Auditions For Dancers Durban - Workshops - Art Exhibits

KickstArt Theatre are looking for new, young dancing talent!

In addition to the 20 adult cast members in this hit Broadway musical, the producers need 16 TAP DANCERS, aged 12-18, who will open the second act as a chorus of tap dancing rats!

Auditions will be held on Saturday 28 March @ 10.30am at the Playhouse’s Mayville Studios in Ramsay Avenue, Tollgate. Anyone interested in auditioning must bring tap shoes and dance togs. Minimum qualifications are Bronze Lower, and preferably Silver Higher or Lower in Tap Dance.

The applicants can be male or female, but must be competent, trained tap dancers.

Shrek will rehearse from 27 April, with rehearsals scheduled from 3pm-8pm Mon-Fri and 10am-5pm Saturdays (Although the dancers will only be called to two or three rehearsals per week). Performances commence on 23 May until 28 June, 7pm Tues-Sat, and Sat and Sun @ 1.30pm.

KickstArt will be casting two sets of dancers so that the young artists can share the performances, and thus alleviate the strain of a full school programme and performing at nights.

Arrive at Mayville Studio 1 at 10am on Saturday 28 March to sign in. No advance applications are required.

For further information, email kickstart@letni.co.za  

Theatre Performances 

The Gay & Lesbian Network is proud to announce that its drama group the Rainbow Theatre Group is to perform at the South African National Community Theatre Association (SANCTA) festival on the 6-7 March 2015 at the Johannes Stegman Theatre, Secunda, Mpumalanga. The group will be performing a play called “Seasons of Love” which captures real life stories, felt and endured by individuals from the Rainbow Theatre.

Workshops

Think HIV Trends 2015 Workshop

8 and 9 April 2015 - Oaklands Inn, Randburg

21 and 22 April 2015 - River Club, Cape Town

6 and 7 May 2015 - Sica's, Durban

For more info email cindy@cindypivacic.co.za 

Indaba Networking Golf Day

Applications now open for BASA Basics-KZN

Applications are now open for arts organisations in Kwa Zulu Natal to become part of Business and Arts South Africa’s 2015 BASA Basics programme.

The six-month long programme is part of BASA’s newly developed three-tiered Education Programme. Started in 2014, the initiative is an integral part of BASA’s commitment to developing innovative educational programmes that seek to ensure the relevance and sustainability of the arts in society.

BASA Basics has been specially created for arts organisations and individuals wanting to start a for-profit or non-for-profit organisation.

It will introduce emerging artists to the legal registration options and processes available in terms of establishing an arts organisation. BASA Basics is additionally focused on enabling arts organisations to emerge from the programme with a workable business model that will play an important role in taking their organisation forward.

BASA Basics is built around a series of workshops, each one focused on a particular skill that will equip emerging arts organisations with the necessary tools to get started.

The kick-off BASA Basics workshop will look at understanding legal entities, as well as Governance and Compliance while the second one moves on to establishing the vision, mission, basic operational budgeting, resource evaluation and basic Business Models of the arts organisation. Proposal writing, business communication and partnership or ‘friend-raising’ is the focus of the third BASA Basics workshop.

All successful applicants must attend all workshops within the BASA Basics six-month programme and commit to the full extent of the programme.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2015.

BASA’s Education Programme is partnered with The National Arts Council, NLDTF, and RMB.

To fill in an application form to be considered for the BASA Basics programme, please visit the BASA website at www.basa.co.za and download the word document. Completed application forms must be e-mailed to onthatile@basa.co.za. For further information contact Onthatile Ditshego, Manager of BASA’s Education and Training Programme at BASA’s offices on 011 447 2295.

artSPACE durban next exhibition

Andreas Chasomeris presents:

“Pre-code Forecast 1931”

