This is going to be the ultimate electronic dance experience.

Straight off the sets in LAS VEGAS, he will be kicking off the first leg of his tour @ TIGER TIGER CAPE TOWN on Thursday, 06 June

DOORS OPEN @ 8:00PM
MEMBERS = R40
NON-MEMBERS = R45
R5 DRINKS UNTIL 10PM
YARD GLASS SPECIAL R15 BEFORE 10PM & R30 AFTER
NO U 18 LADIES
NO U 20 GENTS

Warning: There is nothing ordinary about his approach to a dance floor and he never leaves home without his nurses!

Diagnosis: An extreme case of chaos!!!!!

Doors Open @ 8:30PM
Members
Ladies Free Before 10:30PM & R40 After
R40 for guys all night
Non-Members
R50 for ladies & gents all night
2 for 1 until 10:30PM
Half price cocktails all night
No U 21 Ladies & Gents

His mission: to slap you with his signature sound and turn your Thursday upside down & inside out!

You are not going to know what hit you on Thursday, 30th May…but i promise …you’re gonna like it!

Doors open @ 8PM
Members = R40
Non-Members = R45
R5 Drinks until 10PM
Yard Glass Special R15 before 10PM & R30 After
No U 18 Ladies
No U 20 Gents

The rules are simple:
1.   Getting down to Tiger this Saturday is a good start.

2.   Drinking Bacardi Superior gets you even closer to the prize.

3.   Collect stickers whenever you order a Bacardi &
Coca-Cola.  Each sticker unlocks smaller prizes to keep you motivated along the way.

4.    Fill your card and you’re into the Big Draw for the house party with the Bacardi Groova van & DJ.

There is no party quite like a Bacardi Party!

Doors Open @ 8:30PM
Members
Free before 10PM & R40 after
Non-Members
R50 all night
R10 Drinks until 10PM
Half price cocktails all night
No U 19 Ladies
No U 21 Gents

Prepare for a high powered, fuel injected dance set that’s going to leave the dance floor blazing!

Mug shots & long sexy legs of the law in the house!

Doors Open @ 8:30PM
Members
Ladies free before 10:30PM & R40 after
R40 for guys all night
Non-Members
R50 for ladies & gents all night
2 for 1 until 10:30PM
Half price cocktails all night
No U 21 Ladies & Gents

Lead by trainers Andrea Sachtleben and Alexandra Seiler, both of whom have years of experience in various performing arts fields, the colourful session will teach you how to work in teams with other like-minded people, conquer stage fright and express yourself in an artistic way, while having the time of your life. Once you’ve found your voice, you’ll stage an evening performance showcasing everyone’s talents; don’t forget to invite friends and family! You will be surprised how talented you are and what you are capable of.

“Only on stage are we free to be who or what we want to be, even far beyond our wildest dreams,” says Andrea, an international High Performance Leadership trainer who has been performing as a comedian and singer for over six years. “Having hosted many of these stage workshops worldwide, I have seen people opening up, enjoying themselves, and even starting new careers, as hidden talents have come out during the workshop. After just one day, participants gain more self-confidence and new, life-enriching skills.”

Andrea’s co-organiser, Alexandra, is a language specialist by day and a stand-up comedian by night (she also has experience in dancing and improv theatre).

Please book your spot in advance by contacting Alexandra, as places are limited. The full-day workshop costs R600p/p and includes some beverages and snacks. The stage performance will start at 7pm.

In Bailey’s new macbEth, his most radical take on Verdi’s nineteenth century re-interpretation of Shakespeare’s iconic play, the familiar tale of ambition, treachery and witchcraft is set in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa – within a milieu of multinational double-dealings, ethnic conflict, brutal militia, ‘blood minerals’ and glittering Chinese imports. Against this backdrop, a Congolese warlord and his ambitious wife murder their leader and unleash atrocities on the crumbling African province that they seize. The deconstructed, stripped-down work becomes an intimate, highly sculptural and visual performance piece, resonating with post-colonial aesthetics and concerns.

Verdi’s original music has been rescored by multi-award-winning Belgian composer Fabrizio Cassol, for a small ensemble of 11 opera singers and 12 orchestral musicians, to be conducted by Serbian conductor Premil Petrovic. Following a two-week workshop in Cape Town with the musicians and cast, Bailey will present a draft version of the work at Connexion Kin in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in June. macbEth will premier in Cape Town in 2014, and also travel to Rotterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Hannover, London, Lisbon and Paris.

