Auditions and Jobs and Arts Projects, Calls for Proposals - GoetheOnMain 2015, Infecting the City 2015

Castings 

The Lion King Auditions
Dance auditions included this time!

Word Of Mouth Pictures, Disney Theatrical Productions official casting company in South Africa, once again calls on all singers and professionally trained dancers for open call auditions.

Singers between the age of 18 and 30, No previous experience necessary.
DURBAN - JULY 12th - Venue: Playhouse Company
JOBURG - JULY 19th - Venue: Bassline, Newtown

Dance Auditions
(Strictly those who have been trained in Morden and Ballet dance only)
JOBURG - JULY 19th - Venue: TBA
DURBAN - SEPTEMBER 06th - Venue: TBA
CAPE TOWN - SEPTEMBER 10th - Venue: Artscape

Station Manager
Cape Town TV (CTV) is a non-profit, free-to-air community television station licensed to serve
the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. CTV is committed to providing community access to
the powerful medium of television as a tool to promote human rights and social justice.

CTV is looking for a passionate, committed individual to lead the organisation in the next
phase of its development towards the achievement of its long term goals. The candidate
should have a keen understanding of the role of community media as a tool for social change
and be comfortable working in an NGO environment.

Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae including three contactable referees and 

a letter of motivation (no longer than one page) on or before 13 July 2014 to 

jobs@capetowntv.org. 

The NAC has limited funding available to support 6-8 Special Projects of national significance that strengthen the arts and meets the enhanced strategic goals of the NAC for the period 2014-2018.

Closing date: 31 July 2014
Outcomes date: 30 September 2014

To this end we are inviting project proposals from organisations that have capacity and a proven track record in implementing large projects or programmes that grow or transform the sector in one of the following areas:

1. Capacity development for arts organisations poised for growth to support the creation of job opportunities
2. Women in literature, performing or visual arts
3. People in the arts living with disabilities
4. New work for and/or with youth that develop and extend audiences

Special consideration will be given to projects that have a mentoring component.

Prospective recipients of funding should have the capacity to utilise the funding

with integrity and comply with the principles and practices of sound governance, 

within the required timelines.

Conditions for funding:

• All relevant sections of the application form must be filled in completely
• All requested documentation must be submitted with the application form
• Applications must be submitted on or before 31 July 2014.

Please note that late and incomplete applications will not be considered at all 

and no exceptions will be made. Application forms are available here:

http://nac.org.za/funding/calls-and-results/call-for-flagship-applications-arts-projects

Open call for proposals: GoetheOnMain 2015
Non-commercial, artist-run project space / project ideas for exhibitions, workshops, events and performances can be handed in until 15 August 2014.

The Goethe-Institut is known worldwide for promoting intercultural engagement through fostering dialogue and exchange in the arts. GoetheonMain was developed by the Goethe-Institut South Africa and launched in May 2009 at Arts on Main in Johannesburg as a non-commercial, artist-run project space – an exceptional free platform in a city where cultural spaces are either commercially or governmentally managed. The multi-disciplinary GoetheonMain has since hosted a wide range of exhibitions, workshops, events and performances; including visual art, literature, film, music, dance and theatre projects

More details here: http://www.goethe.de/ins/za/en/joh/kul/sup/gom/12382101.html

Infecting The City - Call for submissions 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 http://www.infectingthecity.com/2014/cape-town/call-for-applications-2015/

The deadline for this submission is the 15th August 2014 at 17h00. The short list will be released in mid-September 2014. 

This Edition by +Fred Felton 

Book Review - The Real Meal Revolution

The Book - The Real Meal Revolution
Written by - Prof Tim Noakes, Sally-Ann Creed, Jonno Proudfoot and David Grier
Photography - Craig Fraser
(Quivertree Publications)

This is indeed an interesting food, recipe and diet book.

I know I can hear you already. Oh gosh not another revolutionary diet.  Give it a try first before you turn it down.  Features some wonderful photography by Craig Fraser.

The book is written by quite a mixture of characters.  You have a scientist (Prof Tim Noakes) then a Nutritionist (Sally-Ann Creed) and add two chef-athletes (Jonno Proudfoot and David Grier.)

So what is the book about?  Well part recipe book, part lifestyle change and even have a look at it if you are looking for that new diet.  

You have to get used to some interesting phrases such as 'banting' don't even ask me what that is, read the book to find out.

Some of the interesting recipe's that caught my eye were:

• A Fermented Pickles Recipe 
• Kale with Chorizo and Eggs
• Blueberry and Cream Cheese Hotcakes
• There take on a Chicken Tikka Masala
• Spicy Bacon Nuts
• Chocolate Fat Shake

Features an introduction by Gary Player.

Look out for the websites in the bibliography section.  Well worth a visit.