Opening on Monday, 4 May

Closing on Saturday, 23 May 2015

Red Light by Andreas Chasomeris 

Pre-code Forecast 1931 is an engaging new exhibition of paintings, photography and film by Durban queer artist Andreas Chasomeris. The title encapsulates the major themes that Chasomeris has been exploring in relation to History, Censorship and Cinema. The date of 1931 is significant because this period of time was fascinating as the Great Depression (1929-1935) was being felt around the world, Cinema in both Europe and specifically Hollywood was embracing the progressive nature of society, however the stark realities of the era gave rise to what is now considered Pre-code Hollywood (1930-1934), technological innovation of sound (1927) heralded a new dawn of talking pictures and films like Josef von Sternberg The Blue Angel (1929) and Shanghai Express (1931); Reinhold Schünzel’s Viktor und Viktoria (1933). These films are but a few of the examples that became evidence later by the Production code of the fear of the screen in corrupting and destroying the public, these films were labelled as Vice pictures and by 1934 with the Catholic League of Decency promised to eradicate any disgusting, immoral and vice ridden representations off the screens. 

Chasomeris personal response from a critical evaluation based on the past documented histories and the present lived experience of being a queer artist in post-Apartheid South African context.

As an educator with a passion for film, art and history, he firmly believes in order to understand the possibility that our potential future holds is deeply entrenched in the narratives of the past.

The exhibition includes influences of Art Deco, Marlene Dietrich, Weimar Republic, Jean Harlow, Busby Berkeley musical numbers, Cole Porter and a touch of Agatha Christie.

Venue: 3 Millar Road off Umgeni Road

This edition by Fred Felton

twitter @fredfelton 

Opportunities In The Arts

There are many opportunities for Artists across South Africa

Auditions for Dancers 

Auditions for Duma

1. Please prepare for your audition (a link to the script is attached below if you don't have a script)

http://khulekanizondi.weebly.com/duma-audition-script--articles.html

2. Record a video of your audition at your own time

3. Send us the video clip or a youtube link to your video on or before Saturday 29 November 2014.

4. Please use the following email address to send us your link or else we won't be able to view it:dumaauditions@gmail.com

5. We will view the video and give you feedback, that is, whether we would like to call you for a closed audition or not.

Workshop for Durban based Filmmakers

Durban Film Office invites Durban based Filmmakers to a workshop if you are interested in applying for the 6th annual Durban FilmMart (DFM).

You will learn how to apply for DFM and hear from people who have gone through the process.

Where: 5th Floor, Smartxchange, 5 Walnut Road, Durban

When: Tuesday 2 December 2014

Time: 10am - 2pm

RSVP: By 1 Dec to Mr Mlungisi Zondi email: Mlungisi.Zondi@durban.gov.za 

Documentary Scriptwriter Cape Town

Scriptwriter required for NGO productions. Must be able to take brief from client, have own transport and be experienced in corporate or documentary writing.


City:  Cape Town

Contact Details:  Bjorn Rudner, bjrudner@cybersmart.co.za

SAfm Playwriting Competition

email playwrite@safm.co.za for details 

ID5 Competition For Artists 

More info at www.interpretdurban.com 

This edition by Fred Felton

Twitter @fredfelton 

Partner for Possibility Event Durban - Art Exhibition - Dancers & Clowns Castings

Partner For Possibility Event Durban 11 September

Join these inspiring people if you want to learn how to use your own business and leadership skills to make a difference in SA schools.

Date: 11 September 2014
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: St Agnes Anglican Church, 53 Abelia Road, Kloof
Facilitator: Louise van Rhyn - louise@symphonia.net
RSVP to Melissa melissa@symphonia.net or Tel: 021-913-3507


Art Exhibition - Durban Art Gallery - Looking Forward: Our Lives in 2034 

On till 14 September 2014

Grace Kotze - The Conversation

Participating artists are: Andreas Chasomeris, Caroline Birch, Dane Knudsen, Grace Kotze, Harry Lock, Karen Bradtke, Karla Nixon, Lee Scott Hempson, Marlene Wasserman, Modisa Tim Motsomi, Skullboy, swany, Terry King, Thami Jali, and Tony Starkey.

This exhibition is sponsored in part by the Natal Arts Trust.

Shows 

Dancers & Clowns Auditions - Cirque Du Soleil - South Africa Countrywide 

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/jobs/casting/events/audition-calendar.aspx

This edition by +Fred Felton 

Call For Proposals For Infecting The City 2015 Cape Town

Infecting The City 2015

The Africa Centre is calling for proposals for Infecting The City Public Arts Festival that will be held from the 9th – 14th March 2015.  

