11 - 17 SEPT BUZZA weekly supplement of the Market Theatre Foundation CREATING A NEW NARRATIVE FOR A 30-YEAR LEGACY CASA : LOOKING BACK / LOOKING FORWARD

In December 1987, more programme billed as CASA : conference in Amsterdam thirty than 300 South African artists Looking Back / Looking Forward. years ago and is a wonderful performed and discussed the reason to celebrate the lively cultural future of South Africa “As South Africa’s leading cultural cultural relations between our in Amsterdam’s main theatres. institution we are delighted to two countries with 5 days of Thirty years later, a contingent of partner with the Embassy of the cultural activities.” Dutch artists and South African Kingdom of the Netherlands to artists will come together at the promote a multi-disciplinary The five day event presented by Market Theatre Foundation this programme of film-screenings, the Market Theatre Foundation week to re-imagine opportunities workshops, performances and in partnership with the Embassy for cultural engagement. discussions across our different of the Kingdom will take place business units to critically reflect from Thursday 14 to Monday 18 In a dynamic partnership on the CASA ’87 event and to September. Read this week’s BUZZ between the Market Theatre engage the minds of a different for the full programme. Foundation and the Embassy of generation of artists to envision the Netherlands, South African the possibilities for the future of Admission is free for all CASA: and Dutch artists will engage each cultural collaboration between Looking Back / Looking Forward other in a series of skills-sharing South Africa and Dutch artists.”, events. If you would like to and engaging workshops across said Ismail Mahomed, CEO of the participate in the workshops or the Market Theatre Foundation’s Market Theatre Foundation. attend any of the events email four creative and business units: Yusrah Bardien at yusrahb@ Market Theatre Laboratory, “Ambassador of the Netherlands markettheatre.co.za Market Photo Workshop, in South Africa, Marisa Gerards Windybrow Arts Centre and says “This 5 day event reflects on Market Theatre in a dynamic the ideals and results of the CASA

2 FOUNDATION

3 CASA WEEK : REFLECTIONS & RE-ENVISIONING

“We can never be exiled from Maarten Rens captures the our homeland because daily mood and the sense of hope your songs, your poems, your and inspiration with which South plays, your paintings, your films African artists fueled the struggle --- magnificent manifestations --- against apartheid. The screening keep us riveted on our inevitable will be followed by by a lively freedoms”. panel discussion chaired by - Barbara Masekela (CASA ‘87) Business Arts South Africa CEO, Michelle Constant. The panel Barbara Masekela was the discussion comprises Barbara keynote speaker at the Culture Masekela, Albie Sachs, Malcolm in Another South Africa festival Purkey and Standard Bank Young in Amsterdam in 1987. This Artist firebrands Jade Bowers and week, she will reflect on the Monageng Motshabi. historic event in forum that can be billed as equally historic with Date: Above: Barbara Masekela the screening of Maarten Rens’s Thursday, 14 September documentary, Before Dawn at the Time: Market Theatre. 17:00 - 19:30 Venue: Ramolao Makhene Theatre

4 CASA WEEK EXHIBITION: A TESTIMONY OF SOLIDARITY

The Signs of Solidarity exhibition more and more disenchanted The exhibition is produced by ZAM, contains powerful images that and felt the need to demonstrate the Amsterdam based platform for represent the mood seen in the their solidarity with the oppressed African talent, Paul Faber (curator) demonstrations that took place majority in South Africa. and Dave Hoop (design). at the South African Embassy in The Hague in 1963, the Culture in “The role of Dutch artists in their “This exhibition tells the story Another South Africa Conference fight against apartheid is well of a people who didn’t accept (CASA) in 1987 in Amsterdam and documented. Post-1994, the the injustices of Apartheid. The the visit of to solidarity of Dutch artists with South fascinating experiences of a Amsterdam shortly after his release Africa has resulted into meaningful solidarity movement that changed from prison. partnerships showcased by several Dutch politics are still meaningful mutual cultural exchanges between today” said Bart Luirink. The exhibition retells the story our two nations”, says Ismail of when the ruling Nationalist Mahomed, the CEO of the Market Signs of Solidarity can be viewed Party in South Africa declared Theatre Foundation. in the foyer at the Market Square apartheid as the legislated policy from Thursday 14 – Friday Friday 22 for the country in 1948. As history September. progressed Dutch citizens became

5 WORKSHOPS AT CASA WEEK: BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES

Theatremaker, author and academic unexpected and innovative platform boundaries,” said Zama Buthelezi, Roel Twijnstra will headline a for poverty reduction. the Market Theatre Foundation’s programme of Dutch artists who will Brand & Communications Manager. present workshops at this week’s Other workshops in spoken word CASA : Looking Back / Looking performance, writing, directing, If writing for the stage and screen Forward programme at the Market music and film will see Dutch- is your beat or if you want to know Theatre Foundation. funded artists Sjaan Flikweert, Dean how to advance your career as a Bowen and Akwazi engaging with contemporary performing artist Twijnstra is no newcomer to -based creatives. then these series of workshops South Africa. The Dutch-born with South African and Dutch theatre director has produced “The ultimate reward for artists might benefit you too. All cutting-edge work at several South participants in these different the workshops are free but space is African theatres and festivals. He workshops is the opportunity and limited. To participate in any of the is currently the Head of School for the platform that it will provide workshops write to Yusrah Bardien Live performance at AFDA (Durban). to strengthen their capabilities at [email protected]. His workshop for theatre-makers and to network with each other will explore how art can be an across geographical and cultural

