march april 2014 programme
OVERVIEW When
What & Where
06/02/2014 - The Photographic Story of the East Rand 16/03/2014 by Muntu Vilakazi GoetheonMain 07/02/2014 – Interdisciplinary Collaboration: 18/03/2014 Clare Loveday and Nandipha Mntambo Goethe-Institut 13/02/2014 - Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography 29/06/2014 and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life Museum Africa 13/03/2014 – OBERHAUSEN ON TOUR 2014 15/03/2014 The Bioscope Independent Cinema 25/03/2014 KIEZKINO The Bioscope Independent Cinema 26/03/2014 – The Donkey Child 29/03/2014 Hillbrow Theatre 27/03/2014 - Red by Simon Gush 16/05/2014 Goethe-Institut 29/03/2014 - In 2 The Deep – Spoken Word Session Kaldis Coffee Shop 02/04/2014 FILM SCREENING: Grave Decisions Goethe-Institut 03/04/2014 – Nesting Narratives 20/04/2014 GoetheonMain 08/04/2014 New South African Voices: Words Without Borders Goethe-Institut 12/04/2014 Library Festival Goethe-Institut 13/04/2014 FILM SCREENING: Eine Einstellung zur Arbeit (An Attitude to Work) The Bioscope Independent Cinema 24/04/2014 FILM SCREENING: Goethe! Goethe-Institut 15/01/2014 - Film+School Cinema Education Project 24/03/2014 The Bioscope Independent Cinema January - Nine Urban Biotopes: Negotiating the September Future of Urban Living Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town January - Keleketla! JUNE Freedom Community College 30/01/2014 - musik+x 12/04/2014 Cape Town 12/02/2014 – Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Retrospective 11/05/2014 Cape Town FEBRUARY – Pan African Space Station Live DECEMBER ONLINE & AT VENUES AROUND AFRICA 10/03/2014 + Surveillance Stage by Alien Oosting 11/03/2014 Cape Town 30/04/2014 – PROJECT WELTSTADT 01/06/2014 Berlin, Germany JOIN US FOR GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSES! TERM DATES: 09/04/2014 – 26/06/2014
VISUAL ARTS
The Photographic Story of the East Rand by Muntu Vilakazi
06/02/2014 – 16/03/2014 GoetheonMain, 245 Main Street, Maboneng Precinct Muntu Vilakazi describes his new body of work as follows: This is a photographic story that looks at the rise of the black middle class as South Africa approaches 20 years as a democracy. Stilettos, © Muntu Vilakazi
It focuses specifically on the lifestyles of young black people in areas that
still experience vast underdevelopment and a high rate of unemployment. It’s a tale of high spending by extravagant youths who live it up amid rampant poverty. The show observes their ideas of progress against a society that sees them as counter-progressive. It is a story of fast cars, fashion, alcohol, ‘girls’ and music. This project focuses on three townships in the east of Johannesburg, mainly Katlehong, Vosloorus and Kwa-Thema. The East Rand pales by comparison with the hectic pace, glitz, glamour and nightlife of Jozi as well as Soweto, however there is a prevalent deep house, motor bike and drag racing culture that commands a significant following. While all the apartheid government regulations that were created for these places have long been repealed, the geographic realities of past regimes continue to colour the character of contemporary South African suburbs. The show goes beyond the general to discover how township culture in the East Rand is distinct from that found in other parts of the land. Admission: Free
VISUAL ARTS/MUSIC
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Clare Loveday and Nandipha Mntambo
07/02/2014 – 18/03/2014, Final performance 18/03/2014, 18H00 Goethe-Institut Gallery, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood As part of the 2014 Johannesburg International Mozart Festival, composer Clare Loveday and fine artist Nandipha Mntambo present
an interdisciplinary collaboration, consisting of an installation in the gallery of the GoetheInstitut and musical performances. The work considers shifting and distorting memories, most obviously experienced Waldo Alexander © Masimba Sasa
in the dark difficulties of love, thus resonating with the Mozart Festival’s
theme of Un’ aura amorosa - love’s delights and dilemmas. Both the installation and the composition work with cyclical elements: by reflecting back on past heartaches, disappointments and traumas, and acting on memories that are distorted in new contexts, we are held within our own cycle of memory and action. In this way, Loveday and Mntambo are aiming to present a work that considers shifting perceptions within a cyclical framework. Violinist Waldo Alexander will perform the musical component of the work on 18/03/2014 for the fourth and last time. Admission: Free
EXHIBITION
Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life