Infecting The City unfolds on the streets and various other public spaces in the Central Business District of Cape Town. The Festival provides an unusual opportunity for art, music, dance and performance to leave the confines of theatres and galleries to engage with or disrupt Cape Town’s daily activities.  The Festival's programme challenges audiences, pushes boundaries, shifts perspectives and helps to make sense of the public spaces we occupy.

After its most successful year in 2014 with 54 productions, 440 participating artists, and 32,000 audience members, this call is for works from two categories: New Works and Restaged Works.  Visual, performing artists and practitioners from other disciplines are invited to submit. The work can be a full ensemble piece, intervention, live performance, installation, video, totally interactive or some other form newly imagined. All works should translate to or work within a public environment, and actively engage intentional and incidental audiences alike.  For more details about the call, time frames and process go to the webpage.  The deadline for this submission is the 15th August 2014 at 17h00. The short list will be released in mid-September 2014. Please watch the Facebook page for more announcements.

Music & Art & Theatre News and Auditions & Event Guide for South Africa

Free marketing workshops for musicians

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and Concerts SA, under the auspices of the SAMRO Foundation, present Introduction to Marketing workshops for musicians.

Introductory marketing workshops for musicians, promoters and music venue owners are being hosted in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town by Concerts SA in partnership with the Arts and Culture Trust (ACT). A limited number of seats are available, and this is the first in a planned series of workshops.

Musicians, managers of music venues or groups, and music promoters across all mediums and genres at any level of experience are invited to participate. The workshop will feature an abbreviated version of ACT’s two-day Building Blocks Marketing in the Arts Master Class and aims to provide participants with marketing and entrepreneurial skills and knowledge.

The three-hour workshops will cover both theory and practical tools of marketing. They will provide participants with a broad overview of marketing in the arts as well as offer practical suggestions on advancing their careers, organisations, music venues or bands.

Cultural practitioner, music researcher and academic Brett Pyper will facilitate the workshops. Pyper’s broad-based marketing and entrepreneurial knowledge, coupled with his specialised research and experience in the discipline of music, will ensure that participants gain an understanding of the importance of innovative marketing endeavours for the arts.

The workshops are free of charge and will take place from 2-4 December 2013, starting in Johannesburg, then in Durban and Cape Town, respectively.

As capacity is limited to 20 participants per workshop, interested parties are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The deadline for applications is 21 November 2013. To apply, please complete the application form, which can be found at:

http://tinyurl.com/pfn4kdx or https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1K7tgu3uT0t9pTsYLKUvkp0Gs_JP2KGeJwnXeRA67s_k/viewform

For more information contact Karabo Legoabe on 011 712 8410 or send an e-mail to karabo@act.org.za.

Reminder: Playhouse Test Drive Auditions for 2014

The Playhouse Company will hold auditions on 12 and 13 December 2013 for next year's Test Drive programme.

Auditions registration will be open from Monday, 18 November – Friday, 06 December 2013.

To take part in the Test Drive auditions, which will be held at The Playhouse, contact Khulekani Kunene on 031 369 9440 between 09H00 and 16H30 only, before cut-off date Friday, 6 December 2012.

The Playhouse Company’s Test Drive programme is designed to showcase arts practitioners in the fields of indigenous and popular cultural entertainment. Performance genres typically featured in the series include Maskandi, Gospel, Kwaito, Iscathamiya, Ingoma, Afro Reggae, Imfene, Pantsula, and Hip Hop, among others.

The Test Drive series provides CBD workers with regular opportunities to enjoy free lunch time concerts close to their places of work. It also fulfils a valuable role to the performing arts community as it serves as a show case for artists to be scooped by talent scouts on the lookout for quality acts.

Call for auditions for Sugar Daddies

The Playhouse Company will hold auditions on 20 November 2013 for the production Sugar Daddies.

This production will be presented on The Playhouse Company’s mobile stage to schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal during the month of February 2014.

Sugar Daddies focuses on the current and prevalent issue of older, often married, men with financial means having very young girlfriends. These girls are often seeking a way to achieve a better lifestyle without considering the consequences and implications of their actions. The production highlights the irresponsible behaviour of these older men, “sugar daddies”, as they ruin to lives of their own families and that of the young women they engage with.

