Thursday 22 January 2004

This site will be updated on 30 January  2004 at 17:00

Arts - Kunste

• Foot-stamping concert at Grande Roche
• Jong Paarliet ruk en rol
• Violis op La Motte
• Tango 'operita' at Oude Libertas
• Fun at Barnyard

Titanic to the foot- stamping all time favourite Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Tickets are R150 including a finger supper and superlative wines and are available from the Paarl Hospice office (Monday to Friday mornings only) in Breda Street Paarl or from Michelle Sequeira 082-574-5422 or Betty Waddington 082-420-4458

STATION 70, 'n musikale revue wat die ruk-en-rol-musiek van die sewentigerjare as inspirasie gebruik, is tot Saterdag by Theatre on the Bay te sien.

Die agtergrond is 'n 70's radiostasie met 'n DJ wat versoeke van luisteraars ontvang. 'n "Live Band" speel treffers van die grootste sterre van die tydperk.

Die show spog met sommige van die talentvolste musikante in Suid-Afrika, met 'n paar opwindende nuwe talente wat hul buiging maak. Felicity B en Kate Hawkes kan veral uitgesonder word.

Verder is daar band-leader Mike McCullough, met trefferproduksies soos "Beatlmania" en "60something". Bespreek by 438-3301.

DIE internasionaal bekende Franse violis, Philippe Graffin, open Saterdag La Motte se konsertreeks vir 2004. Hy word deur Annalien Ball op die klavier begelei. Hulle speel sonates van Brahms, Ravel en Janacek.

 Saterdag 14 Februarie is daar 'n optrede deur die Eves Strykkwintet.

Al die konserte word in La Motte se historiese kelder aangebied. Dit begin om 19:00 en toegang is R95 per persoon. Bespreek by die proelokaal op La Motte  of tel 876-3114/9 (Comari).

A HIGHLIGHT of the summer season at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre this year is the première of legendary Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla's highly rated tango "operita" Maria de Buenos Aires, which is presented until Saturday.

The production is made possible through a unique co-operation agreement between Oude Libertas (Distell) and all the important arts festivals: Aardklop, the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees and the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown; with a sponsorship by Toyota. The company Vleis, Rys, & Aartappels will produce, with direction by Marthinus Basson.

Tango legend Astor Piazzolla created the soulful opera Maria de Buenos Aires, with libretto by poet Horacio Ferrer, in 1968, during the turbulent years of one of the military dictatorships in Argentina.

United by ties of friendship, by shared dreams of freedom and by their passionate devotion to tango and its myths, their "urban operita" fearlessly questioned the moral and religious standards imposed by the ruling powers, touching issues of social violence, poverty, marginality, abuse and religious beliefs.

Maria is more than a tortured figure in a doomed love story: she is the embodiment of the city of Buenos Aires itself - beautiful and alluring, yet dark, insane and dangerous.

Nicole Holm will perform the title role of Maria, the prostitute, and Jose Domingos is the narrator El Duende (the Goblin). Dawid Minnaar is the leader of the chorus, taking the role of Payador, a traditional Spanish-Argentinian travelling folk-music singer.

Mark Hoeben is the choreographer, as well as the leading tango dancer with Ina Wichterich. Xandi van Dijk is the conductor, and the Sontonga Quartet forms the nucleus of the orchestra (Marc Uys and Waldo Alexander, violin; Xandi van Dijk, viola; Brian Choveaux, cello).

The Bulgarian virtuoso accordionist Stanislav Anguelov, founder of the Cape Town Tango Ensemble, will be playing the bandeneon/accordion. The rest of the orchestra consists of well-known musicians like Francois du Toit, piano; Magdalene de Vries and Heinrich Kruse, percussion; Daryll Andrews, guitar; Henrike Kovats, double bass and Brigette Rennie, flute. Elrina Marais designed the costumes and lighting is by Albert Snyman.

Director Marthinus Basson summarises the challenge: "The story of Maria, as told by El Duende/the Goblin, follows the tango as 'way of suffering', reincarnated in the being called Maria. "Murdered by an unholy conspiracy of thieves, she is raised from the dead by the poet to bring salvation and lead a rebellion against all oppression of the soul."

Book on 809-7380.

ON 30 and 31 January "Glenn Miller - The Man - The Music - The Legend" featuring the 19-piece Jonny Cooper Big Band will be performed at Barnyard Theatre in Groot Drakenstein.

The 19-piece Jonny Cooper Big Band present their latest show - a tribute to the Glenn Miller Orchestra, arguably the most popular Big Band of the 1940's Swing era.

His remarkable life story is told through his music including all the favourites such as Moonlight Serenade, String Of Pearls, In The Mood, American Patrol, At Last, Tuxedo Junction, Pennsylvania 65000, Perfidia, Little Brown Jug, Chatanooga Choo Choo and many, many more.

Tickets are R90 per person.

* On Saturday 7 February Frank's Circus Adventure will be performed at 10:00.

Aldo Brincat delights in this hour long roller-coaster ride of circus skills ideal for children of all ages.

* Defending the CaveBrats (Not suitable for children under 12) can be seen on Saturday 7 February.

Top ballet show

On 13 February the Cape Town City Ballet brings you "Ballet Soirée", a combination of two of Cape Town City Ballet's most successful recent productions, Classic Highlights and SwingTime at the Ballet.

Favourite dancers like Tracy Li, Daniel, Rajna, Marianne Bauer and Johnny Bovang will be on stage.

Bookings for all shows can be made on tel/fax 874-1505 or email: theatre@bridgehouse.org.za.

Doors open at 18:30.