Join Iziko Museums of South Africa on Saturday, 16 February, for a public discussion, entitled: Uncontained: opening the Community Arts Project archive – “What do we mean by ‘hidden voices’ in the arts after apartheid?” This discussion, co-hosted with the Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape, will explore the above-mentioned question. It arises from the exhibition, Uncontained: opening the Community Arts Project archive. The show mainly introduces linocuts, a medium intimately associated with both the now defunct community arts project movement and the history of modern black art practice in South Africa. Date: Saturday, 16 February 2013 Time: 11h00–12h30 Venue: Iziko South African National Gallery Fee: Free URL: http://www.iziko.org.za/calendar/event/public-discussion-uncontained Twitter: https://twitter.com/Iziko_Museums Facebook: YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/IzikoMuseums Author: Melody Kleinsmith from Iziko South African National Gallery. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za. No of Images Uploaded: Three To gain access to Three image/s please Like, Tweet or +1 this article: [l2g] Images: Young people at at walk about of the exhibition, Uncontained at the Iziko South African National Gallery Photographer: Iziko Museums' photographer, Carina Beyer Young people at at walk about of the exhibition, Uncontained at the Iziko South African National Gallery Photographer: Iziko Museums' photographer, Carina Beyer Invitation to Iziko Museums Summer School Public discussion Photographer: [/l2g] …
Brits aims to survive Knysna race
Former Olympic pole-vaulter and reality show survivor Okkert Brits will face his toughest challenge yet when he takes on the three-day Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300 in Knysna from February 22 to 24. Brits will be participating in his first ever mountain bike stage race as a guest of First National Bank, which is sponsoring the R70 000 prize purse. However, he said he would not have his eyes on the prize, as he was relatively new to the sport and had only been training for the past 10 weeks. “The objective is just to finish and have as nice a time – and break as few things – as possible,” said Brits. The 39-year-old said it was a great opportunity and that he had heard the Knysna event was one of the toughest and most beautiful stage races on the national calendar. “If you’re not an endurance athlete it’s really hard,” said the former track and field star. “I have no experience and no idea what I’ve gotten myself into!” Brits, who will be competing in the Absa Cape Epic alongside former Welsh rugby captain Colin Charvis in March, said he needed to test his endurance as much as possible ahead of the eight-day event. “I need to see if I can make it. The great thing about the GR300 is that I’m really going to find out where my problem areas are.” He will be riding with FNB’s Mike Howell, who has completed multiple Ironman competitions, in the 300km Garden Route event. “As a pole-vaulter you pretty much do everything on your own and you know how to sort yourself out. But now it’s different because you’ve got a partner to worry about and you’re both going to have good and bad days.” Although, weighing in at 105kg, the big man was not looking forward to the climbs, he said he would rely on his skills as a high school BMX racing champion to assist on the technical descents. “I’ve already had a few proper falls but as a pole-vaulter you make your living out of falling, so I’m used to it,” he laughed. One of an elite group of athletes to …
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GIPCA Infects the City as part of Public Art festival
The Gordon Institute of Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) partners with the Africa Centre in Infecting the (Mother) City through installations, performances, readings, film screenings and discussion sessions, from 11 – 16 March 2013. In collaboration with several national and international partners, the Gordon Institute presents a diverse range of works that embrace interdisciplinarity whilst engaging with public spaces in compelling ways. These works emerge from the University of Cape Town's Creative and Performing Arts departments, the culminating presentations of 2012-2013 Donald Gordon Creative Arts Fellows and Award Winners, as well as workshops and commissioned international pieces. Along with the Public Culture CityLab (African Centre for Cities, UCT), GIPCA also presents Thinking the City, a series of talks and discussions seeking to strengthen thinking and practice at the intersection of culture and public space. “This year’s marvellous crop of works for Infecting the City emerge from the Dance, Music, Drama and