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'Synergy' Brought a Third Instalment of Music To Gwangju Last Saturday!

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On Saturday 8 th   October, music-lovers from all over the world gathered at the Gwangju International Centre to enjoy the third installment of  Synergy  featuring performance artists from Gwangju, South Korea. Synergy is an interactive showcase that features live performances and visual artists, and is hosted every alternative month by a dynamic creative team in Gwangju – Gabrielle Zilla ( synergy co-host and free-style poet), Joshua Alexander Wright ( synergy co-host), Annie Bratko ( synergy co-founder) and Jordan Mathis ( synergy curator).  This month's installment featured 6 musical items: a dance piece by Ryu Yeomyeong ( 류여명 ), music by Korean singer-guitarist Edward Kim, a duo of 'I Want It That Way' (90's kids like us went crazy for this!) and 'Real Love' by Ryne Santos and Jessica Enrique, an acoustic cover of Michael Jackson's 'PYT' and 'Human Nature' by Nate Kornegay and finally music by an Irish-American-Canadian band wh

Come and See Art Talent at INK & FLOW in Gwangju this Saturday!

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The Gwangju Art Class invites YOU to come along this weekend to INK & FLOW – a night of artistic appreciation of visual artists in South Korea! This event will take place on Saturday 15 th October at the Gwangju International Centre (Gwangju City, Jeollanamdo), from 18h30 to 22h00. The program for the evening will include an art contest, free beverages and snacks (until it runs out!), an ink-art table and art wall for guest participation, live musical performances as well as a cake sale and raffle. All proceeds will go towards funding materials for the Gwangju Art Class and to the Gwangju International Centre, and raffle and prize winners will be announced at 9pm. Aine Byrne invites all to this event. “We will showcase the results of local creatives who entered an art challenge with us last month. There will be prizes awarded for ‘Fan Favourite’ and ‘Ink&Flow: Judged Art Contest’. Bring your friends along for a night of art fun!” ***See more about INK &

Cape Town - Come and See 'Stof Rooi' This Week at the City Hall Auditorium!

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As part of the 2016 Cape Town Fringe Festival, the Kleisand Theatre and Theatre Arts Admin Collective presents Stof Rooi , a grappling dance piece performed by Dustin Beck which explores the conflicts of language and identity associated with the ancestry and present-day reality of a young boy in the Northern Cape. Stof Rooi is directed by Jason Jacobs, who was born and bred in the Northern Cape. Jason is a seasoned actor, poet and director who was the winner of the Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary for 2016 as well as a nominee for the Fleur Du Cap ROSALIE VAN DER GUCHT PRIZE FOR NEW DIRECTORS. Following a successful run at the KKNK (Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefess), the Obs Family Festival and Uitkampteatre, Stof Rooi will run over a 5-day period at the Cape Town City Hall auditorium: Thursday 29 th and Friday 30 th September (18h30 – 19h10), Saturday 1 October (22h30 – 23h10), Sunday 2 October (18h30 – 19h10) and Monday 3 rd October (20h30 – 21h10). Tickets are R60. 

A Dialogue with Clive Ridgway: Creativity, Country-Rock and the CTSS!

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Clive Ridgway is a South African musician and singer-songwriter of 70s-born country-rock band 'Rocking Horse'. He is also the founder and teacher at the Cape Town School of SONGWRITING, and is the author of a songwriters' guide 'Crack The Songwriting Code'. Clive is also the Program Director of one of the Mother City's newest and most well-loved radio station, Smile 90.4FM, and is a loving husband and father of 3 children, 2 boys and a girl. Cultsha Kennis loves a good story about the coming years of accomplished musicians! Read about Clive's musical journey below. Cultsha Kennis: Take us through your musical journey from childhood. How did you first fall in love with music? Clive: I’ve been involved with music most of my life. I grew up in a simple household with loving parents. They allowed me and my brothers to listen to pop music, watch movies, play football, read comics and generally have an adventurous childhood. We were encour