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Programme 2008 Top of pageTHE WITNESS HILTON FLAGSHIP PRODUCTION Nothing But The Truth SUITABILITY: 13+ The Witness Hilton Arts Festival, by arrangement with the Baxter Theatre, presents John Kani's NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Written by and starring John Kani, a legendary presence in South African theatre circles for the past 30 years, the production is directed by Janice Honeyman, and also features the high-powered talent of two of South Africa’s leading actresses, popular television star Motshabi Tyelele, and admired KZN-born Welile Tembe. Décor and costume design is by Sarah Roberts and lighting design by Mannie Manim. “A deeply felt portrait that delicately weaves the extraordinary and the ordinary in its characters' lives” (New York Times), Nothing But The Truth is a gripping investigation into the complex dynamic between those Black people who remained in South Africa and risked their lives to lead the struggle against apartheid, and those who returned victoriously after living in exile. In New Brighton, South Africa, 63-year-old librarian Sipho Makhaya prepares for the return of the body of his brother Themba, recently deceased while in exile in London after gaining a reputation as a hero of the anti-apartheid movement. As the story progresses, the interaction between Sipho, his daughter Thando, and his London-based niece, Mandisa, leads to the uncovering of conflicting expectations as well as new-found perspectives, as each character forges a sense of reconciliation between the past and present. The script combines powerfully dramatic writing with moments of humour and profound insight, affording audiences a theatre experience that stays in the memory long after the curtain comes down on each performance. The play proved the hit of the National Arts Festival when it played in Grahamstown, and has since garnered wide critical acclaim nationally and internationally. Top of page Dream Of The Dog SUITABILITY: 13 + Set on a remote farm in KZN, this new South Africa play explores the terrible secrets that lie between Patricia, a sixty year old farmer’s wife, and Look Smart, a thirty year old land developer who grew up on the farm. Filled with extraordinary tension, revelation and dark humour, it challenges some of our deepest assumptions about ourselves and each other. It is in essence an intensely personal story set against the canvas of rural South African life two decades before. Written & directed by Craig Higginson, based on the original direction by Malcolm Purkey, it stars Vanessa Cook and Mncedisi Shabangu. It is presented by The Market Theatre. Writer and Associate Director’s Note: This play went through two rehearsed readings with Janet Suzman and Sello Maake ka-Ncube in London (directed by James Albrecht) and then other readings were held at the Market Theatre with Mncedisi Shabangu, Vanessa Cooke and Malcolm Purkey. One of my intentions has been to write about the history of a country and its people in one scene, past, present and future. Another intention has been to ask us to stop cramming each other into the essentialist boxes we’ve inherited from Verwoerd. I am trying to find a language and a theatrical form appropriate to the complexities of our democracy and our barely-explored freedom. I am also asking us to confront the terrible thoughts and actions that have passed through all of us, not because we are defined by them but because, firstly, we seldom do, and, secondly, because they are not the only things we ought to be defined by. There is more to Patricia and Look Smart, you and me, than can ever be dreamed up in any political position or philosophy. Top of page I, Claudia I, Claudia is an internationally recognized, award winning one-woman play written by Canadian, Kristen Thomson, and starring Susan Danford, it is directed by Lara Bye. Unique masks, create by Melani-Rene Louwrens made the masks for "I, Claudia" with props and costumes by Jesse Kramer, sound design by James Webb and lighting is by Albert Snyman. The main character, Claudia - an ‘official’ pre-teenager, is trembling on the cusp of adolescence: an irrepressibly funny misfit , suffering the triple afflictions of puberty, unpopularity and her parents’ divorce . Her mind is too bright and her clothes are too tight as she struggles to fit in. Her story is told through four wonderfully exaggerated comic characters: Claudia herself, her granddad, the caretaker of her school and her father’s new girlfriend. The result is humorous, painful in its honesty and magical. The tale has universal appeal as we all have one thing in common –each and every one of us belongs to a family. The text has won awards for the way it combines humour and pathos in addressing critical teen issues of identity, individuality, transformation, peer pressure, and parental issues of family relations and divorce. It is wise, life-affirming, funny and moving. The Toronto Star claimed that the play is - "Blissfully funny and unexpectedly touching, a must see", while the National Post described it as “a masterful accomplishment” and went further to say, “Brilliant… charming and heartbreaking, but funny, funny, funny." Top of page Living Here! “Living Here!” is fresh, edgy and hard hitting poetry kaleidoscope by Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama company. Directed by Rhodes MA Graduate Brink Scholtz, “Living Here!” is a combination of African and South African poems, infused with pop music, physical theatre and clowning to create a work unlike anything you have ever seen. Here is a sensitive, honest and often brutal look at South African youth, and the challenges they face. “Living Here” focuses on 'those' issues that no one wants to talk about, the ones that we manage to skilfully sweep under the carpet - issues of covert racism, fractured identities and assumed cultural superiority in the midst of a multi-cultural society. It also considers the relationship that we hold with our problematic past, interrogating the value of continued engagement with a traumatic history. While these issues are located within a specifically South African context and idiom, their significance resonates far beyond these borders, touching on complex issues of identity and history in contemporary multi-cultural societies. The six talented performers, from diverse backgrounds create an explosive mix as they bring alive real, raw, relevant poetry, seasoned with a sprinkle of funky, popular tunes and some jivin’ and jammin’ dancing. “Living Here!” is an eclectic and dynamic fusion of physical theatre, hip hop dancing, mask work and contemporary clowning. Laughter and comedy act as catalysts for this explosive theatre event that will have the written word jumping off the page! “Living Here!” has a truly unique funky South African flavour - it dances, it shouts, it sings, and it wants to be heard. “Living Here!” bursts with youth power, it stamps out the beat of defiant protest. This is theatre that packs a punch, theatre that means something to everyone and theatre that hopes to make a difference. “Living Here” is powerful, provocative, and emotionally stirring theatre. Top of page Master Class Starring multi-award winning actress Clare Mortimer in the play's title role as the legendary opera star Maria Callas, this production of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning play is directed by Ralph Lawson, who was awarded the Durban