CHARACTER BRIEF:

1. Thandeka - (16 years old.) Thandeka is a teenager who had just moved to the community to live with her grandmother after her mother has passed away. She befriends Lesiwe at school and in a short space of time begins a relationship with a string of “sugar daddies” around the community. She has very little financial assistance and relies on men to pay her school fees, cell phone bills etc. She has grown up without a father figure. Contracts the HIV virus from her affair with Simpiwe but does not know her status when she sleeps with other men.

2. Lesiwe Cele - (16 years old) daughter of Bhekani and Nosipho Cele. Heavily influenced by her rebellious school friend Thandeka. Encouraged by Thandeka she enters into a brief relationship with a “sugar daddy” named Simpiwe.

3. Nosipho Cele - (38 years old) wife of Bhekani and mother of Lesiwe. A compassionate and concerned mother and wife.

IMPORTANT AUDITION INFORMATION:
- ONLY Female actors between the ages of 20 – 35 should audition.
- All potential candidates need to be proficient in drama.
- Candidates to prepare a one to two-minute monologue.
- Please bring a headshot photograph, as well as a resume with you to your audition.
- Candidates should speak good English and isiZulu.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
- Rehearsals for the production will take place from 3-8 February 2014.
- The production will tour from 10-28 February 2014 (excluding weekends).
- There is a possibility of the production touring again in July 2014.
- Aspirant performers must be of a professional standard and preference will be given to performers with professional experience.

Auditions will take place at The Playhouse in Rehearsal Room A1 on 20 November 2013, between 09:30 and 16:00 daily.

TO BOOK AN AUDITION:

Please contact Tania Williams-Kaponda to book your audition, either by telephone between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday on 031 369 9467 or via e-mail: dancecordinator@playhousecompany.com

Closing date for audition bookings is midday on Monday, 18 November 2013.

RISING STAR AUDITIONS

Urgent reminder regarding auditions we are holding this week for the RSPA 2014 Elizabeth Sneddon, Shakespeare for Schools Festival production, The Tempest.

Auditions are open to any 2014 Grade 7 – 12 learner, they do not HAVE to be current RSPA student. Rehearsals will take place early 2014 in the form of a production class, on a Friday 15h00 – 17h00 in Westville. For further information and the monologue that must be performed at the audition visit www.rspa.co.za/news/auditions.

All people auditioning will be expected to sign a production guarantee to commit their time and focus to the success of this production.

If you have any questions please contact me

Yours in drama

Gill Brunings

Principal

083 326 3257 | gill@rspa.co.za | fax 086 574 7102

Vuyani Dance Theatre Auditions

Vuyani Dance Theatre (VDT) invites dance aspirants aged between 18 and 26 to audition for a year-long apprentice training programme.

Interested candidates must have completed their matric and or studied dance at a tertiary institution to take part. Prior experience, teaching and singing skills will be an added advantage.The training will give qualifying candidates insight into VDT’s repertoire, and may include both national and international touring experience.
Auditions will take place in Johannesburg at The Dance Space (old MID building), 01 President St, Newtown on Thursday 5 and 6 December from 09:00.

Candidates should send their CVs, recent head and shoulder picture and a one page motivational letter. Only 15 candidates will be selected for the 2014 programme.

For further information call 011 838 7666 and e-mail your particulars: luyandas@vuyani.co.za or info@vuyani.co.za
Closing date: 25 November 2013.

Applications for Dance Umbrella 2014 open

The annual Dance Umbrella Festival will run from March 6-16, 2014 and applications to take part in this prestigious event are now open.

The Main programme will comprise only commissioned work from South African choreographers, invited international works and selected works from the Dance Forum residency programme.

Choreographers can apply to be commissioned and must contact Dance Forum at 011 492 2033. Anyone who wants to apply for a commission fee can also download the application on www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za. Closing date for this is November 30, 2013 and no late entries will be accepted.

Dance Umbrella is re-introducing the Fringe Programme which is open to work that runs for up to 30 minutes. The programmes for the Fringe will be curated and once the programme is finalised, no additional entries will be accepted.

