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Page 1: Goethe-Institut South Africa: Programme August - September 2013

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OVERVIEW

WhEn What & WhERE06/08/2013 - Creative CurrenCies: aCCessing opportu- 08/08/2013 nItIEs In an ExpandIng maRkEtplacE UnIVERsIty Of JOhannEsbURg aRts cEntRE

08/08/2013 - bUREaU dE cInéma afRIcaIn act 1: aEROlIthE 29/09/2013 IllUsIOn gOEthEOnmaIn

19/08/2013 VIdEO cOmpEtItIOn “madE In gERman” goethe-institut

20/08/2013 - dRama fOR lIfE: sEx actUally fEstIVal 2013 30/08/2013 VaRIOUs VEnUEs In JOhannEsbURg

aUgUst 2013 dRama fOR lIfE: lOVER + anOthER pOEtRy cOmpEtItIOn capE tOWn

25/08/2013 sOUndmIndlab goethe-institut

29/08/2013 - cUss pREsEnts VIdEO paRty 28/09/2013 goethe-institut

30/08/2013 mamaZa: asIngElInE nEWtOWn

31/08/2013 + mamaZa: cOVER Up 01/09/2013 dancE factORy

03/09/2013 - a maZE IntERact 07/09/2013 VEnUE tbc

05/09/2013 - mUsIk+x 17/11/2013 mUsEUm afRIca

06/09/2013 + thE 48 hOURs fIlm pROJEct 08/09/2013 VaRIOUs VEnUEs In JOhannEsbURg

13/09/2013 - thE tRI cOntInEntal fIlm fEstIVal 18/09/2013 WIts thEatRE

27/09/2013 - thE JObURg aRt faIR 29/09/2013 sandtOn cOnVEntIOn cEntRE

28/09/2013 EUROpEan day Of langUagEs 2013 allIancE fRançaIsE

03/10/2013 - tRansatlantIc saUdadEs 20/10/2013 gOEthEOnmaIn

13/09/2013 - afRItEctURE 12/01/2014 pInakOthEk dER mOdERnE, mUnIch

26/09/2013 - thE spacE bEtWEEn Us 22/12/2013 bERlIn

Deadline: 15/08/2013 GoetheonMain Call for Proposals

09/09/2013 – 05/12/2013 Learn German – Join us for German Language Courses, Goethe-Institut

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cOnfEREncEcREatIVE cURREncIEs: accEssIng OppORtUnItIEs In an ExpandIng maRkEtplacE06/08/2013 – 08/08/2013UnIversIty of JohannesbUrG, arts Centre In JohannesbUrG

Exporting our creative and cultural wealth - Stimulating new directions in

policy and practice

the european Union (eU) has long been considered one of the biggest

importers and international consumers of south african arts and creative

products. With the aim of further developing this relationship, the British

Council along with its partners VANSA, Arterial Network, and the European

Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in south africa, successfully

bid for a co-funded project with the eU delegation to deliver a project

that would interrogate this relationship. Focusing specifically on trade

between our two territories, the project is designed to provide insight into

current trade levels and to begin dialogue between south africa and the

eU about strenghtening south africa’s capacity for exporting its creative

and cultural wealth in the future. In this context the partners also support

the creative currencies conference, presented by the arts and Culture

trust and the University of Johannesburg.

as a EUNIC partner the Goethe-Institut supports the conference as well as

the research project on creative industries and trade.

space is limited, please register.

More Information: www.act.org.za

VIsUal aRts/fIlmbUREaU dE cInéma afRIcaIn act 1: aEROlIthE IllUsIOn

08/08/2013 - 29/09/2013, opening 08/08/2013, 18h30GoetheonMaIn, 245 MaIn street, MabonenG PreCInCt

“We were up the next night, and the night after that, trying to master the

machine, and at last, just when we were beginning to despair, we succeed-

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ed in getting a picture on the screen” (Carl hertz). for Bureau de Cinéma

Africain (ABC) the artists bridget baker and bianca baldi conjure images

of early film in South Africa in their first act as collaborative project and

organizational structure. Their reflections and working methods are guided

by journal entries written by Carl hertz, an american speculator and magi-

cian who was the first to show film at sea en-route to Johannesburg in

1896. evolving hertz’s act of levitation, through the reading of a sequence

of associative imagery, the aerolithe Illusion carries the audience “6

feet in the air. apparently suspended by nothing more tangible than the

component parts of the atmosphere” and “setting all laws of gravitation

at nought.” the Bureau de Cinéma Africain (ABC) undertakes to conduct a

migratory search for blind spots in the written history of images and to

offer as counterpoint, speculative re-stagings and formal investigations

that recall the logic of illusion within cinema’s legacy.

