VUVUZELA, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 7 ARTS Art winners feel no pain

SEBABATSO MOSAMO IT is offi cial: None of the fi ve winners of the Grand Pa art competition held at Student Village last block are Wits students. Th e competition was held by Student Village and Grand Pa to showcase South Africa’s young talent and celebrate the brand’s 90th birthday. Each student received a cash prize of R10 000, the privilege of having their artworks in a calendar for 2008 and a three-year road show for exposure. Art pieces were expected to incorporate brand attributes, the Grand Pa logo, visually depict “90” and celebrate the Grand Pa heritage and artistic ability Th e competition was held at various South African campuses and the winners consisted of students from Tswane University of Technology (TUT) and Durban University of Technology (DUT). Bongumusa Hlongwa from DUT said he was very happy to be one of the winners and would use the money to further his art and pay for his learner’s licence. A CLASSY-CAL ACT. Students from WitsMusic performed with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra in the Great “I didn’t expect it at all,” said Jessica Le Cararise from TUT. Hall last Sunday. From left to right: Priya Munsamy, Karen Meyer’s and Mary Tennant vowed audiences with their solo She said she would use her winnings to pay off her student loan. performances. Th e other three winners were not available for comment at the time of print.

Th e Wits Déjà Vu poetry society is It’s like music to my ears declaring September 27 “Men’s Day” and are celebrating with a tongue- in-cheek comedy show at the Great ERICA DREIJER Tennant has been playing violin for over 10 years. Hall, East Campus. MUSIC students at Wits had an opportunity to It started as “a decision to play the violin as part of Th e lineup includes Witsies launch their music careers by performing with the group classes at school and not to become famous”. Mashabela G,Verymuch and Lazola Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra in the Great Hall She delivered an outstanding solo, performing the Gola, as well as comedians Chris last Sunday. fi rst movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Mapane, Al Prodgers and Mthunzi Th e event, which forms part of the Johannesburg Major, and was drawn back three times by applauding Ntoyi. It’ll be at 7pm for 7.30 at R30 Symphony Orchestra’s (JSO) bi-annual Young Artists’ audiences. for students, and R50 otherwise. Concerto Festival, has been used as a platform for the For her, it is important to “put all you have into the Celebrate “Men’s Day” and check debut of many of South Africa’s established musicians stage. You are happy when you know that you are it out! For info contact Mashabela – both vocal and instrumental – since 1948. getting to the end, so it is best that you make [the THE MEN’S DAY COMEDY SHOW: join witsie and Galane at sabimashabela@yahoo. Highlights on Sunday included solo performances fi nale] big.” other well known comedians as they celebrate their com or 073 551 6113 / 072 529 by Mary Tennant (violin) and Karen Meyer (piano), Fourie loves working with youth. “I really enjoy “special day” 5952. both fi rst year BMus students, described by conductor working with young, fresh talent. Th ey still deliver Pienaar Fourie as “masters” in their fi eld. music very emotionally, and I enjoy seeing their “Th ey played their hearts out. Wits can be proud of passion,” he said. the students they produce here,” Fourie said. Fourie has been the conductor for the JSO for 31 years. DVD REVIEWS Th e concert also consisted of performances of arias He is also involved with many of the youth orchestras and songs, by Mozart, Handel, Lloyd-Webber and across Gauteng and is co-founder of Youth Symphony JUMA FORD Schumann. Africa, an association overseeing 17 youth symphony SUNSHINE “It’s a great joy to become a part of these students’ groups from the Western Cape and Gauteng. DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle lives when they fi rst start out and then see where they Th e Johannesburg Symphony Society was founded STARRING: Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evens, Troy Garity, Benedict Wong, end up 20 years later. Deon van der Walt performed in 1934. Under the chairmanship of Dr Crinsoz de Gillian Murphy. on this stage,” Fourie said. Van der Walt was one of Cottens, the society set out to establish a symphony From the director of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later comes a new drama-thriller. Th e the world’s leading tenors, and performed in all the orchestra to serve the community of Johannesburg. sun is dying so a group of scientists are sent to detonate a bomb in the sun in hopes of world’s major opera houses and in many international Th e Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra was only saving it. Th ey take a detour and everything goes wrong from there. Not a lot of action music festivals, but tragically died in 2005. registered in 1945 as a company. or aliens but defi nately worth watching. SHOOTER DIRECTOR: Antoine Fuqua STARRING: :Mark Wahlberg Th is movie delivers what it promises to, great action. It’s also a thriller, which makes it