21 - 27 AUGUST BUZZA weekly supplement of the Market Theatre Foundation
MARKET PHOTO WORKSHOP AT
SUMMIT IN CHINA PHOTO WORKSHOP MARKET PHOTO PHOTO WORKSHOP AT BRICS WORKSHOP SUMMIT IN CHINA
The Market Photo Workshop, a “As part of revisiting and The BRICS Cultural Festival will be leader in photography education, excavating our digital attended by all five presidents of will participate in the BRICS photography repository with the BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, Cultural festival in Xiamen, China a vision of establishing the India, China and South Africa. The from 15 to 22 September 2017. future Pan African photography Festival includes several arts and This news follows the Market resource center, the Market Photo culture activities like, Ballet night Photo Workshop’s most recent Workshop is responding to a of BRICS, The Folk-Dance Gala announcement that four of its request from DIRCO, through the show, Singer concert of BRICS and alumni have also been chosen to Department of Arts and Culture many other exciting activities. exhibit at the biggest photography to curate an exhibition from our exhibition on the continent, repository of work produced by Bamako Encounters later this year our participating photographers in Mali. in the past 10 to 15 years.” Makola explained. “This opportunity will afford a significant opportunity for works of photography that represent the evolution of our cultural values and heritage as seen through the eyes of young South Africans photographers in Post-Apartheid South Africa to be seen beyond our borders”, said Lekgetho Makola, Head of the Market Photo Workshop.
2 3 OVER TWO DECADES PHOTO OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP EXCELLENCE
For over twenty-six years, These public programmes seek practice, but it has distilled a new the Market Photo Workshop to inform the trends, practices, type of photographic practice has played a pivotal role in methods and contemporary ways amongst the greater artistic the training of South Africa’s of working and thinking in South community. photographers, ensuring that African photography practice visual literacy reaches neglected through exposure to a broad Various critical discourses, and marginalized parts of South understanding of visual culture as especially around the role of African society. Since it was well as a networking platform that documentary photography, have founded in 1989, by a group of encourages critical thinking and been stimulated by the multitude practitioners with photographer engagements. of exhibitions that have shown David Goldblatt, the Photo at the Photo Workshop Gallery Workshop has been an agent Showcasing many high creating dynamic interactions of change and representation, profile local and international between students and the greater informing photographers, visual photographers, as well as student photography community. artists, educators, students and alumni photography work, and broader communities of the Market Photo Workshop has The Market Photo Workshop trends, issues and debates in been able to build a strong and has since December 2016 photography and visual culture. consistent audience base around relocated to its new premises its galleries. at the Market Square. The new The Market Photo Workshop also premises houses two galleries to runs several public programmes Since 2005, when the Photo serve much wider photography and events involving and directed Workshop Gallery was initially activities and programming. at professional photographers, launched, it has encouraged visual artists, educators, students not only emerging students to as well as the broader public. experience and enter professional
4 James Ngcobo’s hit play, The Suit- contribution to French Language the “Dean of African Letters”. case, will return from the UK to and Culture. As a writer, he brought his own the Market Theatre in October to experiences in and outside South coincide with the 9th Anniversary Mpahlele was the recipient of Africa to bear on his short sto- of Es’kia Mpahlele’s death. the 1998 World Economic Forum ries, fiction, autobiography and Crystal Award for Outstanding history, developing the concept South African writer, educa- Service to the Arts and Educa- of African humanism. He skillful- tionist, artist and activist, Es’kia tion. In 1998, President Nelson ly evoked the black experience Mphahlele, is celebrated as the Mandela awarded Mphahlele under apartheid in Down Second Father of African Humanism and the Order of the Southern Cross, Avenue (1959). It recounted his one of the founding figures of then the highest recognition struggle to get an education and modern African literature. He granted by the South African the setbacks he experienced in received numerous international Government. his teaching career. awards. In 1969, he was nom- inated for the Nobel Prize for Mphahlele wrote two autobi- He was given the name Ezekiel Literature, and in 1984, he was ographies, more than 30 short Mphahlele at birth but changed awarded the Order of the Palm stories, two verse plays and his name to Es’kia in 1977. by the French government for his many poems. He is deemed as
Images sourced online 5 PHOTO WOMEN-LED WORKSHOP EXHIBITION IN FOUR DILEMMAS
Four Dilemmas is an exciting Market Photo Workshop’s courses, dilemmas that it frames through initiative that presents a selection mentorships and public projects this iteration. of women’s photographic work from 2004 – 2017. The project has that negotiate archives through developed into an interrogation of Four Dilemmas is developed landscape, the body and the photo the archival as a system that unfolds through conversations between album alongside placeholders and across economics, ownership, Thato Mogotsi and Mika Conradie. cues for further interrogations. memory, capitalism, community It features the work of Keorapetse and representation. Mosimane, Doris Nzimande, From symbolic voids that can be Lebohang Kganye, Samantha encountered as the negative spaces Four Dilemmas invites propositions Simons, Zanele Muholi, Phumzile of loss or as positive spaces that through the space that holds Khanyile, Simangele Kalisa, Babalwa demarcate ground to build on, to it and through a parallel public Mtanga, and Sydelle Willow Smith. various texts that complicate the programme that will unfold in exhibition and the archival, Four relation to the dilemmas expressed. The exhibition will run at the Dilemmas began as an exhibition The project attempts to lay an initial Market Photo Workshop Gallery project and inquiry into women-led ground for engagement that can from Tuesday 17 August to Sunday photography produced through the be taken forward and beyond the 29 October.