13/02/2014 – 29/06/2014 Museum Africa, 21 Bree St, Newtown February 2014 saw the opening of Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life at Museum Africa in Johannesburg. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of democracy in South Africa, this award-winning exhibition, organised by the International Center of Photography, and curated by Okwui Enwezor with Rory Bester, offers an unprecedented and comprehensive historical overview of the pictorial response to apartheid. Encompassing more than 800 photographs, artworks, films, videos, documents, posters, and periodicals, the exhibition brings together a rich tapestry of material – much of which has rarely been shown together. The exhibition is brought to Johannesburg by the Ford Foundation and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), and supported by the GoetheInstitut, as well as other partners. More information and related events on www.riseandfallofapartheid.org Admission: Free
Photograph and © George Hallett. Mandela, first encounter, 1994
FILM
OBERHAUSEN ON TOUR 2014
13/03/2014 – 15/03/2014 The Bioscope Independent Cinema, 286 Fox St, Maboneng Precinct This March Oberhausen on Tour, the short film tour of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, will screen for the third year running at The Bioscope Independent Cinema. For the annual Oberhausen on Tour, the festival compiles the most interesting works from the previous year’s competitions and from its archive into feature-length programmes. This year The Bioscope will screen outstanding titles from the 2013 International and German Competitions as well as the best Artist Film & Video selection. Programme details and times: 13 March 2014, 19H30: German Program 2013. 14 March 2014, 19H30: International Program 2013. 15 March 2014, 20H00: Artist Film & Video 2013 More information on www.thebioscope.co.za Admission: R40
FILM
KIEZKINO at The Bioscope Independent Cinema
25/03/2014, 19H30 The Bioscope Independent Cinema, 286 Fox St, Maboneng Precinct Starting this March, KiezKino is a new monthly event at The Bioscope Independent Cinema hosted in partnership with the Goethe-Institut
Johannesburg. Once a month, a film from the Goethe-Institut film archive will be presented at The Bioscope. The concept is to both discover and screen German cinema and also draw on the idea of the Kiezkino or neighbourhood cinema. The series will start with Wim Wenders’ classic road movie, Alice in den Städten (Alice in the Cities). Over the coming months a range of German feature films, documentaries and animation will be screened as the archive is explored. More information on www.thebioscope.co.za Admission: R15 / Free for Bioscope Film Society members
THEATRE
The Donkey Child
26/03/2014 – 29/03/2014 Hillbrow Theatre, 30 Edith Cavell Street, Hillbrow
A mysterious, heavily pregnant woman appears among strangers one day and is greeted with much celebration and excitement until the child is born and inexplicably resembles a donkey. Treated with confusion and suspicion by others – and in equal turmoil herself – the woman becomes a nomad, roaming around the world with her awkward child as he grows up and starts to wonder about himself. Using the story by writer-director Lindiwe Donkeychild © Lindiwe Matshikiza
Matshikiza as a starting point, The Donkey Child is a multidisciplinary theatre project, in which several
independent Johannesburg-based artists collaborate with young people and children associated with the Hillbrow Theatre Project, to create original material for the play. The children and young people are all members of the regular theatre training groups that make up the Hillbrow Theatre Project, and bring their talent, ingenuity and independent artistic commitment to this project. The independent artists are prolific, freelancing professionals, all of whose work frequently involves collaboration and a multi/cross-disciplinary approach. Admission: R15
VISUAL ARTS
Red by Simon Gush
27/03/2014 – 16/05/2014, Opening 27/03/2014, 18H30 Goethe-Institut Gallery, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
Sleep-in Strike Beds (Mercedes-Benz, 1990) © Simon Gush 2013
In July 1990 National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) presented Nelson Mandela with a red Mercedes-Benz 500 SE. The car was a present that had been built by the workers at the Mercedes-Benz factory in East London. The workers had donated their time, while management had agreed to supply them with the parts. The car summed up many of the aspirations and tensions of an important transitional moment in South Africa. Despite the success of the car, the tensions between management and workers escalated and resulted in a wildcat sleep-in strike that closed production at the factory. The strikers used upholstery materials to create beds and uniforms, which were used during the sleep-in. Red examines the larger political and social story of the car and the strike that followed. The exhibition is made up of installation elements and a new documentary, that follows individuals who were directly involved. Simon Gush has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad, and with this exhibition continues to pursue his interest in the thematic of work. The documentary was made in collaboration with James Cairns and the clothing designed by Mokotjo Mohulo. Admission: Free
LANGUAGE/PERFORMANCE ART
In 2 The Deep – Spoken Word Session
29/03/2014, 14H00 – 17H00 Kaldis Coffee Shop, 1 Central Place / Jeppe St, Newtown Each last Saturday of the month In 2 The Deep – Spoken Word creates a platform for artists to have an audience and showcase their craft as well
