March 2011

Thursday the Third of March, monthly FFF, 7 pm (AV Centre - Maru-a-Pula school)

“In White Material, featuring extraordinary performances by Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert and Isaach De Bankole, Claire Denis has created a riveting and politically complex film about a Frenchwoman desperately trying to hang on to her coffee plantation in an unnamed Africa country in the throes of revolution.” [Comment from Durban International Film Festival, 2010]

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10th March

SYNOPSIS: “Running Ostrich”

The multimedia performance that I am preparing is based on a poem in a book by Arthur Markowitz called The Rebirth of the Ostrich (1971). I am aware that controversy has surrounded this book; “and Other Stories of the Kalahari Bushmen Told in Their Own Manner”, has, for example, been called into question in the context of South African race relations of the 1970s and 1980s. But the political economy of apartheid and indigenous-knowledge copyright aside, I found the content of the poem inspiring. Death and rebirth into a new, improved self is a powerful and timeless metaphor in many traditions. I was also inspired by the Botswana basket pattern called Running Ostrich, and consequently realized that the patterns woven into Botswana baskets have names and sometimes stories to tell. I have sought to make these two sources, poem and basket, a component of my own sense of a contemporary culture and aesthetic by combining them with the music of traditional Tswana instruments, jazz saxophone, baroque music sung by a choir, classical strings, Indian drums, and experimental visuals and sounds, all of them meant to reflect these very times we are living in. The artistic language that I am developing expresses my own identities, and, perhaps, the identities of the nation and of the region at large.

PROFILE OF DIRECTOR:

Moratiwa Molema is an all round artist with a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Art from Hartford, Connecticut, in the USA and a Masters Degree in Film and Television Production from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She returned home to Botswana in 2010 and has since then worked tirelessly to establish herself as an art practitioner, even though her academic background is more Fine Art orientated. Her love for stage and live performance is evident. In 2010 she directed and performed in productions for corporate events such as FOBEX and BTC. She also directed and performed in an opening act for the Russian Ballet, and performed at the Maitisong Festival aswell as the Presidents Concert. Towards the end of 2010, Moratiwa Molema was involved as a director and curator of an event called Art FunKtionz. The objective of Art FunKtionz is to bring art to the people in a less formal way by facilitating a free flow of cultural exchanges through fine art and performance art, whilst providing a meaningful experience of entertainment that raises the standard of appreciation for local art whilst having a groovy party. She is also one of the directors of Fenomenal Drops, the Botswana partner of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, with whom her company is planning a Jazz Festival for Botswana in 2011.

12th March - Drakensberg Boys Choir at Maitisong - One Night Only

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imprensa
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24th March to 31st March Ditshwanelo Human Right Film Festival

26th March - Verbal Emancipation

out and about town...

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INVITATION TO ROLLING DICE COMEDY OPEN MIC SHOWDOWN

Rolling Dice Comedy Entertainment wishes to invite you to cover the auditions/launch of its stand-up comedy show titled, ‘OPEN MIC. The launch will be held on the 6^th March, 2011 at 1800 hours, at the, The Room Cafe, Main Mall, Gaborone. The company also invites any individual wishing to perform stand-up comedy at the show to register in advance by 4^th March 2011

The show is another way of scouting for local comedy talent and getting them professional representation. This is in line with our company vision, to introduce comedy across Botswana at grassroots level as a “new” profession and income generator within the Botswana entertainment industry.

The space during this event will be limited, therefore you are asked to inform us in advance whether or not you will turn up. For confirmation contact: Mr Solly Maduo K. -75967418 or Selby Urban- 7400 7458. Email: sollyadmin@gmail.com by 4^th March 2011. Send two representatives please.

Your presence during this event will be highly appreciated. Thanking you in advance and looking forward to an optimistic response from your office.

Yours Faithfully

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Solly Maduo K.

Managing Director

73235 333/ 7623 8281

sollyadmin@gmail.com

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International Womens Day - 8th March, Botswanacraft, 6-9pm

This internationally recognised day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history: it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men.

The focus of this year’s event is to inspire young professionals from all sorts of work / industries be given insights into the lives of successful women that have overcome their own hurdles in life to get to where they are now. There will be a dozen performers on the night who will be there to perform between each speaker, it will be in the form of music, dance, poetry, opera and drama by some very well known artists.

It is for a good cause as all profits will be given to Emang Basadi & the Kagisano Womens Shelter.

Tickets are P100 each and this includes some finger food. They can be purchased via Botswanacraft, Maitisong, Fresh Cafe, Sanitas or by contacting Noel on 729 148 76.