fEbRuaRyMaRch2013PROgRaMME

OVERVIEW

WhEn What & WhERE

17/1/2013 - DOung anWaR JahangEER: IntERfacE2012 10/2/2013 gOEthEOnMaIn,245 MaIn StREEt, MabOnEng PREcInct

10/2/2013 - MOzaRtfEStIVal: chOREOgRaPhy Of SOunD KIng KOng buIlDIng, 6 VERWEy StREEt, tROyEVIllE

12/2/2013 InfORMal StuDIO: MaRlbORO SOuth 31/3/2013 Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

DuRIng 5 yEaRS KElEKEtla lIbRaRy fEbRuaRy VaRIOuS VEnuES In JOhannESbuRg

18/2/2013 - 10 CItIes - 02/3/2013 club cultuRES In afRIca anD EuROPE tbc

19/2/2013 nEW SOuth afRIcan VOIcES Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

21/2/2013 - nEW IMagInaRIES Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

28/2/2013 - PhuMulanI ntulI: uMJOnDOlO 10/3/2013 gOEthEOnMaIn, 245 MaIn StREEt, MabOnEng PREcInct

12/3/2013 - InfEctIng thE cIty: attItuDE. 16/3/2013 caPE tOWn

14/3/2013 chRIStIan nERf: thIngS aRE ODD gOEthEOnMaIn, 245 MaIn StREEt, MabOnEng PREcInct

fOR yOuR InfORMatIOn

6/2/2013 - fIlM + SchOOl 27/3/2013 thE bIOScOPE, 286 fOx StREEt, MabOnEng PREcInct

21/2/2013 - MuSIc In afRIca 23/2/2013 Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

27/2/2013 - DIgItal lIbRaRIES anD aRchIVES 1/3/2013 WItS unIVERSIty, JOhannESbuRg

4/3/2013 - KICK-off MeetInG nIne urban bIotopes 6/3/2013 Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

aRchItEctuREDOung anWaR JahangEER: IntERfacE2012

17.01.2013 – 10.02.2013GoetheonMain, 245 Main Street, MabonenG Precinct

interface2012 is a long term project which engaged the challenges of

urbanisation through creative interventions in Durban. the installation

at GoetheonMain will present this project in 2013 and take it one step

further. Jahangeer is the co-founder of dala, an interdisciplinary creative

collective that believes in the transformative role of creativity in building

safer and more livable cities.

During the project, five artists equipped with iPhones embarked in

an intensive process of unearthing and mapping hidden narratives

along an existing unrecognised corridor of pedestrian movement from

Umkhumbane (cato Manor) and Warwick Junction (Durban inner-

city). interface2012 will include the resultant footage and showcase

interventions.

the artist Doung anwar Jahangeer states: ‘ephemeral and intangible

urban narratives are too often ignored in the process of space making.

these types of narratives provide counter-foil to the disciplining, rational

use of space defined by planners, architects, engineers and owners of

capital. in partnership with the local cato Manor artist’s association,

dala conceptualised a platform to explore the possibility for a specific

local community (the cityWalkers) to exercise their freedom, to become

the inspiration and guide for development in the city in a meaningful

and humanising manner. organically people traverse the city in an

uncontrolled, irregular fashion, bringing spatial narratives into being.’

interface2012 in Durban

MuSIcMOzaRtfEStIVal: chOREOgRaPhy Of SOunD

10.02.2013, 13h00 – 18h00 KinG KonG bUilDinG, 6 VerWey Street, troyeVille

carlo Mombelli

A spontaneous freestyle chamber music session – electro acoustic

composition through improvisations and solo sketches.

as part of the 2013 Johannesburg international Mozart Festival, composer,

musician and musical experimentalist carlo Mombelli was invited to put

together a day-long exploration of sound and music-making. the result

is a series of performances and discussions centered around the music-

making strategies of a very diverse group of musicians who have over the

past decade collaborated with Mombelli on various musical adventures.

the session will consist of seven musical sets, interspersed with panel

discussions led by herby opland. Musicians who will be heard during the

session include carlo Mombelli, Justin badenhorst, Siya Makuzeni, Jacob

israel, Sydney Mnisi, and Jonathan crossley.

