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Images courtesy of Native Rhythm productions and Sasha H Photography

The show includes the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Cock featuring soloist Magda de Vries, Friedel Mitas, pipers, dancers amd marimbas.

Tickets are R 95 & R80.00 at Computicket 0861 915 8000

The exhibition “The constructed Self” forms part of a masters study “Decoding the notion of a constructed identity within an autobiographical picture narrative”. The autobiographical narrative consists of a multifaceted construction that contains elements of riddles and hints of symbolic meanings. The body of work relies on these metaphoric strategies in order to narrate the autobiographical content of the photograph; events and the like are not unfolded in a chronological fashion.

Clegg was responding to a question during his presentation to media at Tourism Indaba 2012 in Durban, yesterday.

“The Eastern Cape has a very rich history that includes, for instance, your eight frontier wars  … [from 1779 to 1879 between the Xhosa, and the Boer and British settlers] and the great cattle killing [by the Xhosa]. [triggered by the prophesy of Nongqwuse in 1856 and which resulted in over more than 300000 cattle being slaughtered by the Xhosa]

“This has resulted in strong beliefs and world views. It’s a wonderful tapestry and what you need to do is put together a narrative that tells this story.”

Talking more broadly, Clegg said “the longing to redefine ourselves” was the driver behind the phenomenon of cultural tourism.
“All of us feel at some point like we’re in a porridge. So we become cultural tourists, we go abroad to redefine ourselves.
“When these guys come here – we can give them that gift.”

Clegg, who is also a qualified anthropologist, said a simple meal cooked and presented in a South African way, a mat with a particular weave, can become much more when they are part of a story.

“It’s the hidden story, the story behind – not the artefact itself.
“Most cultural tourists are on a quest and if they are not, then you must construct the quest for them, and put it on the table.”
He said cultural tourists wereare “looking for a new shape”.
“If you flash on that, you will change that person’s life forever, and connect him or her to South Africa forever.

“We need research and money to support this initiative by the government, but I think it is the right way to go, and it has great potential in terms of showing the real South Africa to our tourists,” Clegg said.

– PE Herald Online

Tickets are R100 and you can contact Anton van Rooyen on 0825677404 for more info.

You can also contact Mark on mark@mark-james.co.za

Entitled Stairway to Heaven…Highway to Hell, this tour has particular sentimental value, as it sees the group being reunited with their original bassist for the Centrestage All-Star Band and Kickass Guitar Shows, Mike McAuley, who moved to Cape Town at the beginning of 2011.

Also coming in from Cape Town is the legendary vocalist Deon Du Toit, whose searing vocal abilities puts him into a very small group of performers in the world who can emphatically emulate the then youthful ACDC’s Brian Johnson and Zeppelin’s Robert Plant by singing their songs in their original keys without having the band drop them to a lower register!

This is the first time that Centrestage will pay tribute to Led Zeppelin – however the ACDC segment will consist of highlights from their enormously popular ACDC tribute which they performed last year.

The guitar pyrotechnics will be provided by the extraordinary Jens Koudele who originates from Germany, where he learned his dynamic interactive guitar skills copying the showmanship of ACDC guitarist Angus Young whilst performing as a member of one of Europe’s top ACDC tribute bands.

The role of ACDC’s Bon Scott is once again played by Wayne Kallis – and livewire comedian Gino Fabbri completes the lineup on drums.

Popular Led Zeppelin classics will include the likes of Black Dog, Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir and Dazed and Confused, whilst ACDC fans can look forward to Whole Lotta Rosie, Back in Black, Stiff Upper Lip, You Shook me all night long and Thunderstruck, to name a few!

Tickets for the PE run on Wed 16 and Thurs 17 May (starts 19h30) cost R110 and can be purchased through Computicket, tickets for the East London performance at Buccaneers (starts 20h00) are limited to a maximum of 300 and can be purchased through the Guild Theatre at R95 on 043-7430704. Tickets for the Potters Place show (starts 20h00) can be bought through Potters Place at R110 by calling  042-2932500.

Nianell, international songwriter and South African Vocal Gymnast, presents an inspirational bilingual show titled My Heart/My Hart, performing the timeless hits – including Who painted the moon? – that won her several Music Awards, as well as 14 brand-new original compositions from her sixth solo-album.

Diverse and creative, this platinum-selling artist, is a South African and international success story; with many of her songs play listed on radio stations worldwide. She dazzles with ease among four octaves, fusing elements of various musical styles – elements from Folk, Pop, R&B, Country, Classic and Celtic – to create her own musical language, where words are sometimes unnecessary, allowing every soul to interpret the melody according to its own needs. Blessed with a great sense of humor, and musical integrity, Nianell shares lessons from her own life while motivating and inspiring herself and others at the same time in a world-class performance.

The tickets for P.E (The Board Walk Casino ) on the 11th of May ( 19h30 ) – tickets are available through Computicket _ ticket price R 120.00.

The tickets for George ( Kalahari Theatre ) on the 13th of May ( 14h00 ) – tickets are available at the Kalahari Theatre box office 044 874 5000 _ Ticket price range R 120.00

– Algoa FM Online

Saturday 12 May at the Alliance Française, port Elizabeth at 12.00pm. Free entrance. Drinks for sale.

The exhibition will be open until Friday 25 May 2012.

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Venue: Athenaeum,Bellmont Terrace, Central, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Date: 9 May 2012

time: 6:30pm

Tickets are R20. Make sure you book your ticket’s ahead of time. Hosted by the n_mb city project at The Athenaeum in Central. Space is limited.
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