Theatre Award 2007 for Best Director. Master Class offers audiences a rich theatrical experience, as Callas, who died in 1977, is brought tempestuously back to life. The play is inspired by master classes the great diva gave at the Juilliard School of Music in New York towards the end of her career. The drama puts Callas at centre stage again as she coaxes, prods, and inspires students (victims as she calls them) into giving the performances of their lives while revealing her own. Through a series of flash backs, we experience Callas's long-gone days as reigning Prima Donna at La Scala, her marriage to Meneghini, and her great, doomed love for the Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. But the dazzling theatricality comes from Callas's emotional exploration of her own cutting wit, and from the soaring music as each student sings an aria that exposes La Divina's vulnerabilities and her genius. During the play's premiere season in the United State, The Philadelphia Enquirer hailed the work as "a play of notable wit, humanity and insight." The Wall Street Journal called the piece "McNally's best script so far, sparkling, rich, mercurial", while The Los Angeles Times opined that "McNally's love letter succeeds brilliantly." Mortimer is supported in this epic performance by acclaimed pianist, Andrew Warburton, and singers from the UKZN Opera School. Top of page Oleanna SUITABILITY: 16+ Kickstart presents David Mamet's - a fascinating theatrical study fuelled with sexual tension that examines the notion of sexual harassment in a university environment. Oleanna is a two-character play about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students who accuses him of sexual harassment. Dramatic, taut and very provocative, Oleanna will have you laughing nervously and then arguing fiercely once the curtain comes down. Brought to Durban by a multi-award winning team that was responsible for the highly successful staging of Mamet's Boston Marriage, Oleanna is directed by Steven Stead, designed by Greg King, and pairs Tim Wells as John, the university professor on the ascendant with Janna Ramos Violante as Carol a failing student. Top of page Shirley Valentine SUITABILITY: 13+ By Willie Russell No one thought she had the courage. The nerve. Or the lingerie. Starring Lisa Bobbert as Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine is a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg, wondering what happened to her life. But when her best friend wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece for two, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light. Come on a liberating adventure with Shirley Valentine, everybody’s favourite housewife. Directed by Steven Stead, designed by Greg King, lighting design by Tina le Roux. Top of page The Strange Case Of Dinah Lane SUITABILITY: ALL A Dinner Thriller. Natal; the Roaring Twenties… The Charleston is all the rage… A sugar baron and his wife… A weekend Ra Ra… An extraordinary array of guests… A murder most foul… Join Michael Buchan, the unlikely detective, on his quest to unravel the mystery behind the murder; the challenge is on to work out whodunnit and why…! After sell-out performances at Festivals 2006 and 2007 with THE STRANGE CASE OF HESTER CILLIERS and THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MIDLANDS HEIRESS, Annie Robinson and Paul Spence return to the atmospheric Fleur de Lys with their latest, gripping Dinner Thriller… You will be superbly wined, dined and royally entertained at the Fleur de Lys! Top of page Talking Heads SUITABILITY: 15+ Written by ALAN BENNETT and starring FIONA RAMSAY – a Troupe Theatre Company production South Africa’s leading actress has been seen at the Festival many times – you may remember her in the brilliant and moving BOOK CLUB, her dazzling tour de force in DECADENCE and her riveting versatility in TALKING HEADS. Well she is back with more of Alan Bennett’s fascinating characters from the many in his volumes TALKING HEADS I & II. In TALKING HEADS Bennett whisks you off to his world of rather sad creations, but as you guffaw your way through the sheer brilliance of the lines - one is constantly aware that those people and their situation are filled with pathos. This year Fiona plays the eccentric antique dealer Celia in THE HAND OF GOD – and if you are interested in antiques or watch the Antiques Roadshow – you’ll love this quirky tale of just some of the excitement and disappointment of bric a brac!! And Fiona reprises her touching interpretation of the Vicar’s dipsomaniac wife Susan in BED AMONG THE LENTILS. Veteran actress VANESSA COOKE directs. But the production is best summed up by a review from critic Barry Ronge from the Sunday Times: "It is hard to imagine an actor rising to such a challenge with more wit and compassion than does Fiona Ramsay. Articulate and resourceful, she finds every joke and delicate shading in the text and makes it live. Standing alone on stage with minimal props, she works the magic of pure theatre, creating entire casts of characters and setting whole lives before us.” Top of page Yellowman Suitability: Pg 16 + (Strong Language) By Dael Orlander Smith Directed By Lara Bye Performed By David Johnson And Mwenya Kabwe Set And Costumes - Leila Anderson Lighting Design- Fahiem Bardien Stage Manager/Company Manager- Jonathan Keevy Fresh from a tour of Holland, winner of the Kanna Best Production at the 2008 KKNK, Lara Bye’s production of the explosive American drama, - YELLOWMAN comes to KZN. Racism is no longer black and white, but shades of brown as writer Dael Orlander Smith explores the tension between light and dark skinned African-Americans. She tells the heartbreaking story of childhood sweethearts- ‘yellaman’-Eugene and the big and dark- Alma. Raised on too much liquor and too little love, they dream of escape and yearn for the adventure of new lives- travelling from the gin soaked blues of South Carolina cotton fields to the funk and soul of New York City. With unforgettable performances by David Johnson and Mwenya Kabwe (winner of Best New Comer at the KKNK) YELLOWMAN is a uniquely powerful and mesmerizing theatre experience. Described by critics the KKNK as –‘-mind blowing- a tour de force in staging and performance-’ and ‘pick of the festival’ YELLOWMAN is not to be missed. Top of page Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking SUITABILITY: PG 13+ MAGNET THEATRE acknowledges the generosity of the National Arts Festival, the National Arts Council and the National Lotteries Board. EVERY YEAR, EVERY DAY, I AM WALKING is about home, about the loss of home, about dislocation and recovery. It traces the story of a young girl in Africa who loses family and home brutally and irrevocably and is forced to journey to a new place through many dangers and uncertainties. It is an important, moving contemporary story told through evocative physical images and music, celebrating the ability of human beings to heal and regain a sense of dignity and identity through the power of the imagination. The piece premiered at an International Youth Festival in Yaoundé in Cameroon in Nov 2006 and first performed in South Africa on the Main Festival of the National Festival of the Arts in Grahamstown in July 2007. The production has performed at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, and at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. Supported by IFAS it has toured to Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi. EVERY YEAR, EVERY DAY, I AM WALKING was invited to perform at the London International Festival of Theatre in the UK in June 2008. This project was inspired by Judith Rudakoff and the Common Plants Project and by the book The Suitcase Stories by Glynis Clacherty. Directed by: Mark Fleishman Created by: The Company With Jennie Reznek and Faniswa Yisa Original music created by: Neo Muyanga Choreographic sequences: Ina Wichterich Set design: Julia Anastasopoulos Lighting Design: Daniel Galloway Stage Manager: Riana Alfreds “Creative sorcery: theatre triumphs . Simplicity is the key to this profoundly moving tale about loss and survival. Painfully exquisite.” Adrienne Sichel, Argus Tonight “Expect to be transformed.” Anton Krueger, Cue “... vibrant, vital and volatile theatre. Through the inspired fusion of physical theatre and sentient story-telling a smaller story is amplified and lent universal relativity… superb physical actresses….” Zane Henry, Argus Tonight Top of page Feast Kakhulu! SUITABILITY: ALL South Africa’s Ellis Pearson, England’s Max Webster and Denmark’s Mia Theil have combined their skills of visual and aural theatre and their passion for composing unusual music. Having spent four exciting weeks working with a group of first time performers, they now all invite you to join them at their table for a feast of enormous magnitude – visually, musically and theatrically. It will feed your soul. Using the family meal as a powerful metaphor, this piece deals with the universal issue of greed, where the fat get fatter and the lean get meaner. It is a comic exploration of a universal dilemma. This project was made possible by funding from the National Lotteries Board. Top of page Impisi SUITABILITY: ALL Created by Ellis Pearson and Clive Essame, with script development assistance from Bheki Mkhwane. Performed by Ellis Pearson and Sdumo Mtshali Directed by Brian Pearce A story about how society sees difference. Impisi is the Zulu for hyena. We, the two legged ones, have fixed ideas about this animal, describing it as an ugly, misshapen scavenger. We also have fixed ideas about the majestic king of the jungle. In this parable, Hyena helps Lion to take his rightful place in society, despite an accident which leaves him far from physically capable ...or so one would imagine. Flavoured with the sights, sounds and images of the African plains, Impisi, performed by Ellis Pearson and Sdumo Mtshali, looks at how society views people who appear different, who may have a disability, but who take their place rightfully in society. It is, perhaps, those who judge and discriminate who truly disable people. Impisi formed part of the Main Programme at the 2008 National Arts Festival and will tour the South of England early in 2009. Top of page Catch! SUITABILITY: ALL The hilarious adventure of Felix and Fred Felix is a 22yr old wannabe rock star who runs away from home in search of adventure. Fred is a 12yr old nerd who is sent to live with his Gran for a year. They are both newcomers to the town of Knysna when they form the unlikeliest of friendships. Together they embark on an illicit night time fishing expedition which goes horribly wrong, to the tune of R5000. They enter the Knysna Big Fish Angling Challenge in the hope of catching their salvation. This show makes innovative use of portable and easily set up ultraviolet lights and glow in the dark props. Winner of the Musho Festival Audience Vote Award and the Suliman Selection Award. "An original, visually electrifying, humour packed experience" CUE 2008 Top of page Dog’s Bollocks, The SUITABILITY: 13 From The Hip and Khulumakahle in association with Theatre Bazaar presents The Dogs Bollocks. Comedy! Comedy!! Comedy!!! Isn't a Hamburger a person? And a crayfish not a fish? And a hot dog definitively NOT a hot dog? An eccentric Eastern European professor, whose grasp on English is not so hot, waxes lyrical about the idiocy of English and its ridiculous quirks . Written and performed by Gaëtan Schmid, and directed by Rob Murray Fresh from sell-out return seasons in Cape Town and Grahamstown over the last two years, The Dog’s Bollocks is: “…a class act…” Mail & Guardian. Don't mind the prof's lack of vocabulary, ill-fitted costume and small suitcase. His exuberance will blow your socks off! A Note from the Professor: “Not important if you not speak properly or same language. Important is communication and big smile on your face … specially in long queue in South African supermarkets.” Professor Doctor Emeritus “hilarious … fast paced and very funny.” Cue 2006 “... hysterical classroom session...” Cue 2007 “fantastiese mengelmoes van “home grown”, eg Suid-Afrikaanse Engels, my china.” Die Burger “…an hour of outrageous laughter … Go see it.” Artslink Top of page Rob Van Vuuren Is Ron Van Wuuren starring and directed by Rob van Wuren If comedy had a god, van Vuuren would be it – Cue 2008 Rob van Vuuren is Ron van Wuren in a Rob van Vuuren production by Rob van Vuuren about Rob van Vuuren directed by Rob van Vuuren. Come and laugh at Rob van Vuuren even if you are not Rob van Vuuren. An hilarious comedy show about the last ten years of being an actor in South Africa. "In his presence one's senses aren't quite one's own anymore." Cape Times Top of page See Who’s At The Door Mark Banks stars in his all new sketch comedy revue, specifically designed as a theatre presentation. “The Witness Hilton Arts Festival is an ideal venue for my mad-cap look at present day South Africa. Ideal for all ages!!!!” Hmmmm.... That's what he says - the festival organisers take no responsibility for this statement. However, to back this amazing claim, he is offering a full refund should there be the slightest profanity. The star of this comedy performance did not provide any further information on the performance other than answering the following questions: What have you been doing since your last show? Completing my Pick 'n' Pay home executive cooking course diploma including flower-making out of soggy spaghetti. Test runs of the show in the Volkswagen wind tunnel in Windhoek and Robert Mugabe's guest suite at Tuynhuis. We were offered the abandoned Fidentia director's board room as rehearsal space, but felt it was too small. South Africa in the 2000's - is there still enough material to work with, or was it easier before, in the dark days? I think it's trickier now, because everybody picks the same target. With this show I have tried to get away from the obvious. The show changes daily, and that involves up-to-the-minute moving with the times. You once said: "When I was born I was so ugly my mother was sent to prison for seven years. I'm not a looker. It's from within that my beauty comes." Do you still feel beautiful? Er, umm ... yes. I still enjoy doing my work and shudder to think what I might have done had I been born as a government avenue squirrel with day blindness. Or the Moullie Point lighthouse foghorn tuner. Top of page Spun: The legend of DJ Tommy Guns SUITABILITY: ALL Tommy Guns Duchamp is dead. Or at least he thinks so. The day started off bright and sunny in the beautiful mountain town of Makwazi-ville, home of the great South African sausage. Tommy was looking forward to playing at the local jol and finally establishing his prowess as a DJ, in order to impress the local chicks (Especially Jizzy Jasmine De-jagger). Now he finds himself faced with the task of saving mankind and rescuing his cat from