as share their work and interact with each other. The sessions seek to revive the dying culture of Spoken Word in Newtown. They also aim at celebrating underground talent. One can enjoy Ethiopian coffee whilst indulging in some deep forms of performance art. The platform is open to slam, dance and musical acts. This session of In 2 the Deep will host Asali from Kenya, Linda Gabriel, Welcome Levitical, Rennie Alexander as well as Djoko N’guessa David aka L’Etudiant who is the winner of the Ivory Coast leg of The Spoken Word Project which took place in 2013 in eight African countries. The Spoken Word Project is based on the idea that stories are created by being told. In telling narratives, stories are invented, passed on, changed and adapted. They wander through the world, are passed from person to person and easily transcend boundaries. Admission: R30
GERMAN LANGUAGE MOVIE SCREENING
Grave Decisions (Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot)
02/04/2014, 18H00 Goethe-Institut Auditorium, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Come and celebrate the end of the first term with our language students when we screen this comedy about an eleven year old that searches for immortality. Sebastian lives with his father and brother Franz in a Bavarian village. One day, he learns that his mother died on his birthday, which makes him believe he was to blame for her death. Dreaming of purgatory, Sebastian sees only two ways to avoid this divine punishment: becoming an immortal rock star or find a new wife for his father... Splendidly cheeky and incredibly Bavarian. A little prankster tale, a typical Bavarian Lausbubengeschichte, set in 2006. A wonderful blend of depth and heartfelt emotion with an authentic sense for the little things that are important in life. German with English subtitles, Comedy/Drama (2006), 104 min Admission: Free
© Roxy Film
EXHIBITION
Nesting Narratives
03/04/2014 – 20/04/2014, Opening 03/04/2014, 18H30 GoetheonMain, 245 Main Street, Maboneng Precinct
The newspaper room in the Johannesburg City Library, pre 1953. Image courtesy MuseumAfrica
Nesting Narratives explores artists’ responses to the Johannesburg City Library and the various possibilities presented by its dual role as an active resource and cultural symbol within the contemporary urban landscape. The institution first opened its doors in 1935 as both a public library and a monument to colonial ideology in the form of the Africana Museum. This exhibition probes what effect the building’s history might have on its public. The artists involved have gathered embedded themes and accessible narratives from the library’s extensive collections to weave new stories and invent alternative forms of displaying knowledge. Like nesting dolls, one container/narrative is opened up to reveal another, then another, as a way of approaching the archive. From addressing the architectural language of the edifice itself to re-enacting new fictions, the exhibition presents creative research in a variety of forms. Francis Burger and Talya Lubinsky map particular historical trajectories, interrogating the process whereby histories are recorded and consumed. George Mahashe and Ruth Sacks look at new ways of storytelling, re-working familiar narrative threads into visual encounters. Ashmash Blue directly addresses the immediate surroundings of the site itself and its function as a public institution. Nesting Narratives, curated in collaboration with Thato Mogotsi, follows on from a series of interventions that formed part of the project Regions A-G, which took place at the Johannesburg Public Library in late 2013. Admission: Free
ABOUT THE Goethe-institut
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. It promotes knowledge of the German language abroad, fosters international cultural cooperation and conveys a comprehensive picture of Germany. In South Africa, our focus is on strengthening cultural scenes, libraries and the teaching of German. German Language courses: The Goethe-Institut is the global market leader for teaching German. Whether you want to learn German for everyday life, personal interest, your job or for university studies – the Goethe-Institut is your qualified partner. Library: The library on Jan Smuts Avenue offers German books as well as many translations of German authors, movies, music CDs and audio books. Most items can be taken out. It is open for all, Mon – Thu from 14:00 – 18:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 – 14:00 Cultural Programme: A variety of cultural events are hosted by the Goethe-Institut, from visual arts to drama, dance, literature, film, and others. Our goal is to support the local cultural scenes and strengthen pan-African dialogue through the arts. Please note that dates and times might change. For further information visit goethe.de/johannesburg, join us on facebook.com/goethe.suedafrika or follow us on twitter@goethejoburg
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BOOK READING + DISCUSSION
New South African Voices: Words Without Borders - New Narratives in Contemporary African Literatures?
