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ENTERTAINMENT 17 March 2006 Page 5 COMEDY EXPRESS Sibaya: Wednesdays at 8pm Joe Parker, Chris Forrest and Mel Miller in stand-up comedy. Tickets R35. Call 580 5555 ARTBEAT STUDIO ON STEEL Morningside: 14 Steel Road Work by Julia Forman, Sharleen Boaden and other artists. Call 303 6285 ART FOR HUMANITY Durban Art Gallery Twenty-five women artists and 25 poets advocating children’s rights. Visit www.afh.org.za WHEN BASIL MET ELVIS Catalina: Until Sunday, 2 April Tickets R70 (R60 concessions). Call 305 6889 JAZZ NIGHT Reform Club: Every Friday Catch DJ Johnny & Friends. Kick back with jazz, R’nB and hip hop. First 80 people get a free Cosmopolitan ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Barnyard: Until Monday, 20 March Tickets R90. Buy one get one free for the Sunday matinees. Call 566 3045 BLACK COMEDY Courtyard Theatre: Until Saturday, 18 March Tickets R30. Students and pensioners (with cards) R15. Call 305 6889 LADIES NIGHT Sibaya: Thursdays 23 and 30 March With Damon Beard. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets R10 for ladies, R30 for men (later than 10pm) FUSION NIGHT Sibaya: Tonight Bhangra, hip hop and R’nB (5fm DJs vs Lotus fm DJs). Doors open at 9.30pm DIAKONIA - NEVER AGAIN Durban Art Gallery: Until Sunday, 26 March Exhibition DJ COURSE Free club and mobile DJ course at 14 Clearpark Close, Palmview, Phoenix. Call 083 480 7661 AMAGUGU VII – TREASURES African Art Centre: Until Saturday, 25 March Beadwork exhibition. Entry is free. Call 201 1638 A CIRCUS ADVENTURE Sibaya: From Friday, 31 March, until Monday, 17 April Shows at 11am and 2pm daily. Tickets are R35. Group discounts available. Call 580 5555 ARNO CARSTENS LIVE Botanic Gardens: Sunday, 2 April, at 4pm Tickets cost R40. Call 202 5819 or 309 1170 • To have your Showbuzz news included in the eZasegagasini Metro, call Showbuzz Reporter Wendy Nzama on 311 2284/79 SHOWBUZZ REVIEW: MOVIE WENDY NZAMA THE “new” Great Moscow Circus will delight Dur- banites on Friday, 24 March, at SunCoast Casino. The two-hour spectacle will feature 75 entertainers, and will be in South Africa for 20 weeks. According to producer Michael Edgley, the show is “bigger and better”. “Forget everything you have ever heard about the circus and prepare yourselves for an unbelievable new experience. “Nothing is repeated, every- thing’s new,” said Edgley. He added that the Great Moscow Circus Big Top had been updated with new air- conditioning and over R3- million in new lights and a sound system. Audiences will witness tightrope walker Laszlo Simet perform a high-wire skywalk 25m above the ground with no safety net or wires. Ticket prices range from R110 to R270 (adults) and R65 to R170 (children). Call 083 915 8000. WENDY NZAMA BILLED as the African Art Centre’s “most significant and popular exhibition of the year”, Amagugu VII – Treasures runs at the Old Station Building until Saturday, 25 March. The exhibition features a collection of special pieces of beadwork. According to exhibition director Anthea Martin, about 1 000 pieces will be showcased. “We have wooden spoons, milk pails, headrests, imbenge and ceramics,” said Martin. “The beadwork has been collected from a variety of sources. “These include the Ngxamanga, Fengu, Pedi, Xhosa and Pondo groups in the Eastern Cape, as well as the Xhesimbe, Swayimani and many other groups in KwaZulu-Natal. “Items of special interest this year are entire outfits for both men and women from Msinga, Greytown, Maphumulo, The Valley of 1000 Hills and Umkomaas. “These will be sold as complete outfits.” An accompanying catalogue will be available, with photographs