Creative Writing departments as well as through UCT’s African Centre for Cities and international partnerships; and reflects a wonderful surge of interest in and engagement with interdisciplinarity and public art”commented GIPCA Director Jay Pather. Having recently returned from sold-out performances at the Ovalhouse in London, highly acclaimed choreographer and Donald Gordon Creative Arts Fellow, Mamela Nyamza, presents a startling dance performance Okuya Phantsi Kwempumlo (The Meal), for which she received a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival 2012. Also featuring Dinah Eppel and Kirsty Ndawo, the workcelebrates the creative capacity of young South Africans to subvert and transform instruments of oppression and denigration into expressions of ecstasy and beauty; and reflects on the relationship between women from different generations and races. Awarded the main Puma Creative Prize and the first prize in the …
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ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees – Festival of Harmony and Harvest – Saturday 23 March 2013
Mango Groove, Emo Adams, Die Heuwels Fantasties will be performing at the sixth annual ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees on Saturday 23 March 2013 at the Solms-Delta wine estate. The festival gives thanks for the end of the wine harvest and celebrates the real music and culture of the Boland, with rural music, lekker Kaapsekos and good cheer. Other popular musical names set to wow the crowds throughout the day include Radio Kalahari Orkes, Hot Water, Tribal Echo, Tidal Waves, Hannes Coetzee and Valiant Swart and Solms-Delta’s very own musicians, the talented performers from the Music van de Caab project. Kaapsekos favourites like chicken breyani, venison pie, beef afval curry and Cape-style braaivleis, along with hand-held treats like samoosas and herzogs will be on sale with Solms-Delta wines, aptly named Langarm, Vastrap, Cape Jazz Shiraz, Lekkerwijn and Hiervandaan. A kiddies area will host carnival games, a circus craft table, face painting, balloon animals and various other activities throughout the day, as well as outside water games and a jumping castle, all overseen by qualified staff. Tickets to the Solms-Delta ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees cost R95 for early birds during January, R120 per person if pre-booked at the farm or online from www.ticketbreak.co.za or on Facebook.com/solmsdelta. Pre-booking is strongly advised to avoid disappointment. A limited number of tickets will be available at the gate for R140. R20 for Children under 12 years, which includes access to the kiddie's area. Time: 10am to 9pm. Tickets exclude food and beverage coupons, which are available for purchase at the event. For information, see www.solms-delta.co.za or call 021 874 3937 or email info@solms-delta.co.za. Follow us on facebook.com/solmsdelta and Twitter @solms_delta. Twitter hashtag #oesfees URL: https://www.solms-delta.co.za/events/oesfees/oesfees-2013/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/solms_delta Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SolmsDelta?ref=ts YouTube: Author: …
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Cape Town celebrates its Public Spaces with Infecting The City in March 2013
Vibrant and unexpected, the Africa Centre’s Infecting The City Public Arts Festival will erupt onto the streets and interrupt the public spaces of Cape Town for the sixth time from the 12th to the 16th March 2013. Infecting The City is one of the most extraordinary annual public arts festivals on the African continent. During the festival, celebrated local and international artists will create artworks that investigate and celebrate the communal spaces of Cape Town’s City Centre. The art will encourage audiences to see, hear, touch, smell and participate; and to relook at their role as citizens, bystanders, and activators. URL: http://www.infectingthecity.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/infectingthecit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InfectingTheCityTreasure YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/InfectingtheCity Author: Stefanie Elliott from MANGO-OMC. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za. No of Images Uploaded: Two To gain access to Two image/s please Like, Tweet or +1 this article: [l2g] Images: Infecting the City Public Arts Festival Photographer: JAZZART at Infecting the City 2013 Photographer: [/l2g] …
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NEW LOW GI ‘ICE CREAM’ HITS SHELVES IN WESTERN CAPE JUST IN TIME FOR THE HEATWAVE