6 Photos were taken by Siphosihle Mkhwanazi 7 EXHIBITION INSPIRED BY THE MARKET THEATRE GALLERY
The Rembrandt Fractal is derived from the previous name of the Market Theatre Gallery, the ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn Gallery’. The title is not a reference to Rembrandt Van Rijn the painter, but rather to the corporate funder and tobacco company, the Rembrandt Van Rijn Group, who were sponsors of the Market Theatre Gallery in the late 1990’s.
“I found this to be poignant and ironic, significantly adding to the nature of the work which also speaks about dualities between the sacred, symbolised by Rembrandt the artist, and the profane symbolised by the corporate tobacco giant the Rembrandt Van Rijn Group” says artist Rhett Martyn.
“The conceptual foundation of the work I have made for The Rembrandt Fractal is in essence architectural. Through this series of artworks I have depicted and abstracted the geometric qualities embodied in the Edwardian architecture of the building in which the works are finally exhibited. The project bears some relation to fractal mathematics in that the larger structural component (the building) is reflected in the smaller components (the artworks)” he adds.
The exhibition at the Market Theatre Upstairs Gallery, curated by Danny Myburgh and Richard Forbes, opened on Thursday 10 August and will close on Sunday 27 August.
8 PHOTO WORKSHOP
NINE PHOTOGRAPHERS IN EDITION 3 INCUBATION
Nine emerging photographers mentorship opportunities, practice and entrepreneurial will participate in Edition 3 of the business incubation, and either success”, said Lekgetho Makola, Market Photo Workshop’s photo exhibitions or publications or head of the Market Photo incubator programme that is site-specific interventions as Workshop. supported by the Department of outcomes. Arts and Culture. The 9 photographers were “We endeavour to expose selected through an open Running into is third year, participants to a wide variety of call based on the depth of the photography incubation artistic practices to inspire their their photography project programme is designed creative thought and a sense of proposals and portfolios. Their for practicing emerging urgency for their enterprises. experience includes working in photographers who need One of the critical contributions media spaces, training young support in further developing to the programme is to photographers in townships, their photography businesses. introduce participants to trans- commercial photography and The programme includes disciplinary practices that would producing photography bodies several masterclass sessions, enhance both their artistic of work.
9 MARKET THEATRE LABORATORY LABORATORY REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
With only six weeks still to go for Awards in multiple categories in The closing date for applications the Market Theatre Laboratory’s 2016, including Thabiso Ramalla, is Saturday, 30 September. nationwide search for fresh, who won a Gold Ovation Award at Application forms are available on talented young actors, theatre the National Arts Festival this year. the Market Theatre Laboratory makers and storytellers the website at www.marketlab.co.za countdown has begun. The two- The Market Theatre Laboratory’s or can be picked up from the year fulltime course inTheatre unique curriculum provides Market Theatre Laboratory offices and Performance is the Market an incubation space for young at the Market Theatre Square. Theatre Laboratory’s flagship artists to find their voice and programme that has launched develop their craft. Students For enquiries call Thandeka Nheke many careers. participate in intensive training on 011 838 7498 or email in various theatre disciplines [email protected] or The Market Theatre Laboratory aimed at developing multi-skilled www.facebook.com/themarketlab. has trained exceptional performances and critically performers and theatre-makers engaged including three Standard Bank storytellers. Young Artist of the Year winners, They are also Monageng ‘Vice’ Motshabi (2017), introduced Prince Lamla (2013) and Mncedisi to other job Shabangu (2004), SAFTA Best prospects in Actor recipient Warren Masemola, the industry Naledi Award winners Mahlatsi through short Mokgonyana and Billy Langa, and courses in stage- the winner of the 2016 Short management, Story Day Africa Prize for Short writing, Fiction, Sibongile Fisher. Five Lab directing and alumni were nominated for Naledi design.