admission: free

langUagE cOURsEsVIdEO cOmpEtItIOn “madE In gERman”

19/08/2013, 19h00GoeThe-InSTITuT, AudITorIum

Airbags, coffee filters, tea bags, thermos flasks,

x-rays, tv, the printing press, Christmas tree and

easter bunny: We are surrounded by German

inventions, ideas and traditions on an everyday

basis.  have you ever wondered what your life

would be like without toothpaste, refrigerators

or light bulbs? What is your preferred German

inspired mode of transport? the car, bicycle,

Zeppelin or helicopter? and what works better

film still of the aerolithe Illusion re-enacted by Jeffrey atkins in 1979

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for you: aspirin or Paracetamol? Please come and join us for an evening

full of ideas, innovation and some tears of joy as we will be announcing

the winner of our video competition “Made in German”. We asked our

students to produce a video and tell us about their favorite German

invention. the winner of the competition will be spoilt with a scholarship

for a 4-week-intensive German course in Germany including flights and

accommodation. admission: free

perForMing- & visuaL arts FestivaLdRama fOR lIfE: sEx actUally fEstIVal 2013

20/08/2013 - 30/08/2013WIts theatre, UnIversIty of JohannesbUrG, hILLbroW theatre, KLIPtoWn yoUth Centre anD other venUes

the Drama for Life Sex Actually Festival is a unique response to major

health, social and cultural issues faced by africa, with particular emphasis

on hIV/AIdS. It is the first of its kind not only in South Africa but on the

african continent.

this year within the context of gender-based violence, the festival will

specifically focus on masculinities, culture and sex.

the target audiences are youth from schools and their parents, university

and college students, and communities from all over Johannesburg and

its suburbs. the festival crosses the boundaries of these communities and

moves people out of familiar places into uncommon spaces. this utilizes

performing arts in a variety of ways, from inside the theatre, cutting edge

street performances, facilitated processes and workshops, to film, music,

as well as practical access to information and testing.

this is a national festival that embraces all artists, universities and

colleges within the context of africa. the 2013 Drama for Life Sex Actually

Festival is directed by tarryn Lee.

admission: free

More information: www.dramaforlife.co.za

an assistant at the DfL 2012 sex actually festival help Deskan assistant at the DfL 2012 sex actually festival help Desk

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perForMing- & visuaL arts FestivaLdRama fOR lIfE: lOVER + anOthER pOEtRy cOmpEtItIOn

REgIOnal cOmpEtItIOns In aUgUst 2013 CaPe toWn

this innovative national Drama for Life performance poetry competition

aims to encourage youth to talk openly and creatively about relationships,

intimacy, trust, safety, sex, and hIv/aIDs. this is done through regional

and national poetry competition, slams and workshops which engage with

youth (18 to 30 years) from around the country, regardless of their social,

linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Drama for Life in partnership with

HEAIDS engages universities and fet colleges across south africa, drawing

in emerging poets, established poetry groups and networks to encourage

and support their participation in this challenge. through the project’s use

of the spoken-word culture the youth directly address the risks and cultural

factors affecting their sexual behaviour. the national finals take place on

05/10/2013 in Cape town.

admission: free

More information: www.dramaforlife.co.za

mUsIcsOUndmIndlab25/08/2013, 16h00GoeThe-InSTITuT, AudITorIum, JohAnneSburG

soundMind Lab is an exciting new Johannesburg-based artistic venture

that provides a regular platform for innovative contemporary, electronic

and experimental music, as well as creative conversations and workshops

around contemporary sonic and interdisciplinary practice. Partnered

by Wits and SAMRO, and supported by the Goethe-Institut, the Lab also

aims to foster artistic connections and collaborations across africa and

‘Lover + another’ Workshop at University Corner - Wits

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globally. Until the Lab moves into

its new home in the SAMRO building

in braamfontain, soundMindLab

concerts are presented at the

Goethe-Institut.

for more information about the

programme for this concert, please

visit our website www.goethe.de/

johannesburg

admission: free

VIsUal aRtscUss pREsEnts VIdEO paRty 29/08/2013 - 28/09/2013, opening on 29/08/2013 at 18h30GoeThe-InSTITuT, GAllery, JohAnneSburG

the video Party series of events has taken place since May 2013. for this

project, the CUSS group installed video works in shops and public spaces

around Johannesburg in an attempt to re-think the exclusionary nature of

conventional art spaces. In doing so, the project also considers commerce

and mass-appeal aesthetics in relation to art practice.