An exciting new low GI frozen dairy dessert, known as Wilfredo's, has just been launched in Cape Town. With a Low GI ranking of 24, it is the perfect treat for everyone who loves ice cream but wants to cut back on sugar and fat. It is available in four flavours: vanilla, strawberry, mint and cinnamon with more flavours in development. Wilfredo's has been extensively tested by the Low GI Foundation and been approved by Diabetes South Africa. Made purely with natural ingredients and dairy products - no vegetable fat is used – it is the ideal treat for slimmers, diabetics and children with ADHD – in fact for anyone wanting to follow a healthy lifestyle. Extensive tests show there is no sugar spike or crash for anyone enjoying a daily tub of Wilfredo's. The dessert is high in calcium, kind to teeth, contains no colourants and provides sustained energy. It is also Halaal approved. Liesbet Delport a dietitian and founder member of the GI Foundation of South Africa explains that GI is a ranking from 1 to 100 which measures the effect of a food on your blood-glucose level over the two hours after the food is eaten. According to the foundation, foods with GI values of 55 or below could aid in the management of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke as they digest easily and are absorbed into the body slowly. “Research has shown that very high glucose levels after meals, called glucose spikes, are damaging to our arteries and various blood vessels and they promote far too much insulin,” Delport says. “Eating low-GI foods means you avoid those spikes and dramatic falls in blood-glucose so you get a much steadier stream of energy. You, therefore, reduce your risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases that are implicated by those blood-glucose fluctuations.” Wilfredo's is available at the Wellness Warehouse and at selected branches of the Food Lovers Market and Kuaui in the Cape Town area with plans afoot to market the product …
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Canadian company invests in Knysna race
Rocky Mountain Bicycles has renewed its title sponsorship of the Southern Cape’s premier stage race, the Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300, which takes place in and around Knysna from February 22 to 24. The upmarket Canadian bicycle brand, which has had a presence in South Africa for almost three years, confirmed its commitment following a sell-out event this year. According to Rocky Mountain brand manager Eugene Haley, the race had all the hallmarks of becoming one of the top stage races in the country. “This is our second year of sponsorship and we anticipate this relationship continuing for at least the next couple of years.” Haley said the 300km race, which follows a clover-shaped route through indigenous forests and mountains, represented the kind of riding at which Rocky Mountain bikes excelled. “Because the bikes are tested in Canada on what are considered to be the best, toughest and most technical mountain bike trails in the world, we feel they are ideally suited to withstand the rigours of riding in South Africa.” He said the title sponsorship would include a cash component as well as a range of lucky draw prizes. These include a full-carbon 29-inch bike worth R40 000 and Evoc product giveaways valued at R10 000. In addition, long-standing race beneficiary, the Knysna Sport School, would receive an entry-level bike for its cycling development programme, said Haley. Local pro team and this year’s runners-up, Jarryd Haley and Timo Cooper, riding in the sponsor’s colours, would return for a crack at the title, said Haley. Cooper won the inaugural event in 2011 with Jacques Rossouw. “We will also be pairing Renay Groustra with German rider Daniel Gathof, who has had multiple podium finishes for Team Rocky Mountain in stage races like the TransAlp.” Riders will compete for an overall prize purse of R70 000, which is sponsored by First National Bank. Race director Patric Mosterd of Garden Route Events said the race, which is …
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Cape Town’s Beat brings you the first Heart Cup