twisted, giant, talking cucumbers, hell bent on destroying Earth. How did this whole situation manage to vomit itself on to Tommy and his spongebob underpants? Come check out Spun to find out! From the team that brought you Tokoloshe Come And Go, comes a physical comedy by the one and only Neon Anthems. Starring Liam Magner as a dozen characters. Magner, winner of several local Durban awards, is currently appearing weekly on SABC1 in the drama series: 'Bay of Plenty'. Spun itself won the best show at the MUSHO festival in 2007. He plays in a live electronic rock group and creates his own music. "Brilliant acting and humour" CUE 2008 "A rollercoaster of characters and laughter - that leaves one stunned" GH POTGIETER (Reviewer) "This is physical comedy on speed, Magner propels his audience like a bat out of hell..." SALLY SCOTT Top of page Shall We Dance A joyous celebration of dancing – belly, modern and ballroom! Join Ryan Hammond and Lindsay Muckel, ballroom dancers of note. They both entered Strictly Come Dancing, in which Lindsay was a winner; they were both finalists in the British National Championships (Latin American); both finalists Runner’s up South American Showdance Championships; 27th out of 300 hundred couples at the British Rising Star Championships in Blackpool. Joining them are Latin American formation teams. The performance is compered by Anthony Stonier, hosted by the South African Dance Teachers Association (SADTA) and produced by Neville Letard and Caryl Cusens. Top of page Music is in the air with the Music Revival Concert series and once again we promise to bring an innovative selection of music performance to the Witness Hilton Arts Festival. The pulsing rhythms of South American music runs through our series this year and culminates in two performances by the six piece Festival Tango Ensemble. These are sure to be Festival Highlights. New faces this year include baritone Njabula Madladla and the Burdukova/Wisniewski Cello-Piano Duo while we are sure many will find much enjoyment from festival regulars the Kerimov Trio, James Grace, Blue Velvet Strings and jazz pianist Neil Gonsalves. Wishing you a happy festival experience - Christopher Duigan Sponsored by DISTELL Foundation, UNISA Music Foundation, MR Woollam and Assoc. - Insurance Brokers, Venn, Nemeth & Hart - Attorneys and The Kawai Piano Studio, KZN CDs on sale at the Chapel door. Visit www.musicrevival.co.za for more info on these concerts Top of page CONCERT 1: AN EVENING OF SONG Durban-born baritone Njabula Madladla opens the festival series with a selection of songs. Madladla, a graduate of the famed Guildhall School of Music in London has performed in several of London most prestigious concert venues including Wigmore Hall, Oxford Lieder Festival and the Cheltenham Festival. His studies have been supported by the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, the Sir Peter Moores Foundation, Countess of Munster Trust and Music Benevolent Fund. He is a Britten Pears Young Artist, a Samling Foundation Scholar, a prize winner of the Young Kathleen Ferrier Award and The Kenneth Loveland Gift Prize Award. Future engagements include performances in the Ravinia Festival Steans Institute for Young Artists in the summer 2008 and the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival plus further tour recitals in the UK. His performance at Hilton will include music from composers Schumann, Schubert, Duparc, English composers Vaughan Williams and Roger Quilter, together with Spirituals and South African Folk Songs in Zulu and Afrikaans. Top of page CONCERT 2: GUITAR & PIANO DUEL James Grace (classical guitar) and pianist Christopher Duigan join forces for a spectacular evening of music featuring the exciting combination of piano and guitar. With both instruments performing comfortably in a solo capacity, and neither taking the obvious melodic lead, the interplay is one of equals, or rivals! As little original repertoire exists for this combination the performers have devised much of the content themselves from many different musical genres. Their programme features music from the Latin world including Black Orpheus, Tico Tico, Piazzolla's Libertango and Oblivion as well as contemporary pieces by film-music composer Richard Guinness and the flamenco-inspired show-stopper La Fiesta. Top of page CONCERT 3: CLASSICAL PIANO – BEETHOVEN SONATAS Christopher Duigan, one of South Africa's leading concert pianists, plays a classical piano recital focussing on two works of Ludwig van Beethoven. This recital combines the famed Waldstein Sonata op 53 in C major, celebrated for its open-ended optimism, brilliance and uplifting lyricism and the last of Beethoven’s monumental 32 Piano sonatas, op 111 in C minor. This work is cast in two contrasted movements, one of dramatic and impassioned searching and the other the most contemplative and otherworldly soundscapes that finds a voice for the composer’s most personal thoughts and penetrative imagination, typical of the works from the composer’s final years. Duigan is the recipient of several of South Africa's most prestigious awards and competitions and currently maintains an enviable performing schedule on South Africa’s premier concert stages. Top of page CONCERT 4: GUITAR RECITAL: JAMES GRACE The brilliant young guitarist James Grace has played to packed houses for recitals in KZN and at the Festival last year. Always an audience favourite, his charisma, charm and fresh, sensitive performances always leave audiences wanting more. A recipient of the prestigious Tagore Gold Medal awarded to the most outstanding student at the Royal College of Music, James is currently based in Cape Town and this year performs solo recitals in major cities in South Africa plus concerto engagements with the Johannesburg Philharmonic and KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestras. James will be performing a varied and idiomatic selection of South American music from his forthcoming CD, in keeping with the Festival Concert Series theme. Top of page CONCERT 5: PIANO QUARTETS – MOZART & SCHUMANN Creating an inspired classical programme in the festival series, members of the Blue Velvet Strings Ralica Cherneva ( violin), Valentina Koleva ( viola) and Cecilia de Cecco ( cello) with and Christopher Duigan (piano) perform two quartets for violin, viola, cello and piano; Mozart's Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor and Schumann's Piano Quartet op 47. The string players, graduates of Conservatoires in Sofia, Bulgaria and Florence, Italy, are members of the KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra and make their debut appearance for the Hilton Festival. An uplifting treat for lovers of classical chamber music that offers much musical interplay and interaction of the highest order. Top of page CONCERT 6: FROM RUSSIA TO RIO WITH THE KERIMOV TRIO Always a welcome entry to the Hilton Festival , the Kerimov Trio perform once again with their unstoppable energy. This selection, a dynamic highlights package of recent programmes, is set to showcase the same passion, flare and performance brilliance that has become synonymous with these performers. The trio Elena Kerimova ( violin), Boris Kerimov (cello) and Christopher Duigan (piano) have earned a enviable reputation for phenomenal performances especially with regard to Kerimov’s renditions of soulful melodies and wife, Elena’s stunning beguiling violin virtuosity. With music from earthy