In august, the group will inhabit the Goethe-Institut gallery space which

will be used as studio and installation space, bringing the work thus far

back into a conventional art space to re-interrogate notions of ‘inside’

and ‘outside’.

CUSS members Jamal nxedlana, ravi Govender, Zamani Xolo, Lex trickett

and bogosi sekhukuni are artists living and working in Johannesburg.

since CUSS inception in february 2011 the group has published four

online magazines, a video magazine, a print magazine and a trailer for a

documentary and a number of webisodes focused on contemporary arts

and culture in south africa.

admission: free

soundMindLab - Joao orecchia

video Party #1 featuring work by Dan szor titled “the situation is hopeless, but not serious”

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dancEmamaZa: cOVER Up

31/8/3013, 19h30 and 1/9/2013, 18h00DanCe faCtory, PresIDent street, neWtoWn

Dance Umbrella - Cover UP - Dominik Mentzos

as part of the Dance Umbrella

2013 programme, the Goethe-

Institut supports the performance

of Cover Up – conceived,

staged and performed by Ionnis

Mandafounis, fabrice Mazliah

and May Zarhy; or MaMaZa,

as they are collectively known.

Mandafounis, Mazliah and Zarhy

were all formerly or are currently

with the internationally renowned

William forsythe Company (Germany).

Cover Up is set in the aesthetic landscape of the theatre as a

choreographed exchange of live images, creating a play on the mechanism

of appearance production. reflecting on what the nature of a surface

might be, that which is appealing, that which is superficial, that which

is available to the eye, which might be catchy, tacky or cheesy – is put

into play. the piece guides the viewer’s attention to that which may be

just outside the spotlight and pauses there for a moment of thought. In

this work, the trio mAmAZA treats the stage as a field of connotations

suggesting the spectator’s attention to be a dynamic and visual

engagement. the output modalities originating in redirection, frontality

and filtering are understating constant scapegoating, bringing forward the

question of transparency and projection. That which is reflected can now

become that which acts. a rhythm may turn into quality. Can we then be

aware of the way we consume impressions? Can we distinguish the visual

feeling from the physical image?

admission: between r60 and r100

More information: www.danceumbrella.co.za

dancE/InstallatIOnmamaZa: asIngElInE

30/8/3013newTown, JohAnneSburG (deTAIlS To be conFIrmed)

ASINGELINE – an enacted thought - is an installation during which the

MaMaZa trio will draw a line in newtown that ends at the Dance factory,

the space where their dance performance Cover up will take place. Dur-

ing the process, MaMaZa will interact with the public that encounters the

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drawing process, questioning the role of dance and dance spaces in the city.

for more information regarding this installation, please visit our website

www.goethe.de/johannesburg or please contact francois venter:

[email protected]

fEstIVala maZE IntERact

03/09/2013 - 07/09/2013venUe tbC

after the successful kick-off of the 1st International Indie Games/Media

Art Festival in africa in 2012 in Johannesburg, A MAZE Interact is back.

the festival aims to amaze the public, encouraging them to discover

games beyond the mainstream, as well as encouraging creative people

to deconstruct conventional computer games and go beyond established

game concepts. Games, as the medium of the 21st century life, are the

basis of all the events of the festival. at A MAZE, the combination of bold

experiment with the joy of playing, pave the way for the convergence

of computer games and art. A MAZE is more than just a festival – it’s an

experience on different levels.

A MAZE invites the public to participate in the conferences, the

workshops, the exhibition, the performances and the music events.