compiled by Martin. WENDY NZAMA DESIGNERS and chefs will show off their creative flair at the Decorex KwaZulu-Natal lifestyle event at the International Convention Centre (ICC) from tomorrow until Tuesday, 21 March. The lavish event, themed “Delicious By Design” and in aid of Save the Children KwaZulu-Natal, will feature a stellar cast of local designers from a range of creative fields: from décor, fashion and food to flowers and dinnerware. Designer tables will be the showpieces, displaying the latest fabrics, flatware, fragrant centrepieces, gourmet food, designer accessories and quirky decorative detail like crystal, candles, silver, silks and serviettes. According to director of Decorex SA, Melanie Robinson, the aim of the event is for local designers to make a meaningful contribution to better the lives of children in need. “Feast your eyes on the art of the table, then put in your bid to take this splendour home. The fabulous table creations and designer accessories will be auctioned to raise funds for the under- privileged children who are supported by Save the Children KZN,” said Robinson. Renowned abstract artist Tay Dall’s donation of a painting entitled In the Moment, valued at R19 000, will be auctioned. Setting tables are: Ardmore Ceramic Art with Nauhus Antiques and Linen, Yolande Weiners from D2 Interiors, Sandy Day, Mr Price Home, Institute of Style and Design, and Odette Uys from Eye Candy. Fabric houses taking part include: St Leger and Viney, Hertex Fabrics, and Walnut Interiors which represents Anne Colle, Halogen and Mavromac. Tickets cost R60. Call 202 9231. SHAYLIN NAIDOO BRINGING back the swing of the 60s and the funk of the 70s is the musical Motown Magic, running at the Heritage Market Theatre in Hillcrest until Sunday, 9 April. Inspired by Detroit, Michi- gan, the car construction city of the world (formerly known as “motortown”), the show uses the music from the Motown era, which had a great influence on many artists and performers. The show boasts a line-up of Durban’s top musicians, and includes Idols stars Clive Gumede and Pume Zondi, e.tv’s Backstage star O’Ryan Winter, and Nothando “serious...” Ngubane. Tickets cost R150 (which includes a two-course meal) from Wednesdays to Saturdays, and R120 for the Tuesday and Sunday matinee shows. Call 765 4197. WHEEL FUN: Bicycle tricks by beautiful performers are part of the entertainment at the Great Moscow Circus Circus: new heights All set for design show Geared up for music SAMANTHA MOODLEY WINNING at the Toronto and Edinburgh film festivals last year, and recently taking an Oscar at the Academy Awards, Tsotsi (Thug) has been the subject of much critical acclaim – and rightfully so. The movie is set in a Johan- nesburg township and tells the story of a young man, hardened by his childhood, who eventually learns the meaning of love and respect. Tsotsi, played by Presley Chweneyagae, heads a group of criminals. After a scuffle with one of his gang members, Tsotsi is forced to confront a past he has tried to keep buried. In a fit of anger, he hijacks the car of a woman in a posh suburb. He later discovers her baby in the backseat and panics, crashing the vehicle. His first response is to run away, but his conscience is stirred and he takes the baby home with him. Through caring for the infant, Tsotsi learns that his actions have repercussions and he finds out what it feels like to care for someone. Tsotsi is a drama but is littered with specks of humour and follows the classic “bad guy turns good”, “love overpowers all” story- line – minus the happy ending. This and superb acting makes it a great movie. Tsotsi is a proudly South African must-see! • Showing at Ster Kinekor Gateway and The Wheel Expo that’s full of beads Tsotsi is proudly South African GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: A table setting by Sandy Day
