Jahazi ahoy!

The Jahazi Literary and Jazz Festival kicks off again this year with spectacular performances and live readings. All in my favourite city in East Africa - Stone Town, Zanzibar.

If you are wondering what a Jahazi is... It is a large boat of the dhow variant. So ahoy, ahoy, ahoy!

Find out more at http://www.jahazifestival.com/

(And if you are going, please save space for me in your suitcase so I can come along with you!)

A walk on the lighter side of life. And Jo'burg

In the streets of Johannesburg...

Fig. 1: insert ballet barres, ballet rehearsal space.

I went for a walk the other day, a walk through Braamfontein. I had taken the Gautrain from Centurion to Park Station and I was on my way to a meeting with my supervisor-to-be at Wits (I'm starting my MA there next year 2013).

My project is going to deal with public urban space, how it is used, how it can be adapted and reclaimed.

I went for a walk the other day, a walk through Braamfontein and I saw so much public space that can be used to fill the city with little pockets of vibrant activity.

Fig 2: break dancing?

Fig 3: Parkour/urban freerunning

Fig 4: parkour and break dancing. Maybe even capoeira?

Fig 5: The roof, the roof, what can be done on the roof? Ballet, capoeira, break dancing.

Fig 6: ballet, capoeira, break dancing

Fig 7: capoeira, capoeira, capoeira

Fig 8: using public space; true space