Stepping Stones: Only youth, community groups and choreographers who do not work regularly will be featured on this programme. The running time may not exceed ten (10) minutes. Once the Stepping Stones programme is full, no other entries will be accepted. There is also no guarantee that all entries will be programmed so it is advised that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Closing date for Fringe and Stepping Stones is December 6, 2013.

General application forms can also be downloaded at www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za or by calling Lindiwe at 011 492 2033.

The venues for the Dance Umbrella and all technical facilities within the budget, the theatre, publicity, posters and programmes are provided free, at no cost to the participating choreographers, dance companies or groups.

For further information, please call 011 492 2033.

NAF 2014 Fringe opens for applications

National Arts Festival 2014 Fringe opens for applications

The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is now accepting applications for Fringe productions wanting to take part in the 2014 edition of the Festival.

The Festival will take place from 3 to 13 July 2014.

The National Arts Festival Fringe is unique in South Africa in that no selection criteria are applied – participation in the Fringe is open to everyone. The Fringe has mushroomed in size since its inception in 1979 when a diminutive 10 events comprised the Fringe – it now consistently boasts over 350 events across all the arts genres. Disciplines include children’s theatre, film, comedy, drama, physical theatre, dance, cabaret, visual art, performance poetry, music theatre, and the full scope of music genres.

“The 2014 edition of the Festival promises to be a particularly exciting one, with the 40th anniversary of the Festival coinciding with our country marking 20 years of democracy. As always, we’re looking forward to programming a diverse selection of productions, and we’re on hand to help with any queries that artists might have before the closing date,” Fringe Manager Zee Nweba said.

Application for the 2014 Fringe can be submitted, via the Festival’s website – www.nationalartsfestival.co.za from Thursday, 31 October. Interested artists, performers, directors and producers can also request application forms and information booklets from the Fringe Office by email - fringe@nationalartsfestival.co.za, telephone – 046 603 1103, or fax – 086 233 2119. The deadline for registration is Friday 17 January 2014.

The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, The Department of Arts and Culture, The Eastern Cape Government, The National Arts Council, City Press and M Net.

Zulu TV auditions

 Auditions will be held in Durban next month in search of Zulu TV presenters, actors and voice over-artists…

 Leading South African arts entrepreneur Mbongeni Ngema has announced that his company, Committed Artists, is to hold auditions to find presenters, actors and voice-over artists for his new Zulu TV channel, which will be launched early in 2014, in partnership with the King Zwelithini Foundation. 

 Zulu TV will be flighted throughout sub-Saharan Africa from 22 January 2014 via a new satellite that has been launched into space by SENTECH.  

The auditions in search of Zulu TV presenters, actors and voice-over artists will be held at KZN Music House, 1 Derby Street corner Igcuce (Epsom) Road, Greyville in Durban, on Saturday 16 November 2013 between 10 am and 5pm.

 Those interested in auditioning must be conversant in isiZulu and English. Qualified radio and TV announcers and actors of all race groups as well as aspiring raw talent will be considered for auditions.

 It is essential to book a slot in order to secure an audition. Call 031-309 8159 (office hours between 9am and 5pm) or email av@committedartists.co.za to book an appointment.

Event Guide

Mark Banks is Banksrupt!

The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: 6 - 24 November 2013

South African comedy legend Mark Banks is back – and this time he is going for broke in his new one-man show Banksrupt! which comes to the Elizabeth Sneddon theatre in Durban from 6 – 24 November

After several years of working on the biggest comedy line-up shows in South Africa, Banks makes a triumphant return. The legendary multi-purpose improviser and lighting speed anarchist just keeps getting better! The Royal Albert Hall, the Hammersmith Apollo and the PE Opera House are better off having hosted this iconic showman.

Banksrupt! has been years in the making and in consultation with two wise men, a babbling gnome and Kobus Wiese, the show promises to be his greatest comedy work yet.

The show, which is being produced by Whacked: Special Project, incorporates stand-up, sketch and video making it one that the world could not ignore.

