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2009 - The year that was !
the lucky few who would be selected to attend a three day workshop hosted by MIDM at Maru-a Pula School.
17 Lucky hopefuls were selected to attend, after 3 gruelling elimination rounds of choreographed sessions in traditional , hip hop and jive sessions.
On the 5th Febraury , Andrew Kola was selected as the Winner. Well done to Andrew and all the participants of this workshop.
Andrew left for 2 months on the 13th February for South Africa. We will keep you updated on his progress.
Followed by ....
in assocation with Maitisong , CRESTA and AIR BOTSWANA
Wissam Boustany visited Gaborone from the 12th -13th February 2009
Wissam Boustany travelled with the pianist Jeanette Micklem :
and conducted a flute/piano recital in Gaborone .
There was one day of intense masterclass/workshops for local musicians alongside the pianist Jeanette Micklem and Two concerts involving some local music students.
Biographies
Wissam Boustany has toured South and North America, Europe and the Middle/Far East and Africa- where he continues to present many concerts, master-classes and workshops
Born in Lebanon, Wissam began his musical studies in Beirut with his stepfather. He moved to Britain in 1977 where he studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.
In 1982 he won the Silver Medal at the Madeira international Flute Competition and the woodwind prize in the Royal Overseas League Competition, as well as the silver medal in the Shell/LSO Competition and the 2nd prize in the woodwind section BBC Young Musician of the Year. In 1997 he was awarded a knighthood in Lebanon in recognition of his music and humanitarian work.
He founded Towards Humanity, a multi-decade international initiative working with musicians and charities helping communities suffering from the tragedies of war - a project which was inaugurated at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in February 1995 and in 1998 he was presented with the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum, Switzerland.
Wissam's experiences of the war in Lebanon greatly influenced his outlook on both Life and Music and he continues to use his music as a powerful healing force to open the doors of inspiration between people and nations, and help us reflect on our common humanity. He currently teaches at Trinity College of Music in Greenwich, London.
Jeanette Micklem was educated in Zimbabwe and obtained an Honours degree in History with the London University and later, studied at the Royal College of Music. Jeanette returned to Zimbabwe and made her name as a performer, an accompanist and teacher. She has performed throughout the South African region as well as Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and Britain, partnering many international artistes including Tasmin Little, Ivry Gitlis, Wissam Boustany, Susan Milan and Emma Johnson. She has also appeared at the Grahamstown Music Festival with the SABC Symphony Orchestra, and the Pietermaritzburg Orchestra and is a regular soloist with Musica Viva in New York.
Recently Jeanette performed with the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa and will be in America for an extensive tour in April this year. She is a member of the Board of the Zimbabwe College of Music where she also chairs the Academic Committee.
The programme included :
GEORG FRIEDERICH HANDEL SONATA IN A MINOR HMV 362
Larghetto
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
*TAREK YOUNIS RISING FROM THE ASHES
WIL OFFERMANS HONAMI (solo flute)
YORK BOWEN SONATA OP. 120
Allegro non troppo
Andante piacevole
Allegro con fuoco
Interval
IAN CLARKE ORANGE DAWN
**WISSAM BOUSTANY ...AND THE WIND WHISPERED... (solo flute)
JULES MOUQUET LA FLUTE DE PAN OP. 15
Pan et les Bergers
Pan et les Oiseaux
Pan et les Nymphes
* written for Wissam Boustany
** world premiere performance
Wissam Boustany: www.towardshumanity.org/
AND THEN MAITSONG
BROUGHT YOU :
Maitisong has invited a number of different countries to exhibit at the Festival - They promotined their country of birth , through various displays and exhibits.
Each nationality represented themselves at the event by showcasing their country through an exhibit that included:
Their Flag, brochures, pictures, projects and initiatives they were working on.
Clothing – fashion, costumes, national dress
Food and Beverage – Samples and recipes
Music – Utilizing local talent / Dance – again using local talent to demonstrate.
Any and all unique and special features from your country e.g. learn our language workshops or fun games.
We are launched an event that aims to "celebrate our cultural differences".
Thapong and Plascon hosted the Visual Arts Exhibits in terms of Colours in Harmony and The Plascon Wall of Love .
