'PLAYTIME' PROGRAMME
Wednesday May 1
3pm Ernest Cole, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
3.30pm Carte Blanche, FineArt Forum and Trinity Session, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
5pm Opening: PLAYTIME exhibition of video art, Museum Africa, free
6pm Performance: Chandelier by Steven Cohen, Museum Africa & Mary Fitzgerald Square, free
6.30pm Launch Couch & Coffee, Market Theatre Precinct, free
7.30pm The Last Picture, Newtown Park, free
8pm Chikin Biznis, Newtown Park, free
10pm PolitBuro SessionS, Horror Café, Nsako First Birthday (R30)
Thursday May 2
10am Carte Blanche: Heure Exquise!, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
11am Coffee break
11.30am Presentation: Mounir Fatmi, Museum Africa, round table (please book), free
2pm L'ecume des villes, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
4pm Carte Blanche: AFAA, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
5pm Opening of the Carfax Fine Art retrospective exhibition, Carfax, free
7pm Sabriya, Newtown Park, free
7pm La vie est belle, Newtown Park, free
9pm DJs' night, Admiral and Appleseed, Horror Café (R 30)
Friday May 3
10am Carte Blanche: Public Eye, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
12pm Ernest Mancoba at Home, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
6pm Opening: Artist Proof Studio with Pinpoint One, Worker's Library, free
7.30pm An old wife's tale, Newtown Park, free
8pm Dobermann, Newtown Park, free
10pm PolitBuro SessionS featuring Golliwog, Horror Café (R 30)
Saturday May 4
10am Classic Citroen meeting, Mary Fitzgerald Square, free
11am SLAM, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
2pm Poetry Session, Couch & Coffee, (please book), free
5.30pm Performance: Mekgwa by Moeketsi Koena, Mary Fitzgerald Square, free
6.30pm Uno's World, Newtown Park, free
7pm Hang Time, Newtown Park, free
7.30pm One evening in July, Newtown Park, free
8pm Basquiat, Newtown Park, free
10.30pm Unity, One Love Production, Horror Café (R 30)
Sunday May 5
11am Picnic/Brunch/P�tanque, Newtown Park, free
2pm Come see the bioscope, Auditorium, Museum Africa (please book), free
2pm Carte Blanche: Newtown film and television school
5pm You can get there from here by Karl Gietl, Market Theatre Gallery, free
6pm Jemina & Johnny, Newtown Park, free
7pm Night on Earth, Newtown Park, free
Poetry sessions
Siya Ngcakani and Peter Makurube from Monday Bluez
Ndox
Thokozani Mthiyane and more...
Short films: MuseumAfrica
Ernest Mancoba at home, Bridget Thompson, 1995, South Africa
Seeing ourselves, Susan Glanville, 1999, South Africa
Ernest Cole, Claudia and Jürgen Schadeberg, South Africa
Come see the Bioscope, Catharina Weinek, South Africa
L'écume des villes, Jacques Goldstein, France
Newtown Park
The last Picture, Farai Sevenzo, 1997, Zimbabwe
Mama Africa, Uno's World, Namibia
Mama Africa, Hangtime, Nigeria
Mama Africa, One Evening in July, Tunisia
An Old Wife's Tale, Dumisani Phakathi, 2000, South Africa
Sabriya, Abderahmane Sissako, 1997, Tunisia
Jemina & Johnny, Lionel Ngakane, 1996, South Africa
Installations
Unglee, France, nOn
Mounir Fatmi, Morocco, Les autres c'est les autres
Goncalo Mabunda, Mozambique
Louc Connanski, France, L'homme clicable
Lydie Jean-Dit-Pannel, France, Le concierge de la Tour de Babel
Maike Frees, France/Germany
Goddy Leye, Cameroon, Honey Moon
Tracey Rose, South Africa, Ode to Lioness
Kay Hassan, South Africa
Steven Cohen, South Africa, Chandelier
Robin Rhode, South Africa
Evelyn Koeppel, France, Nombrilistic
Performances
Steven Cohen
Moeketsi Koena
Features: Newtown Park
Chikin Biznis, Nthsaveni wa Luruli, 1998, South Africa
Sophisticated, honest and at times touching, this film follows the fortune and blunders of the streetwise Bra Sipho, who after "twenty years of sophisticated slavery" for a Stock Exchange listed company, retired to set up a lucrative chicken business ...
Night on Earth, Jim Jarmusch, 1991, USA
A hip and hilarious comedy. The action takes place in five cities in one night, with a brilliant cast of cabbies and customers. The stories, stretching from sunset to sunrise, range form the ridiculous to the sublime, punctuated by a haunting theme song by Tom Waits. Jarmusch's most accessible movie, and a film to cherish.
La vie est belle, Mweze Ngongura, 1986, Democratic Republic of Congo
The trials and the tribulations of two men, a wealthy employer and his servant, both in love with the same woman. Kourou (played by Papa Wemba), a rural boy who wants to be musician, and his employer compete, thus the stage is set for a comedy of errors in the two men's quest to win the hand of the beautiful Kabibi.
Dobermann, Jan Kounen, 1997, France
Ruthless, cunning and sexy, the Dobermann is a class-A criminal for the 21st century. Along with his stunning partner, Nat the Gypsy, the Dobermann leads a crazy gang of bank robbers into one of the most daring heists of all time. Fearless, insane and packing some of the most awesomely hi-tech weaponry ever seen, Dobermann and his gang are thirsty for action.
Basquiat, Julian Schabel, 1996, USA
In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat became the darling of New York's art critics. This film gives a dramatised account of his life of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll which led to his demise. The film features music by The Pogues, Iggy Pop, Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel and David Bowie.
Museum Africa
Slam, Marc Levin, 1998, USA
Dodge City is a place where only the toughest survive and the only way out is prison or death. Ray Joshua spends his time in jail developing his talents for street poetry, rap and hip hop which enables him to survive and provide inspiration for those around him...
To book, call Ifas (French Institute of South Africa) on 011 836 0561 o