Bookings through Computicket. Mark Banks Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mark.banks.official Mark Banks Twitter: @markdotbanks

No under 16s

Adult Panto 2013

Romeo and Juliet- an East Coast Story

The Zone Suncoast Casino: 12 November – 31 December

The long-standing theatrical tradition of the saucy festive season adult panto continues – this time the team tip their hat to the greatest love story ever told, Romeo and Juliet,  which will play at The Zone Suncoast from 12 November until 31 December.... except this version is probably not quite what Shakespeare had in mind...

 It has long been a tradition in Durban to celebrate the festive season with a trip to the naughty adult pantomime: a well-known story with a decidedly grown up twist,  a smorgasbord of well-known, sing along songs; saucy ensembles; boisterous fun and a fair amount of risqué one-liners. This year it’s one of the world’s most well-known stories  “ Romeo and Juliet- an East Coast Story”  … and needless to say, nothing is sacred. Scripted, directed and choreographed by Darren King.

 Booking through Computicket. Block bookings, party groups and enquiries – contact Ailsa on  083 250 2690 / ailswn@mweb.co.za.

 Shows are Tues – Sat at 7.30pm; Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are R150 per person. Doors open 90 minutes before for diners. There will be a full bar available. Tables seat 8 people – so book a whole table, or make new friends!  For corporate bookings of 26 tables or more -buffet menus on request. Corporates can buy the whole performance and choose a shorter, condensed “Party pack” version of the show - which is unlikely not to offend anyone!! No under 16s.

KickstArt presents Jack and the Beanstalk

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: 29 November to 5 January

Kickstart rounds off the year with a fun-filled family romp: a brand new pantomime version of Jack and the Beanstalk, which comes to the Elizabeth Sneddon theatre from 29 November until 5 January.

 Written and directed by Steven Stead, Jack and the Beanstalk stars the supremely talented Rory Booth in the title role, the cast also features Jessica Sole as his love interest, Princess Jillian, Darren King as his long-suffering, eccentric mother, Flora Flatbroke, Liesl Coppin as his evil nemesis, Lady Perfidia Beastly, Shelley MacLean as the good fairy, Glissanda Goldenvox, and Peter Court and Bryan Hiles reprising their hilarious performances as the two incompetent crooks,Cecil and Claude, making a comeback after their demise in Robin Hood.

 Jack and the Beanstalk will run from 29 November to 5 January, with performances 2.30pm Tues-Sun and 7pm Sat. Booking for all KickstArt productions is through Computicket, and for block bookings of 10 or more, or sold performances and early bird specials, please contact Ailsa Windsor of Going Places: 0832502690 or editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com.

(Source - Pansa) 

Article by +Fred Felton 

Dance #Auditions in #Durban coming up

The Playhouse is looking for Dancers for upcoming shows.

Here are all the details:

Calling all classically-trained contemporary dancers AND krumpers / street dancers / hip hop dancers!

The Playhouse Company is holding auditions for the above dance genres for possible inclusion in the Christmas Extravaganza concert at the Playhouse in December, as well as general auditions for the Dance Residency programme.

Auditions will take place in studio 410 at the Playhouse on Tuesday, 2 October 2012 from 16:00.

Candidates must come with a biography and a full-length photo, and prepare a dance of 1 minute which they will be expected to perform.

Each candidate also needs to supply their own music on CD. NO OTHER FORMAT WILL BE ACCEPTED. 

For further information or queries, and to book an audition space, please contact Peter Taylor on 031 369 9461 / petert@playhousecompany.com 

Please note, booking an audition is essential as space is limited.

Source - Pansa

Auditions for Dancers for Sun City

Pro Dancers Needed for Sun City 

Sun City Auditions!!! Auditions being held Wednesday the 20th June @ Virgin Active Cedar Square(fourways) @ 11am Looking for Female and Male Dancers for a contract in Sun City for 2 months. Show running from the 28th July-29th September 2012. (Needing Topless Female Dancers Only) Girls Pls bring T-bars to the audition and all Dancers to bring CV attached with a Picture. Kindly forward to all Pro dancers


(Source - Kerry Hiles and Gig Grapevine) 

Loads of Opportunities for Musicians, Singers, Dancers, Writers and More

We received this from Pansa today.

Loads of opportunities for people in the Arts, Theatre, Writers and More.