6 Sjaan Flikweert’s and verbal language. In this way, she director and chairman of Twist developed her own style of writing Theatre Developments Projects, a Workshop and presenting it. She performs all significant arts body in KZN creating over the world and won in 2012 a sustainable networks locally and price from van Dale SPOKEN Award abroad, connecting professional and for her submission. community theatre practitioners. Roel is also the co-editor of “Theatre Directing in South Africa, Skills and Roel Twijnstra’s Workshop Inspirations”. Roel’s workshop will focus on directing. The workshop is aimed at theatre-makers.

Dean Bowen’s Workshop

Date: Thursday 14 September Time: 09:00 – 12:00 Venue: Barney Simon Theatre Date: Genre: Thursday 14 September Date: Workshop Time: Friday 15 September 2017 13:00 – 16:00 Time: Sjaan Flikweert is a Dutch poet, Venue: 10:00 – 13:00 dancer, performer. She started to Barney Simon Theatre Venue: write in 2009 after she graduated at Genre: Barney Simon the dance academy in Amsterdam. Workshop Genre: Shortly after she joined the Poetry Spoken Word Circle, a group of performing Born in the Netherlands, Roel writers. Here she could perform Twijnstra is currently the head Dean Bowen is a Dutch poet, individually and collectively, as well of Live Performance at AFDA performer and a psychonaut. as by means of physical language in Durban. He is the founding He published poems on online

7 platforms such as SampleKanon Date: From Biography to Film / and Hard/Hoofd and in magazines Friday 15 September such as nY and Kunsttijdschrift Time: Stage: Vlaanderen. He is a strong performer 15:00 Date: who is a welcome guest at diverse Venue: Monday 18 September word-art-podia in the Netherlands Windybrow Arts Centre Time: and Belgium, such as the Poetry Genre: 15:00 International Festival Rotterdam, Spoken Word Venue: Read My World, and Dichters in de Market Theatre Laboratory Prinsentuin. He is the winner of the Akwasi is a successful Dutch artist, Genre: first Van Dale SPOKEN AWARD. As a songwriter, actor and director (with Writing (for film / theatre) writer, he is mainly intrigued by the Ghanaian roots) mostly known dynamics of composite identities, as the frontman of the Dutch hip The Market Theatre Laboratory’s and how this relates to both the hop group, Zwart Licht. A week Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award political as well as the societal after he started at the Theatre winning production Hani: The positions. Academy in Maastricht in 2008, Legacy played to full-houses and TopNotch/Universal offered him, standing ovations at the National Leeroy and producer Hayzee a Arts Festiva, 969 Festival and at the record deal which resulted in three Akwasi’s Workshop Ramoloa Makhene Theatre. albums. In addition to his training Inspired by the biography of at the Theatre Academy, he also assassinated political leader, Chris joined theatergroup ‘Likeminds’ in Hani, the musical production 2006 and did an internship at the explores themes of political internationally acclaimed Afrikaaps. leadership in contemporary Over the past 5 years he has also South Africa and its impact on a been the jury and coach of several present generation of youth. In this music competitions. His debut seminar Clara Vaughn facilitates album “Daar Ergens” was released a conversation between Leila on his record label, Neerlands Dope, Henriques, the director of Hani: an independent label that was The Legacy, and Jackie Rens the founded in 2013. Akwasi will run a actress in Ruth First 117 Days on workshop with a local spoken word how biographies are adapted for the group. stage and film.

8 VISUAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM AT CASA WEEK: FUTURE FORWARD AT THE VISUAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM

The Market Theatre Foundation’s engaging conversation around The symposium will interrogate a commitment to make art accessible contemporary art practice. number of propositions including: to all audiences is the underlying artistic practices that are traversing theme for this week’s CASA : Black Mark Collective initiated across the traditional categories Looking Back / Looking Forward VAS in 2015 in an effort to create between those that have been programme in a Visual Arts a discursive space for critical initiated through the gallery system Symposium (VAS) hosted jointly by engagement around the work and those who that have inhabited the Market Photo Workshop and of black visual arts creative other creative spaces. the Black Mark Collective. practitioners. Focusing on the theme ‘Urgency And Agency- “The authorial voice of the The contingent of presenters Strategies And Contingencies’, this mandarins of culture has and panelists hope to explore a year’s symposium seeks to explore ostensibly been curtailed. Corollary range of tendencies and address art practices and discourses that developments include an increase issues including but not limited resonate with the ever-changing and greater visibility of art to filmmaking, photography, conditions of creative production collectives and collaborations, art in collective practice, urban planning and practice. the public sphere both temporary and photographic archives in an installations and performances,