Watch out, they are watching you that much more enjoyable. If you like Th e Bourne Identity fi lms you’ll love this movie. Although Fuqua’s last fi lm, Training Day, is a better fi lm overall Shooter hits the target. Rent now before your DVD store’s copy becomes too scratched. MOVIE: Day Watch THE NUMBER 23 DIRECTOR: Timur Bekmambetov DIRECTOR: Joel Schumacher STARRING: Konstantin Khabensky STARRING: Jim Carrey, Victoria Madsen, Logan Lerman VUVU VERDICT: Can’t wait for more. Th is movie makes you happy Jim Carrey has not been typecast. Th is is a thriller about a man who begins to see the number 23 everywhere, driving him crazy in the process. Th e twist at the end is great. Warning: if you become paranoid easily then watch with JUMA FORD caution. Count the words in this review, divide it by two and you get 23 backwards. DAY Watch is the long awaited sequel to the Russian fi lm Night Watch. Th e movies are based on the ideas in Sergei Lukyanenko’s Watch series books. Although the movie shares its name with the second book in the series it is actually loosely based on the end part of the fi rst book, Th e Night Watch. Th e movie is a horror-fantasy-thriller. Th e plot revolves around the Others, made up of vampires, shape shifters and other supernatural beings. Th ere are Light Others and Dark Others. A truce between the two sides is formulated so that peace will be kept between the two sides. Th is includes allowing all new Others the choice of choosing which side to be on. Th e Night Watch was formed to watch the Dark Photo Courtesy: www.movieweb.com Others and the Day Watch to watch the Light Others, to make sure that the truce is kept. However, there is Th is is a very good movie and provides action, a prophecy that says that a powerful Other will come comedy and horror that will keep one glued to the along and his choice of choosing the dark or light side screen and happy on the ride home. For those who will tip the balance and may possible lead to a fi nal wish to watch this movie, which should be everyone, battle. it is suggested that they fi rst watch Night Watch or Anton, the main character of the movie, is a vampire they will be confused. who is accused of murder. Th is threatens to break the Th e fi lm is subtitled. However, even the subtitles are truce, since the leader of the Dark Others wants him done in a unique manor. If the word blood shows up it to be punished, while the Light Others believe in his is coloured red or if someone is talking while the car innocence. Th ey refuse to turn him over to the neutral they are in is shaking, the subtitles will also shake. For Others that are in charge of handing out justice to those who cannot deal with subtitles they will have to those who break the truce. wait till Day Watch comes out on DVD so they can A sub-plot revolves around Anton’s son, who is a watch the dubbed version, which the Night Watch Dark Other, and Anton’s trainee, both of whom are DVD off ers. suspected of being great Others that could cause a Th e biggest question is what the third movie in the war if they ever meet. Th is problem is compounded trilogy will be about? Th is question is particularly by the fact that both of them are trying to fi ght for puzzling and up for a lot of debate because of the fact Anton’s aff ection. Th is means that there are two issues that the second movie is loosely based on the end of that could cause the truce to be broken. the fi rst book. However, this is the fi lm industry and if Yet another sub-plot is the search for a piece of chalk more Rocky movies can be made and Eddie Murphy that can be used to change time when used to can still get away with playing half the characters in write down what one wishes, such as avoiding death his fi lms then a way will be found. And it is sure to be Naturally the chalk ties into the rest of the story. just as good as the fi rst two. If you haven’t had enough cricket action VUVUZELA from the T20 tournament head down to UJ’s main oval this Sunday to watch the Wits cricket team take on UJ. After the winter break this game sees the restart of the Gauteng Premier League . The game will start at 09:30.

SportsFriday, September 21, 2007 Ouch! Wits (sun)burnt 3-1 Settling it in the ring NONDLELA MAPONYA THE WITS Boxing Society will be hosting a tournament featuring amateur boxers from all the clubs that form part of the Johannesburg Amateur Boxing Union (JABU). Winston Nxumalo, chairperson of the Wits Boxing Society, said the tournament will provide fi ghters with experience, and prepare them for the professional world. He said this would give boxers fi rst- hand experience, “a chance to become boxing champions”. Th is is the second tournament that Wits will be trying to organise. Th e fi rst one, which was scheduled for earlier this year, did not happen as the fi ghters from the other clubs failed to arrive. Siyanda Mthembu, deputy chairperson, said the problem with organising tournaments is that you are not guaranteed that the opponents will show up. Wits will be including 12 fi ghters from their side. Th e Wits team will be made up of seven male boxers and fi ve female boxers. Th e tournament will be held at the Old Mutual Sports Hall on Saturday, September 22.

