TOWNSHIP

SIYA EGOLI



Vusi Shashu, a Durban Arts coordinator who leads the theatre group Dedicated Artists, has now written a stage drama titled Siya Egoli. His new production is being rehearsed at KK hostels, kwa- Dabeka, in Clermont. The story is about KZN artists who leave their homes as well as their beloved province to go to Johannesburg to seek ways and means of expressing their talents.

Dedicated Artists performed a stage drama, also produced and directed by Vusi Shashu, which ran at the Playhouse last year. This was the Std 7 prescribed book, Kwa-Bulawayo written by Mr Gumbi. The play was also staged at the Kings Palace last December.

WOZA SIKOLETHU



Durban Arts co-ordinator John Ramaota is in charge of the music and dance group Woza Sikolethu which runs work-shops and rehearsals in different Clermont schools. Performances take place at the Beach House in Marine Parade every Wednesday and Saturday and their production is NU Jazz Gig. They also perform for the prisoners in Westville Prison during weekends.



GOSPEL MUSIC



News from Durban Arts co-ordinator Chris Faya is that there is much to offer lovers of gospel music this month with a series of concerts to be held from October 18 to 20.

On October 18 at 18h00, at the Univer-sity of Zululand, the guest artist will be Benjamin Dube.

On October 19 there will be a concert at the kwaMashu Cinema at 14h00 and one at the University of Natal at 21h00.

The final concerts in the series will take place on October 20 at the BAT Centre and Mangosuthu Technikon (time to be confirmed).

Details from Chris Faya on 207-5750.

U-NOMALIZO



U-Nomalizo

was presented by the Kwa-Dinabakubo Youth Initiative (KYT) in a drama competition held at KwaDinaba-kubo Community Hall in August.

U-Nomalizo

, a love story through peace, was written and produced by Bonginkosi Shangase of (KYT) in Zulu traditional style similar to Welcome Msomi's Umabatha. U- Nomalizo, which won over nine other productions, took him four weeks of workshops and rehearsals.

The trophies were awarded by KYT co-ordinator Petros Khumalo.

ISICATHAMIYA SHOWS



Weekly Isicathamiya music concerts are held at the YMCA in Beatrice Street and the Mehlwamnyama Hostel in Point Road. Contact Durban Arts co-ordinator and board member Paulos Msimango on 908-2603 for details.

Weekly concerts are also held at the Stable Theatre at 21 Alice Street and the contact person is Durban Arts co-ordinator Paulos Mfuphi on 503-1871. The concerts run from Saturday evenings at 21h00 to Sunday mornings at 08h00.



KZN CHOIRS



The Music Paragons Adult Choir from Umlazi led by Brian Mzobe and the Durban Serenade Choral Society won the standard and large choir categories respectively at the regional cham-pionships of the Old Mutual National Choir Festival.

They join the Thokozani Choral Society from Kwa-Mashu and the Pietermaritz-burg Choral Society as KZN represen-tatives at the national finals to be held next month in Johannesburg.

UMLAZI WORKSHOPS



Daily schools' dance and music work-shops are conducted by Durban Arts co-ordinator Prince Shazi at Fundakele, Mzuza and Zimisile Schools in Umlazi. Phone him on 907-2481 for more details.

Daily workshops and rehearsals take place in Mama Thandi's back yard in Umlazi A section highlighting drama, dance, music and gospel singing. Three drama productions have been produced by this active group. Contact Mama Thandi, also a Durban Arts co-ordinator, on 906-2469.