9 as well as virtually oriented art Black Mark and the Market Photo and funding? What are the long- all of which are pointing towards Workshop should partner in term implications for archiving the emergence of new missions hosting the current edition of the and historicising Black cultural and responses to the now”, says Visual Arts Symposium that aims production? Lekgetho Makola, Head of the to raise several pertinent questions Market Photo Workshop. that include interrogating how Date: practices alter the established Saturday 16 September The Market Photo Workshop plays lines of proportioning value? Time: a leading role in the advancement How do these have an impact 09:00 – 17:00 of photography in Africa that is on institutional culture, systems Venue: also increasingly engaged in the and policies? How do they Market Photo Workshop discursive field. It is fitting that operate in relation to capital

PHOTO WORKSHOP

10 BOOK LAUNCH DURING CASA WEEK

RACE OTHERWISE: Forging a How is ‘race’ determined? Is it To RSVP for this event write to New Humanism for South Africa your DNA? The community that [email protected] before you were raised in? The way Friday 15 September 2017 Date: others see you or the way you Monday 18 September see yourself? Zimitri Erasmus Time questions the notion that one 18:30 for 19:00 can know race with one’s eyes, Venue: with racial categories and with Barney Simon genetic ancestry tests. Starting Genre: with her own family’s journey Book Launch through ascribed racial identi- ties, she develops her argument People from different parts of for recognising the pervasive- the world ask ‘what mix’ I am. ness of race thinking without Which would you prefer? Salt submitting to its power. and vinegar or cinnamon and sugar? Neither one of my par- Join us for a conversation be- ents was black Black. Neither tween the author, sociologist one of them was white White. I Zimitri Erasmus and Angelo Fick, am not half-and-half.’ current affairs and news analyst (from Chapter 1, ‘This Black- at eNCA. The discussion will be ness’) introduced by Hugo Canham from the psychology department at Wits University.

11 THIS WEEK AT THE EXCLUSIVE BOOKS PAN-AFRICAN READING ROOM

Rajesh Gopie’s play Tamasha on Hope Street premieres at the Market Theatre this week. The play focuses on Payal, a prostitute from Chatsworth and her unlikely relationship with Albert, a night-watchman from Zimbabwe. This week, the Pan-African Reading Room at the Windybrow Arts Centre shines the spotlight on books that focus on Africans, like Albert who live in one country but were born in another country.

Dying in New York Broken Glass Bom Boy Erow Duker from South Africa Alain Mabanckou from Republic Yewande Omotoso of Barbardos / and Ghana of Congo and France Nigeria / South Africa

Dying in New York is the haunting The history of Credit Gone Leke is a troubled young man story of Lerato Malema, a young West, a squalid Congolese bar, is living in the suburbs of Cape and irrepressible South African related by one of its most loyal Town, given to stalking people, whose wit and resilience shine customers, Broken Glass, who has stealing small objects and going through despite the abuse she been commissioned by its owner from doctor to doctor in search of has endured from a young age to set down an account of the companionship rather than cure. at the hands of her father. It is a characters who frequent it. Acidly Through a series of letters written story of hope and deep longing, funny, the book skewers a society to him by his Nigerian father, made all the more poignant by dominated by poverty corruption whom he has never met, Leke Lerato’s startling candour from and an incorrigible faith in magic. learns about a family curse which the first page until the book’s his father had unsuccessfully surprising conclusion. tried to remove. Bom Boy shows a sensitive understanding of both the smallness and magnitude of a single life.

12 13 THE ARTOF PARTNERSHIPS

14 Each week in Buzz, the Market Theatre Foundation celebrates the incredible pARTnerships that contribute to the growth of this institution and those whose brand affiliation contributes to making the Market Theatre Foundation a formidable leader in the art of pARTnership brokering. The week’s BUZZ focuses on the pARTners in the alphabet range P.

in which they perform. The Johannesburg. Focusing on production enjoys a week-long encouraging exchanges and P season at the PopArt Theatre dialogue between South Africa, offering them a highly practical Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, introduction to the realities of the Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius, PopArt Theatre: creative industry, and the multiple Mozambique, Tanzania, Lesotho, The PopArt Theatre is an award- skills needed to build a successful Swaziland, Malawi, Angola and winning dynamic independent career. This year, the students Democratic Republic of the theatre space in the heart presented African adaptations Congo, Pro Helvetia carries of Johannesburg’s inner-city, of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s out a mandate by the Swiss Maboneng. For the third The Love of the Nightingale and Agency for Development and consecutive year the PopArt Aristophanes’ Lysistrata. Cooperation (SDC). It supports Theatre offers the second-year the development of the local students at the Market Photo arts scene, fosters transnational Workshop an innovative course cooperation and enhances titledThe Business of Theatre. the mobility of artists in the While rehearsing a production, P region. Pro Helvetia is an ardent students study arts administration supporter of several projects at and entrepreneurship. They the Market Photo Workshop. practice these key skills Pro Helvetica: of marketing, contracting, Pro Helvetia are committed Watch next week’s issue of budgeting, fundraising and to cultural exchange between Buzz as we profile more of our logistics by implementing them Switzerland and Southern Africa partners. in relation to the production through their liaison office in