admission: Free

aRchItEctuRE InfORMal StuDIO: MaRlbORO SOuth

12.02.2013 – 31.03.2013, openInG 12.02.2013, 18h30Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

at a time when thinking about housing in South africa is gradually shifting

towards upgrading rather than the eradication of informal settlements,

the need for suitably experienced professionals, community planners

and officials who can engage in a process of participative planning is

becoming increasingly urgent. yet universities and professional bodies

remain largely stuck in outdated modes of pedagogy and practice.

the travelling exhibition Informal Studio: Marlboro South documents

a university course on in-situ upgrading developed by 26’10 south

architects with the University of Johannesburg in 2012. During a seven

week period, fifty architecture students worked with community planners

(residents) from the informally settled warehouses and open plots in the

industrial area of Marlboro South bordering alexandra.

the exhibition consists of four mini documentary films as well as text,

maps, drawings and a comic. it documents the complexity of the negoti-

ated relationship between students and residents, as well as the challenges

and opportunities opened up through a participative approach to planning.

annIVERSaRy cElEbRatIOnS 5 yEaRS KElEKEtla lIbRaRy: call anD RESPOnSE

thROughOut fEbRuaRy 2013VarioUS VenUeS in JohanneSbUrG

Call & Response marks Keleketla Library’s five-year practice with a

series of interventions, screenings, exhibitions, guest lectures and

performances. the project aims to re-visit the Keleketla archive of work

produced over the last five years to imagine the changing nature of

libraries and knowledge dissemination. the following events give you a

general overview. For a full programme and more specific information on

the events, please visit: www.call-response.org

DIalOguEthROughOut fEbRuaRyFreeDoM coMMUnity colleGe anD KeleKetla! library

Call & Response has put together a series of topical conversations around

the flow of information and their politics, including the challenges of

community, knowledge, democracy and creation. the participants are an

inter-generational bunch of practitioners in education, media, culture,

politics and heritage.

haPPEnIngSthROughOut fEbRuaRy 2013KeleKetla library

the programme is layered with multiple happenings, from pop-up shops

to zine workshops, performances and library interventions. the first

library intervention resident is French scenographer Marie Fricout,

who will build a ‘set’ for the Keleketla catalogue as a tool for users to

experiment with personal and subjective ways of library classifications.

Francis burger will kick-start the analysis and classification of the library

archive. cape town-based Sebastian borckenhagen, founder of the cape

town Zine Project, will facilitate zine workshops.

cOncERt 16.02.2013, 17h00the Drill hall SqUare, JoUbert ParK

Keleketla is well known for experimental audio and music projects

that expands the notion of knowledge creation and dissemination,

foster networks and builds an intriguing audio archive. the concert

features new collaborations and exchanges by musicians and DJs from

Johannesburg, cape town and Munich, cutting across multiple genres.

line-up: thath’i cover okestra, DJ Zhao (Munich), DJ Mma tseleng

(Joburg), the Fong Kong bantu Sound System (cape town) and others.

before the concert, the exhibition 57 Years to the Treason Trial, curated by

bettina Malcomess, will open.

admission: Presale (available at Webtickets): r65, at the door: r80

SKaftIEn24.02.2013, DIaloGue anD fooD 14h00 – 16h00, ConCert on sMIt street 17h00 – 22h00 MaKhWaPheni, 62 JUta Street, braaMFontein (entry throuGh smIt servIce street)

curated by lerato bereng, the revision of SKaFtien will explore art

education as the drive behind this unique fundraising model. the event will

include the core elements: food, music and the community. Speakers are

challenged to discuss pedagogical proposals to be implemented with the

interests of the learners at Freedom community college.

the SKaFtien audience will eat, consider and engage with the most

compelling proposal/s to intervene into the school curriculum through

process-based art practice. as usual, SKaFtien will provide mouth-

watering food and end with music, this time in the form of a street-bash!

line-Up: Mma tseleng ensemble, Stopnoncents, Dokta Spizee

admission: Whole Session: r100, concert only: r50

MuSIc ten CItIes - Club Cultures In afRIca anD EuROPE

18.02.2013 – 02.03.2012, ConCert Date & venue tbaJohanneSbUrG

ten cities: artists working together in luanda

Poets lend their voices to current events and shed light on inner

developments and emotions as they critique and defend the social

and political issues of their day. the very subjective art of words

somehow manages to reveal hidden aspects of our worlds and minds,

speak about the unspeakable, capture the unconscious, and uncover

Whether it’s nairobi or naples, bristol or Johannesburg: in all the mega

cities of africa and europe, people get together in dedicated spaces to

dance, to make music and party - and form communities and subcultures.