Cape Town, South Africa, November 2012 Never mind the World Cup, the FA Cup, and the Euro Cup for some homegrown, fast-paced soccer action, what you need is the Heart Cup! Heart 104.9FM is celebrating local soccer, on the 1st and 2nd December, at the Mitchells Plain Festival. Heart 104.9FM is having their first annual Heart Cup a 5-a-side action football tournament, where you get to be the MVP! Games are 5-a-side action soccer, and played in ten minute matches Matches are on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December, at the Mitchells Plain Festival at Westridge Gardens. Dont forget to invite your family and friends to support, and to watch the Heart 104.9FM jocks face off against local celebs like Chad Saaiman, Sekoati Tsubane, Lloyd Jansen and Martin Prazak in a 5-a-side Celebrity Match on Sunday, 2 December, around 12h00! The Heart Cup is brought to you by Heart 104.9 and the Mitchells Plain Festival One Festival, Many Opportunities. Keep your dial locked onto Heart 104.9FM 24 hours a day, Monday to Sunday, or visit www.1049.fm. Ends / 153 words Media release issued by DTM SA on behalf of Heart 104.9FM. For press assistance contact Marieza van Zyl on +27 21 419 2699 or e-mail marieza@dtmsa.co.za. For further information on DTM SA visit www.dtmsa.co.za, contact Karen du Toit on +27 21 419 2699 / 94 or e-mail karen@dtmsa.co.za. More Info: Author: Simone Jansen from DTMSA. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za. No of Images Uploaded: One To gain access to One image/s please Like, Tweet or +1 this article: [l2g] Images: [/l2g] …
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Making and un–making history at GIPCA’s Live Art Festival
GIPCA’s Live Art Festival, to be held 30 November to 4 December 2012 in Cape Town, features a range of work where history is made: bringing it into visceral focus, provoking its susceptible and tenuous nature; and investigating how it changes according to point of view. Tabula Rasa (a clean slate) is a conversation-and-dance performance that follows the publication of Tossie van Tonder’s book NOBONKE, She of all People. The writing is an extraordinary telling of a life story; one woman’s journey towards the essence of herself as woman in racial intimacies, dancer, lover, mother, Afrikaner, white, strongly South African. As a dancer, Van Tonder’s words often tumble into movement, speaking through the body. She will be in a dancing conversation; discussing the contents and journey of her book with blind performer, poet, singer-songwriter, braille-reader and editor Jacques Coetzee. “It was never an option to have a launch in the literary tradition. This book comes with the dance. That is how I wrote it over 21 years and that is how it is being released into the world,” says Van Tonder. The conversation between Coetzee and Van Tonder will consist of questions and answers pertaining to the dancing body of the writer, the significance of movement where words fail the story, and a display of the idea of ‘a clean slate’ in the South African context. An edition of 200 signed copies printed in hard cover will be available after the performance at R280 per copy. Edited by Sharon Friedman, Post-apartheid Dance - many bodies, many voices, many stories presents unique perspectives on post-apartheid dance in South Africa by South African authors. It is the first singular body of work to have emerged in any book form that attempts to provide a cohesive account of the range of voices within post-apartheid South African dance. Authors include Adrienne Sichel, Maxwell Xolani Rani, Elizabeth Triegaardt, Gerard Samuel, Steven van Wyk, Lliane Loots and Kristina …
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Heart 104.9FM appoints new Managing Director
Cape Town, South Africa, 22 November2012 Following an extensive recruitment process, Heart 104.9FM is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Petersen as the new Managing Director of the station. Petersen has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the business world, having previously spent time at Woolworths, Old Mutual and Santam. During a career spanning more than 20 years, Petersen has been exposed to a broad range of business areas, with a particular focus on marketing and business development activities. “I am incredibly excited by the opportunity. I am an avid listener of the station and look forward to working with the talented and dedicated team that has been assembled at the station” says Petersen. “On behalf of the owners and employees of the station, I would like to welcome Gary into the fold. We believe that he is a highly skilled individual and look forward to a long and enjoyable relationship with him” comments Aqueel Patel, director of MRC Media (Pty) Limited and Heart 104.9FM. For more information visit http://www.1049.fm. Ends/ [166] Media release issued by DTM SA on behalf of Heart 104.9 FM. For press assistance contact Marieza van Zyl on +27 21 419 2699 or e-mail marieza@dtmsa.co.za. For further information on DTM SA visit www.dtmsa.co.za, contact Karen du Toit on +27 21 419 2699 / 94 or e-mail karen@dtmsa.co.za. More Info: http://www.1049.fm/ Author: Simone Jansen from DTMSA. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za. No of Images Uploaded: Three To gain access to Three image/s please Like, Tweet or +1 this article: [l2g] Images: Photographer: Andy Lund Photographer: Andy Lund Photographer: Andy Lund [/l2g] …