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My African Dream Auditions took place at Maitisong the weekend of the 20th to 22nd February. The search was on to find the TOP 10 per age category for Gaborone. The competition was immense , and the judges descision tough.... See My African Dream page for all the information.
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On the 28th February and the 7th March , Maitisong proudly hosted the occassion of the Bharathanatya Arangetram ( Indian Classical Dance Debut) for two scholars of Mrs Hema Rajaraman.
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Please contact us at mosadi.event@gmail.com or call Mpho 71779250/ Rox 72645854/ Lepang 72550626/ Bakang 72228200 for further information. The tickets were available at P250.
The documentary, which will be the highlight of the night takes us back in Botswana history with female activism and what a number of women did to help get the governemnt to review laws that were gender discriminatory.
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Friday 27/02 from 7.30p.m to midnight
Le vendredi 27/02 de 19h30 a minuit
Theme : Cuban night
Avec pour thème : Nuit cubaine !
Cover charge: 50 pula / General public 40 pula / A.F and U.B students
Entrée : 50 pula public – 40 pula pour les étudiants A.F. et U.B
What do you do next Friday?
Vous êtes pris vendredi prochain?
We have a suggestion for you…see hereunder and attachement.
Si ce n'est pas le cas nous avons quelque chose pour vous ! Il vous suffit de jeter un coup d'œil aux informations ci-dessous ainsi qu'à la pièce jointe.
The Alliance Française Gaborone is adding to the heat in 2009 with the introduction of a new regular feature we call "French Friday Fiesta ("FFF").
En 2009, L'Alliance Française de Gaborone va ajouter quelques degrés à la chaleur ambiante en créant un rendez vous hebdomadaire, la « French Friday Fiesta » (FFF).
We want to create the conditions, mood and atmosphere for all communities to gather and enjoy an evening of festive and friendly interactions… and dance the night away!
Notre ambition est de créer un environnement, une ambiance et une atmosphère pour que toutes les différentes communautés puissent se rassembler, s'amuser pendant le temps d'une soirée de fête et d'amitié... et surtout un prétexte pour danser jusqu'au bout de la nuit !
Each "FFF" will be served with a different "sauce" so you can have a taste of the different flavors of the world!
Chaque « FFF » aura sa sauce bien particulière, vous goûterez à toutes les saveurs du monde!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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You like JAZZ?.... Who doesn't....
TheMILTON ACADEMY JAZZ BANDfrom the U.S.A. is VISITED Gaborone and broughtsome real American jazz.Spring Break is No Time to Relax - Jazz Students Tour in Africa
Forty-nine Milton Academy jazz students and parents will journey to South Africa and Botswana over the March break for the jazz program’s seventh overseas musical tour. Following a quick visit to the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, students kick off the tour at the Maru-a-Pula School in Gaborone, Botswana. Other stops on the trip include Port Elizabeth for a shared concert with Pearson High School; Plettenberg Bay for a hike on Robberg Peninisula; and Cape Town for a performance at Westerford High School, a tour of Robben Island, and two performances at the Green Dolphin Restaurant and Jazz Club.
On Human Rights Day (March 21), the Amy Biehl Foundation will stage a jazz festival in a Cape Town township featuring the Milton students. This is a singular honor for Milton and the fourth such event welcoming Milton.
Students will also fly to Johannesburg for four days of concerts with Cornwall College, the University of South African and the Music Academy of Gauteng. After a visit to Soweto, the Hector Pieterson and Apartheid Museums, students will return home.
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Thursday 02 April : Movie, ‘You’re so beautiful’ at the Botswana National Museum (Free entrance)
Friday 3 April «Congo Night»AND OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND .....
GABORONE FILM SOCIETY presentsFebruary 2009 line-up - Click here
March 2009 line-up - Click here
April 2009 Line -up - Click here
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MY AFRICAN DREAM 2009 - SENIOR NATIONALS - 24TH APRIL
Please see My African Dream 2009 page for Date of events scheduled and entry form for Visual Arts Competition
and results for the Roadshow Top Ten Finalist per town visited
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@ Alliance Française from 7 p.m. to midnight
RAPPEL : Vendredi 3 Avril «Nuit congolaise»
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3rd April ( Fri)
BIFM- EU Festival Concert at Maitisong - 7pm - P120 / P80 / P50
"Clockwork" at Northside Primary School - 7pm - P20pp
DHRFF at Maru-a-Pula AV Centre - P25 ppand
The Botswana Society for the Arts and the Botswana National Museum
cordially invite you to the official opening of the photographic exhibition
„Photography in progress”.