The book is available at Exclusive Books - http://www.exclus1ves.co.za/

Review by +Fred Felton 

Events Around South Africa and Auditions

THE SECRET TO UNLOCKING SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

Presented by Dr Taddy Blecher   

Dr Taddy Blecher is CEO of the Maharishi Institute, CEO of the Community and Individual Development Association, the Executive Chairman of Invincible Outsourcing; and Chairman of the SA National Government task team on Entrepreneurship, Education, & Job Creation. He is a pioneer of the free tertiary education movement in South Africa, helping create five free access institutions of higher learning.

Dr Blecher co-founded the Branson School of Entrepreneurship with Sir Richard Branson, and has raised over R450 million in cash, property and equity to support free access to post-secondary school education. As a result, over 5,500 unemployed South Africans have been educated, found employment and moved from poverty to the middle-class. These formerly unemployed youth now have combined salaries in excess of R250 million p.a. and expected life-time earnings of R9.5 billion. Over 600,000 young South Africans in schools have been reached with one-week education and life-skills training courses.

Dr Blecher was a 2002 World Economic Forum "Global Leader of Tomorrow" award recipient, a 2005 World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader of the World", a Skoll Global Social Entrepreneur winning a $1 million prize for his work, and has been honoured with two honorary doctorates. In 2009 he was named by author Tom Peters as one of his top 5 most influential entrepreneurs in the world over the last 30 years. Over 30 published books have profiled Dr Blecher’s work, including the three most recent books by Sir Richard Branson.

A qualified actuary and management consultant, Dr Blecher is passionate about the approach of Consciousness-Based Education, a system of education developing the full potential of every student. This has led the Maharishi Institute to wining the first prize in a global competition to find the most promising and innovative education initiative in the world in October 2010.

DATE:  16 July 2014

Venue:  The Great Ilanga - Elangeni Hotel

Time:  12:00 for 12:30 to 14:30

COSTS:  R380,00 pp Members – Non Members:  R550,00 (price includes VAT)

RSVP:  Phili Hlongwa – 031 335 1028

hlongwap@durbanchamber.co.za

2014 South African Book Fair satisfies book lovers’ appetites

The 2014 South African Book Fair, which took place between 13 and 15 June at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, has been hailed as a success. With over 120 events, access to 100 authors, illustrators, storytellers, book critics, puppet shows, book launches and book club brunches on offer under one roof, visitors were truly spoilt for choice.

For Batya Green-Bricker, the Fair’s Programme Director; the 2014 South African Book Fair attracted crowds from all walks of life, “Book lovers and casual readers were drawn into the magic of what the Fair had to offer. Books provided an escape, inspiration, education and entertainment. Whoever you are, whatever your reason for reading or picking up a book, the SABF was a space and time dedicated to making all sorts of books come to life.”

This year the fair attracted several thousand visitors, which is on par with the 2012 South African Book Fair. Other memorable highlights of the 2014 South African Book Fair included:

·         Children shrieking with glee at the sight of the larger-than-life Gruffalo, – Peter Rabbit, Spot the Dog, Maisy Mouse, and Where’s Wally. Children were also transported into a whimsical world with the Two Oceans Aquarium puppet shows

·         Hearing the views of three brilliant minds and personalities in three judges -Justice Edwin Cameron, Justice  Albie Sachs and Justice Lee Bozalek.

·         Seeing how education publishers have so successfully bridged the physical-digital divide. This includes the technological advancement of the Humanware Braillenote Apex BT32 Braille notetaker, which will empower South Africa’s visually challenged students in the 21^st Century. This was showcased by Pearson and Edit Microsystems.

·         Squeezing more chairs into an event venue to accommodate the overflow of listeners – especially in the self-publishing slots

·          Neil Stemmert talking heritage food with his poetical and authentic combination of English and Afrikaans

·         The diverse audience drawn by Professors Njabule Ndebele and Harry Garuba's talk on how to write our African story.

According to Siphiwo Mahala, Head of Books and Publishing at the Department of Arts and Culture, “The South African Book Fair is an important platform in our endeavour to develop a literate and reading society. The importance of literacy and a vibrant culture of reading cannot be overemphasised. Literacy underpins development in all sectors of society in a modern world and contributes not only to a knowledge economy, but also stimulates economic growth and job creation.”

Due to the widespread popularity of the South African Book Fair, the Publisher’s Association of South Africa (PASA) has opted to nationalise the Fair. The 2015 South African Book Fair will take place in Johannesburg. “In line with requests from a number of key stakeholders, PASA believes that by positioning the Fair nationally, this will increase interest with current participants from a location point of view. In addition, we are targeting increased involvement with new regional stakeholders,” comments Mpuka Radinku, the Executive Director of PASA.