15 WITS STUDENTS GET PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

For the second time this year, the Market Theatre Foundation will host four interns from the Wits University’s post-graduate Performing Arts Management programme. The earlier batch of students worked on setting the administrative groundwork for the inaugural Nationl Arts Incubators Trade Fair that was held at the Market Theatre in Lungelo Zulu Yeyetu Magida June. In 2013 Lungelo Zulu completed Yeyetu Magida is reading This time round, the four undergraduate degree in towards a Bachelor Degree students will work with various Education at the University of in Dramatic Arts, majoring departments at the Market majoring in Tourism in Performance Studies and Theatre Foundation to devise management, Businesss Performance Arts Management. strategies for income generation Management, Computers & She participated in two Wits and monetizing some of the Business Law. Lungelo has been productions; YERMA directed Foundation’s services. The working as a qualified teacher for by Rajesh Gopie & The Burning students will present their the past 3 years teaching mostly House Project directed by strategies at a forum at the end around Northern Kwa Zulu Natal Catherine Walker. She has also of the week. and lately in Johannesburg. She stage managed for a fourth is currently enrolled at Wits year performance piece called University a B.A Honours in Arts, Nomads Among Us, co-directed Culture &Heritage management. and created by Mwenya Kabwe, Joni Barnard and the performance students.

16 FOUNDATION

Mamodibe Ramodibe Ryan Lloyd

Mamodibe Ramodibe is a Ryan Lloyd is a young and dynamic former television ‘child star’ musician from Johannesburg, and is known for her role as who is currently studying towards a Youth Tv Presenter on SABC a BA PVA at the University of the 1’s Yotv since 2011. Currently Witwatersrand. Currently in his a Wits student and studying final year of study, he is majoring in towards a BA Dramatic Arts Composition and Performing Arts degree. She seeks to be involved Management and plans to enter in theatre productions across the film-scoring industry after his the African continent once she studies. Since 2016, Ryan has been has completed her studies and broadening his horizons to include to be able to plough back into event planning and management her community by establishing and has been heading the planning her own drama school to for the Wits 3rd and 4th year empower, educate and create Composition Fundraiser, which learning opportunities for young raises funds for the composition upcoming artists in Soweto. students to perform and record their exam compositions.

17 ARCHIVING THE MARKET THEATRE

Archiving the Market Theatre is a new series In not more than 400 words share your starring in Buzz this week. We invite our memories with us and stand a chance to artists, patrons and supporters to tell us what be hosted to a special night at the Market the Market Theatre means to them. In our Theatre. Send your submission to the Market inaugural feature in this series, asks songstress Theatre Foundaions Senior publicist Lusanda diva, Sibongile Khumalo, to trace er footsteps Zokufa at lusandak@markettheatre. co.za to the Market Theatre.

18 managing a core of older The six week season spent and more experienced at the Market was heady arts practitioners who and life affirming. It was were part of the teaching like being in a greenhouse. I staff. One of that core had to learn, and very fast. of practitioners was James I got to understand what Mtoba who, alongside a professional theatre space Sophie ‘Sunshine’ Mgcina, was, my assumptions of what took me under his wing. it meant to be a university Sibongile Khumalo It was bhut James who educated young South introduced me to Malcolm African were challenged. Hard “I returned to Johannesburg Purkey and the Junction work, commitment, having after graduating from the Avenue Theatre Company. a vision for one’s life were with Malcolm was looking to some of the attributes I a Bachelor of Arts degree, fill the role of an elderly leaned to uphold. starry eyed yet uncertain woman for their workshopped of what I wanted for my production Marabi. which It was at the Kippies Jazz future. Sipho Sepamla, was to be staged at the venue that I was given an one of the founders of the Market Theatre. Bra James opportunity to experiment Federated Union of Black encouraged me to go and with and explore the Artists-FUBA (may his read for Malcolm, even different sides of my artistic revolutionary soul continue though he had never seen me essence. I will always treasure to rest in peace) and then act or heard me sing. the memory of Arthur Principal and Director of Habedi, who championed FUBA, had offered me a I got the part. And so it and guided my month long position as the head of the was that my first exposure residency in April 1992 at music department at the to the Market Theatre was Kippies, and encouraged me institution in 1981. through the eyes of 24 to “use the venue to explore year old me, romantically and check things out for The idealist that I am took attracted to one Siphiwe yourself” For some reason he on the role with gusto and Khumalo a cast member believed that I could sustain much enthusiasm, even who had been tasked with a whole month performing at though I did not know the welcoming me to my first Kippies. Invariably he made first thing about running rehearsal session with the me believe that I could. a department, let alone company. And somehow I did, with