EISH: The clever boys lost 3-1 to the Brazillians on Wednesday night Photo: Nondlela Maponya Wits cricket

NONDLELA MAPONYA the score. Wits striker Calvin Sosibo lacked referee, Jonas Nhlapo, reprimanded BIDVEST Wits’ hopes of adding Poor defending by Wits allowed confi dence and failed to capitalise on Igesund. on winning Mamelodi Sundowns to their conquest Lerato Chabangu to score the second the chances that were created. De Sa was watching the game from list was dashed on Wednesday night goal and put Sundowns ahead again. David Radebe was on form for the the stands because of the three- at Milpark Stadium when the newly Th e man responsible for scoring the night but just needed someone to match ban handed down by the PSL crowned SAA Supa 8 champions winning goal against Pirates in the support him. disciplinary committee for swearing streak continued their good form by beating Supa 8 fi nal, Brent Carelse, continued Sundowns were playing without on the fi eld. ERICA DREIJER Wits 3-1. his fi ne form by scoring the third goal their number one striker, Surprise De Sa said he swore at a player out of Wits had successfully managed to after being set up by Dillion Shephard. Moriri, who was injured minutes frustration and did not know it would WITS beat the two Soweto giants Kaizer Sheppard too was in fi ne form, and before the game during the warm-up cause off ense. “I said son of a bit%$ to students Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in two of received the man of the match award session. a player because I was frustrated at won their last three Premier Soccer League for his eff ort on the night. Sundowns coach Gordon Igesund what he was doing but [it] must have against (PSL) matches. Wits have been playing well lately almost joined suspended Wits coach touched a nerve.” the Old Wits fans were silenced within the and tried very hard to come back into Roger De Sa in the stands when he De Sa did not lose his grip on Boys in fi rst minute of the game when Josta the game. angered the referee by kicking an the game entirely as he was giving the annual Dladla scored for Sundowns. Th ey showed good skill and pace extra ball onto the fi eld while play was instructions via cell phone to his Walter Noah Chivata brought back a smile but they could not match the pace of in progress. assistant, Eric Tinkler, from the Milton when he scored minutes later to level the Sundowns players. Play had to be stopped while the stands. Memorial match hosted at Wits on September 9. At this year’s event, Old Boys Boat Race a rough ride for Wits that played included Richard Snell, Adam Bacher and David Terbrugge. ERICA DREIJER race. Matches were offi ciated by Cyril THE Wits University Boat Club In the A fi nal, Wits managed to Mitchley and Barry Lambson, who (WUBC) ladies’ crews outshone the get a healthy lead early on, but could provided an international air to the men’s crews in the annual Mutual and not hold off Rhodes who crossed the event. Federal University Boat Race held on fi nish line fi rst. Two of Wits’ teams played on the the Kowie in Port Alfred last week. While it’s the coxswain’s job to day and in the main match, the Wits Th e ladies’ A8+ came second to encourage the crew and steer the students won by 25 runs. Rhodes University, in the closest fastest possible course, the rowers Top scorers for Wits were Andrew Wits-Rhodes ladies A fi nal race in push themselves to their physical Kirkland 79 and Russel Tindale 72 recent years. Th e ladies’ B8+ also extremes. while Richard Snell scored 77 and came second to Rhodes, while the Training for the race takes serious Jon Buxton-Forman scored 71 for men’s A8+ placed fi fth overall and the amounts of dedication and time the Old Boys. men’s B8+ sixth. management skills. Th e event was attended by the Th e event is divided into two races: Wits’ rowing WUBC’s president, Registrar, Dr Derek Swemmer, who a heads race-time trial on Th ursday Murray Taylor, estimates that the welcomed all VIPs and guests.After followed by fi nals on Saturday. men’s A crew did about 30 minutes of the event, everyone recounted the Each crew’s time is recorded in the practice for every one of the 600-odd day’s events over a drink and talked heads race and used to rank and place WORKING AGAINST THE ODDS: Wits men’s A crew batlling it out in the C-fi nal. strokes taken during the race. about the “old days”. them into fi nals. Photo courtesy of Stephen Coomber Training began in April with two Wits’s fi rst team also played a Th e fi nals are based on the Oxford/ sessions training during the week. friendly warm-up match against Cambridge Boat Race, with two crews enormous waves crashed into the the men’s A8+ crew were placed Morning training consists of 90 Wanderers this last weekend. racing each other for fi nal standings. boat in certain sections, especially in against the University of KwaZulu- minutes in the gym or on rowing Wanderers scored 185/6 in their Th e men’s crews race over 6km and the notorious Bay of Biscay adding up Natal (UKZN) in the C fi nal. machines and afternoon sessions allotted 45 overs. Wits scored 186 the women over 4km. to an extra 100kg dead-weight to the Th ey dominated the race from the involve rowing or more gym training. for seven in the 42nd over to win On both days, opposing winds and boat. start, beating UKZN by four boat In addition, the men’s A crew would by three wickets. Top scorer was tides over the Kowie created rough After a very tightly contested men’s lengths. travel to the Vaal River on Saturdays the new player-coach that recently conditions, making rowing diffi cult. A head race, separated by only 33 Th e ladies A8+ came second to and Sundays, starting training at 8am joined Wits, Aldo van den Berg, On the day of the heads race, seconds between fi rst and fi fth place, Rhodes by 24 seconds in the heads and rowing over 20km a session. who scored 36. 2 VUVUZELA,September 28, 2007 NE WS Innovative planet saving solutions

