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Music, poetry, dance and theatre will add
to the vibrancy around the World Cup at the Newtown 2010 Festival.
THERE will be plenty to do in Jozi during
the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in between watching the football.
The festival will have something for everyone
Starting on 11 June - the same day the
tournament begins - the Newtown 2010 Festival will feature music, dance,
theatre, spoken-word poetry, literature, craft, film, photography and science.
Traditional dance and music will include maskandi, ushameni, indlamu, isibhaca
and isigeke.
At the Dance Factory, Jo Strømgren
Kompani's A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football will explore the physical
routine of the beautiful game and highlight its artistic aspects.
The Market Theatre will present Brett
Bailey's House of the Holy Afro, a musical by Third World Bunfight featuring DJ
Tino Moran. The production, described as Afro-kitsch, will fuse traditional and
urban, township gospel and house beats, slam poetry and Afro-pop.
Museum Africa will host an extraordinary
showcase of African art called Artists of Africa, an art and craft exhibition
featuring the work of artists from all over Africa. The Market Photo Workshop
and the Workers Museum will also be hosting exhibitions.
"The Science of Soccer at the Sci-Bono
Discovery Centre promises to be a fascinating look at a different angle of the
game," reads a press statement from the Newtown Management District.
Kiddies' Corner at the discovery centre
will keep small children entertained with active educational games, musicians,
clowns, magicians, acrobats and jugglers, jumping castles, street theatre and
dance performances.
Restaurants in the area will also host free
music and poetry performances.
Kate Shand, the marketing manager of the Newtown
Management District, says the four-week festival will form part of the association's
plans for marketing the area, after receiving funds from the Lotteries Board
for a 2010 programme.
And something for the kids ...
"The Lotto funding will be used to create
an atmosphere in the precinct that is fresh, energetic, creative and uniquely
South African," she explains. "Newtown will definitely be the place to be
during the World Cup."
She says the festival aims to ensure that
the mood of the World Cup is felt on the streets, in the entertainment venues and
in public spaces by visitors, pedestrians and commuters.
Entrance to most of these activities will
be free. For more information call the Newtown Management District on 011 833
6323 or send an email to
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Newtown, recognised as the city's cultural
hub, is in the heart of Joburg, sandwiched between Braamfontein, the CBD and
the old western suburbs. It has a number of theatres, art galleries,
restaurants, museums, dance studios, craft markets, nightclubs and jazz and
live music spots.
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