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ENTERTAINMENT17 March 2006 Page 5
COMEDY EXPRESSSibaya: Wednesdays at 8pmJoe Parker, Chris Forrest andMel Miller in stand-upcomedy. Tickets R35. Call 580 5555
ARTBEAT STUDIO ON STEEL Morningside: 14 Steel Road Work by Julia Forman,Sharleen Boaden and otherartists. Call 303 6285
ART FOR HUMANITY Durban Art GalleryTwenty-five women artistsand 25 poets advocatingchildren’s rights. Visit www.afh.org.za
WHEN BASIL MET ELVISCatalina: Until Sunday, 2 AprilTickets R70 (R60concessions). Call 305 6889
JAZZ NIGHTReform Club: Every FridayCatch DJ Johnny &Friends. Kick back withjazz, R’nB and hip hop.First 80 people get a freeCosmopolitan
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCKBarnyard: Until Monday, 20 MarchTickets R90. Buy one getone free for the Sundaymatinees. Call 566 3045
BLACK COMEDYCourtyard Theatre: UntilSaturday, 18 MarchTickets R30. Students andpensioners (with cards) R15.Call 305 6889
LADIES NIGHTSibaya: Thursdays 23 and30 MarchWith Damon Beard. Doorsopen at 8pm. Tickets R10for ladies, R30 for men (laterthan 10pm)
FUSION NIGHTSibaya: TonightBhangra, hip hop and R’nB(5fm DJs vs Lotus fm DJs).Doors open at 9.30pm
DIAKONIA - NEVER AGAINDurban Art Gallery: UntilSunday, 26 MarchExhibition
DJ COURSEFree club and mobile DJcourse at 14 ClearparkClose, Palmview, Phoenix.Call 083 480 7661
AMAGUGU VII –TREASURESAfrican Art Centre: UntilSaturday, 25 MarchBeadwork exhibition. Entry isfree. Call 201 1638
A CIRCUS ADVENTURESibaya: From Friday, 31March, until Monday, 17 AprilShows at 11am and 2pmdaily. Tickets are R35. Groupdiscounts available.Call 580 5555
ARNO CARSTENS LIVEBotanic Gardens: Sunday,2 April, at 4pmTickets cost R40. Call202 5819 or 309 1170
•To have your Showbuzznews included in theeZasegagasini Metro, callShowbuzz Reporter WendyNzama on 311 2284/79
SHOWBUZZ
REVIEW: MOVIE
WENDY NZAMA
THE “new” Great MoscowCircus will delight Dur-banites on Friday, 24 March,at SunCoast Casino.
The two-hour spectacle willfeature 75 entertainers, andwill be in South Africa for 20weeks.
According to producerMichael Edgley, the show is“bigger and better”.
“Forget everything you haveever heard about the circusand prepare yourselves for anunbelievable new experience.“Nothing is repeated, every-thing’s new,” said Edgley.
He added that the GreatMoscow Circus Big Top hadbeen updated with new air-conditioning and over R3-million in new lights and asound system.
Audiences will witnesstightrope walker Laszlo Simetperform a high-wire skywalk25m above the ground withno safety net or wires.
Ticket prices range fromR110 to R270 (adults) and R65to R170 (children).
Call 083 915 8000.
WENDY NZAMA
BILLED as the African ArtCentre’s “most significantand popular exhibition of theyear”, Amagugu VII –Treasures runs at the OldStation Building untilSaturday, 25 March.
The exhibition features acollection of special pieces ofbeadwork.
According to exhibitiondirector Anthea Martin, about1 000 pieces will beshowcased.
“We have wooden spoons,milk pails, headrests,imbenge and ceramics,” saidMartin.
“The beadwork has been
collected from a variety ofsources.
“These include theNgxamanga, Fengu, Pedi,Xhosa and Pondo groups inthe Eastern Cape, as well asthe Xhesimbe, Swayimaniand many other groups inKwaZulu-Natal.
“Items of special interestthis year are entire outfits forboth men and women fromMsinga, Greytown,Maphumulo, The Valley of1000 Hills and Umkomaas.
“These will be sold ascomplete outfits.”