                                               Louise van Rhyn is coming to Durban. 

We are excited about the extent to which South African citizens are committed to helping to lead change in Education. If you want to know how you can use your own business and leadership skills to make a difference in our schools, then this is for you.

Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Time: 15h30 – 17h30 (Registration at 15h30, the session will commence at 16h00)
Venue: Diakonia Centre, 20 Diakonia Avenue, Durban
(Tel: 031 310 3523)
Facilitator: Louise van Rhyn – louise@symphonia.net
RSVP: If you would like to attend the session, please book your place with Melissa:
Email melissa@symphonia.net • Tel 021 913 3507

Practical Sales Management 

Johannesburg
Oaklands, Oak Avenue
Ferndale, Randburg·
14 & 15 August

Cape Town
The Studio, 24 Southfield Rd
Plumstead, Cape Town
19 & 20 August

Durban
Hilltop Manor
Umhlanga Rocks Drive
21 & 22 August

The course for all sales managers to take. 

For more info email Richard on info@richardmulvey.com 

Master Choux pastry demo at Miele Umhlanga

Learn to make these pretty and delicious choux pastries
Baking demonstration in the Miele kitchen on a variety of delicious choux pastry
with Chef Kirti Kamal

You will learn how to make an Eclair, almond Paris Brest and profiterole.
Creme patisserie filling
Belgian chocolate glaze & lemon glaze
Saturday 26th July 10:00am
R250 p.p.

email: info@boutiqueboulangerie.com to book your space

The Lion King Auditions

Word Of Mouth Pictures, Disney Theatrical Productions official casting company in South Africa, once again calls on all singers and professionally trained dancers for open call auditions.

Singers between the age of 18 and 30, No previous experience necessary.
CAPE TOWN - JULY 4th & 5th - Venue: Artscape
DURBAN - JULY 12th - Venue: Playhouse Company
JOBURG - JULY 19th - Venue: Bassline, Newtown

Latin/Jazz duo Neil Gonselves and Demi Fernandez launch Latinfluence album

Dbn KZNSA Gallery, Glenwood: Friday 04 July

The performance at KZNSA Gallery is not only the official launch of the Latinfluence CD but also the first opportunity for audiences to enjoy a complete performance by Demi Fernandez and Neil Gonsalves in this duo format. To accommodate the acoustic and intimate nature of the performance, a grand piano is being especially hired for the performance in the gallery. 

Flamenco guitarist Demi Fernandez and jazz pianist Neil Gonsalves have been colleagues as music teachers, initially at Technikon Natal and subsequently and currently at the University of KwaZulu Natal for 20 years. Their musical partnership is more recent though and grows out of a mutual admiration of each other’s musicianship and the need to develop a creative outlet that would explore, at least initially the orchestral potential of the guitar-piano duo format and the vast terrain of Latin music. Their debut CD recording, ‘Latinfluence’ is the first instalment of their duo. 

This event is supported by Concerts SA and produced by iSupport Music Business. Concerts SA is a joint South African/Norwegian initiative that aims to stimulate live music in South Africa by finding and implementing ways to create regular, sustainable performance platforms.  It also aims to develop an interest in and appreciation of live music by showcasing music performances and conducting workshops at schools.

Doors 6pm R60 Bookings: 031 201 9969

Future Top Chefs & Zaba at the Ball & Auditions for The Lion King

Future top chefs compete in brandy infusions competition

(Winners - Bernita Oosthuizen, Nick Holdcroft (Distell)  and Zandria De Nobrega) 

Future cheffing talent was nurtured by The South African Chefs Association Young Chefs Club of KwaZulu-Natal, when chefs under the age of 25 competed to win a Brandy Infusions competition at the Durban Country Club on June 26.

Ten finalist teams of two, from The Oyster Box, Southern Sun Elangeni-Maharani, the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC),Capsicum Culinary Studio, The International Hotel School, Durban University of Technology and The Fusion Cooking School, had to prepare two dishes – a starter and a dessert – both containing potstill brandy. They had 10 minutes to prepare and present each course, including clean down of the kitchen. The dish had to be paired with a brandy, either neat or with a mixer, with teams explaining why a specific brandy was chosen.

Fusion Cooking School’s Zandria De Nobrega and Bernita Oosthuizen claimed top position with their starter of Moroccan lamb-style tortellini, basil brandy crème with smoked tomato emulsion and apricot chutney, paired with Oude Meester Demant and their dessert of mocha and hazelnut-layered panna cotta, hazelnut brandy praline, plum macaroon and a brandy plum custard, chocolate ganache and a plum reduction, paired with a Richelieu 10-year-old. Second place went to Capsicum Culinary Studio Durban’s Edward Lloyd and Tyann Robert and third position to The Oyster Box Hotel’s Brenden Schwenn and Tanya Padayachee. De Nobrega and Oosthuizen received a trip to the Van Ryn’s Distillery in Stellenbosch and the Klipdrift Distillert in Roberton, a brandy hamper and a Cape Culinary Experience in the kitchen of a  top South African chef in Cape Town.