The staging on 1 June at Artscape will include a presentation on the context and creation of the work, and first public performance of excerpts from the music.

Brett Bailey is an award-winning playwright, director, installation artist and designer. He is the artistic director of Third World Bunfight and was curator of the Infecting the City Public Arts Festival from 2008 – 2011. Bailey has directed, written and produced several other works, which also integrate classical European texts with contemporary African design elements and socio-political contexts, including Orfeus (2006) and medEia (2012). His acclaimed, iconoclastic works focus a probing lens on the world we live in, in particular the post-colonia l landscape of Africa.

This presentation and first public performance of excerpts from macbEth will take place at the Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Artscape Theatre, at 11:00 on Saturday 1 June; access is via the Stage Door. Attendance is free and no booking is required. For more information on this event, please contact the GIPCA office on 021 480 7156 or fin-gipca@uct.ac.za

The event is open to everyone including companies who are able to enter their staff members for the contests as well.

Awesome Prizes to be won!
There will also be prizes for the best Photo taken as well as for the best video taken of the event. This will be judged by the public on amount of likes and views

The Winter games will include the following competitions:

• Volleyball (6 team members per group required)

• Paintball (6 team members per group required)

• Wakeboard/skate

• SUP paddling (3 team members per group required)

Registration date closes on 7 June 2013

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More information can be viewed on the website:

http://bluerock.co.za/events/ice-breaker-2013/

Vocalist/guitarist Vusi Mahlasela has been affectionately dubbed “The Voice” of South Africa in tribute to his passionately soaring performances. With such a rich and vibrant sound this “African folk” singer-songwriter has inspired many with his themes of freedom, forgiveness and reconciliation. Mahlasela’s track-record boasts performances at esteemed events such as at Nelson Mandela’s Presidential inauguration, the FIFA World Cup Kick Off concert, and Mandela’s 90th Birthday 46664 celebration in Hyde Park, London, to name but a few. In 2012, the South African Music (SAMA) Awards fittingly honoured him with a lifetime achievement award for music. He is supported by Oupa Makhubela (guitar/vocal), Elwyn Masango (bass), and Johnny Motuba (drums).

Since their inception in 2011, MiCasa has taken South African audiences by storm. A groovy mix of urban house and jazz influenced the band’s first album, Micasa Music, which went gold and won several South Africa Music Awards in 2012, as well as nominations for “Best Dance Album”, “Album of the Year”, “Group of the Year”, “Newcomer of the Year”, and “Record Of The Year”! This year even saw them perform at the inauguration celebrations of Barack Obama. Consisting of three core members, this young group hails from Johannesburg and Port Alfred; and with such a prolific career in such a short space of time, keep your eyes and ears fixed on this fire-starting trio. Grahamstown audiences will see J’Something (vocal), Mo-T (trumpet), Dr Duda (producer & keyboard) on stag e with Carlo Jooste (bass), Lebo Mokhela (percussion), and Mike Mwale (vocal).

The Soweto String Quartet is undeniably one of South Africa’s most-loved music groups and their sound is always fresh, vibrant and trendy, never failing to deliver an enchanting performance. With a plethora of accolades and performance highlights the group is a force on the South African music scene. The four members of the Soweto String Quartet are a political statement in themselves – four African classical musicians from a South African township, backed by a jazz rhythm section. It’s no wonder they are reportedly Nelson Mandela’s favourite music group!

Bruut! is a funky group comprised of four young, hip Dutch players: Maarten Hogenhuis (sax), Folkert Oosterbeeck (Hammond organ), Thomas Rolff (bass), and Felix Schlarmann (drums). Their progressive playing stretches the boundaries of traditional approaches to music, combining a mix of funk, blues, dance and contemporary jazz to create a uniquely-titled ‘super-jazz’. Never lacking in musical ingenuity they constantly evolve to find the niche of every new performance.

Saxophonist Rus Nerwich set out to have a project that is simple, fun and musically rich; and it has come to fruition inThe Collective Imagination – Under the Poetree.Incorporating elements of the different styles he enjoys in a contemporary musical context, he wrote more lyrically-orientated songs – things he’d like to say more directly to the audience – with the intent and style of Guru Jazzmataz, The Roots or Buckshot Lafonque with an African spin. Sparked by the musical synergy betwe en him and modern rap, Nerwich is backed by a solid band of experienced jazzers; including the likes of Dave Ledbetter (guitar), Andrew Lilley (piano), Wesley Rustin(bass), and Kevin Gibson (drums).

Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar and soul vocals all feature in the vibrant sound of Robin Auld. An award-winning artist with an international CV spanning twenty albums, he has performed and recorded around the world. Currently based in the UK, his music has evolved from the pop sound of the early recordings that made him famous to the contemporary mix of roots influences that make up his sound today. Over the years many of Southern Africa’s top musicians have appeared on his albums, including the likes of Anton Fig, Louis Mhlanga and Johnny Clegg. He performs in Grahamstown as a trio, with Schalk Joubert (bass) and Kevin Gibson (drums).

Joubert (bass) and Gibson (drums) extend their collaborations to form a blues trio with guitarist Albert Frost. Frost is an all-round master guitarist with a prolific career over 20 years and, with a natural onstage charisma, he has performed on nearly every major stage in South Africa. Although continually on a quest to re-invent himself, he returns often to his first love – the blues. Voted as Best Blues Guitarist in South Africa by Stage Magazine, he has performed internationally alongside the likes of The Rolling Stones and REM.

This year will also see the establishment of the Standard Bank Jazz & Blues Cafe at the Lowlander, St. Andrew’s College, which will end each night with a great jazz show and a late night jazz jam session or blues gig – a place where audiences can catch musicians letting off steam and butting musical heads late into the night, featuring the likes of Nduduzo Makhathini, saxophonist Dan Shout, Lee Thomson, Imbaula, and the Rick van Heerden Quartet.

The 39^th edition of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown will take place from 27 June to 7 July 2013.

For more information check www.standardbankarts.co.za or www.youthjazz.co.za

The Standard Bank Jazz Festival is presented with support funding from:

Institut Français, the French Institute of South Africa and the Alliance Française
Paul Bothner Music
ProHelvetia
Royal Netherlands Embassy
Royal Norwegian Embassy
SAMRO
Swedish Arts Council / Swedish Jazz Federation / Mary Lou Meese Youth Jazz Fund
Jamey Aebersold Jazz

The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, Eastern Cape Government, Department of Arts and Culture, National Arts Council, City Press and M Net.

Bay Harbour Market comes alive this weekend with a range of musical acts featured live on the Bay Harbour Sound Stage, including Jazz band Bamboo Pavillion, Ebony & Ivory, DJ Prophet 777 and DJ Ty and Contemporary Jazz band Wana Africa. Visitors can grab a bite to eat, browse the gift stalls and take in the vibrant sights and sounds of Hout Bay at no cost.

The Sound Stage presents Friday Nite LIVE! on May 24 starring 6-piece Jazz band Bamboo Pavilion, who are sure to ease you into the weekend with their range of jazz, featuring Doug Armstrong on trumpet and flugelhorn, John Thorne on tenor sax, Michael Kuhnert on guitar, Paul Stein on keyboard, Richard Weissenberg on bass, and Simon Annet on drums.

Saturday May 25 brings you an exciting collection of blues, soul, and hip-hop. Ebony and Ivory kicks off the day with their soulful collection, while DJ Prophet 777, a South African Gospel House Music DJ and Producer/ Composer, will be entertaining audiences with his range of tunes. Ty follows the acts with quality dance floor music, ranging from Electro to Dubstep.

Wana Africa takes to the stage on Sunday May 26. Wana (meaning gift) is a fitting name for this band given their vast talents for music. Wana Africa plays a fusion of Central-Southern African vibes with Zouk beats. Get into the vibe with band members Robert Sakanyi from Zambia (composer, lead vocalist and guitarist), Bienvenue from Congo (jazz guitarist), Khatou Nematei (co- founder of LIW records and Live Instrument Worship Band, and skilled pianist), Christian Bakalanga from the DRC (professional guitarist), Loic Bolomo from the DRC (skilled drummer) and Takalani Tshikovhi (bass guitarist).

Bay Harbour Market offers a wide variety of fun-filled activities, ranging from live music, to stalls, fine foods and beautiful scenery. The Bay Harbour Market weekly events are not to be missed!

Venue: Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay

Artists: Bamboo Pavilion, Ebony & Ivory, DJ Prophet 777 & DJ Ty, Wana Africa

Address: 31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay, Cape Town, 7806

Date: Friday to Sunday 24-26 May 2013

Time: Friday: 5pm-9pm; Saturday and Sunday: 930am-4pm

Website: http://www.bayharbour.co.za

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bayharbour

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bayharbourmkt

More information: Tel: 082 570 5997; Email: info@bayharbour.co.za