19 the powerful backing of Paul Makhaya and Barry Ronge. November 2011, I was a part Hanmer (piano), Bheki Khoza Another heady and significant of it. (guitar), Victor Masondo time. (bass) and Sipho Mtshali Being at the Market Theatre (drums). When in 1998 I produced and has always felt like being at performed a Retrospective of home. There is a sense of This season at Kippies, which SA Jazz, the record company familiarity and comfort in we dubbed The 3 Faces of I was signed to at the time the space. Yet I am always Sibongile Khumalo heralded opted to record the show, acutely aware of the need to the most significant change the result of which was the put my best foot forward in in my professional life, and critically acclaimed Live at order to protect and advance got me recognised with the the Market Theatre cd. the values espoused by the Standard Bank Young Artist establishment. Award for Music in 1993. And so when I was invited by James Ngcobo and bra Thank you to the Market In 1989 I had been a part to join the Theatre for setting me of Matsemela Manaka’s cast of Songs of Migration off, for providing a cocoon two-hander Goree, with for the 2010/2011 season, of safety and love, for dancer-choreographer Nomsa I welcomed the opportunity challenging me as I went Manaka. This production told to return to the Market in search of my voice, for the story of the slave trade, with open arms. I savoured helping me believe that I can of Africans carted on ships the possibility of being in and always will try harder through Goree island, the a production that made a because you do. Slave House and The Door Of powerful statement about No Return, as seen through migration, in the same way Thank you for welcoming me the eyes of a young dancer, as I had been in another very back.” Nomsa Manaka. The search poignant production about - SIBONGILE KHUMALO for, and an assertion of self the TRC - Philip Miller’s and the African identity REwind Cantata in 2008. were central themes in this production. It was during this When the Market launched Catch Sibongile Khumalo at the time that one got noticed its Live at the Market Market Theatre later this month. by reviewers such as Elliot Theatre Jazz platform in See page 29 for details.

20 BLACKBOARD AFRICA OFF TO THE USA

In June his year, the Market After the summit, Blackboard The Market Theatre Foundation Theatre Foundation signed a Africa will proceed to Howard wishes Backboard Africa great Memorandum of Collaboration University, a leading historically success on their tour. Proceeds with Blackboard Africa, a black university in Washington. from the Tamasha on Hope dynamic group of youth who Blackboard Africa will chair an Street on Thursday, 28 September gather at the Market Theatre open discussion on issues affect- will benefit Blackboard Africa. once a month to promote inter- ing African youth. See page 25 for details about the generational dialogue. show.

Now, Blackboard Africa headed by Amonge Sinxoto and Zingisa Socikwa, will be the youngest attendees at a summit in New York City this September held by the Global First Ladies Alliance and co-hosted by United Nations Assembly, Facebook, MAC AIDS FUND and Okay Africa. The summit will discuss The Future of Women and Defining Leadership For A New Era.

21 CITY LODGE AND MARKET THEATRE PARTNERSHIP

“Love Thy Neighbour” is the free WiFi for the theatre staff to This month, employees from mantra that holds together continue to function optimally. As the City Lodge will be hosted at businesses in the Newtown a result no deadlines were missed a special evening at the Market precinct. When the Johannesburg and we could continue to work Theatre. City Metro was hit with one of seamlessly”, said Zama Buthelezi, the biggest cable theft in recent Head of the Market Theatre’s years it affected almost the whole Brand & Communications of the Johannesburg CBD. Major Department. businesses shut down because of the interruption of electricity supply but for the Market Theatre Foundation, it was an altogether different story.

The Newtown City Lodge stepped in to offer five star quality office space for the Market Theatre team. The City Lodge in Newtown is a home away from home for delegates attending conferences at the Market Theatre “We extend our appreciation to the management of the City Lodge for providing space and

22 THE SUITCASE MAKES INTERNATIONAL WAVES

The Market Theatre’s production, their children also come to London The Suitcase opens this week at The Suitcase, adapted and to seek better lives and chase the the Northern Stage in Newcastle. directed by James Ngcobo from dream so to speak”. Catch The Suitcase when it returns Es’kia Mphalele’s short story is to the Market Theatre. See page 32 currently on a 5-city tour in the Another audience member asked for details. UK. The Market Theatre’s Digital why James chose to end the Communications Officer, Thato production with a dance? Kobile, reports from Hull. “This is a dance that a young boy of On Wednesday 06 September, The the eShembe church will perform Suitcase hosted their first post- to honor the death of his father show discussion. Questions and and this is why I felt it fitting to end opinions flew across the 400 seater the show with a dance”, replied auditorium with director James James. Ngcobo and cast of The Suitcase enthusiastically engaging with the responsive audience chaired by Amanda Huxtable, the associate James Ngcobo and the cast of producer at the Hull Truck Theatre. The Suitcase

If the questions asked on the floor are anything to go by, it appears even though audiences did’t speak or understand some of the language used in the show, they seemed to understand the universal message that James Ngcobo and cast conveyed so beautifully in the play. An audience member said, “this reminds me of the American Dream, and how

