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BEREA ARTISTS AT HOME Now that the weather has turned cooler and the beach isn't quite so attractive, why not visit The Berea Artists at Home during the holidays? A group of artists and craftspeople invite visitors to their studios throughout the week (by appointment). They are ceramist Rodney Blumenfeld (28-6863); graphic artist Clara Cerrai (21-3767); Rob and Jacky Fletcher who do marbling and quilting (23-5265) and sculptor Hannah Lurie (28-1926). There's also stained glass artist Graham Todd (23-9928); as well as water-colourist Martin Burnett and potter Caroline Smithyman (22- 3316). Contact any member for details. Leaflets at Durban Arts, Durban Unlimited and Visuals Musgrave Centre. Enquiries to 22-3316. |
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WRITING CLASSFelicity Keats holds regular classes at the BAT Centre. Children's writing classes start in August. All other classes are currently underway - these include journalism, writing marathon and creative writing.Call Carol on 709-0340 or e-mail her on bigben@dbn.lia.net or visit the writing school on the Internet on http://www.chapterverse.co.za. |
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FROM AFRICAPopular and charismatic musician Earl Waungana is back in town to present his show From Africa With Love in the Playhouse Studio from July 8 to 23.The show, which promises to have a wide appeal for all ages, features well-known music made famous by Simon and Garfunkel, Elvis Presley, Percy Sledge, Miriam Makeba and the Gypsy Kings, to name a few. Although Earl has extensive performing experience in Africa and the United Kingdom, this is his first production. |
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SOWAH PLUS KATZ!Durban performers are in for an exciting experience when award-winning National Theatre of Ghana choreographer Adjetey Sowah arrives this month to work with director Sharon Katz on the Crossing Rhythms production. |
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Crossing Rhythmscomes about through an association of the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sharon Katz and the Peace Train and the National Theatre of Ghana's Orchestra and Dance Company.Sharon has been working on this project since 1996 when the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology and the KZN Arts and Culture Council spon-sored 10 members of her company to travel to Ghana to collaborate with the orchestra and dancers there. DIVERSE Bringing together the diverse musical styles of each of the groups, Crossing Rhythms promises to be a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds fusing the influences of classical, traditional, jazz and contem- porary African, Eastern and Western music and dance forms. Sharon and the NPO's Adrian Taylor have been orchestrating the polyrhythmic music with the help of a grant from the Arts and Culture Trust of the President. With support from NBS and Caltex, the orchestral scores and related educational resources will be made available to uni-versity music departments and music teachers throughout KZN. WORLD |
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Crossing Rhythmswill have its world premiere for two shows only at the Playhouse Opera Theatre on August 22 before going on tour as part of Sharon's Cape-to-Cairo Peace Train tour sche-duled for 1997 and 1998.Sharon and the Peace Train have just finished a recording project with Sting so there are hopes for extending the tour into Europe as well. |
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