added advantage.

The auditions will be held at the Playhouse Company’s Mayville studios in Ramsay Ave at 10.30am on Thurs 1 September. Applicants should arrive from 10am to register. No application will be accepted after 10.30am.

Actors should prepare a short, light hearted piece of prose or monologue (NOT improvised, and not longer than 1minute!) with a Jamaican accent, and bring an up- tempo song to sing that demonstrates range and skill, with backing track (preferable) or sheet music.

Wear comfortable clothes with trainers/takkies, and be prepared to dance. No slops or bare feet.

Rehearsals will take place from 7 November, afternoons and evenings, and applicants should be wholly available during this period.

The pantomime will be directed by Steven Stead, designed by Greg King, and stars Peter Court, Bryan Hiles, Lyle Buxton, Georgina Mabbett and Belinda Henwood

Workshop on the Companies Act

Business and Arts South Africa, in partnership  with The Playhouse Company and Norton Rose  will be facilitating a workshop on  theCompanies Act, 2008. Associates from  law firm, Norton Rose, will provide information  as to the developments in the law, and how  this affects Non-Profit Companies operating in  the Arts. If you are affiliated to a Non Profit Company,  we would like to extend an invitation to you,  or a representative of your organisation, to  attend this forum. Please note that seat reservations are on  a first come first served basis as there are  a limited number of places for this workshop.

Date: Friday, 19 August 2011 Venue: The Playhouse Company - Alhambra Room 231 Anton Lembede Street (formerly Smith Street) Time: 9:30am for 10:00am RSVP: Please RSVP to arts@playhousecompany.com or  call 031 369 9460 not later than  Wednesday 17 August 2011

1 August 2011

Welcome to another Month dear readers.  This week we have a wonderful Spike Milligan show at St Clements, The African Renaissance Conference coming up and so much more.

With the wonderful weather it looks like Umhlanga is the place to be.

The new book Snapshots Of Life is out written by F.W. Felton and you can purchase a
copy at Falcon's Cove Gift Shop

This book has a mixture of poetry, short stories and artistic photography.
If you enjoy poems about coffee shops, scary stories, funny stories and wonderful
photography this book is for you.

Have a wonderful week and enjoy the Umhlanga Life.

21 July 2011

Pic Of The Day

Picture courtesy of:  Falcon's Cove Photography Copyright 2011

14 July 2011

Pic Of The Week

Shot at the Botanic Gardens, Durban

Pic Courtesy of Falcon's Cove Photography

6 July 2011

This week we bring you a story from the short story competition held recently at St Clements.

Perhaps by F.W. Felton

The strange man was sitting at the Coffee Shop that morning. The waitress arrived.
He ordered a small cappuccino.  In front of him a new apartment block was being built.
He marvelled at the red struts all over the building.  He wondered what would happen if somebody
pulled out some of those red struts?  Perhaps the building would collapse.  Perhaps someone could
do that at night.  Perhaps.  The waitress arrived with his cappuccino, wrong size.  He didn't complain.
No sense getting angry.

He could come back later, show the waitress his new knife and slit her throat.

Perhaps.

This story is one of 50 in a new collection of short stories titled 'le petit dejeuner'
available at Adams Bookshop, Musgrave Centre.