23 LIVE AT THE MARKET THEATRE … Make reservations for your visits Market Theatre Foundation For block bookings call Anthony to the Market Theatre so much website: Ezeoke at 011 832 1641/083 246 easier. With one glance at the www.markettheatre.co.za 4950 or Yusrah Bardien at 011 table below you can now see the www.webtickets.co.za 832 1641 (ext 204) start and end date for each pro- or buy your ticket at any Pick n duction season. For more details Pay store. Please note that there are no about the productions visit the shows on Mondays

24 TAMASHA ON HOPE STREET DATES Tamasha on Hope Street focuses Wednesday 8 September - on the socio- economic conditions Sunday 1 October 2017 of Chatsworth, an Indian township 20km south of the port city of TIME Durban, South Africa. The play tells Thursday - Saturday 20:15 the story of an unlikely friendship Sunday 15:15 between Payal, a young Indian girl VENUE born in Chatsworth who works as Mannie Manim a street prostitute, and Albert, a Zimbabwean night watchman

Starring: Afzal Khan, Ameera Patel, Dhaveshan Govender, Keith Gengadoo, Lindani Nkosi and Matthew MacFarlane.

#TamashaOnHopeStreet

25 THE ELITE WING OF POETRY DATES Kiri Pink Nob presents “T.E.W.O.P” Wednesday 13 September - (The Elite Wing Of Poetry), at the Saturday 16 September 2017 Market Theatre Laboratory in Newtown. This unique four day TIME showcase boasts a vast selection Wednesday - Saturday 20:15 of what the Urban Contemporary VENUE Johannesburg Poetry Scene has Ramolao Makhene got to offer. Hosted with the comic finesse of Sies Ribs Cracker (Simpho Mathenjwa), and directed by J.Bobs Tshabalala, audiences can be sure of an absolute joy ride of the grandest poetic proportions.

A four-day poetic tour de force. You should not dare to miss it.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.webtickets.co.za for R80pp, or at the door for R100pp.

#EliteWingOfPoetry

26 WHEN BALLET MEETS JAZZ DATES When Ballet Meets Jazz is a unique Thursday 14 September - collaboration between classical Sunday 17 September 2017 and contemporary dancers from TIME CuDanSA and Carstens Ireland Thursday - Saturday 20:00 Ballet Studio; and a formidable Sunday 15:00 sextet of amazing Jazz musicians. VENUE The musical repertoire will include John Kani compositions by Abdullah Ibrahim, Bheki Mseleku, Alan Silinga, Andre Petersen, Pablo Lapidusas, Leo Espinosa and Michael Buble. The works presented include, among others, some beautiful neo classical and contemporary choreography to amazing jazz standards as well as ballet highlights like the Cygnets from Swan Lake, and the ever popular The Dying Swan.

#BalletMeetsJazz

27 Images sourced from th einternet SOUTH KOREA/SOUTH AFRICA STORYTELLING PROJECT DATES The Market Theatre Laboratory, in Saturday 16 September 2017 partnership with the South Korean TIME Embassy, presents an International Saturday 15:00 Storytelling Day. Bring your whole VENUE family to hear stories from South Windybrow Arts Centre Korea and South Africa performed by students of the Market Theatre Entrance is FREE. Laboratory.

#StorytellingProject

28 SIBONGILE KHUMALO – MORE THAN 3 FACES DATES Sibongile Khumalo is an esteemed Friday 22 September – member of a musical dynasty that Sunday 24 September 2017 spans generations and is widely TIME regarded as a living legend and Thursday - Saturday 20:00 national treasure. To honour her Sunday 15:00 standing and celebrate her 60th VENUE birthday on the 24th September John Kani 2017, Magnolia Vision Records in association with the Market Theatre and Kaya FM bring More than 3 faces.

#MoreThanThreeFaces

29 ALCHEMY OF WORDS DATES After premiering with a sold-out Thursday 28 September - run at the National Arts Festival Saturday 30 September 2017 in Grahamstown and touring TIME Southern Africa, The Alchemy of Thursday - Friday 19:00 Words will be coming the Ramolao VENUE Makhene Theatre for a short Ramolao Makhene season in September, supported by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). DATES Sunday 1 October 2017 In The Alchemy of Words, three TIME artists from different disciplines Sunday 15:00 –puppetry, film and music search VENUE to capture the enigma of Arthur Ramolao Makhene Rimbaud and what it means to be a pioneer. Expect an immersive experience that combines artistic projections, puppetry and live music inspired by the diverse imagery from Rimbaud’s poems – smoke filled battlefields, the lush countryside of the French Ardennes, colourful vowels, crimson seas …

#AlchemyOfWords

30 THE MAN JESUS DATES The Man Jesus, a one-man Friday 13 October - performance of some of the Sunday 5 November 2017 life of Jesus Christ, is a series of TIME monologues by South African- Tuesday - Saturday 20:15 born playwright, Matthew Sunday 15:15 VENUE Hurt and directed by Robert Barney Simon Whitehead and featuring Lebo Toko. The Man Jesus is a deeply personal account of the reaction of those closest – and indeed farthest - from Jesus immediately after the crucifixion and resurrection. It brings simplicity, humour and understanding (or misunderstanding) to the story of Jesus.