08/04/2014, 19H00 Goethe-Institut Library, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
left: Mandla Langa right: Mia Couto © Alfredo Cunha
New South African Voices goes international and is very delighted to host Mia Couto from Mozambique, one of the most prominent African writers, together with South Africa´s well known author, Mandla Langa. Mia Couto’s writing, that won major awards all around the world, seems deeply rooted in African tradition and in a very unique form of magical realism. The literary critique Anderson Tepper calls it “Couto´s own African spiritual realism”. Couto`s literary landscape is inhabited by spirits, as well as by landmines; the experience of dispossession, war, violence, trauma and modernity is interwoven with traditional roots and individual fates. Couto´s stories span both African and European worlds and deal with issues of race and identity, the legacies of colonialism and the civil war in his country. Mandla Langa, who had to spend many years in exile due to the apartheid regime, tells us in his novels and short stories about the wounds of the oppressed and the homelessness of both the exiles and those dispossessed in their own country. Langa scrutinizes how these past experiences still influence the present and therewith the future of his country. Both writers will read out of their latest books and discuss the role Africa plays for them in terms of topics, writing techniques and language and how their writing influences perceptions of Africa. The New South African Voices series is curated and facilitated by Indra Wussow and Morakabe Raks Seakhoa. Admission: Free
LITERATURE
Library Festival
12/04/2014, 13H00 – 17H00 Goethe-Institut Library, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Everyone who is interested in literature is invited to attend our Library Festival. At this event we will take you on a literary tour, both literally and figuratively. We will browse the shelves together to provide you with a good idea as to what our multi-lingual collection contains. And if you don’t speak German yet there will be free trial courses available. Children, and adults who are still young at heart, will have the chance to see their favourite characters come to life at our storytelling corner. Damsels in distress will be saved from dragons by dashing knights in shining suits of armour. And while listening, the little ones can have their faces painted and turn into their very own storybook heroes. As we are catering for all literary fans, this is a wonderful opportunity to sit in our courtyard amongst chirping birds, whilst tucking into a good book or magazine and enjoying a cup of tea or coffee. So whether you are an avid reader or interested in the German culture – our Library Festival offers something for everyone! And don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes, it is a library festival, after all! Admission: Free
WORKSHOP + FILM SCREENING
Eine Einstellung zur Arbeit (An Attitude to Work) Workshop: 29/03/2014 – 11/04/2014 Wits School of Arts, Film and Television Department Public screening: 13/04/2014, 17H00 The Bioscope Independent Cinema, 286 Fox St, Maboneng Precinct A workshop for young filmmakers will be presented by Antje Ehmann and Harun Farocki, hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand from 29 March to 11 April 2014. The workshop offers each participant the opportunity to work towards a larger collective project directed by Ehmann and Farocki. In the workshop, a series of short 2-3 minute films will be produced that explore the themes of work and labour. In each city or region where the workshop is offered, students are required to engage with the realities in their area. They have to open their eyes and observe what is to be seen locally: what types of work can be cinematographically interesting? The exciting challenge of the project is that it is designed as single-shot
films. Work in all its facets may be researched and covered by filmmakers: paid and unpaid; traditional and contemporary; physical labour to more sedentary forms of work are all possible subjects. The Attitude to Work workshop has been offered in various countries, and the results of these workshops can be viewed on http://www.labour-in-a-single-shot.net. The results of the Johannesburg film workshop will be presented in a free public screening at the Bioscope Cinema on 13/04/2014 at 17H00.