10 IN THE THEATRE INDUSTRY
In this week’s edition of Market McDonald. We unveil details Oliver Tambo and Thabo Mbeki Buzz, we continue to celebrate about the birthday celebrations Foundation, that will partner women who set the tone to shape for the legendary powerhouse, in a historical cross generation and develop the arts industry. We Sibongile Khumalo. We take a conference that will create come close up with the woman at closer look at the dynamic arts dialogue to heighten the narrative the financial helm of the Market leader, Gita Pather. We highlight of African women today. Theatre Foundation, Christine two leading Foundations, the
11 AN EPITOMY OF BOLD FINANCIAL SUCCESS!
The role of women in the rapidly In addition to her financial instrumental in successfully changing world of the arts is portfolio at the Market Theatre relaunching and managing the not only limited to actresses, Foundation, she has successfully amalgamation of the Windybrow playwrights and directors but also managed the Foundation’s Arts Centre into the Market to women who make a difference building projects worth more than Theatre Foundation. in the management and financial R150 million. She has overseen success of the arts sector. the renovation of the John Christine qualified as a Chartered Kani Mannie Manim theatres, Accountant in 1986 after The Market Theatre Foundation’s the renovation of the Market completing BAcc Hons at the Chief Financial Officer since Theatre Foundation’s four Lillian University of Stellenbosch. As 2003, Christine McDonald, is Ngoyi street properties and the the Top Achiever in 1983 she one of the most highly respected development of the Market completed her articles at a professionals in the arts sector. Square. Pretoria firm, now part of PWC. Over the past fourteen years, she She started her career with the SA has maintained unqualified audits With an unbounded passion and Institute of Chartered Accountants and financial systems that are determination she has led the as the Finance Director and spent envied by other arts institutions. renovation of the Windybrow time in commerce as the CEO of Heritage House and been an insurance company.
12 In 2003, the Market Theatre Foundation was in a bad financial state and the Department of Arts and Culture required the Market Theatre Foundation Board to appoint a CA to put in place sound financial processes and to ensure good financial management. Passionate about the development of people, property and the upliftment of communities through the arts, Christine McDonald, a valued member of the Market Theatre Foundation tea, epitomizes excellence that is not easy to match.
13 SOUTH AFRICA FIRST LADY OF SONG
Multi-talented, soulful and her own record label, Magnolia CONCERT SCHEDULE dynamic, Sibongile Khumalo has Vison Records, in 2007 where her enchanted diverse audiences all sole focus is producing the next Friday, 22 September 2017: over South Africa and beyond. generation of versatile young Haya Khongisa, Haya She interprets with integrity and musicians. As the first chapter of three, poise a variety of musical genres. we journey back to where it all From traditional South African SIBONGILE KHUMALO MORE began. Sibongile Khumalo will and European sounds, to jazzy THAN 3 FACES be accompanied by a youthful melodies. Khumalo’s immense chamber orchestra and vocal musical capacity launched her To honour her standing and ensemble. In this installment, into the limelight when she celebrate her 60th birthday on the we explore the rich musical won the Standard Bank Young 24th September 2017, Magnolia heritage from our past that deeply Artist Award at the National Arts Vision Records in association with impacted the artist Sibongile Festival in 1993. (Source: www. the Market Theatre and Kaya FM, Khumalo as she symbolically getawayafrica.co.za). will host an unparalleled 3-day passes on the baton to a new crop concert, More Than 3 Faces from of young singers. Born in Soweto, Sibongile grew 22 – 24 September 2017. up with a music professor as her She will perform selections from father, Khabi Mngoma, and learnt The More Than 3 Faces concert the Haya Mtwan’Omkhulu (Sing from an early age how to hone her raws inspiration from the singular Princess) song cycle, taken from musical skills. She was privileged narrative of “the passing on of the Princess Magogo’s vast repertoire, to be exposed to different genres proverbial baton”. This narrative which she recorded in 2005; of music which she now takes full is as vital to Sibongile Khumalo’s selections fromThe Princess advantage of in her performance own growth as it is central to Magogo ka Dinuzulu Opera; and CD offerings. Apart from a her contribution to the cultural and selections fromuShaka ka vast number of collaborations, industries as an arts educator and Senzangakhona - The Epic Poem, Khumalo has also ventured into administrator, singer-songwriter, all composed or arranged by music producing. She formed composer, performer and mentor. Professor Mzilikazi Khumalo.
