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3News independentMARCH 31 2013
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S I H L E M T H E M B U
DANAI Gurira, with her
dark skin and average
sized body, is some-
thing of a creative
tour de force. As a
playwright and actress
her body of work is the result of an
eclectic lineage and is an investiga-
tion of the immigrant experience in
America.
She herself on the subject has
already written plays such as The
Convert, and even stars in Andrew
Dosunmu’s forthcoming film, Moth-
er of George.
The daughter of Zimbabwean
immigrants, Gurira is something of
a cultural expat. Speaking about
what it is that regularly attracts her
to this subject matter Gurira notes
that it is a need to understand the
identity politics around her.
“I like being a part of creating
stories around the immigrant expe-
rience because that is my back-
ground,” she says.
“And I feel like they are unique
and they are not something that we
regularly experience in the culture,
so we need to acknowledge that and
the best way to do it is through art.”
Now, however, Gurira is taking
on a challenge of a different kind.
She is in South Africa promoting
her new role as Michonne in The
Walking Dead.
As one of the lead characters in
the series, she is at the front line of
the TV apocalypse.
Speaking about what it has been
like to visit Mzansi, she says this is
not her first trip, but she has
enjoyed how well received the series
has been here.
“It’s always good to visit other
countries and see what they think of
the work we do. So I have really
enjoyed being around South
Africans and seeing how much they
love the show,” she says.
Gurira says taking the role of a
sword-wielding zombie slayer was a
lengthy process and not as romantic
as one might assume.
“I had been initially approached
by the casting agent to audition for
the part. But after I had done sever-
al auditions things went silent and I
thought I didn’t get it,” she says.
But get it she did and she has
already made a name for herself as
one of the most endearing charac-
ters in the series with witty one-lin-
ers and intricate fighting sequences.
Speaking about some of the
strange reactions she has got since
taking the role, Gurira notes that
she has been surprised by the fact
that women find Michonne to be an
empowering character.
“Even as I am playing the role I
thought a lot of people would hate
this character,” she notes.
“But I have been pleasantly sur-
prised to find that a lot of women
understand Michonne and that she
is a very guarded person. And they
relate to that, so that has been
refreshing.”
It hasn’t all been a walk in the
park, however. Gurira has been sub-
jected to a strict training regimen
and has even helped choreograph
some of her own scenes for the
series, something which she says
has been a learning experience for
her as an actress and as a person.
“It’s hard, especially with the
acting and then the physical aspects
of the role,” she says. “I have had to
work with two trainers and have
had to learn to handle the weapons
I use correctly ”
Gurira says what has also been
interesting for her is knowing that
she is able to adapt herself to stage,
TV and film, something which she
feels adds a lot of value to her reper-
toire as an actress.
“TV is definitely more demand-
ing, but I think each of them has
their discipline and I have to give
my all to each one. So it’s important
to be versatile and take things that
interest and challenge you,” she
says.
Among her plans Gurira says
she is looking forward to the theatri-
cal release of Mother of George and
seeing public reaction to the film as
well as working on her own TV
series. “It’s been a really exciting to
work with Andrew Dosunmu on
Mother of George because he has
such a strong directorial vision,”
she says. “I have also been
approached to write a TV series but
am still thinking about that and
hoping to get it together soon.”
■ Season three of The Walking
Dead is on TopTV’s FX channel. The
series, which is based on the comics of
Robert Altman, airs at 9.15pm on
Tuesdays
Fans lovingGurira’s new role inUS seriesDanai Gurira has learnt she canadapt her acting skills as easilyto TV as to stage and film
T H E R E S E O W E N
HEADLINE act Mi Casa kept fans
waiting for more than three hours
on Friday night at the 24th Splashy
Fen music festival.
Held below the Drakensberg
mountains, the popular music festi-
val saw more than 10 000 people
enjoy top South African music.
The festival began on Thursday
night with Desmond & the Tutus
headlining the evening.
With the majority of people
arriving on Friday afternoon, there
was much anticipation for the
incredibly popular house act, Mi
Casa.
However, after a sterling per-
formance by Veranda Panda, the
organisers had to swop Gazelle and
DJ Invizable to an earlier spot as Mi
Casa had not yet arrived.
The two musicians agreed to
move their performance slot earlier
to cover for the missing Mi Casa.
Mi Casa, who demand more than
R60 000 a performance, were sched-
uled to go on at 9.15pm, but only
took to the stage at 12.20am.
By that time most of the crowd
had dispersed to their campsites for
the night.
One of the major highlights on
the night were The Muffinz, who
performed earlier that evening.
THE television news in English on SABC3will be run one hour long from April 1,toallow time to give coverage to storiesfrom the respective provinces,actingchief operations officer HlaudiMotsoeneng announced yesterday.
“As a public service broadcaster,ourvarious programming has tocontinuously reflect the needs andwants of our audiences,”Motsoenengsaid in a statement.
“This decision was not taken lightlyand we are cognisant of the fact thatmore work needs to be done,and this isbut one step in that direction.”
Motsoeneng said the SABC had
gone on a “public drive”in August lastyear,to gather opinions from viewersrepresenting all sectors of thepopulation.
Many of those canvassed had feltthat the television news broadcastswere too short.