Audition for IKUSASA : June 9,10,11,12 2012 in Bassline, Newtown, JoburgThe production is looking for multi-talented singers, dancers, actors and musicians to perform in this brand new music and dance theatre production about present-day South Africa.The show is set for a launch in Joburg in February 2013 and a 2,5 month tour in Europe with a minimum of 55 shows until the end of April 2013. For more information and the latest updates check www.facebook.com/ikusasa

Please register for auditions by sending a facebook message - www.facebook.com/ikusasaor an email to auditions@ikusasa.com with your:
- Name, Email address, Age, Skills, Former experience.

The full article is on the PANSA web site click here
GIPCA Creative Arts Awards: 23 July (CT)
These monetary awards are intended to assist  in presenting creative and interdisciplinary projects and programmes to the public and the University community. The full article is on the PANSA web site click hereCall for Papers GIPCA’s Directors and Directing: Playwrights symposium: 25 June (CT)Interested applicants should send a topic and an abstract of no more than 350 words for a presentation of 10-15 minutes. Please include your name, email address, landline and mobile numbers, as well as a 100 word biography. The full article is on the PANSA web siteclick here

Some of the topics will include:

• Critical approaches to South African writing for theatre
• Multiple languages in the theatre
• The primacy of the written text
• The relevance of the literary text in a post-dramatic, post-colonial, post -Artaudian universe
• Oral Traditions and the Theatre
• Post 1994 writing
• Directors on Writers / Writers on Directors
• Young Playwrights
• Writers who direct their own text
• Whose text 1: Writer, director, producer, funder?
• Whose text 2: Can I tell your story if I have not experienced your life?
• Whose text 3: Multiple voices in workshop theatre and theatre making
• New forms

Applications should be sent to fin-gipca@uct.ac.za
For more information, contact the GIPCA office on 021 480 7156.

Dolly Puppet Theatre: 23 June (CT)
Dolly Puppet Theatre (glove puppets) is looking for actors and actresses.
Auditions: 23 June
Time: 12-3 pm
Venue: Tokai Library, Tokai Road
Contact: dollytheatre@gmail.com

Dance Auditions: 9 June (CT)
CAPE DANCE COMPANY auditions for professional contracts on Saturday 9th June at 1:30pm.
Venue : CAPA studios. Commences with ballet class.
Production/Tech Manager for Grahamstown: 11/6-14/7 (EC)
We are looking for a Production/Tech Manager for our annual National Schools Festival in Grahamstown.

The Production/Tech Manager is ideally available from 11 June (18 June the latest) on a flexi-hour basis in order to get all the pre-planning done. The Production Manager has to be available at all times during the Festival.

The planning involves contacting suitable technicians who want to stay over from National Arts Festival, drafting a move-in tech schedule and call times for the technicians, preparing the contracts for the technicians and stagehands. You will also be required to work closely with the National Arts Festival technical team in order to facilitate venue handovers.

We require someone to coordinate the venues and technicians for the festival, making sure that all venues are on track and to meet and make sure that the artists are happy and satisfied. Sometimes productions may need assistance to move from one venue to another or to fetch equipment/consumables from the Stores – which requires the use of the Grahamstown Foundation transport (i.e. Drivers licence required).
How to apply: E-mail Neville Engelbrecht: neville.engelbrecht@foundation.org.za

ABSA KKNK Drama Teks-Kompetisie
Have you ever had the desire to make your writings on the stage to see?

With our new text competition offering the KKNK and the Dawn Trust you to your work on stage to see and to R50 000 in cash to win. If your work has never been performed, you can enter the competition. Send by July 2, a presentation of two pages to Theo Kemptkemp@kknk.co.za  for the opportunity to make your text with a recognized playwright to develop and for the prize money eligibility.
Website: www.absakknk.co.za

Arts Moves Call for Researcher: 11 June
AMA offers travel grants to artists and cultural practitioners living and working in Africa to travel within the African continent in order to engage in the exchange of information, the enhancement of skills, the development of informal networks and the pursuit of cooperation. The researcher will be working and travelling in east African countries from the 2nd July 2012 to end of September 2012. The full article is on the PANSA web site click here


(Source: Pansa)

Article by @fredfelton