Thursday 6 May 2004

This site will be updated on 13 May  2004 at 17:30

Arts - Kunste

• 'Milk Can' art helps feed hungry children
• Triple ballet celebration
• Chamber music at Nederburg
• Ice revue from Moscow
• Musiekblyspel by La Rochelle
• 'MONAloog' op Wellington
• Eindronde van Gospel Idols

'Milk Can' art helps feed hungry children

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IN one of the most fascinating and unusual art shows staged in Cape Town in recent times, the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) Gallery in Church Street, Cape Town, will host an exhibition of sixteen milk cans transformed into unique works of art by some of South Africa's leading visual artists and crafters.

The show forms part of The Milk Can Art Project, sponsored by Clover in aid of the Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA). The milk cans will be on display at the AVA Gallery from 10 May until 29 May.
On show will be works by top artists like

Paarl artist Selwin Pekeur painted one of the milk cans.

Cecil Skotnes, Beezy Bailey and Francine Scialom Greenblatt. The talents of Arlene Amaler-Raviv, Tyrone Appollis, Willie Bester, Kevin Brand, Paul du Toit, Louis Janssen van Vuuren, Mark O'Donovan, Selwin Pekeur (pic) and Jill Trappler will also be showcased, along with crafters Khoni Ndludli and the crafters' collective, Hands, from Somerset West.

Two of the cans feature beautiful and colourful collages made up of reproductions of individual drawings by children from 80 Western Cape schools.

Local students whose drawings were selected are Celeste Williams (Grade 5) of Dalweide Primary, Anescha Smith (Grade 5) of Gymnasium Primary and Sean Hanna (Grade 6) of Paarl Boys' Primary and Mikhaila Jephtas-Craul (Grade 3) of La Rochelle Primary.

The transformed cans represent a delightful melange of styles and approaches, ranging from ethnic to whimsical to utilitarian.

Three days before the close, on Wednesday 26 May, the 14 cans created by the artists will be auctioned off.

All funds raised at the auction will go towards feeding some of the many thousands of disadvantaged primary schoolchildren.

IN keeping with Cape Town City Ballet's 70th anniversary theme for 2004, the company will be presenting Celebration at the Artscape Theatre from 1 to 15 May.

To honour South Africa's 10th year of democracy, Prof Elizabeth Triegaardt has commissioned the well-known South African choreographer Adele Blank to write a contemporary work that will aptly reflect South African dance and its people's diversity.

Music for this piece, titled 'Syzygy', has been recorded by the talented South African band Tumi and the Volume.

 To celebrate the company's international associations with America and Switzerland, Cape Town City Ballet will also be presenting George Balanchine's acclaimed ballet Rubies.

They join at least 70 other companies around the world that will be performing the great Mr Balanchine's ballets in celebration of his birth 100 years ago.

 Last but not least, the company is proud to be presenting a ballet called 'All Shall Be' by the world-renowned Swiss choreographer Heinz Spoerli, the Artistic Director of the Zurich Ballet.

 There will also be three performances by the Zurich Junior Ballet on 4, 5 and 6 May, danced in the Artscape Theatre. Book through Computicket or Artscape Dial-a-seat, 421-7695.

THE historic Nederburg homestead will again welcome lovers of chamber music to intimate musical evenings.

Patrons are offered a unique musical experience - concerts in the beautiful Cape Dutch homestead with top local and international musicians, a crackling fireplace, sunsets over the vineyards and the famous Nederburg wines with a light supper after the concert.

The first concert in this year's series, on Sunday 9 May at 17:00, features the acclaimed pianist Boris Petrushansky, well known for his highly original creativity in performance and his vivacious personality.

Born in Moscow in 1949 into a strong musical family, his early teachers included the eminent Heinrich Neuhaus and later Lev Naumov, leading to his graduation from the Moscow Conservatory in 1975.

By this time he had already distinguished himself at international competitions such as Leeds in 1969, Munich in 1971 and Terni in 1975, where he won first prize.

Petrushansky has performed throughout Europe, the USA, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Egypt and Australia.

He has performed with orchestras such as the Moscow Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Berlin Staatskapelle, Helsinki Philharmonic and European Community Chamber Orchestra. Some of his musical partners have also included Leonid Kogan, Misha Maisky and Dmitri Sitkovetsky, to name but a few.

Currently a resident of Italy and since 1990 teaching at the Academia Pianistica 'Incontri col Maestro' in Imola, Olga Kern (First prize winner of the International Van Cliburn competition, Texas) counts as one of his many accomplished students.

The programme for the concert will include Mozart's set of Variations K. 265 'Ah, vous dirais-je, maman', Drei Klavierstöcke D. 946 by Schubert and the mammoth Brahms Sonata no. 3 in F minor, Opus 5. Tickets are R125 per person.