ERICA DREIJER in the new environment, often these plants reach pest INVASIVE alien plants can pose a proportions. Th is, in turn, has had a huge threat to a country’s ecosystems, negative impact on the ecosystem. aff ecting its natural water supply and Th e US government alone spends in and agriculture. the region of US$120 billion a year to to Prof Marcus Byrne from the School control weeds in agriculture. raise of Animal, Plant and Environmental Invasive plants pose a large threat to awareness sciences will take a look at these our water supply, as “seven percent of of how we issues during a discussion he South Africa’s mean run-off rainfall can preserve will host at the Roots and Shoots goes down the throats of alien invasive our own species. Environmental Exhibition held at plants”, said Byrne. Roots and Wits from October 2 to 4. Biological control is one of the Shoots is a global The main theme for this year’s solutions available to help control programme that was exhibition is Fighting Climate invasive plants from becoming pests. started by the Jane Goodall Change from a South African One of the examples he will be Institute to help youth Perspective. showing during his presentation is become involved in and aware Th e exhibition will take a look at how a dam contaminated by Red of environmental issues. Goodall how population growth and mobility Fern was cleared within a six-month is world-renowned for her research have changed the world we live in and period using insects. on wild chimpanzees. how these will aff ect things like water, Th is initiative forms part of the Th e exhibition starts on Tuesday, food security, biodiversity and energy government’s “Working for Water” October 2 at 9.30am at Senate House going forward. campaign, which aims to save natural Concourse with the Dean of Science, Environmental Other key speakers from Wits’ water supplies as well as serve as a Prof Ramesh Bharuthram, delivering Management School of Animal, Plant and social upliftment programme. the opening talk. (by JM Schepes, Environmental sciences include Dr Bird will use excerpts of Al Gore’s Other talks include: Global Climate Wednesday at 12.15pm). Barend Erasmus, Th eresa Bird and fi lm, An Inconvenient Truth, to Change (by Th eresa Bird, daily at An Inconvenient Truth will Prof Mary Scholes. discuss the eff ects of global changes 10am), Climate Action Now (by also be shown on Tuesday and Most invasive plants spread beyond on the climate and look at how we can Richard Worthington from Earthlife, Wednesday evening at 5.30pm. their natural borders through help save Mother Earth. Th ursday at 5.30pm), Invasives For more information contact Ishan commerce and human transportation. She hopes to demonstrate that and Biocontrol (by Prof Marcus Singh at rootsandshoots.wits@gmail. Due to a lack of natural predators climate change is not a political agenda Byrne, Tuesday at 12.15pm) and com or 072 122 6239.

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Come alive with Joburg this weekend JACKIE BISCHOF WHILE YOU might not agree with vice-chancellor Professor Loyiso Nongxa on fee increases or the speed of university transformation, here’s one thing you might fi nd diffi cult to tackle him on. In an interview with Joburg City’s website, joburg.org.za, vice-chancellor described why he liked living in Johannesburg. Nongxa praised Joburg as a city with “so much to do”, attracting leading artists and hosting numerous concerts. Vice-chancellor Nongxa couldn’t have been more right. For the month of September, the Arts Alive Festival has brought a host of international and national artists to clubs, theatres and museums around Johannesburg. The line up has been fantastic and the Festival a showcase of the city’s ability to host a world class arts festival successfully. For the last few weeks, Vuvuzela has been bringing you stories from the festival and now we’re proud to end off the festival with this supplement. Organisers have decided to structure the last weekend of the Festival specifi cally for students. The Lockdown Festival is happening on September 28 and 29. Tickets costing R100 will get you access to all events happening over these two days. This includes parties at Mary Fitzgerald Square, Carfax and Fuel Café in Newtown, which will host a number of international and national artists. Tradition through Rendition workshops are included in the Lockdown price, but Speak the Mind poetry sessions are R30. So make your way to Newtown this weekend to see Johannesburg transform into a truly cosmopolitan city. And if you see vice- chancellor Nongxa there, don’t forget to say hi. Arts Alive Festival opening INTERNATIONAL STYLE HEATS UP JOZI: Mozambiquan / Brazilian band Napalma, seen here at the 88 Lounge, commemorated makes temperatures soar the fi rst days of spring with a scorching performance at the opening of the Arts Alive festival Photo: Lenyaro Sello LENYARO SELLO their retro-fusion of Brazilian and music remains fl uid and organic. dance fl oor with club fusion beats. America. Th eir music is a mix of LIVELY stage presence and crowd African beats. Th eir sound is fresh Th ey got the crowd singing along and He was followed by performances by cultures and beats. participation characterised the Arts and contemporary yet stays true begging for more. Napalma comprises Fredric Galliano from France and Pat “We work together towards creating Alive Festival opening at Bassline, to the sultry sounds of traditional Ivo Maia, the vocalist, drummers Sid Heart the Czech Republic Afro Pop. this music. One person comes with Newtown. Brazilian and Mozambican music. Travaglia and Rafael Garacia, and Ben Th e performances refl ected a mix of an idea and we all contribute,” says Th is was a music extravaganza that You can tell how in tune band Amato, the programmer and sax fl ute. cultures from diff erent corners of the Travaglia. started at 9pm and that was probably members are with one another. Band members come from Brazil, world, to kickstart the month-long A great start to the festival with the the last time the audience checked Th ey manage to play such succinct Mozambique and South Africa. Festival. promise of an even greater ending. their watches. First act of the night, rhythms, while seeming to foretell In contrast to these exotic sounds, Napalma has been around the world Check www.artsalive.co.za for details Napalma dazzled the audience with each other’s next hand move. Th e South African Kid Fonque heated the and performed in Europe and South of the Festival Lockdown celebration. Three heads are better Jozi embraces the word