GERMAN LANGUAGE MOVIE SCREENING
Goethe!
24/04/2014, 18H00 Goethe-Institut Auditorium, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Germany, 1772 – the young and boisterous Johann Goethe is sent by his father to a sleepy little town to mend his ways after failing his law exams. At first, he tries to do his best at the Supreme Court and even convinces his superior Kestner. But then Lotte enters his life and nothing is the same as before after they fall in love. However, Johann is unaware that Lotte is in fact already engaged to Kestner... German with English subtitles, Romantic Comedy (2010), 102 min Admission: Free
FILM
Film+School Cinema Education Project
15/01/2014 – 24/03/2014 The Bioscope Independent Cinema, 286 Fox St, Maboneng Precinct The central focus of the 2014 Film+School Cinema Education Project is the theme of 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. Film+School will start in 2014 with a programme that focuses on the issue of poverty. The programme will screen films from an innovative, new education project produced by Steps International, called Why Poverty? The Why Poverty? series, which uses documentary film to get people talking about poverty, will see students watching a collection of moving and thought-provoking films that tackle big issues and pose challenging questions. The programme will cover a range of themes all linked to such a complex subject including children’s rights, inequality, aid & charity and food security. Through the programme, young learners will come to a broader understanding of the causes and effects of poverty. For bookings and more information, please contact Puleng on 0762532530 or bookings@ktdarts.org.
ARTISTIC RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE
Nine Urban Biotopes Negotiating the Future of Urban Living
January – September 2014 Nine Urban Biotopes brings together artists and urban practitioners working in European and South African cities. Until September 2014 they will engage in a working process that combines cultural exchange with artistic research and production, in order to reflect upon and make visible global processes and their local impacts. The artist-in-residence program between practitioners in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, London, Paris, Turin and Berlin will generate a trans-local dialogue. Nine artistic projects will be researched and produced in nine urban settings. The first three projects kicked off in January, and will run through March 2014. Artist Marjetica Potrc is working in Soweto, Antje Schiffers in Cape Town and Athi-Patra Ruga in Berlin. Follow their progress on www.urban-biotopes.net. The project is co-funded by the European Union.
YOUTH MEDIA PLATFORM
Keleketla!
January – June 2014 Freedom Community College, Johannesburg Keleketla! is an independent library and information centre that serves the Johannesburg inner city community. At the moment Keleketla! is completing a residency at Freedom Community College in Joubert Park. Over the coming months, the Keleketla! team will engage with the editing of the 56 Years to the Treason Trial publication, the school curriculum, as well as the potential of Keleketla! as an alternative infrastructure with the interest to support and introduce creative art processes to a broader scope of learning. The Goethe-Institut supports Keleketla! as an organisation and its activities as an important creative space in downtown Johannesburg. More information on www.keleketla.org
MUSIC EXHIBITION
musik+X
30/01/2014 – 12/04/2014 Cape Town Science Centre The interactive multimedia exhibition musik+X introduces contemporary pop, hip hop, indie and techno music from Germany. Visitors can listen
to music at four “stations” and get information about a variety of music genres in a playful and fun way. The exhibition targets German language learners from the age of 12 upwards, but is equally interesting for an adult audience as well as non-German speakers. For students learning German as a foreign language at South African high schools and universities, there will be a specific group programme on offer, with different activities such as an exhibition quiz and games. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 9:00-16:30 and Sundays & Public Holidays 10:00-16:30. More information via exu@johannesburg.goethe.org Admission: R40
PHOTO EXHIBITION
Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Retrospective
12/02/2014 – 11/05/2014 Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town A seminal figure in 1980s Black British and African contemporary art, Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s (19551989) timeless photographs constitute a profoundly personal and political exploration of complex notions of desire, spirituality and displacement/ diaspora. In Kayode’s large-scale colour and black and white portraits, the black male body becomes the focal point of a photographic enquiry to imaginatively interpret the boundaries between spiritual and Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Dan Mask, 1989. Courtesy of Autograph ABP
erotic fantasy, cultural and sexual difference. Ancestral rituals and
a provocative, multi-layered symbolism fuse with archetypal motifs from European and African cultures and subcultures, inspired by what Yoruba priests call “the technique of ecstasy”. Curated by Mark Sealy and Renée Mussai, this exhibition marks the 25th anniversary of the artist’s death, and represents Fani-Kayode’s first major exhibition in a national gallery in Africa. It includes key bodies of work alongside archival prints, ephemera and unique polaroids.