The shown images are the result of a workshop held at the Botswana National Museum in November 2008.
Information:
Date: Friday, the 3rd of April 2009
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: National Art Gallery, National Museum, Independence Avenue, Gaborone
Catering: Sponsored by the German Embassy to Botswana
FAMILY ARTS DAY at Thapong Visual Arts Centre - All day - Entry FREE
BIFM- EU Festival Concert at Maitisong - 11am - Childrens Concert - Entry FREE
BIFM- EU Festival Concert at Maitisong - 7pm - P120 / P80 / P50
5th April ( Sun)
Gaborone Sun - present " Cooking is an Art " at Maitisong- 5pm - P40-00pp
MAITISONG OUTDOOR FESTIVALTOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY ATTHE BUS RANKANDOLD NALEDI - 18TH APRIL 2009Produced and managed byMotshereganyi Tshere SefanyetsoRoadshows Coordinator
Storms Roadshows, P O Box 805, Gaborone
Botswana
Suite F6 Pop Inn Mall
Extension 4
Tel/Fax: 00 267 3910061
Cell: 00 267 71532297/ 00267 72532297/00 267 73532297
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THE NATIONAL
MY AFRICAN DREAM FINALISTS
IN THE SENIOR CATEGORY FOR 2009
ARE :
Ester Fasia -
Gaborone Padiso Padiso - Maun
Kwela Setlhogo - Maun
Pearl Olefile -
Francistown “Dope Boiz” -
Francistown Makentaky -
Francistown Jozi Victimz -
Gaborone Sharon Sibonge -
Francistown Nephew with Scenario -
Gaborone Katlego Tsimamma-
Gaborone Bollywood Girls-
Gaborone Congratulations and Good Luck
24th April at the Semi Final
where the TOP 6 WERE selected.
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FOLLOWED BY THE INCREDIBLE ......
ARE PROUD TO PRESENT
ANTONY PEEBLES
in concert at Maitisong
12th May (Tuesday) 2009
Starting 18H30
Entrance is FREE
Website with information on Anthony Peebles:
Peebles: http://www.musiciansgallery.
com/start/keyboards/pianists/ peebles/antony.htm. FOLLOWED BY :
AND
MAY was also a very busy month OUT AND ABOUT ....
World Hypertension Day May 16th 2009.
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Climate change awareness dinner
with Lewis Pugh & Hon O K Mokaila
Tickets are now available @ The Executive Gym +267 71366417
The dinner will be at Gaborone Sun
Date: Wednesday 20th May
Time: 1900hours
Dress code: Formal
Tickets P500 per person
Fundraising for: Happy Homes Project for Africa, based in Old Naledi.
HHPA has been offering after school programs for kids since 1999.Every day, 150+ kids come to HHPA to study religion, math, english, music, art, karate and sports. They receive a full meal at the end of the day.
HHPA operates with the dedication and commitment to help and support less privileged kids, giving them a chance to dream, a chance to learn, a chance to work for a better future.
TJ Dema
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Tjawangwa Dema
Word Artist
Women in Business Association(WIBA)
Lentswe La Basadi ba Botswana(LLBB)
Writers Association of Botswana(WABO)
Lancaster University Crossing Borders 2005/06
British Council Power in the Voice 2007/08
Gaborone, Botswana
+267 718 22 516
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FOLLOWED BY THE EVER POPULAR .....
Orange Letlhafula
Sat 30th May @ Botswanacraft
Letlhafula is a festival that celebrates the harvest,
traditional performers, and promotes our culture.
Held annually on the last Saturday of May.
Saturday 30th May 9am - 6pm
tickets P150 adults and P75 children (6-12 years)
at Botswanacraft on the western bypassThere were over 20 traditional dishes, including setopoti and tholo (both a
first for me!). Artists such as Maxy, Dikakapa, Banjo and Malombo, Matsieng, Mogwana and more will keep us entertained throughout the day. The event is suitable for the whole family, with Bonty (story teller of note from Maun) promising to keep kids entertained.