“We want the people to know thatthis is their SABC,and their opinion andinput are highly valued.
“We will continue to engage themon various issues regarding thecorporation,”Motsoeneng said.
During the public drive thebroadcaster had engaged withaudiences on its 18 radio stations and
three television channels,as well as onsocial media platforms.The public haddiscussed and given opinion on contentoffering.
SABC group chief executive officerLulama Mokhobo will launch the newone-hour TV news bulletin.
The Cosby Show sitcom airedbetween Monday and Wednesday andrepeats on Thursday and Friday onSABC3 at 6.30pm would be moved toSABC1,said Motsoeneng.
The Zulu and Xhosa bulletins wouldremain 30 minutes in length and wouldstay in their usual 7.30pm slot on SABC1,he added.– Sapa
Mi Casa disappoint fanswith late start at Splashy
SABC3 to devote an hour to English news
Curves v slender debaterages in Ivory CoastON THE airwaves and the catwalks ofIvory Coast,a war of words has brokenout between admirers of voluptuousfemale figures and those who plump fora more streamlined,traditionallyWestern,shape.
The young Ivorian singer PrincesseAmour is hoping for a hit with her songcelebrating “lalas”,the name she hasgiven to slender,small-breasted women.
Dressed in ultra-tight skinny jeans,she sings over a pounding beat,herlyrics encouraging women to embracetheir “little lemons”.
“I noticed that some girls wereembarrassed to have small breasts”and“felt like they had to fake it by stuffingtheir bras”,she said.
Her use of the term “lala”is referenceto “lolo”,the word used to describevoluptuous women by Ivorian musicalheavyweight Meiway in his 2000 hit,Miss Lolo.
His latest smash,Wiggle YourBottom, a celebration of big booties,hashad the whole of Abidjan shaking theirstuff in recent months.
But the aesthetic at the Miss IvoryCoast beauty pageant is infinitely more“lala”than “lolo”.
Victor Yapobi,president of theorganising committee,says:“Ourbeauties comply to international
standards:minimum height 1.68m,90cm around the hips.”
In Africa,“young women arebecoming more and more slender”,hesays,pointing out that a slim woman isstill considered a marketing plus forbrands.
But away from the podium,oldhabits die hard.
“Being thin is synonymous withbeing sickly and malnourished inAfrican society,”laments MichelineGueu,a candidate for Miss Ivory Coast ina regional heat in the south-easterntown of Aboisso.
At the other end of the scale,however,the awoulaba (voluptuouswomen in the local Baoule language)also complain that their beauty isunderrated.
On International Women’s Day onMarch 8,the awoulaba beauty contestcelebrating curvy women wasreinstated after a seven-year lull.
The crown was taken by EsteveAlexandrine N’Goran,who told theaudience of a thousand that she wasthere to “honour the real Africanwoman”.
N’Goran said that she wanted toshow that women like her were both“beautiful”and “comfortable withthemselves”.– Sapa-AFP
ON GUARD: Michonne (Danai Gurira) swings a sword in action in The Walking Dead -season 3, episode 1 PICTURE:GENE PAGE/AMC
A musical Valentine for France’sNicolas Sarkozy from Bruni
F A R A H N A Y E R I a n d M A R K B E E C H
NICOLAS Sarkozy is an atom bomb.He’s tireless, charismatic and some-times mopes – according to CarlaBruni, his wife, who is releasing analbum on April 1.
On Bruni’s album Little FrenchSongs she pays tribute to the formerFrench president in Mon Raymond.
But the album’s release is at anawkward time. Sarkozy has been placedunder formal investigation by judgesprobing claims that he took advantageof the mental frailty of L’Oreal heiressLiliane Bettencourt to raise money forhis 2007 election campaign.
Politics came up before. LittleFrench Songs got advance coveragefor its track Le Pingouin (The Penguin),about a wishy-washy guy with nomanners and a puffed-up, penguin-like air. Journalists saw it as a dig atPresident Francois Hollande, whoavoided walking the Sarkozys to theircar at the Elysee Palace handover.
Bruni denied targeting Hollande.The former first lady, who wrote
most of the tracks, sings in the breathy
style made fashionable by singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.
He penned tunes for BrigitteBardot, Catherine Deneuve and JaneBirkin that he had them whisper likesweet nothings.Their beauty madeyou forget their vocal limitations.
The same may be said of ex-modelBruni. Any schoolgirl could do hergentle cooing.The album is as relaxingas a quiet night in with a shared bottleof decent Merlot. It’s inoffensive, like-able, polite and curiously devoid ofpassion.The instrumentation is taste-ful: gentle electric guitars, classy piano.
There’s nothing to disturb thatsoothing bath before bedtime.
Bruni is better at lyrics, which reveala brooding side to her.There are refer-ences to a “dreary childhood” (shegrew up in a grand Italian household),to being “the fruit of chance” (she wasborn of her married mother’s affair)and to her “devilish youth” (she datedEric Clapton and Mick Jagger).
Whether her husband’s legaltroubles will help or hurt sales of LittleFrench Songs is anyone’s guess.– Washington Post-Bloomberg
IN THEGROOVE:Vocalist andguitaristAtomza of TheMuffinz rocksSplashy Fen
PICTURE:SHELLEY
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