club culture is a global phenomenon. but what is the music people are

dancing to? What sort of public sphere do club cultures create? and what

happens when the club music from two different continents meet head on?

ten citieS is a music and research project that will bring together

musicians, writers and photographers from ten cities in africa and europe:

cairo, Johannesburg, luanda, lagos and nairobi as well as berlin, bristol,

Kiev, lisbon and naples.

the project started off in luanda in november 2012, followed by lagos

in January 2013 and now Johannesburg as third stage. renowned deep

house producer Vakula (honest Jon’s, Konotop) and bass music producer

Dubmasta (SKP records), both from Kiev/Ukraine, as well as berlin

based DJ hannes teichmann (Festplatten) will come to Johannesburg.

collaborating with South african musicians, they will record new tracks

and give a concert at the end of this collaboration.

a detailed programme will be announced on our website. More

information can be found on www.ten-cities.com

lItERatuREnEW SOuth afRIcan VOIcES: ExPlORIng POEtIcal lanDScaPES In SOuth afRIca

19.02.2013, 19h00Goethe-InstItut, LIbrary, JohannesburG

Karin Schminke Kgafela oa Magogodi

the foundations of the human condition. how do different traditions of

poetical expression resonate with current audiences and how, if at all,

have these styles changed over the past years?

continuing with the model of presenting an established author together

with a new literary voice, the Goethe-institut hosts Karin Schimke, who

will read poetry from her debut volume Bare & Breaking, as well as Jozi

local matador Kgafela oa Magogodi, who has explored the borders of

spoken word and poetry with his immensely interdisciplinary approach.

admission: free

PublIc SyMPOSIuMnEW IMagInaRIES21.02.2013, 9h00 – 17h00Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

the Goethe-institut and the african centre for cities (acc) will host

a one-day symposium to explore issues relating to public space

and the public sphere with public art a focal point and catalyst for

discussion. the event is closely connected to New Imaginaries, a trilogy

of Goethe-institut projects during 2012 that explored public space in

Johannesburg by artistic means: Shoe Shop, AMAZE.Interact and Spines.

the acc was commissioned to carry out research on New Imaginaries as

an academic component that would analyse and reflect on the project.

the symposium aims to communicate aspects of these findings and

encourage related exploration around principal themes with a broader

audience interested in artistic research, city futures, city makings

and city publics. the day is focused around two key strands: how to

harness the power of imagination in weaving a future urban fabric

and how different registers of engagement across disciplines might

work together in doing so. the event therefore gathers a spectrum of

stakeholders and interested parties for interdisciplinary discussion,

from the New Imaginaries project curators to academics, policymakers,

cultural practitioners, media professionals, city-makers and imagineers.

Goethe-InstItut

the Goethe-institut is the cultural institute of the Federal republic of

Germany with a global reach. it promotes knowledge of the German

language abroad, fosters international cultural cooperation and conveys

a comprehensive picture of Germany. in South africa, our focus is on

strengthening cultural scenes, libraries and the teaching of German.

German language courses: the Goethe-institut is the world-wide market

leader for teaching German. Whether you want to learn German for

everyday life, personal interest, your job or for university studies –

the Goethe-Institut is your qualified partner.

library: the library on Jan Smuts avenue offers German books as well as

many translations of German authors, movies, music cDs and audio

books. Most items can be taken out. it is open for all, Mon – thu from

14:00 – 18:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 – 14:00

cultural Programme: a variety of cultural events are hosted by the

Goethe-Institut, from visual arts to drama, dance, literature, film, and

others. our goal is to support the local cultural scenes and strengthen

pan-african dialogue through the arts.

for further information visit goethe.de/johannesburg, join us on

facebook.com/goethe.suedafrika or twitter.com/goethejoburg

the events in this programme are in partnership with:

Directions to goetheonMain from the M1 Get onto the highway M1 South. Keep left (east) where the M1 forks onto the M2 towards the city, Durban and Selby. take the Joe Slovo turn off, keep right. take the market st turn off, keep right. cross through the traffic lights on interchange. continue straight onto commissioner Street. turn right at the 1st set of traffic lights onto betty st. take the first right into Fox st. and drive to the top of Fox, where you will find parking. arts on main is the building on the corner of berea and main street next to the highway. GoetheonMain is in the grey building on Main Street.