MUSIC
Pan African Space Station Live
February – December 2014 Since its inception in 2008, Chimurenga’s Pan African Space Station (PASS) has played host to genre-busting music outfits from global Africa dedicated to exploring new musical territory. In its first 5 years, PASS took the form of musical interventions in venues across Cape Town and beamed proceedings further afield by establishing an online radio station (which continues to broadcast 24/7). For 2014, Chimurenga presents PASS LIVE, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut. This series of live broadcasts transcend localities and temporalities to connect musicians and listeners across the continent and overseas. PASS LIVE will see specially invited acts and collaborations coming together for in-studio performances which will be transmitted to the world via YouTube live: http://youtube.com/user/chimurengamagazine and the PASS website www.panafricanspacestation.org.za. Stay tuned for the exact dates of broadcasts and full programme of artists.
PUBLIC ART
Surveillance Stage by Alien Oosting
10/03/2014 & 11/03/2014, 21H45 Infecting the City Festival, Cnr Wale St & Long St, Cape Town Surveillance Stage is an experiment, a work created by the audience. A portion of a city sidewalk is strongly lit, forming a stage for possible intervention by the public, who can write messages, perform, draw or even place objects. This area is filmed by a surveillance camera and the footage is projected in real time onto an adjacent government building. The surveillance camera transforms from a tool of supervision and control into one that broadcasts the ideas of citizens, turning the self-regulatory aspects of high-tech surveillance into a celebration of personal expression. Please note that the performance is also presented beyond programme times. Admission: Free
EXHIBITION + SYMPOSIUM
PROJECT WELTSTADT
30/04/2014 – 01/06/2014, Symposium 02/05/2014 – 03/05/2014 Deutsches Architektur Zentrum (DAZ), Berlin, Germany Who makes the city? Who shapes its future between climate change,
and major investors devote themselves to urban development? Or will the Weltstadt of tomorrow be shaped by citizens who take the initiative? The project Weltstadt – Who Creates the City? seeks answers to these questions around the world, by documenting, linking and publicising urban projects from Ulan Bator to Johannesburg. Beginning in 2013, a blog, flyerlike newspapers and joint workshops animated the sharing of experience between local stakeholders in various Weltstadt locations and the transfer of knowledge back to Germany. The project Weltstadt – Who Creates the City? is a joint initiative by the Goethe-Institut and the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development. More information on www.goethe.de/weltstadt
LEARN GERMAN
LEARN GERMAN – Join us for German language courses
Term dates: 09/04/2014 – 26/06/2014 Goethe-Institut, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Learn German with the world-wide leader in German language teaching. Whether you want to learn German for daily life, personal interest, professional development, or university studies – the Goethe-Institut is your qualified partner. We guarantee your rapid linguistic progress promoted by our highly qualified teachers, state-of-the-art teaching methods, intensive consultation and support, a system of course levels applied around the world, and internationally recognized examinations. We offer beginner and intermediate classes and can also organize one-to-one tutoring at any learning level as well as special corporate courses for your company. Enrol online on www.goethe.de (click on “Learning German” and then on “Registration, dates and prices”) For more information please visit our homepage or contact Matthias Jakus: germancourses@johannesburg.goethe.org or + 27 11 4423232
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Cover Photograph from the exhibition Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life. © Paul Weinberg, Catching the train, Johannesburg, April 1982 Design: www.prinsdesign.co.za
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