The Man Jesus was originally produced in Ireland, where it was nominated for the Irish Times Best New Play, 2013. It will be transposed by Robert Whitehead and Lebo Toko playing a range of characters including-, Judas, Pontius Pilate and Mary, mother of Jesus.

#TheManJesus

31 THE SUITCASE DATES Adapted and directed by James Friday 20 October - Ngcobo from Es’kia Mpahlele short Sunday 26 November 2017 story, The Suitcase, set in the 1950’s TIME in Sophiatown, tells the story of a Tuesday - Saturday 20:15 young couple who, despite family Sunday 15:00 disapproval of their marriage, leave VENUE for the city, intending to return John Kani wealthy and immune from social censure. The pressures of the city, unemployment and poverty strip away the husband`s self-esteem and he starts to lose his moral com- pass. He is so desperate to provide for his pregnant wife that he steals a suitcase left on a bus. This action leads to frightening consequences, dramatic turns and unexpected twists.

The Suitcase will feature Siyabonga Twala, Masasa Mbangeni, Des- mond Dube, John Lata, Nokukhan- ya Dlamini, Gugu Shezi, Nomfundo Sambo and Bheki Khoza. The production will be presented at the Market Theatre directly after its 5-city UK tour.

#TheSuitcase

32 DEAD YELLOW SANDS DATES Dead Yellow Sands by Graham Friday 17 October - Weir might well be described as Sunday 10 Decemer 2017 a collection of portraitures that TIME live for a brief few minutes and Thursday - Saturday 20:15 return to the darkness of black Sunday 15:15 space. Based on people Weir VENUE has met or observed over the Barney Simon years, the characters are all at a winding-down moment in their lives, some of them even looking into the great silence of death.

#DeadYellowSands

33 TOURS AND EXCURSIONS

The Market Theatre’s weekly tour from the Menzi Primary School in To book your place on the tour will be featured on the SABC 2 Epic Brakpan through the history of the contact Busi Letwaba Hangout show when Busi Radebe Market Theatre. Tel:011 832 1641 leads Grade 4 – Grade 6 learners Email: [email protected] Facebook: Rebecca Busi Letwaba Twitter: @busiletwaba

34 35 WHAT’S ON AT THE

WINDYBROW ARTS ARTS CENTRE CENTRE

Tomorrow is the final day for submissions for an architectural design competition for an outdoor pavilion/performance installation at the Windybrow Arts Centre.

KMH Architects are rendering pro-bono support to coordinate and adjudicate this extraordinary competition at Windybrow Arts Centre.

For information about the competition contact [email protected]

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PHOTO MARKET PHOTO WORKSHOP WORKSHOP

FOUR DILEMMAS

Keorapetse Mosimane, Doris The project presents a selection ground for engagement that can Nzimande, Lebohang Kganye, of women’s photographic work be taken forward and beyond the Samantha Simons, Zanele Muholi, that negotiate archives through dilemmas that it frames through Phumzile Khanyile, Simangele landscape, the body and the photo this iteration. Kalisa, Babalwa Mtanga, and album, alongside placeholders and Sydelle Willow Smith. cues for further interrogations - Four Dilemmas is developed from symbolic voids that can be through conversations between Four Dilemmas began as an encountered as the negative spaces Thato Mogotsi and Mika Conradie. exhibition project and inquiry of loss or as positive spaces that into women-led photography demarcate ground to build on, to Date: produced through the Market various texts that complicate the Tuesday 17 August 2017 – Sunday Photo Workshop’s courses, exhibition and the archival. 29 October mentorships and public projects Venue: from 2004 - 2017, and developed Four Dilemmas invites propositions Photo Workshop Gallery into an interrogation of the archival through the space that holds Market Photo Workshop as a system that unfolds across it and through a parallel public economics, ownership, memory, programme that unfold in relation capitalism, community and to the dilemmas expressed. The representation. project attempts to lay an initial

37 WHAT’S ON AT THE LABORATORY MARKET LABORATORY

REGISTER NOW The Market Theatre Laboratory who won a Standard Bank Gold The closing date for applications for has trained exceptional performers Ovation Award at the National Arts the 2018 academic year is Saturday, and theatre-makers including Festival this year. 30 September. Application forms three Standard Bank Young Artists are available on the Market , Monageng ‘Vice’ Motshabi The Market Theatre Laboratory’s Theatre Laboratory website at (2017), Prince Lamla (2013) and unique curriculum provides an www.marketlab.co.za or can be Mncedisi Shabangu (2004) and the incubation space for young artists picked up from the Market Theatre SAFTA Best Actor recipient Warren to find their voice and develop Laboratory offices at the Market Masemola, Naledi Award winners their craft. Students participate in Theatre Square. Mahlatsi Mokgonyana and Billy intensive training in various theatre Langa, and the winner of the 2016 disciplines aimed at developing For enquiries call Thandeka Nheke Short Story Day Africa Prize for multi-skilled performances and on 011 838 7498 or email Short Fiction, Sibongile Fisher. critically engaged storytellers. [email protected] or They are also introduced to other www.facebook.com/themarketlab. Five Market Theatre Laboratory job prospects in the industry alumni were nominated for Naledi through short courses in stage- Awards in multiple categories in management, writing, directing and 2016, including Thabiso Ramalla, design.

