7 November- Arts, Culture and Environment

In today's show, we were joined on the line by Alison Kelly – Blue Flag programme National Co-odinator. South Africa launched the 8th season of Blue Flag on Wednesday, the 5th of November. At the start of the new season, South Africa has 35 beaches participating in the programme. Of these thirty-five, nineteen received official Blue Flag accreditation for the next year. Cape Town and Port Elizabeth between them managed to have 10 of the 19 beaches that were officially awarded Blue Status. South Africa was the first country outside of Europe to implement the Blue Flag programme and since 2001, the programme has become a truly global initiative with 38 countries participating and a further seven countries undertaking the feasibility stage. Alison explained more about the aims of the Blue Flag programme. In Cape Town the following beaches have a Blue Flag accreditation: Bikini beach in Gordon's Bay, Mnandi Beach, Strandfontein, Clifton 4th beach, Camps Bay beach, Muizenberg beach, and Strandfontein beach. For more information on Blue Flag, visit www.blueflag.org or contact Alison on (033) 330 3942 or send an email to alisonk@wessa.co.za

We also heard from Rizqah Majiet – A photographer. Ricky is exhibiting a collection of her work which looks at South Africa on a positive perspective. She and Noer Abrahams have joined hands for the Adversative Exhibition at Artscape that consist of paintings and photographs showing current affairs in an upbeat way. The exhibition is in the Marble Hall at Artscape and will run till Sunday the 23rd of November. To see more of Ricky’s photographs go to www.monsoon-media.co.za

Nigel Vermaas joined us for the Arts update, to share with the listeners what’s hot and what’s not in the Art sector.


We closed off the show with an interview with Scott Sparrow and Nick Pauling. They are starring in Edward Albee's famous hit play the Zoo Story. The action of the Zoo Story revolves around a bench in Central Park New York where the two characters Jerry and Peter engage in a conversation that catapults them into life altering consequences. My art fundi Nigel Vermaas says the Zoo Story is as relevant in our world of increasing alienation and the growing gap between the haves and the have-nots even though is was written fifty years ago in 1958. He says it’s funny, it’s intense and it’s really worth seeing. So tonight go to the Intimate Theatre and see it at 20H15PM it closes on the 15th of November. Tickets costs between R40 – R60. Bookings via email: drm-theintimatetheatre@uct.ac.za or call 082 636 0083.
PICS:By Mishkah Anthony

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