than one ERICA DREIJER SEBABATSO MOSAMO VERSE will speak for the people in a THREE South African theatres Speak the Mind poetry session that have pooled their talents to create will be hosted on September 28 and a performance workshop that 29. celebrates the country’s diversity Th e theme for this year’s poetry through dance. sessions is Harare or Darfur – Eyes Th e Arts Alive Festival brings this on Us. variety of dance forms and styles to Some of the well-known artists ike audiences with the Dance…Power of Ishle Yi Park from the United States, Th ree performance workshops. Samm Monro from Zimbabwe, and Th e theatres will be displaying local poets Mzwakhe Mbuli and Pops what has been termed “a new model Mohamed will be performing. in the arts”. Ballet Th eatre Afrikan, Events will be hosted by Julius will premier Jukebox Gentleman by “Makweru” Moeletsi from Yfm. AFRICAN STYLE: Dancer Kitty Phetla shows Andrea Schermoly, a local dancer You can also attend the Tradition her stuff in Jukebox Gentleman trained at home and abroad. through Rendition writing and Photo : John Hogg Moving into Dance Mophatong performance workshops and learn presents Flesh by choreographer, more about poetry’s role – both past Gregory Maqoma, and Th e South African Ballet Th eatre (SABT) presents and in the present - in society. Neon Flight, also choreographed by Maqoma. It premiered in Moscow last year Th e Tradition workshops “have LIVING THROUGH WORDS: Artists Teba Shumba and Zweli Twalo will be at the as part of the SABT’s historic tour to Russia. been created to allow artists to poetry and writing workshops this weekend. Photo by: Th e workshop promises “to showcase South African’s diverse dance aesthetics share what’s behind their material”, Erica Dreijer fi lled with glamour, escapism and magic”, according to the organisers. explained organiser, Zweli Twalo. Th e Speak the Mind Poetry Sessions Tradition through Rendition writing Performances For Teba Shumba, previously of will take place at the Market Main and performance workshops will be September 27 – Alex San Kopano (Alexandra), at 11:30am kwaito band Skeem, these sessions and Laager Th eatres, at 7.30pm on hosted at the Laager Th eatre from September 28 – Dance Factory (Newtown), at 19:30pm (Opening Night) are part of a movement in which September 28 and 29. Th e entry 3pm to 6pm on both days. September 29 – Dance Factory (Newtown), at 19:30pm “cultural activists [like himself] use fee is R30 per person. For more Entry is free. September 30 – Dance Factory (Newtown), at 14:30pm art to better the communities they information contact Langa at 083 317 For more information contact Teba For more info contact Gerard Bester on 0837249307 or gerardb@mweb. live in and which will help to develop 6232 or langa@lmmentertainment. at 083 758 2136 or teba205@yahoo. co.za people’s lives.” co.za. com. 4 VUVUZELA Supplement, September 28, 2007

Who’s afraid of the truth? Transpose yourself long party they had all attended. subject of the play - the universal ERICA DREIJER Writer: Edward Albee From the time they step through the nature of human emotion. THE ETERNAL love Director: Janice Honeyman door to the time they leave they are Decades ago, Albee said of the play: triangle, which crosses Producer: Regina Sebright confronted by a confusion of words “If there is a history years from now, all cultural boundaries, Cast: Fiona Ramsay, Sean Taylor, between the hosts and a whole lot of and if I am a footnote in it, I daresay is the basis for an Indian Nicholas Pauling and Erica Wessels alcohol between the four of them. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will play’s exploration of love Th e one thing they have in common be the play identifi ed with my name – how much is real and VUVU VENA is a joke they shared at the party. In a (or my name with it), and I, in my how much an illusion - TRUTH AND ILLUSION - one must melodic voice, someone sings: “Who’s shallow grave, will not cavil much.” during this years’ Arts always be able to tell the diff erence. afraid of Virginia Woolf, Virginia Honeyman described Albee as a Alive Festival. Th is is a constant theme in Who’s Woolf, Virginia Woolf”. When the “forthright and unapologetic writer” Transpositions is part Afraid oF Virginia Woolf? games and words become too much, and this is evident in the play itself. of the Shared Histories Showing at the Market Th eatre, they use it to break the tension. Albee does not seem to have - Celebrating India in the play is a puzzle of games, rituals, Th e couples begin revealing concerned himself with who might be South Africa Festival fantasy and reality. It is a story of secrets about their spouses and the off ended while watching his play, or it that aims to bring the emotional burden between two information they leak starts to become would have distracted him from the Indian art, culture and couples. Th e story takes place in dangerous to their relationships. point he was making. cuisine to South African the living room of an older couple, George and Martha have learnt to tell Honeyman describes the play audiences. George and Martha. truth from illusion. as being “at once disturbing and Th e festival started on George (Taylor) and Martha wTh ey manage to give the audience entertaining, comic and compelling, August 23 and will run PUPPET LOVE: Two characters in Transpositions explore (Ramsay) live in a world of games the sense that they have the ability with battles which are played out until October 31. universal questions of love and life and vices that is dictated by pain and too. in the living room of an ordinary Th e play is based on Photo:: Transpositions