38 39 PERSONALITIES FROM TAMASHA ON HOPE STREET

Keith Gengadoo was born as a tool to impact local in Durban, South Africa, and international youth 1974. He holds a Degree with positive messages. in Theatre and Film (B. He acted in the following Dramae, UKZN). Coming movie and TV productions: from a musical family, he Jerusalema, Mr Bones started entertaining people 2, Free State, The Indian at a very young age. He Detective, Eastern Mosaic performed in many theatre presenter, Channel O and music productions presenter, Isidingo, and moved to Joburg Generations, Snitch, in 1999, where he also Muvhango, Jacob’s Cross, focused on TV and Film. Sqwizas, Samsokolo, and In 2003 Keith launched his Isibaya. He currently plays debut rap-Ragga album in Dr Khan on Skeem Saam. the USA. He used the CD

40 Karabo Legoabe is a Productions, Imagine Creative Naledi Award nominated and UJ Arts Centre. Her production designer, arts most notable productions manager and film producer. are Dying Screams of the She studied drama at the Moon, Ingozi: a drama series National School of Arts then on SABC 1, Ukutshona ko receive her Bachelor of Arts Mendi… Did we dance, Poeto- in Dramatic Arts Honours at Type, Secret Ballot, Asinamali, Wits University majoring in Thula Thula, 6 Characters Production Design and Arts in Search of an Author, Management. Her career as Ukhamba (short film by a designer spans over nine Imagine Creative) and What years. She has designed sets the Water Gave Me (UJArts and costumes for various Centre). She is currently a theatre and television programmes coordinator productions produced by at The Arts & Culture Trust The Market Theatre, The (ACT), a freelance production Baxter Theatre, Soweto designer, producer and Theatre, The Dance Factory, a board member of the Rainforest. Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative.

41 MARKET THEATRE PERSONALITIES UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH... BEKIE NTINI - COORDINATOR: MENTOSHIP AND TRAINING AT MARKET PHOTO WORKSHOP

Q: What drives you to wake up in the sustain arts and culture organizations morning and come to work? and stabilize their business. A: The desire to apply my skills to Availability of capital projects development and arts projects and will ensure that arts and culture programmes in a purposeful way. In organizations can accommodate a addition, my work brings together continuous influx of projects through individuals from diverse cultures ideal spaces from which to operate. and work skills backgrounds to foster networking and sharing of Q: What does your job entail? ideas and skills which helps in my A: My responsibilities include development. developing training projects, which are aligned with the Public Q: What do you do when you’re not at Programmes and Development work? programmes. I coordinate A: I spend time with family and mentorship and training friends. I also do volunteer tasks programmes according to agreed with different media, arts, and criteria of funders and strategic development organizations objectives of the Market Photo to accomplish set objectives. Workshop. I play a vital role in Volunteering is an integral part of my identifying and managing funding life and an expression of my values, for programmes from a wide range it allows me to share my skills and of funders and reflect on and to commit to address some social review projects to ensure regional, issues that I am passionate about. continental and international Q: Given a chance to change one thing integration. in the Arts and Culture industry, what would it be? Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years. A: I would work towards assisting in A: My plan is to return home in stabilizing core business funding and (Zimbabwe) and actively participate capital development for arts and in planning and managing processes culture programmes and projects. and strategies of media, arts and It is essential to secure funding to development programmes. 42 LAST WEEK IN PICTURES...

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DIRECTIONS:

Directions to The Market Theatre Foundation, The Market Square, 138 Lillian Ngoyi (previously Bree) Street, between Miriam Makeba and Margaret FOUNDATION Mcingana streets

For more information Co-ordinates: -26.201984, 28.032706 about the Market Theatre Co-ordinates: -26.200834, 28.032294 Foundation, please visit www.markettheatre.co.za • Take Jan Smuts Ave off ramp from M1 south. • Continue over Empire Rd, past Wits and over Mandela Bridge. Telephone : 011 832 1641 • At the first traffic light after the Mandela Bridge, 138 Lillian Ngoyi Street turn right into Carr Street. Newtown, Johannesburg • At the next traffic light turn left into Miriam Makeba Street. • At the next traffic light turn right into the Newtown Junction Mall road, City Lodge Hotel on the right. • Continue to the right around the traffic circle into the Mall’s underground parking garage. • When you come out of the parking garage using the lift or escalator the Market Theatre is to the east of the parking area in the direction of the water fountain in the Mall’s square. Walk past The Potato Shed and through the gate. Then turn right towards the Market main entrance. Please ask the security / ushers if you feel unsure. • To get to the Market Square, continue past the Market Theatre building, cross the road (Lillian Ngoyi Street) and you will see the Market Square entrance towards your left – diagonally across the road from the Market Theatre building. 46