An accompanyingcatalogue will be available,with photographs compiledby Martin.
WENDY NZAMA
DESIGNERS and chefs willshow off their creative flair atthe Decorex KwaZulu-Natallifestyle event at theInternational ConventionCentre (ICC) from tomorrowuntil Tuesday, 21 March.
The lavish event, themed“Delicious By Design” and inaid of Save the ChildrenKwaZulu-Natal, will feature astellar cast of local designersfrom a range of creativefields: from décor, fashionand food to flowers anddinnerware.
Designer tables will be theshowpieces, displaying thelatest fabrics, flatware,fragrant centrepieces,gourmet food, designeraccessories and quirkydecorative detail like crystal,candles, silver, silks andserviettes.
According to director of
Decorex SA, MelanieRobinson, the aim of theevent is for local designers tomake a meaningfulcontribution to better thelives of children in need.
“Feast your eyes on theart of the table, then putin your bid to take thissplendour home. Thefabulous table creationsand designer accessories
will be auctioned to raisefunds for the under-privileged children who aresupported by Save theChildren KZN,” saidRobinson.
Renowned abstract artistTay Dall’s donation of apainting entitled In theMoment, valued at R19 000,will be auctioned.
Setting tables are:Ardmore Ceramic Art withNauhus Antiques andLinen, Yolande Weinersfrom D2 Interiors, SandyDay, Mr Price Home,Institute of Style andDesign, and Odette Uysfrom Eye Candy.
Fabric houses taking partinclude: St Leger andViney, Hertex Fabrics, andWalnut Interiors whichrepresents Anne Colle,Halogen and Mavromac.
Tickets cost R60.Call 202 9231.
SHAYLIN NAIDOO
BRINGING back the swing ofthe 60s and the funk of the 70sis the musical Motown Magic,running at the HeritageMarket Theatre in Hillcrestuntil Sunday, 9 April.
Inspired by Detroit, Michi-gan, the car construction cityof the world (formerly knownas “motortown”), the showuses the music from theMotown era, which had agreat influence on manyartists and performers.
The show boasts a line-up ofDurban’s top musicians, andincludes Idols stars CliveGumede and Pume Zondi,e.tv’s Backstage star O’RyanWinter, and Nothando“serious...” Ngubane.
Tickets cost R150 (whichincludes a two-course meal)from Wednesdays toSaturdays, and R120 for theTuesday and Sunday matineeshows. Call 765 4197.
WHEEL FUN: Bicycle tricks by beautiful performers are part of the entertainment at the Great Moscow Circus
Circus:newheights
All set for design show Geared upfor music
SAMANTHA MOODLEY
WINNING at the Toronto andEdinburgh film festivals lastyear, and recently taking anOscar at the AcademyAwards, Tsotsi (Thug) hasbeen the subject of muchcritical acclaim – andrightfully so.
The movie is set in a Johan-nesburg township and tellsthe story of a young man,hardened by his childhood,who eventually learns themeaning of love and respect.
Tsotsi, played by PresleyChweneyagae, heads a groupof criminals. After a scufflewith one of his gangmembers, Tsotsi is forced toconfront a past he has tried tokeep buried. In a fit of anger,he hijacks the car of a womanin a posh suburb.
He later discovers her babyin the backseat and panics,crashing the vehicle. His firstresponse is to run away, buthis conscience is stirred andhe takes the baby home withhim. Through caring for the
infant, Tsotsi learns that hisactions have repercussionsand he finds out what it feelslike to care for someone.Tsotsi is a drama but islittered with specks ofhumour and follows theclassic “bad guy turns good”,“love overpowers all” story-line – minus the happyending. This and superbacting makes it a great movie.
Tsotsi is a proudly SouthAfrican must-see!
• Showing at Ster KinekorGateway and The Wheel
Expo that’s full of beads
Tsotsi is proudly South African
GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: A table setting by Sandy Day