production misery. One night they invite a young People who invent the game always middle-class home as it examines the Tashna Imhasly’s book what she hasn’t got – Nanda. couple over for drinks. Th ey are new manage to play it best. Or at least savagery of human emotional war”. Th e Psychology of Love – Wisdom When Shridiman discovers the in town and employed by Martha’s seem to. Th e last performance during the of Indian Mythology and is enacted aff air he commits suicide by cutting father, who is president of the local Th e play premiered in October 1962 Arts Alive festival is at 3pm on Sunday using puppets and masks, dancers off his own head. university. in New York, 45 years ago. September 30 at the Market Th eatre and digital projections. Nanda, feeling guilty and saddened Nick (Pauling) and Honey (Wessels), Since then it has also been turned – Main Th eater. Th e music for the performance by the loss of his friend, follows his the young couple, pay their visit in into a movie. Th e long-lasting quality For ticket prices and other was composed by Sawan Dutta and example and does the same. When Sita the early hours of the morning after a of Albee’s work is credited to the information, call 011 832 1641. directed by Dadi Pudumjee. discovers their bodies, she switches It explores transcendental questions their heads around by accident. of life, loss and purpose and looks Shridaman awakes with Nanda’s Indian textiles and history celebrated at the duality that exists within each athlete body and Nanda with a priests’ person in the realms of illusion and body. Who is her real husband? Does FARHANA ISMAIL Th ere are kutchi embroidered contemporised for today’s market,” reality. the mind rule the body? Or does the A DISPLAY of 12 colourful, intricately wedding bags from Rajasthan, zardozi says Gupta. Th e story is about Nanda and body rule the mind? embroidered parasols, suspended gold work that adorned the costumes Th e idea is to make the products Shridaman, two friends who are Sita asks the goddess for an answer. wide-open and upside down from the of royalty from Uttar Pradesh and more aff ordable to the public by using bound together by their dissimilarity. Th ey discover that only when mind ceiling, will be your fi rst glimpse of merino wool Kashmiri shawls on less expensive fabrics and threads, Nanda is an athlete and Shridaman a and body are one are we part of the an exhibition called Th reads in Time display. in order to create employment, says priest. universal order. at MuseuMAfricA in Newtown this Many of the textiles have religious Gupta. In the process, the customary Th ey both love the beautiful Sita, Tranpostion will be showing at month. Th e exhibition, consisting of or traditional signifi cance. A wall craft forms are also revived and whom they meet at the temple of the Wits Th eatre on September 28 textiles, photographs, jewellery and hanging made by Parsi (Zoroastrian) maintained. Kali, the Goddess of Destruction. at 6pm. Tickets cost R50 and are crafts from India, forms part of the women and a kutchi shawl border “Do not Touch” signs are abundant Sita marries Shridaman, but longs for available at Computicket. Arts Alive Shared Histories initiative. woven for a bride on the event of one at the museum. Admittedly, the “Th e textiles of India are particularly year of successful marriage can be assorted textures and richness of the renowned for their beauty and seen. fabrics does give you the urge to run vibrancy,” says producer of the Shared A throw of kantha embroidery on your fi ngers over them. Wafts of jazz fill Newtown Histories festival, Ila Gupta. tussar silk from West Bengal depicts Th e Shared Histories element of NONDLELA MAPONYA Indian Sufi classic and rock and roll. Th is longstanding textile history is scenes from the Ramayana (the holy the exhibition can be seen in early SPRING was welcomed in, not just It was the band’s fi rst visit to the signifi cant and many of the techniques epic of Hindus). photographs of Indians in South with the smell of jasmine, but with country. Gyan Singh, who plays the and crafts used in their production “Many of these products are made by Africa. Rediscover the history of the sounds of jazz at Th e Bassline in tabla, a popular Indian drumming have been preserved. Th e exhibition India’s diff erent communities towards indentured Indian labourers in Newtown, on September 1. instrument, said: “I think South showcases unusual and intricate the revival of the traditional craft Natal as well as the history of the Organisers of the event, Jazz @ Th e Africa is beautiful. We were, however, pieces from the diff erent regions of forms. Th ough they are traditional in Newtown area. It was here that many Bassline, said the night was all about scared on arrival because of what we India. form and execution they have been Indian South Africans lived during giving people a taste of jazz from heard about the crime situation in the segregation. diff erent cultures. country.” If you take a Performers, Cuban born Omar Locals, Carlo Mombelli and Prisoners quick ramble Sosa, Mrigaya from India and South of Strange received appreciative through the African Carlo Mombelli and Prisoners applause when they performed. Newtown area of Strange entertained the crowd until Trumpeter and composer, today, you will the early hours of the morning. Marcus Wyatt included unusual get a glimpse Sosa, who is well known for playing elements like playstation sound of many of two pianos at the same time, was eff ects. During one of the songs, the Indian visiting the country for the second sounds from the game Star Wars businesses and time. Battle Front added a bit of space fl ats portrayed in Th is time around, Sosa wanted his eff ect. the photographs. performance to contain a little bit of However, there were moments when Also on display the local groove. sound was a problem during the are Victorian He included a Xhosa hip hop artist group’s performance. Singer Siya era, chunky to add some fl avour. He said he chose Makuzeni said there were moments Indian chains, Xhosa