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BUZZA weekly supplement of the Market Theatre Foundation

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Suddenly the Storm which originated at the Market Theatre, transfers to Theatre on the Square in Sandton

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tribute to margaret mcinganaVenueJohn Kani DateS9 - 13 NovembertimeWed - Sat 20:00Sun 15:00

This tribute concert by the vocal queens who are the protégés of the late Lady Africa is a celebration of Margarets contribution to their careers. Stella Khumalo, Mandisa Dlanga and Faith Kekana will set the stage alight with hit songs from Mcingana’s career.

iF We Dig

VenueBarney Simon DateS28 October - 6 NovembertimeTue - Sat 20:00Sun 15:15

If We Dig Deep is inspired by the life and work of Luli Callinicos, a remarkable woman and social historian, dedicated to unearthing real stories of

the people who created and shaped Johannesburg and the country we live in. It is a delicate multi-lingual piece performed by Fiona Ramsay set against the backdrop of student uprisings and a complex societal landscape. We meet unusual characters who lived on the edges of a burgeoning mining town, each with unique stories of their struggles, dreams and challenges, woven together in a common humanity.

VocaL eXPLoSionVenueJohn Kani DateS11 - 12 NovembertimeFri - Sat 20:00

The soulful voices of maya Spector and asanda mqiki will come together to delight music fans in a jazzy, funky, smooth and groovy Vocal explosion in November.The two musicians will present a concert weaving together various genres of music, cultures, languages and relationships with jazz standards, popular covers and original compositions in a show suitable for all ages.

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Lamento

VenueJohn Kani DateS3 - 6 NovembertimeThu - Sat 20:00Sun 15:00

“Kobie’s work as a director has been winning awards and filling houses in Europe,” says Shirley Apthorp, director of Umculo.

“Umculo is very proud to be able to present LAMENTO at the Market Theatre. It’s multi-layered and incredibly engaging, and somehow both precise and intensely lyrical. You can see why his shows are selling out in Germany, but at the same time what he has created here is uniquely South African. This is a love song to a country that is being torn apart by conflict, and a testimony to its capacity for healing.”

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SuDDenLy the StormVenueTheatre on the Square DateS25 October - 19 November

Suddenly the Storm which originated at the Market Theatre, transfers to Theatre on the Square in Sandton.

“Suddenly the Storm’ is a fascinating slice of theatre which embraces the dynamics of today’s South Africa, while drawing from the apartheid past and its inbuilt horror.” Peter Feldman (48 Hours). Suddenly the Storm will play at the Theatre on the Square from 25 October to 19 November 2016.

Johnny boSKaK iS FeeLing Funny

VenueBarney Simon DateS16 November - 4 DecembertimeTue - Sat 20:00Sun 15:15

“Johnny Boskak is a rock n roll play, and not just because it opens with a Bruce Springsteen

track. The very name of the play references Koos Kombuis ultimate rock n roll song, Johnny is nie dood nie, and Craig Morris channels roadsters from Jack Kerouac to James Phillips, with every white boy in between who stuck his thumb out on the highway until the 90s became the oughts.” Steve Kretzmann (Critter)

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teaSe

VenueJohn Kani DateS16 November - 4 DecembertimeThu - Sat 20:00Sun 15:00

First Lady of Comedy tumi morake and the original ‘Cavewoman’ Vanessa Frost team up in

‘Tease!’, which premieres from 16 November to 4 December. Listed by The Herald as one their ‘picks of the day’, and described by them as “Lots of fun with more than Fringe appeal”, ‘Tease!’ enjoyed a successful debut run on the National Lottery Fringe at the 2016 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown with sold out shows, standing ovations and a Standard Bank Ovation Award.

rashid lanie - forever hopefullVenueJohn Kani DateS9 - 10 DecembertimeFri - Sat 20:00

Rashid Lanie is an internationally acclaimed Jazz musician who has has worked with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Madonna , Adam and the

Ants and Yanni. There are many epithets to describe the latest album release by this acclaimed pianist, composer, producer and recording artist. A musical ode to hope is one of them. A soulful tribute to roots and routes is another. But words are ill equipped to encapsulate the elegant exuberance of Forever Hopeful, Lanie’s 5th album of original music.

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PUBLic tALK

eXcaVating anD ProFiLing hiDDen PhotograPhy archiVeS

VenueJune 16 Memorial Acre SowetoDateMonday, 31 October 2016time16h00 to 18h00

Public Dialogue between Mike Mzileni, Bongani Mnguni, Kholeka Shange, Peter McKenzie, Akona Kenqu and Jabulani Pereira

Moderated by Khwezi Gule

Market Photo Workshop in partnership with Soweto Museums is hosting the first of a series of Public Talks/Debates/Dialogue on excavating and profiling hidden photography archives within our township and rural communities. These discussions and dialogue forms part of a bigger plan of conserving, preserving memories and work

by Veteran Photographers predominately in these communities.

The discussions aim at getting a better comprehension of the status of photography collections within Township and Rural communities, and thereafter establish urgency to intervene with the purpose of saving the national heritage resource of this country and the region.

© Len Khumalo, Archives

exhiBitiON40 actorS camPaign

VenueMannie Manim FoyerDateUntil December 2016

In June the Artistic Director James Ngcobo set on a campaign to celebrate 40 actors that have graced our stages in the last forty years. This culminated in a photographic exhibition featuring some of the countries cream of the crop actors & actresses. The beautiful images were captured by Brett Rubin, the exhibition is up at the Mannie Manim foyer and will go down in December 2016.

From Top Left: Behind the scenes with Busi Zokufa, Lerato Mvelas, Dorothy Ann Gould, Moshidi Motshegwa, Fiona Ramsay, Neil McCarthy

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The National Arts Festival announced 2002 Market Theatre Laboratory alumnus monageng “Vice” motshabi as the 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner. The Market Theatre congratulates Monageng, previous Market Theatre alumni to win the Standard Bank award are Mcedisi Shabangu in 2002 and Prince Lamla 2013. Monageng has directed numerous productions including Mogatapele, The Story I’m About To Tell and Sizwe Banzi is Dead. His writings Echoes and Book of Rebellations (co-written with Kgafela oa Magogodi) have both won Naledi Theatre Awards. The Standard Bank Young Artist Award is a further acknowledgement of his career as one of South Africa’s young, cutting-edge and trailblazing playwrights and directors.

the WinDybroW heritage houSe WaLKabout

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Venue: Windybrow Arts Centre (Heritage House) Date: Saturday 05 November time: 11:00 rSVP: lusanda@markettheatre.co.za

Join us for another Windybrow heritage house walk about on November 5, 2016.

The 120 year old Windybrow Heritage House in Hillbrow has been refurbished!

Brought under the administration of the Market Theatre Foundation by the Department of Arts & Culture, the Windybrow Heritage House will have a new lease of life with exciting cultural events, workshops and community

engagement programmes. Join the Windybrow Walkabout and get a first-hand view of the refurbishment.

For more information please contact lusandaz@markettheatre.co.za

Dancer and choreographer thandazile Sonia radebe was announced as the 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance. This accolade follows an earlier announcement this year at which she received the Market Theatre’s Sophie Mgcina Emerging Voices Award. Radebe has collaborated on Ketekang and A Tribute to Maya Angelo as well as a number of other projects with the James Ngcobo.

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