Distell sponsored the competition, with premium potstill brandies including Klipdrift Gold, Oude Meester Demant, Richelieu 10 year-old, Collisons White Gold and Van Ryn's 12 year-old.

The Young Chefs Club (YCC) is a sub-committee of The South African Chefs Association (SACA) committee and is aimed at all those chefs aged 25 years old or younger. The judging panel consisted of SACA regional chairman Chef Gunther Beissel, Chef Larry Lynch (Karoo Butchery), Chef Belinda Barlow (SPAR fresh studio), and Nick Holdcroft (Distell Brandy Ambassador). The kitchen judge was Chef Fatima Stanley.

“The competition was a stunning success with all the teams being on time - well within their allocated time per course,” said event organiser and Fusion Cooking School Executive Chef Shaun Smith said. Head judge Gunther Beissel commented on the "extremely high standard of all the plates", and all the judges were pleased with the quality of the taste, presentation and pairing ability of the young chefs. “The dishes were world-class and there were a couple of truly outstanding brandy pairings,” Holdcroft said.

“The SACA KZN YCC look forward to hosting the competition again next year and building on the success of this year’s event,” Smith said.

(Snegugu with Zaba at the Ball) 

East Coast Radio’s Zaba slipped on her Fairy Godmother stilettos last night, when she treated 18 year old Snegugu Mthiyane to a once-in-a-lifetime matric dance experience, complete with TV cameras, a chauffeured snazzy car and a Prince Charming to accompany her.  

Auditions for The Lion King

Durban July 12th Playhouse for Singers 18 - 30 

Joburg - 19th July Bassline, Newtown for Singers 18 - 30 

What Do South Africans Think Of The World Cup in Brazil

2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL ADRENALINE RUSH

Hundreds and thousands of soccer-crazed fans have been getting the adrenaline rush before and since the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil football tournament has started in Brazil. The tremendous culture of football caught people’s attention from every angle of the world including students. This is what some of the University of Johannesburg students had to say about their favourite teams and players in the 214 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

§  Banele Mbuyisa Corporate Communications 1^st year student: ‘I am so in love with Germany, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller are the best players for me, simply because they know how to kill the opposing team.’

§  Laurel Majola and Ntsoaki Mokotjo Logistics Final Year students: ‘Our favourite Soccer World Cup teams of all times are Spain and the United States of America. And the best players from the two teams are Andres Iniesta, Gerald Pique, David Villa, Xavi Hernandez and Clint Dempsey. Reason being they have experience in the football and they good at what they do, no matter what.’

§  Jabulani Khoza: ‘Spain is the best team ever and my favourite players of all times are Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez, best midfielders in the world. Ask anyone about the Midfielders of Spain, they’ll tell you.’  

§  Tsholofelo Mokgohlwa Final year Public Relations and Communication student: ‘My favourite team in the World Cup is Brazil and my favourite player is Neymar da Silva Santos because the guy is so cute and very good with football and he’s known as an excellent player globally.’

Article by +Molly Dimpho

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.

Highlights From The Hookup Dinner Durban

Last night  I attended the inspiring Hookup Dinner.

This time the venue was GagasiFM which is situated in New Town Centre in Umhlanga Ridge.
There were many entrepreneurs in attendance and a few even pitched their business.  We heard from Events Companies and even a man who provides wedding and funeral insurance.

Our guest speakers were from the government and they showed us the intricacies of the tender world.

Here are some of the tips they shared with us:

• Remember to sign your tender, you will be surprised how many people forget to do that.
• Make sure you have your BEE Certificate and Tax Certificate, you will need it.
• Try not to be a jack of all trades, just focus on one niche.
• If you say you are experienced in a field you can be sure you will be asked if you have experience in that field.
• Try not to just provide a service, the government also wants to see that you will provide some sort of development opportunities for the future generations.
• There are many opportunities coming up for entrepreneurs including the building of a new museum and a possible Film Studio.  
• The City of Durban has a website where you can register on their supplier database.  You will need to do this if you want to tender, here is a link to their website: http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Government/Administration/Administrative%20Clusters/treasury/supply_chain_management/Application_City_Database/Pages/default.aspx

A great time was had by all the entrepreneurs and congratulations to Sphamandla who won the pitching session.

Will you win next time?

The Hookup Dinner has events countrywide.

To RSVP:  http://www.thehookupdinner.com/


Article by Fred Felton
Find him on Twitter @fredfelton