because he loves the way it when the sound overrode her voice. “I bangles and sounds. felt like I was swimming in a cosmic earrings. Th ese Sosa said it did not matter whether trip.” were originally he understood Xhosa or not because Organiser, Brad Holmes, said they brought to South he believed jazz was part of the were having technical problems that Africa from India common language. “Jazz is everything. night. Th ere was a problem with the by the British Improvised music, it comes from the sound devices. colonisers. Th e earth, from the ancestors.” Holmes said, despite the technical exhibition runs Indian jazz group Mrigaya also glitch, the night was a success. throughout brought a bit of diff erent jazz culture. “It was a great show, a killer show, September. Th eir jazz is a fusion of traditional nice,” he said. 6 FEATURES Wits artists spread their wings Yearning for a son Writer: Federico Garcia Lorca SEAN RITCHIE exhibition intends on showcasing to be opened by performance Director: Leila Henriques ON Heritage Day three the works of emerging young artist Johan Th om but he was enterprising fourth-year Fine Arts artists from all around the city. unable to arrive at the beginning VUVU VENA students put on an art exhibition, Work In Progress functions as a of the evening as he had trouble BEING barren in a farm community makes life miserable to showcase work done by them platform for exposure outside of fi nding the house in Sandton. for Yerma. She is a kept wife. According to her husband, her and their classmates. in a semi- the institution.” Th om is one of the only joy in life ought to come from sitting at home, sewing and constructed house. Ross said they called for entries practising full-time performance making lovely embroideries while he labours in the fi elds. Th e exhibition, Work In and approached some people artists in the country. However her only want in life is a son, and her husband Progress, included installations, to get work for the exhibition. His work draws from his cannot bear her need. Th ey talk about nothing else. Two- paintings and performance art. “We’re really happy with the way experience of life in South Africa and-a-half years she has been waiting. And it seems to her It was organised and curated by things turned out,” said Ross. and from diff erent cultural that all of nature wakes up to mock her. Anthea Pokroy, Candice Hirson Th e exhibition was an initiative traditions. Yerma is a semi-musical. Characters sing in the sidelines and Louise Ross. . from Art Up, an organisation When he did arrive Th om throughout the show, and the singing voices seem to Th e house in Athol lacked started by Ross and Hirson at the spoke about the need for events emphasise and enhance the sorrows that the central doors and windows and the end of last year. Ross and Hirson like Work In Progress. “Th ese characters are feeling. walls were unfi nished which were frustrated with the small kinds of events and initiatives Left with few options, Yerma meets all kinds of women and made an excellent setting for the PROGRESSIVE ART: Attendees of and incestuous nature of the art are more important than ever. takes their advice. 23 artists to display their work. the exhibition were impressed with community and wanted to come It is an occasion for celebration, When her childhood love leaves the community to go take All the artists were current or ex- the unusual space in which the art up with a way to get alternative young artists holding an care of his family, Yerma feels deserted and takes an option students of the Wits School of works were displayed. exposure for their works. “We exhibition outside the confi nes that most women would not. She sneaks out in the darkness Arts. Pokroy explained, “We are Photo: Sean Ritchie are promoting ourselves and of the establishment.” while her husband is out and visits a practitioner of black emerging from our institution. other young artists,” said Ross. “Th ere are many great magic. Darkness is a theme in the play, whether it is night We are very grateful to that Th e house belongs to Hirson’s Music by the Sporadic Nomads commercial art galleries. It is time darkness or spiritual darkness. institution but it is time to spread parents and she decided they lent atmosphere to the evening. very hard for young artists to Annually the community has a festival where barren women our wings.” had to have an exhibition there Th e three young musicians from break into these hallowed halls. come to sleep with other men. Even married and fertile Th e event follows from an before it was completed. She Hyde Park High School gave an Th is is a real cause for concern,” women come to the festival. Th ere Yerma is confronted with earlier successful exhibition, said they will continue to put on enjoyable performance for their said Th om. a bargain that could change her life for ever. However she Collaborations, held in May. “Th e events like Work In Progress. fi rst live set. Th ey described “I applaud this initiative and chooses another route that brings about a greater change. show was a success and everyone Th e rationale for the event their music as “structureless, hope there will be many more in Yerma will be showing until October 6. For further asked when the next show was was posted at the entrance to experimental stuff ”. Johannesburg as it is desperately information contact Cathy Pisanti on 011 717 1376. going to be,” said Pokroy. the house and explained, “(t)his Th e exhibition was supposed needed.” Blink - and it changes ERICA DREIJER (Uganda) were the only three composers from Africa that were “Germanic in nature” versus Blink which is more “frenetic and BLINK – and before you know it, a familiar route appears to be commissioned for a piece that will be performed by Ensemble has a humorous side to it”. new, because of all the buildings that were erected since you last Reconcil. Loveday fell in love with the saxophone ten years ago, when she took that route. Th e concert marks the opening of the Arnold Schoenberg was commissioned to write a piece for