Russian folk songs—Dark Eyes, Kalinka, Two Guitars— to Moldavian Train Song, If I were a Rich Man, Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5, and Brazilian and Argentine tango crossover, the programme is performed with the same red-hot flair, passion and dramatic spirit that accompanies these performers in any performance. Top of page CONCERT 7: JAZZ NIGHT WITH NEIL GONSALVES Neil Gonsalves on acoustic piano explores the jazz idiom in the continuing Latin American theme with guest artists on bass and drums. The repertoire is broad and wide ranging with a selection of standards and original compositions. Gonsalves is a graduate of UKZN and is currently on their teaching staff. He has performed regularly with top South African jazz musicians and recently recorded a CD in Sweeden. Top of page CONCERT 8: TANGO DANCE NIGHT Tango Nights, a production by the Festival Tango Ensemble, led by internationally recognised tango expert, Stanislav Angelov (accordion and bandoneon), perform dance music on a tango theme in the dining hall, creating an uniquely authentic tango café scenario. The six-piece all-star ensemble also includes James Grace (guitar), Christopher Duigan ( piano), Andreas Kappen (double bass) with Valentina Koleva and Ralica Cherneva (violins) adding seductive charm. The ensemble perform a popular selection of traditional dance tango. This includes La Cumparsita, El Choclo, Hernando’s Hideaway, Jealousy, Payadora and dance music by Astor Piazzolla. A small dance floor is available for those who feel moved by the sultry rhythms and wish to tango the night away to a red-hot live performance. Top of page CONCERT 9: AVE MARIA - MUSIC FOR A SUNDAY MORNING Enjoy a beautiful moment away from the buzz of the festival with a centred and balanced classical performance for violin, cello and piano with the Kerimov Trio. Beginning with a selection of celebrated settings of Ave Maria, by Bach– Gounod, Schubert, Caccini and Piazzolla, they continue with elegant strains of music by Mozart and send you on to your next production with the Trio for violin, cello and piano by Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos. This last work combines all the earthy rhythms and impassioned lyricism of the composers most popular works. A varied and enlightening programme to delight with a broad range of spirit and energy. Top of page CONCERT 10: PIETERMARITZBURG YOUTH CHOIR The PMB and Midlands Youth Choir was formed in 2007 in response to a perceived need for such a group in the KZN Midlands. Its membership comprises pupils from a variety of schools in Pietermaritzburg, and the surrounding areas. This young ensemble has performed at a variety of events, and is beginning to become known in the area. Musical standards are rising as a result of dedicated hard work, and the choir is looking forward to a tour of Argentina over Easter next year. The choir is directed by Rykie Boeke, assisted by Patrick Harty. Top of page CONCERT 11: PLAY, PIANO, PLAY! An appealing selection with a contemporary cross-cultural slant - Play, Piano Play! Is the newest offering from innovative concert pianist Christopher Duigan. Exploring the varied roles the piano has played in many world cultures, and across many musical genres, this original selection makes the piano sing, dance and jump! Pushing the piano, and the pianist, to the limit Duigan includes Gershwin's own transcriptions of his popular songs My One and Only and Someone to Watch Over Me, music by film composers Dave Grusin from The Firm, Michael Nyman from The Piano and Yann Tiersen from Amelie. In addition classics JS Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring arranged by Myra Hess and Franz Liszt's Liebestraume No 3, rub shoulders with Scott Joplin's popular rag Elite Syncopations, Brazilian tango by Ernesto Nazareth and music by Moskowksi, Richard Guinness and Chopin. A must for lovers of piano music in any style. Top of page CONCERT 12: CELLO AND PIANO RECITAL POLINA BURDAKOVA (cello) and KERRYN HENDY (piano) In 1992, Polina and Kerryn shared the Overall Winner Prize at the ABSA Youth Competition. Years later, in 2005, after meeting up again the Burdukova/Wisniewski Cello-Piano Duo was created, a combination of two award winning and critically acclaimed musicians that been successfully performing together since 2005. The Duo has played for UNISA Concert Series, Friends of Music in Durban, Grahamstown Music Society and others. In 2007 they were invited for series of concerts at the Aardklop National Arts Festival in Potchefstroom and the ABSA Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in Oudtshoorn. . In 2008 the Duo has successfully made its European debut – performing in Italy and Spain. Russian born, Polina started her education in the prestigious Gnessin’s music schools in Moscow later immigrating to South Africa with her family in 1991. In 2004 year she was a recipient of SAMRO Award. Born in Republic of South Africa Kerryn Wisniewski started piano and cello lessons at the age of 5. In 1997 Kerryn was the winner of the UNISA Overseas Music Scholarship which lead to studies in Prague. She is an accomplished chamber musician and is a member of Sempre Viva Trio. They play Schumann’s - Fantasiestucke, Shostakovich’s Cello and Piano Sonata and Chopin’s Introduction and Polonaise brilante. Top of page CONCERT 13: TANGO DEL FUEGO PIAZZOLLA INSPIRED Music Revival presents a extravaganza not to be missed; a concert performance performed by Festival Tango Ensemble. This six-piece ensemble features the leader of the renowned Cape Town Tango Ensemble and internationally recognised tango expert, Stanislav Anguelov (accordion). Anguelov is joined by James Grace (guitar), Christopher Duigan ( piano) plus Ralica Cherneva and Valentina Koleva (violins) and Andreas Kappen (double bass). Their programme selection focuses on the ’ nueovo tango’ of Argentinean Astor Piazzolla who music has become a worldwide phenomenon on international stages in recent years. Piazzolla’s musical style revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. Alternating gritty tango rhythms and harsh, angular melodic figures with slow sections that make use of freely poetic lyrical solos allowing strong expressive identity of each individual musician, the style is both rugged and intricate, sensitive and demonic. Included are several of Piazzolla's most widely acclaimed compositions; Adios Nonino, Milonga del ángel, Resurreción del ángel, Oblivion and Otono Porteno. Also included is traditional milonga and tango by Carlos Gardel and Julian Plaza. A spectacular musical event that will not leave one un-affected. Top of page Broadway’s Babies Valentine (11) and Sammy (14) Sterling-Court sing and dance their way through this showbiz compilation, from the camp to the controversial, celebrating songs created for young voices on the Broadway stage. Designed & directed by their father, Peter Court, these award winning sisters, stage and screen veterans from an early age, prove that they are truly Broadway’s Babies in the making. Top of page Brutal Tunes “Bobbert is brilliant, Stonier is first rate” - M Tarr “Wickedly funny” - P Leeman The award winning, brutal revue is back, starring Lisa Bobbert and Anthony Stonier. Bristling with sharp wit and comedy and over flowing with musical ability, it is a music revue filled with comedy, clever (and brutal …!!) lyrics and outrageous fun. It is a macabre mixture of mystery, murder, mayhem and mirth. Bobbert