For bookings please phone Christine Joubert 809-7473 of email her on dcjoubert@distell.co.za.

Five  more concerts will follow.

RUSSIAN champion ice-skaters will visit The Ice Station at the GrandWest Casino with their production, Kaleidoscope Ice Revue from Moscow, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with five performances. This will be their second visit to South Africa.

The company of 24 talented figure skaters consists of pretty girls and fine, who will be performing ballet, circus tricks and acrobatic stunts on ice.  

Dressed in colourful costumes they showcase their talent and immense energy while creating pictures in motion as in a kaleidoscope.

The first half of this production includes highlights from The Nutcracker to music by the composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky.  

For the first time in South Africa, audiences can enjoy this ever popular ballet masterpiece, choreographed for ice.

The second act is a concert programme, titled Music on Ice. This collage of memorable arias from well-known artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Julio Iglesias, Louis Armstrong, Shakira, the Russian group Tatoo, as well as excerpts from popular musicals such as Chicago and The Phantom of the Opera, will accompany the skaters.

The original Moscow Ice Revue, Kaleidoscope, was founded in 1987 with the support of Irina Rodnina - three times Olympic Champion and ten times World Champion.  

This group was one of the first groups to adopt a new style in ice-skating, by combining theatre action together with ice ballet. 

Kaleidoscope Ice Revue will be at The Ice Station, GrandWest Casino, Goodwood on Friday at 18:00 and Saturday and Sunday at 15:30 and 18:00.

Book at Computicket.

DIE blyspel "The Sound of Music" van Rodgers & Hammerstein word van 18 tot 21 Mei opgevoer deur Hoërskool La Rochelle.

Benewens hulle eie aktrises en soliste, word daar weer manne van Hoër Jongenskool geleen.

Die skool se gewilde kamerkoor, koor en orkes tree ook op.

Kaartjies is by die skool verkrygbaar teen R35 per persoon.

DIE Wellington Museum bied vanaand om 19:30 'n toneelstuk deur die bekende woordkunstenaar Helena Conradie aan.

"MONAloog - Song vir Mona", vertel die storie van Mona de Bruin, 'n huishulp.

Vir baie vroue was hul huishulp deel van die gesin. Sy't skottelgoed gewas, maar ook knieë toegeplak. 

MONAloog bring hulde aan een so 'n vrou. Mona de Bruin was storieverteller, wysgeer, kunstenaar en vriendin. 

Helena bring in haar nuwe eenvrouvertoning, hulde aan dié besonderse mens wat in Desember verlede jaar dood is. 

Mona se lewe wys dat jy bo jou omgewing kan uitstyg. Ongeag wie en waar jy is, jy kan iets wees.

Wat die toneelstuk ook besonders maak, is dat Valiant Swart 'n lied geskryf het daarvoor, "Mona van Marydale". 

Marius du Plooy,voormalige TV-aanbieder, is die regisseur van MONAloog.  Hy het vir Helena gesê: "Jy skryf oor Cussons en Boerneef, maar jy sit met 'n wonderwêreld op jou eie voorstoep. Hoekom doen jy nie iets daarmee nie?"

"Dis nie 'n neerdrukkende toneelstuk nie - jy sal lag dat jou maag pyn, sê Marius. "Maar jy sal ook huil."

Kaartjies is R25, wat 'n glasie wyn insluit. Bespreek by Ansie, 873-4710 of 084-335-3701.

DIE finaal van Gospel Idols 2004 vind Sondag om 17:30 in die Huguenot Gemeenskapsaal plaas.

Die Gospel Idols is 'n droom van 'n gemeentelid van die River of Joy Tabernacle (Full Gospel Church of Southern Africa) in Paarl om Christene om hulle sangtalent te ontwikkel.

Die junior deelnemers (o.13) is Henry Hopkins, Annamarie Scott, Chanelle Coleman, Elzaan Kriel, Melandri Steyl, Jurgen-Dieter Jacobs en Emile Heyneke, met vlinders in hulle magies.

In die senior kategorie ding Amy Solomon, Maryke Buffel, Kim-Lee Solomons, Karen Engelbrecht, Nicole Vaughan, Lize-Lotte Constandius, Fallon Taff, Paul White, Kirstie Baadjies, Helen Josephs en Anastasie mee.

Die eerste prys is 'n sesmaande kontrak met La Musique Kunsteskool, geborg deur Andrew Strauss.

Kaartjies is R20. Bespreek by Solly (083-597-87260, Angela (073-195-6774) of Yolanda (082-967-4053).

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