Goethe-InstItut south afrICa

contact details119 Jan Smuts avenueParkwood 2193Johannesburg, South africatel. +27 11 4423232Fax +27 11 4423738info@johannesburg.goethe.orgwww.goethe.de/johannesburg

gOEthEOnMaIn

contact details245, Main Streetcity & Suburban Johannesburgtel. +27 11 442 3232Fax +27 11 442 3738goetheonmain@johannesburg.goethe.orgwww.goethe.de/goetheonmain

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general opening hours tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pmthursday from 11am – 8pmSunday 10am – 2pm

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Main St

betty St

berea St

Joe Slovo Dr

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general opening hoursMonday–thursday 8.30 am – 6 pmFriday 8.30 am – 2.30 pmlibrary opening hoursMonday–thursday 2 pm – 6 pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm language course office hoursMonday–Friday 2 pm – 5.30 pm

InfORMatIOn

PERfORMancE PhuMulanI ntulI: uMJOnDOl O

PERfORMancES: 28.02.2013, 18h30, 03.03.2013, 15h30, 07.03.2013, 19h00, 10.03.2013, 15h30 GoetheonMain, 245 Main Street, MabonenG Precinct

the performance Umjondolo (shack) deals with notions of space and

belonging, city and citizenship, and issues of identity and representation.

Umjondolo acts as a re-appropriation of the historical and monolithic

cannon that incessantly historises marginalised spaces as existing outside

the context of time and modernity. the shack/umjondolo as an art work

will acquire a dynamic quality on par with modernity in its attempts to

challenge and negate inherited notions of received history as truth.

through the powers of artistic imagination, performance artist Phumulani

ntuli, researcher nkateko baloyi and designer Pule Magopa produce new

ways of seeing and looking at the past and present, and hopefully ways

of re-reading the world anew.

PERfORMancE InfEctIng thE cIty: attItuDE.

12.03.2013 – 16.03.2013, 9h00 – 19h00caPe toWn

the africa centre has invited attItuDe. to its annual site-specific public

arts festival Infecting the City 2013 in cape town.

attitUDe. is a participatory performance that welcomes visitors and

passers-by as key figure into its staging, its representation and meaning:

when asking the people for their perception and action towards contrary –

general opening hoursMonday–thursday 8.30 am – 6 pmFriday 8.30 am – 2.30 pmlibrary opening hoursMonday–thursday 2 pm – 6 pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm language course office hoursMonday–Friday 2 pm – 5.30 pm

cheerful and shattering – circumstances of life.

With attitUDe. the public space is addressed as a participatory space

for negotiation, that makes decisions of visitors come alive in sonic and

spatial representations – ever open for later visitors to revaluate the

encountered tendencies and manifestations of prior visitors.

attitUDe. aims to sensitise for “what we perceive”, “how we perceive the

conditions of others”, “what we do to support our fellow man” and “how

we can initiate change”.

attitUDe. is realised as a cooperation of artists from Germany, Denmark

and South africa, as well as with the collaboration of the public

audience in cape town.

the Goethe-institut supports the participation of attitUDe. in Infecting

the City 2013.

Sebastian Klemm, ATTITUDE.

PERfORMancE/ExhIbItIOn/OPEn StuDIOchRIStIan nERf: thIngS aRE ODD

14.03.2013 – 07.04.2013, openInG 14.03.2013, 18h30GoetheonMain, 245 Main Street, MabonenG Precinct

Kathryn Smith calls nerf’s practice ‘maverick, agitprop, mythic, absurdist,

astute, formal, conceptual, secular, profane, playful, serious’. For Things

are Odd, nerf will transform GoetheonMain into his studio, where work

will be produced and various events hosted, ending with a performative

multi-media presentation. Things are Odd is process-based and will pick

up on and continue various performances and bodies of work previously

executed in Johannesburg by nerf.

on his artistic practice, nerf states that his work ‘involves collaborative

actions’. he continues, ‘i have initiated large group experiments, close

working relationships that verge on a morphing, artist collectives and

have numerous ongoing interactions.’

Things are Odd may include the printing of a new edition of Sans-

copyright, the weekly braaiKlub lunches for non-employed individuals

and others. With the creation of a blog, the work and process of Things

are Odd will be charted.