and Stonier will be accompanied on piano by the acclaimed Andrew Warburton, accomplished classical musician and more than capable of up staging them - after all, he has far more glamorous costumes - providing wonderful music, including an entire brutal concerto, despite the concerted attempts of the performers to derail him and, despite himself, adding enormously to the brutal atmosphere! Directed by Caroline Smart, featuring music and lyrics by Sondheim, Noel Coward and Tom Lehrer among others, this delightful revue amuses and delights! Top of page CHANSON – a celebration of French song An elegant music revue that encapsulates the romance, beauty and heartache of this French art form. Starring the Award-winning trio of Carol Trench, Anthony Stonier and Evan Roberts (Let’s Misbehave, Life is a Cabaret), this performance features the well known songs of Edith Piaf, Jaques Brel, Charles Aznevour, Michel Le Grande and others. Sit back with a glass or two of wine and be taken on a relaxed musical journey celebrating the unique sound that is “chanson”. Expect to hear your favourites: La Vie en Rose, She, Mon Dieu, Sailor Boys, Non, je ne Regrette Rien, Hymn de L'Amour, The Old Fashioned Way and Milord - amongst others, of course! Top of page Hungry Tigers Returning to Hilton after their sell out season in 2007! Hungry Tigers, made and performed by the Danish-English acting couple Mia Theil Have and Max Webster, is a comic delight. Throughout the performance they are a skilled mixture of human beings and cats, and, as the title suggests, are very hungry, fantasizing, between the musical numbers, about the food that they desire so much. It is painfully funny and scarily musical as the pair change between guitars, saxophone, flute, percussion and piano – the last of which is played with toes, behind the back, and even with the noses as two clucking hens. It has real musicality, timing and humour. Mia Theil Have and Max Webster have created a formidable cabaret with their Hungry Tigers – a musical portion of Whiskas for the laughing muscles, with a potpourri of both classical numbers and pop music, all bound together by two very hungry tigers. Top of page Nibs Vd Spuy, Sa Guitar Legend In Concert Nibs' spellbinding acoustic guitar style was first taken notice of, with his band, Landscape Prayers, performing live and on their four highly acclaimed Acoustic/Instrumental albums, between 1993 - 2003. His diversity as a songwriter, singer and finger stylist, reached a broader audience with the release of his solo albums; 'Lines on my face'(1999) and 'Flower in the rain'(2002). Both these acoustic gems were nominated in the best instrumental category at the South African Music Awards. Nibs's versatility to cross pollinate various musical styles, from, African, Classical, Celtic, World, Maskanda, Indian and folk can be fully appreciated on his first International release, 'Beautiful Feet'(2007). It has received rave reviews from from the London Guardian to the Sydney Herald, and in May 2007, was album of the month in 4 major German publications. This has been accompanied by intensive touring across the globe with a highlight being the prestigious East Coast Blues & Roots festival in Byron Bay, Australia. Here Nibs shared the stage with such luminaries as Ben Harper, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Bela Fleck and Piers Faccini. Besides his own solo career, Nibs got to record a beautiful duo album, 'Sweet-Thorn'(2004) with Mozambican, Gito Baloi and 'Hadeda'(2004) with drummer extraordinaire, Barry van Zyl, from Johnny Clegg's band. He has also got to perform and record with folk Legend, Shawn Phillips and Italian band, the Modena City Ramblers. Mostly touring as a soloist, Nibs also plays across the globe with his young virtuoso guitarist/multi instrumentalist friend Guy Buttery. In 2008, Nibs has already toured South Africa and France with Piers Faccini and has just finished recording his International follow up to 'Beautiful Feet', 'A Bird in the Hand'. This will be released in September and promises to spread Nibs to larger audience around the world. " Spare simplicity and the sheer radiance of his playing is done to heart rendering effect" - Uncut Jan 2008 Top of page Robbin’ The Buble In Robbin the Buble, Rory McLaren uses his magnificent voice to pay tribute to two of the greatest vocalists of this decade. "People have always likened my voice to that of Robbie Williams, and his song 'Angel' must be one of the most requested songs in my repertoire" says McLaren. Other Robbie Williams favorourites such as Feel, Strong, Supreme, You're the One, Something Beautiful, Let Me Entertain You, Rock DJ and Better, are given the superlative McLaren treatment. Mac The Knife and Mr Bojangles from Williams’ Swing While You're Winning album are also included. In contrast, the Buble selection has a sophistication and golden voiced tone which sets itself clearly apart - the beautifully modernized big-band and simplified rearrangements of songbook classics are stunningly performed by McLaren, who also takes a turn behind the piano. Thus, "You'll Never Find", "For Once in My Life", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Summerwind", "Moondance", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Save the Last Dance For Me", "Fever", "Sway" and the immensely popular "Home" and "Feeling Good" are all included in the hour long tribute. “While Williams veers between modern pop and standards (as on his Swing When You're Winning album) in his choice of material, Buble tends to concentrate on standards. So the programme that McLaren sings contains more of the big band swing type of number, given the current worldwide revival of interest in the genre.” The Herald Top of page Taking Them Off - Popular Centrestage front-man, singer, keyboard player and performer extraordinaire, Rory McLaren, will be taking them off – that is eight of music's most flamboyant super-stars. He pays tribute to the larger-than-life performers including Elton John, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Chris De Burgh, George Michael, Freddie Mercury and Elvis Presley. He has a superb singing voice and confident stage appeal, he is as adept on the piano as he is at strutting up front - he shows off his keyboard skills in a scintillating tribute to Mr Showman himself, Liberace. Liza Minnelli is also given a spot on the musical catwalk. Highlights of the all-new show include Chris De Burgh's Spanish Train, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Josh Groban's When You Say You Love Me, Liza Minnellis’ New York New York, George Michael's Amazing and a smashing Elton John set. Top of page Betti & The Yetti Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama company offers the ultimate in family entertainment. Directed by Rhodes graduates Dani Marais and Brink Scholtz, this fantastical tale tells the story of young Betiswa, and how she overcomes her fears and befriends the lovable yeti. Deep in the valleys of far-far away, nestled between snow capped mountains, lies the quite town of Hills View. Known for their beautiful silver trees, the town’s happy spirit turns nasty when their beautiful birches begin to die. Having no one to blame, the townsfolk decide that the culprit responsible for their fading foliage is non other than the quiet Yeti living in the mountains. Only Betti believes otherwise, and together her and her nervous friend Peter set off to save the day. “Betti & the Yetti” is filled with non-stop action, music to make feet tap and sheer rollicking fun. But above all there is at the heart of the play a poignant message. Scholtz hopes that audiences will be encouraged to be accepting of those who are different and to learn (as Betti and Peter do) that anyone can overcome their fears and achieve great things. Spoil the kids, mum and dad! Bring them to “Betti & the Yeti” and share this heart-warming and uplifting family story with them. Top of page Faces Of Africa Faces of Africa written by Jean van Elden, is a performance of exciting tales about the creatures of the veld. It takes the audience on a journey to meet the shady hyena, the bold peacock and grumpy warthog. This one woman show uses dynamic storytelling, puppetry, mime and song, transforming from character to character, whilst the audience marvels at the lessons taught by ibhubesi the lion and the secretary bird. Acting in the show is Ntando Cele, who is no new comer to children’s theatre and who delights in entertaining the young! Top of page Four Seasons Café Back by popular demand! This concert features a mixed bag of musical styles and genres, arranged to suit the various moods of summer, autumn, winter and spring. The concert is informal and all the music is light in character, but not in quality. Featuring various acclaimed choirs, ensembles, bands and soloists based at the Hilton College Music Department. Top of page Rutter Gloria Featuring the Festival Brass Ensemble and Voices Students Chamber Choir from Bloemfontein, and following their appearance at the KKNK in 2005 and they were labelled as a “jewel” of the Free State University by Die Burger. Under the leadership of Paul Loeb van Zuilenburg and Leona Geldenhuys this programme features amazing rhythmic effects and interesting combinations of voice and instruments. Rutter’s Gloria is the highlight of this programme that will also include works for brass ensemble. Top of page Plush The future is coming / picking up speed” implores Rory Eliot, lead singer of Plush. It is a line in the middle of the fifth song off the band’s third and latest studio album, Rage On. It would be easy to miss, but for the resonating relevance. It explodes from the very heart of the album, an inspired eleven-track reflection on self-discovery, and succinctly sums up the state of one of South Africa’s most celebrated bands. On Friday 12 September 2008, Plush will play songs off their new album, songs off their previous albums as well as new songs making their debut for the first time. This is something for the whole family, acoustic rock at its finest. Top of page Bead Mania Join craft maestro, Shelley McLean, and design and make your very own gorgeous beaded necklace, bracelet and earrings. A stunning selection of colours and designs to choose from. Includes all materials. Top of page Christmas Extrav! Another Shelley McLean speciality! Learn to make a wide selection of gorgeous Christmas prezzies as well as cards, tags and bags to match. Includes all materials and demo on making sequin Christmas decorations. Top of page Dare To Direct Brink Scholtz OF Ubom! says: “A director supervises the integration of all theatrical elements, such as acting, staging, lightning and is required to realise the writer's conception. If you think you've got what it takes, then this workshop is for you!!” Top of page Contemporary Dance Workshop In today’s world dance should be accessible to all. Spend an hour with Veteran dancer and choreographer, Eric Shabalala(co-founder Siwele Sonke Dance Company) and experience a taste of movement, sequence and exercise that is seen on today’s professional stage. A unique learning opportunity for anyone who can dance, and those who have never danced! For the love of Dance! Feel it – Live it – Dance it! Top of page Keeping It Real This workshop, presented by Julia Clarence, seeks to explore the fundamentals of realism from the page to the stage. Ibsen's a Doll's House will be used as a base text but from here the sparks of fun will fly with theatre sports and fun and games. Come join in to find the excitement in realism! Top of page Latin Fiesta Learn to Cha Cha, Jive and Salsa!!! A fun dance lesson taught by Ryan Hammond ballroom dancer of note. . You may remember him from Strictly Come Dancing! Bring your dancing shoes and have fun! Top of page Live Here! A workshop devised by Brink Scholtz, resident director of Ubom! What does it mean to be young and South African today? Are we a happy rainbow nation? Is it time we stop talking about the past, or does it still affect our lives? Come and explore these questions - and more - through dramatic play, and give expression to who YOU are and what matters to YOU! Top of page Mini Book Last year Peter Court entranced people with his amazing Altered Books. Join him again to make your own mini book, one of the oldest book forms known to mankind. Make this fantastic hard cover construction with pop-out pages. Great for note books and gifts . Each book contains a hidden, secret page. Top of page Nibs Van Der Spuy: Guitar Workshop Nibs van der Spuy, one of South Africa's premier acoustic guitarists and songwriters will be presenting a 90 min guitar workshop to this years Hilton Arts Festival. Nibs will be demonstrating some of his signature tunes, creative concepts, composing techniques and a whole bunch more. The workshop is aimed at all playing levels and will be accompanied by a detailed transcription handout of each topic covered. Not to be missed.' Top of page Talking Drums Interactive Drumming A percussion workshop giving a basic introduction to playing the Djembe and various percussive toys. Somewhere inside of everyone there is a rhythm, and it is this rhythm that we persuade to join us in an interactive session!! Every participant is handed a Djembe and is then with the group interactively involved in playing this instrument and a variety of percussive instruments. By the end of the session, the participants are playing, whilst we listen! Top of page Taste Of French Bread, A Graeme Taute of the Wild Bread Co. will run a workshop exploring and demonstrating the making of a number of well-known French breads. These include Pain de Campagne, the Baguette, Brioche, the Fougasse and the Couronne. Traditional techniques for mixing, shaping, proofing, and baking will be explored in some detail. Top of page Zen □∆○(Sq Tri Circ) The Abc Of Floral Art A presentation of floral art as an inspiration to creativity.Presented by FADAN (KZN) and produced by Snooks Cole with Fay Fenn, Linda Larrat and Linda Harvey. Botsotso Launch: a Poetry Reading and Open Mic Session The latest issue of Botsotso, one of South Africa’s most exciting literary journals, will enjoy its KZN launch with poets Kobus Moolman, Charl-Pierre Naudé, Nphutlane Bofelo and Brett Beiles reading from their work. This will be followed by an open mic session. Bring a poem and feel at home; share the air, if you dare! Top of page Invitation To A Voyage Carole Beckett and Stephen Grey present a bilingual (French/English) presentation of Grey’s recently published anthology of poems from the Indian Ocean Island Invitation to a Voyage. A collection of poems made over decades of visits to Reunion, Comores, Madagascar and Mauritius by Stephen Grey. Ranging from well known poets such as Charles Baudelaire to unknown contemporary poets, the recently published anthology gives a wide-ranging portrait of the poets' preoccupations, dreams