14 The programme will also include compositions by Motsumi Makhene, Bongani Ndodana, Isak Roux and Phillip Miller, as well as arrangements of her favorite choral pieces.
Saturday 23 September 2017: Dreaming in Color The second chapter of this musical chronicle is a quintessential Sibongile Khumalo performance. A minimalistic set sees 2 flanking grand pianos surrounded by a Jazz trio and voices, setting the stage for a grand musical experience. She will be joined by a Grammy award winning pianist with whom she will create an evening of magic and splendor.
Sunday 24 September 2017: From Ancient Evenings to This Evening The last chapter of the Musical Chronicle is a celebration of the musical legacy of Sibongile Khumalo. “From Ancient Evenings to This Evening,” falls on Sibongile’s birthday and for this spectacular presentation Magnolia Vision Records has identified inspirational young singers who venerate Khumalo’s artistry. These exceptional young Artists have all made a mark on her musical journey.
See page 33 for details about the concerts.
15 DYNAMIC AND FEARLESS
Wits University Theatre Market Theatre and General A passionate cultural activist, her Director, Gitanjali Pather, Manager of the Windybrow work within arts development affectionately known as Gita, has Centre for the Arts. and education has allowed her to a distinguished career spanning impact on arts policy and cultural the professional performing Over the years, Gita has development both in South Africa arts, education, television, conceptualised and produced and Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, advertising and marketing arenas. hundreds of theatrical Mauritius and Tanzania. She is She has accumulated 28 years’ productions, big events, concerts known for her groundbreaking consummate experience in both and festivals in SA and abroad. programmes that have had a the creative and executive fields, Gita, created the first South formative influence in shaping having served in many major African Women’s Arts Festival the post -1994 arts landscape and performing arts institutions in now in its 17th year in Durban transforming the institutions that South Africa including Head of and Johannesburg, the first she has worked within. Education and Development, Arts Administration training Director of Operations and Acting programmes and helped establish A longstanding independent CEO of The Playhouse Company, the Transnet Travelling theatre newspaper columnist, writer and Chief Operating Officer of the trucks in 1994. published poet, she has a BA
16 Honours (Drama & English) from University of Durban Westville and a diploma in Change Management (Professional School of Psychology- UCLA). Gita has won numerous awards including the Four Outstanding Young South Africans Award, the Post Independent Young Achiever Award and the International Soroptimist Award for the Development of the Arts.
Gita Pather is credited as the mentor in Rajesh Gopie’s new play, Tamasha on Hope (See page 31 for details).
17 GERTRUDE SHOPE HEADS WOMENS MONTH DIALOGUE
No country in the world has Gertrude Shope will be among lobby as representatives of the achieved democratic dividends the illustrious panel. Born in ANC. She worked together with without making a significant Johannesburg, but grew up in Albertina Sisulu in convening the investment in women Zimbabwe, she was trained as a ANC’s Internal Leadership Corps empowerment, education of teacher and went on to teach in Task Force from 1990-1991. In 1991 women and creating sustainable Natal and Soweto. When she was Shope was elected president of the employment strategies for 29 years old she decided to join the ANC’s Women’s League, a position women. An African proverb African National Congress (ANC) she held until 1993. In 1994 Shope states that educating a woman and soon afterwards left teaching became a member of parliament in means educating a nation. This is as part of a campaign to boycott the Government of National Unity. the premise of the dialogue that Bantu Education. Gertrude Shope will be joined will be hosted by the Oliver & on the panel by Nana Ngobese, Adelaide Tambo Foundation, in In 1966 the ANC convinced her Thandiwe Matthews and Sarak partnership with the Thabo Mbeki to leave South Africa and join her Makwebo. The discussion will be Foundation at the Market Theatre husband, Mark Shope, in exile. facilitated by Athambile Masola. on Wednesday 23 August 2017 at While in exile, Gertrude and her To book a seat at the event rsvp at 18h00. husband travelled frequently to [email protected]
18 Women’s Month 2017
2017 marks what would have been Oliver Tambo’s centennial year.
The Oliver delaide Tambo oundation, in artnershi with the Thabo beki oundation, invite you to a cross generational dialogue on the similarities and differences in challenges faced by women, both during O.R.’s time and now, and what strategies could be im lemented to continue to collectively em ower and emanci ate women.