the piano and saxophone, but All the changes and the restless energy that are part of life symposium and is the pre-opening concert of the International believes that her inability to play it has “continued the love aff air”. in Johannesburg helped to inspire Wits music lecturer Clare Society of Contemporary Music (Austria) to celebrate its 85th Loveday strives for “eff ect” in her compositions, rather than Loveday to compose Blink, which will be performed by two of anniversary. looking for ideas or evoking an emotion, and the versatility of the world’s best saxophonists in Vienna next week. Loveday describes the composition as having “a fast underlying the straight saxophone, which “can be anything you want it to be”, For Loveday, this is a great honour, as it is the fi rst time that one rhythmic pace with loud punctuations to show the contrasts of helps her to achieve this. of her compositions will be performed internationally, which she the city” that is “right in your face” and wrote it specifi cally with It took six months for her to complete writing the piece. describes as “an enormous rite of passage into the international the two saxophonists that will be performing it in mind. Loveday lectures in Music Th eory and Composition at the Wits music arena”. She is very interested to see how they will respond to her music, School of Arts and has been permanently employed at Wits from Loveday, Michael Blake (South Africa) and Justinian Tamasuza as they generally play music that tends to be more structured and 2004. THE KNOCK OUT VUVUZELA Th e Clever Boys will be looking to maintain their winning ways when they take on Jomo Cosmos in South Africa’s richest Knockout competition, the Telkom Challenge. Th e must win encounter will be held at BidVest Wits stadium on Friday, October 5 at 8pm in what promises to be an entertaining encounter. SportsFriday, September 28, 2007 Boxing ring frustrations

Preparing for a no show: Witsies strike a pose before the start of the tournament that saw invited clubs absent Photo: Nondlela Maponya

NONDLELA MAPONYA to have a match, with the rest of took place before Saturday. for the fi ghters because they were disappointed because preparation for the fi ght being between the visiting Winston Th wala, one of the boxers very charged up for the tournament. a fi ght is emotionally and physically It was a disappointing Saturday for clubs. from the Wits club, said he was very Dyantyi said that although not demanding and a fi ght would have the Wits Boxing Club as some of Winston Nxumalo, chairman of disappointed that he did not have an fi ghting brings a bit of relief, you made all that worthwhile. the clubs invited to take part in the the Wits Boxing Club, said he was opponent to fi ght on the day. “I was are nevertheless prepared, and not Sports offi cer Dennis Tshabalala, tournament failed to show up. disappointed that the other clubs had very prepared and looking forward to fi ghting takes more out of you than the club’s coordinator, said the club’s Th e club had arranged an failed to honour their commitment my match. when you actually fi ght. organisation had been fi ne and amateur boxing tournament for all and that it was not the fi rst time To be told at the last minute “Th e fi ght is like a compensation the no-show was just one of those Johannesburg amateur boxing clubs. that other clubs failed to show up as that I have no opponent was quite for all the trauma and hard work that unfortunate things that happen in Only six out of the ten invited clubs arranged. disappointing,” he said. went into preparing for the fi ght,” he sports. “Th ere is nothing you can managed to commit to the invitation. He said the reason might be because Mbongisi Dyantyi, the Wits boxing said. do; you just have to deal with it,” said Only one boxer from Wits managed there was another tournament that coach, said it was very disappointing Dyantyi said he was particularly Tshabalala. War games of the mind Bowled out NONDLELA MAPONYA a good venue. WITS engineering student David Vannucci Vannucci along with two other Wits represented Wits at the fi gure games engineering students formed part of a team ERICA DREIJER tournament on Saturday, September 22. that won the silver award at the international Th e fi gure games form part of the War software conference earlier in the year. WITS’ cricket team lost in their fi rst league match of the season Games, but are electronic or board games Th ey took a centuries-old African game, against University of Johannesburg on Sunday. played using no guns or weapons. morabaraba, and turned it into an innovative Confusion reigned when both teams were told upon arrival Vannucci was the only representative from cell phone game. that they were playing a day game and not a one-day cricket Wits that entered the games last Saturday. match. UJ won the toss and Croxley Wits batted fi rst. Wits Th ere were no Wits students were bowled out for 168. UJ went ahead and won on their fi rst represented at morabaraba and innings with a total score of 305 all out. drafts. He said that most of the Player-coach Aldo van den Berg told Vuvuzela that the students were busy studying and Croxley Wits team “did not apply themselves. It was as if could not make it to the games. we didn’t have the patience to see the match through.” Even He said the games attracted a though they were relatively well prepared and came out “tops lot of participants, though, and in all their friendlies”. were tough. Vannucci obtained Th e misunderstanding that it was a one-day match 12 points out of the maximum complicated play, since both teams thought they had 45 overs. 25 and unfortunately did not He also believes that a lack of fi tness was a contributing factor make it onto the top three. in the outcome of the match. He said the games were fun Th e top scorer for Wits was Russel Tindale at 62. and that he enjoyed himself. Croxley Wits will be playing their next league match against He said the event venue, the Old Parktonians at their fi elds on Sunday at 9.45am. Harrismith Girls School, was