Christian Nerf, Plantsculpture (2002 – ongoing) with Darren English

fIlM WORKShOPfIlM + SchOOl06.02.2013 – 27.03.2013 the bioScoPe, 286 Fox Street, MabonenG Precinct

the bioscope FILm+schooL series is a film awareness and appreciation

initiative by the bioscope independent cinema in partnership with the

Goethe-institut South africa. the central aims of the initiative are to

introduce young learners to the art of filmmaking, to spark interest in a

wide range of topics and to encourage discussion.

the new edition of the FilM+School cinema education programme

will introduce young learners to the world of documentary filmmaking

through five new south african documentaries. south africa has a very

rich and strong tradition of documentary filmmaking and the selected

films, range from life in Johannesburg’s inner city (Africa Shafted) to

the historical representation of the struggle against apartheid (Cradock

Four), to surf culture (Taking Back The Waves) and finally an exploration

of South african youth culture with Afrikaaps and The Creators. the

programme aims to introduce students to the role that documentary

films play in society, the way in which films are able to deepen our

understanding of the world in which we live in, as well as to use the films

as starting points for a broader discussion of the issues raised.

For further information on the films please check our website. to register

your class, please contact Puleng Plessie at pulengplessie@gmail.com.

WORKShOPMuSIc In afRIca21.02.2013 – 23.02.2013 Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

Music in Africa is a pan-african music information and networking

platform that is in the process of development. the launch of the website

is planned for 2013.

the initiative responds to common concerns expressed by operators in the

music field regarding access to information on the african music sector

and the need for more intra-african exchange amongst professionals. Mu-

sic in Africa’s primary mission is to provide reliable and useful information

on the african music sector through an innovative and easy-to-access on-

line platform, and to connect and encourage information exchange among

all those interested, or active in the field, including musicians, researchers,

cultural operators, educators and music fans. the internal workshop is

dedicated to content strategies and the establishment of a pan african

association who will govern and run the portal in the future.

Music in Africa is an initiative by Siemens Stiftung and the Goethe-institut

in collaboration with partners from the african music sector.

if you are interested in this initiative and want to be informed on the

development or get involved please visit:

www.themusicinafricaproject.net or contact eddie hatitye

mia@johannesburg.goethe.org

Nomfusi Gotyana. Image: Eyes For Mood

VISual aRtKICK-off MeetInG nInE uRban bIOtOPES 04.03.2013 – 06.03.2013Goethe-InstItut, JohannesburG

the urgent problems and limitations of our social, economic and

ecological surroundings might be interpreted as local expressions of a

much more global phenomenon. Metropolises have become the central

arenas of globalisation and the social developments that occur as

its consequence.

WORKShOP DIgItal lIbRaRIES anD aRchIVES: WORKShOP On StanDaRDS, bESt PRactIcES, POlIcIES anD tEchnIcal REquIREMEntS

27.02.2013 – 01.03.2013WitS UniVerSity, JohanneSbUrG

archives and libraries are increasingly involved in securing the long-

term access to social, economic, cultural and intellectual knowledge and

heritage in digital form. continued access to digital information now and

in the future is predicated on the implementation of sound strategies,

policies, standards and best practice.

to this end, the South African Digitisation Initiative (SaDi) of which the

Goethe-institut South africa is a member, has invited representatives

from key institutions to a three-day workshop at Wits University. the

workshop will focus on the exchange of knowledge and experiences

and the establishment of sound strategies and policies needed for the

sustainable development of digital libraries and archives.

the workshop is by invitation only.

For further information please contact

Ulla Wester: lib@johannesburg.goethe.org.

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NINE URBAN BIOTOPES – Negotiating the Future of Urban Living brings

together artists and urban practitioners living and working in cities in

europe and South africa. they will engage in a working process that

combines cultural exchange with artistic research and production, in

order to reflect upon urban development issues and make visible global

processes and their local impacts in a trans-continental project.

the project was initiated by urban dialogues berlin and will be realised

with partners from europe and South africa. european Partners are

the South london Gallery, instituto Wesen turin, quatorze Paris, id22:

institute for creative Sustainability berlin. in South africa, Drama for

life, Wits University Johannesburg, dala artarchitecture Durban, cape

town community tV and Planact Johannesburg will support the project.

the centre for Urban and community research, Goldsmiths college,

University of london, will lead the academic support of the overall

project and evaluate it throughout.

Supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union, the Goethe-

Institut and GIZ.

For more information please contact henrike Grohs

Ke@johannesburg.goethe.org.