and aspirations of little-known islands in the Indian Ocean. Stephan Gray will read translations which he and Carole Beckett have made of these poems whilst Carole will read the original French versions. This collection is, indeed, An Invitation to a Voyage. Top of page Trends in Short Fiction in South Africa Is the short story a dying art? Or is the form about to have its day? A panel discussion with writers Allan Kolksi Horwitz, Liesl Jobson, and Peter Rule will discuss new trends in the short story in South Africa. The writers will read from their works, including the recently released titles from Botsotso Publishing, 100 Papers, by Liesl Jobson, and Out of the Wreckage, by Allan Kolksi Horwitz. Top of page XENOPHOBIA: The Stranger Within MIKE LAMBERT challenges and entertains again! South African communities have recently been devastated by murderous attacks on foreigners. This lecture examines the treatment of xenophobia (a Greek word) in the ancient Greek theatre and suggests ways in which we can learn from ancient Greek perceptions of the xenos, the stranger, but also the guest-friend. Evensong The Sine Nomine Singers return to this year's Festival with their usual Choral Evensong in the Chapel. The canticle settings are by the English 17th century composer, Thomas Tomkins, a fairly prolific composer of music for the Anglican Church. In addition, the Introit, Anthem, Responses, and Psalm chant are by Tomkins, and this makes this service a unique opportunity to hear exactly what might have been sung on an evening at Worcester Cathedral during the composer's tenure there. His setting of 'When David Heard', which the choir will sing as the anthem, is one of the great examples of Anglican choral writing from this time. Tomkins was born in 1572. By 1620 he had been appointed a member of the Chapel Royal, and later became Master of the Choristers and Organist at Worcester Cathedral. He held the latter position until 1646, when Republican forces, in their Puritan fervour, dissolved the musical establishment there, and removed the organ. Please join us for this service. There will be well-known hymns for the congregation to sing. Entrance is free, but there will be a retiring collection to defray expenses. Top of page Anton Benzon @ the Crouse Art Gallery KZN The Anton Benzon @ Crouse Art Gallery is delighted to be a part of the Witness Hilton Arts Festival this year, curating an exhibition in the Art School. As new-comers to the festival, they look forward to meeting appreciators and collectors of fine arts at the festival. Artists included in this exhibition are ANTON BENZON, CHARMAINE EASTMENT, KOBUS KOTZE, LIENKIE LOMBARD, LUTHER MARIAS, BEA WOLFAART, ESTE MOSTERT, ELGA RABE and FRANS CLAERHOUT. Crouse Artdealers specialises in original SA art. They offer art of South Africa’s best artists like gallery muse Anton Benzon, Diane Erasmus, Errol Boyley , Marie Vermeulen Breedt, Bea, Este Mostert, Annette Poulton, Luther Marais, Claerhout, Cornelius Bosch, Andre De Beer, Robert Domijan, Christian Nice, Gabriel De Jongh, Lienkie Lombard, Johan Smit, Chris Tugwell, Portchie, Ina van Schalkwyk and many more. It is owned by Michelle Dodds (who also runs the gallery) and Chris and Suzette Crouse who have been dealing in South African Art for the past 14 years. This spacious and airy gallery space in at 56 Adrain Rd Morningside – a stone’s throw away from Windermere Centre - showcases excellent works of art by inspirational South African artists and deals exclusively in original South African fine art. Gallery hours are 9am til 4pm weekdays and 9am til noon on Saturdays. They are closed on Sundays. For more information to phone 031 312 2315 or visit their website – www.artdealers.co.za. They offer various payment arrangements, and will gladly give professional advice. Top of page Normand Dunn Gallery NORMAND DUNN RETROSPECTIVE A retrospective of Normand Dunn’s work will be held at the Normand Dunn Art Gallery in the Centenary Building at Hilton College during the Natal Witness Festival. Dunn received his training at the Edinburgh College of Art and was represented in the Allied Artists’ War Exhibition in New Delhi in 1945. Arriving in South Africa in 1947, Dunn set up the Art Department at Hilton College and during his some thirty years at the school the thriving art department gained a distinguished reputation. Dunn absorbed and documented his surroundings in South Africa with great love and passion using the bravado of technique and vital, strong colour of his native Scottish School. He exhibited at local galleries in Natal. His work from this period can be found in the National Gallery in Cape Town. It was only upon his retirement that he was able to paint full-time from his home in Swellendam. During these years he exhibited widely and in particular at the Everard Read Gallery from where his work found its way in to many international collections. Recently discovered paintings will be for sale on the exhibition and collectors of Dunn’s work would be well advised to come and see them. The exhibition runs from the 10th to 14th September and is particularly special as he was both a columnist and cartoonist for the, then, Natal Witness and a master of many talents at Hilton. The retrospective is the first of its kind to be held at Hilton. Top of page History Room Exhibition: A varied and exciting exhibition by four artists and a potter, displaying their latest works in the history room, on the left, main theatre foyer. Diane Erasmus - always delights the eye with her colourful and vibrant work, diane's images display both innovative control and masterful colouration. Once seen , her landscapes, seascapes and floral depictions are never forgotten. mpenja - conceptual work by artists Everett Duarte and Frances Schandera. An exhibition of innovative and colourful work displaying an overview of life in africa, its people, wildlife and atmosphere. Izidro Duarte - always exploring new ways to express himself, he is showing linear silkscreen paintings based on the human dance Garth Hoets - ceramic works, displaying his superb flair for form, design and control. Foyer: Hercules Human Penny Meakin Veronica Herbert Wendy Thomson Sharlene Boaden Julia Forman B Lecture Theatre: Jennifer Neumann Campbell Room: Grass Roots Quilting Exhibition Rosalie Anderson Rheinier du Plooy & Sally-Ann Boshoff Top of page Browse around the two extensive book stalls at the festival. Exclusive Books (Liberty Mal) are to be found in the foyer of the Memorial Hall and Bookworld (Cascades) are in the Campbell foyer. There is something to satisfy everyone’s yearning, something to suit everyone’s taste! COURTYARD BISTRO & BAR – full carvery, dessert buffet & a quieter time SAB FESTIVAL MARQUEE – top notch fast foods & music And don’t forget .... Coffee & Gateaux Tent Basil & Nisha’s Tuckshop Caffe Pronto Chip ‘n Dip Debbie’s Lamb-on-the-Spit Dinky Donuts Freddo’s Icecream Le Prawn Riding For The Disabled Pancakes Snownice Steer’s Top of page SAB FESTIVAL MARQUEE FRI 1800 DOUBLE TAKE SAT 0930 KIM VAN ELDEN SAT 1100 ROWAN STUART SAT 1200 ADEN HINDS SAT 1800 HAIRY LEGGED LENTIL EATERS SUN 1100 WALLACE NOCK COURTYARD BISTRO & BAR FRI 1800 HAIRY LEGGED LENTIL EATERS SAT 1100 ROWAN STUART SAT 1315 FRENCH CAFE ACCORDION SAT 1800 PAN LATINO SUN 1200 DOUBLE J&B SUN 1315 TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS SUN 1415 DOUBLE J&B SUN 1500 JAMES GRACE PLUS BUSKERS! BUSKERS!! BUSKERS!!! Top of page |