imaginemag - arts & culture emagazine

ImagineMag! has been created and is run by people with a passion for arts and our culture in all forms. Passion on its own however is never enough to sustain any project. What one needs are knowledgeable, hardworking and imaginative people to further develop this wonderful concept. We have the start of that in the shape of Amy Gould, Director of Dance Crew, Principal of the AGBS and owner of the Theatre On-Main, Dr Dawn Gould, owner of FACTS FOUND, a historical research bureau and… all of you who will contribute in many interesting ways. Get talking people, and let us hear from you.

feb / mar 2011 : edition 08

We face another year laden with possibilities for change whether they will be for good or not so good reasons only time will tell. But change is the name of the game and that game is life how ever you might choose to play it. Whether you follow the rules by the book or make your own up as you go along that is up to you.

We address the broad meaning of education in this edition. The benefits that the arts can and most definitely do bring to general learning areas in so many different ways and at the same time provide enjoyment. Most artists from all disciplines learn that you can only throw away the rules once you know what the rules are and which ones you can afford to throw away. Read what historian Dawn Gould has to say about education, Christine Weir and the singer’s training, pianist and teacher Lucy Norton on the benefits of a piano training, actor and playwright Ian Bruce of New Africa Theatre on drama and the social upliftment issues and dancer Amy Gould on ballet training.

Catch a performance wherever you are in SA of the exciting Mzanzi dance company and check out their Cuban connection. Agritourism is a great example of change beneficial to many, that exciting drama company, The Mechanicals who have their performance season planned until May, so that you can pick and choose what and when you can attend their performances - simply spoilt for choice. The Observatory Festival has been in the news over the years but is now heading for new directions – another example of change for good, read and see how you can participate and add value to the change for good. And finally the Khoi and their way of life.

Email us and let us know what you think, what you would like to read about, tell us your creative news and what is happening in your part of the world. Promote and advertise with us – it’s the way of the future.

Amy Gould

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contents | feb / mar 2011 : edition 08