Cape Town: Zulu Dance Group – Working the Blowburg beaches – So they & their families can eat.

19Nov09

We bumped into each other as they were rushing to catch the dwindling crowds on the next beach -They broke into song & drumming as they patiently posed for me – what a powerful sound – It gave me goose bumps
Such dynamic young men – Filled with optimism and determination to create a better life for themselves and their families. Delightful to witness their enthusiasm and energy & their love for their art. These young men look one in the eye with confindence and pride
I hope they get to see how amazing they look!

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KTC, dance group is 15 strong & they all live in KTC,Nyanga [Guguletu]

For more information Contact:
Zolani Pasiya 083 2828365

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Cape Town’s coliseum [stadium]– FIFA’s specs, built by locals – It’s big – really really BIG

15Nov09

south view

The building is very photogenic & close up it’s impressive – Green Point stadium, 68K seater – R4.7 billion to build, very controversial – And from Milnerton its way too big [was told that FIFA are paying most of it - by most esteemed cape town council official]

To enlarge any image click on it & to return to thumbnails use the back arrow

I recommend you look at the workers images who have spent over 2 years building the massive structure – there’s a glint in their eye – I think they feel proud of what they have created – swaggerists – init

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lots of guys hanging from ropes mountaineers at the buildings face - loads of climbing gear attached to them [image:Odette Herbert]…luckily the ledge is wide enough to sit on…one of the high flyers that bolt the building together hanging from a rope…bolting the material to the building outer metal frame…the wizkid architect - very nice bloke - very calm
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testing testing - eeish....…never enough poly filler…has to be 50 metres from the ground - its uncomfortably steep to the bottom, up at the top of the stadium - magnificent view though - inward, can't see table mountain behind me
OH00151…rock climbers put finishing touches to metal paint work…lunch time - everyone on site rests - its all seriously strenuous work
in the rafters [roof has 9,000 glass panels covering 37 000 sq.metres] image:Odette Herbert…baby grass - fifa said it wasn't green enough for TV - rip it up start again…OH122997

paint touch up team…seating plastic removal team …not sure what these men are doing material is still to be bolted down by men in orange

suspended by ropes - i think this man was part of the paint touch up team come rain or shine
he was surprised i wanted to take his photo - i really wanted to acknowledge the work force - visit was too rushed…such charming young men on site all beavering away…the stone mason who moved out of the way when a group of journalists filled the place he was working in…liked the black tie preventing anyone from invading the pitch to get to the other side and damaging the juvenile grass I noticed a plastic bag on the pitch which was speedily removed…this delightful man is the pitch security - to keep people off the grass - its off bounds to everyone

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this was our safety officer - a nightmare to get jounalists to cooperate and not to wonder off and to keep up [image:Odette Herbert]…this man works all day suspended from a rope - he's weighed down by climbing gear…local photographers & reporters, journalists local and from france and BBC team making a documentary on sport …grey day at the coliseum [latin for colossal?]…staircase to footy heaven only for the alleged footy aristocracy. eeish!
main entrance looks jolly smart

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Photography – Odette Herbert

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LINKS

LINK – Cape Town Stadium– Live Art.The rope guys 6 till late – car park 4 best seats

LINK – Cape Town stadium – March 2008 - What it will look like + LINKS

LINK – Cape Town City Council – Stadium owners/gatekeepers – excellent site

LINK – Wikipedia – Cape Town Stadium

LINK – Facebook – THE Greenpoint Stadium/ 2010 Awareness

LINK – Murry & Roberts - construction company

LINK – twitter – FIFA World Cup 2010


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Dance – Desmond Richardson

23Sep09

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A sense of fulfillment and joy is the crystallization of all the effort – each drop of sweat, each tear – expended to reach that moment. Life’s inherent creativity, its dynamic vitality, is brought to the surface only through the strenuous exertions of a life of consistent action.
Daisaku Ikeda

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Photography: Unknown
The image resolution is too low to read the credit on it & I can’t find credits anywhere on Richardson’s site – Grrrrr!

Richardson’s profile: LINK

LINK – Richardson dancing – solo

Introduction: Amada Lara Kay – also a brilliant dancer

Note: If you click on the images it will take you to Richardson’s original image & site

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john bauer – aka – the doily lama – his shenanigans – cape town

21Sep09

the maestro toiling

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Guy Willoughby – Has Left The Building – Cape Town

16Aug09

Memorial held at the Little Theatre

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