A MAZE Interact is a public platform for sharing ideas, providing enduring

knowledge, creating lasting relations and building a solid base for an

extended cultural exchange.

admission: please see festival programme for details

More information: www.amaze-interact.co.za

Kutlwano MoagiLerato Maduna

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ExhIbItIOnmUsIk+x

05/09/2013 – 17/11/2013MUseUM afrICa, 121 bree st, JohannesbUrG 2001

general opening hoursMonday–thursday 8.30 am – 6 pmfriday 8.30 am – 2.30 pmlibrary opening hoursMonday–thursday 2 pm – 6 pmsaturday 10 am – 2 pm language course office hoursMonday–friday 2 pm – 5.30 pm

Would you like to hear, see, feel, read and discuss more about music from

Germany? then Musik+X is an exhibition not to be missed!

the interactive multi-media exhibition introduces contemporary pop, hip

hop, indie and techno music from Germany. visitors can listen to the mu-

sic at four “stations” as well as get information about the variety of music

genres. the exhibition targets youngsters from the age of 12 years, but is

equally interesting for an adult audience.

for students learning German as a foreign language at south african high

schools and universities, there will be a specific group programme on of-

fer, where one can choose from different activities such as an exhibition

quiz with prizes, German films on the topic of music, or music & language

workshops.

and for those of you who don’t know German, other supporting pro-

gramme events such as concerts and music workshops will give you plen-

ty of opportunities to engage. In any case, we hope to see you at Musik+X!

for further information please contact Kirstin Mbohwa-Pagels:

[email protected]

fIlmthE 48 hOURs fIlm pROJEct

06/09/13 and 08/09/13, mEEt and gREEt 03/08/2013JohannesbUrG

Get your team ready, the 48 Hour Film Project is back in Johannesburg.

film makers will hit the streets of Johannesburg from 6-8th september

2013. the 48 Hour Film Project is the ultimate filmmaking challenge.

this year, Johannesburg will be one of a record 125 cities worldwide –

Musik + X

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from beijing to Lisbon - competing in the 48 Hour Film Project. the best

film from the city of Johannesburg will then be in the running for top

honours at the Filmapalooza, u.S.A.The top 12 films from this world-wide

event will screen at the prestigious Cannes film festival short film Corner.

to be part of the 48HFP Johannesburg, please consider that teams must

register on or before 6 august to get the early bird rate. the Goethe-Institut

will host Meet and Greet, Kick off and Drop off for registered participants.

registration required on www.48hourfilm.com

fIlmthE tRI cOntInEntal fIlm fEstIVal

13/09/2013 - 18/09/2013WIts theatre, JohannesbUrG

as part of The Tri Continental

Film Festival the Goethe-Institut

supports The People to People

International Documentary Confer-

ence (P2P) which brings together

documentary filmmakers and indus-

try stakeholders from across the

continent. P2P features some of the

biggest names in documentary. It

will take place at The Wits Theatre

with activities planned across the

vibrant braamfontein creative hub. P2P serves the broad spectrum of

documentary stakeholders. the P2P conference delegates will have access

to a jam packed programme of master-classes, panel discussions, net-

working and social events. P2P showcase offers the general public a great

line-up of screening and discussion forums, transmedia installations and

performances, in partnership with south africa’s two leading documentary

film festivals, Encounters and The Tri Continental Human Rights Film Fes-

tival. In addition, P2P is hosting the Good Pitch Jhb for the second time

and organisers have a couple more innovations in store this year.

More information: www.3continentsfestival.co.za

VIsUal aRtsthE JObURg aRt faIR

27/09/2013 – 29/09/2013 sanDton ConventIon Centre

In partnership with the Joburg Art Fair, the Goethe-Institut supports the

attendance of african collectors of contemporary art. In recognition of

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the scarcity of such individuals, their existence is clearly essential in

establishing a stable art market on the continent.

the Goethe-Institut is also showing video work from the BRICS exhibition.

according to the curator alfons hug, ‘by calling for a multipolar,

polycentric world order, BRICS has become a mouthpiece and role

model…’. In the exhibition hug considers the ways that artists have started

to define new identities in countries defined by rapid change.

the Goethe-Institut sees its annual involvement with the Joburg Art

Fair in line with its goal to broaden and deepen cooperation and global

networks in the arts, furthering also a south-south and Pan-african

conversation.

for more information, please refer to www.goethe.de/johannesburg

langUagEs/mUsIc EUROpEan day Of langUagEs 2013

28/09/2013, 14h00 – 18h00aLLIanCe françaIse, 17 LoWer ParK Dr, ParKvIeW

Would you like to experience

language diversity and european

culture all in one day? then this

event will definitely be for you

and the best thing about it is:

you won´t even have to sit on a

plane for 12 hours to be part of

it. so come and join us when we

celebrate the european Day of

Languages this year. the event has

been celebrated worldwide since 2001 as an initiative of the Council of

europe in order to promote linguistic diversity. In south africa, a country

with 11 national languages, multilingualism is an everyday occurrence so it

comes as no surprise that we and our european partners in Johannesburg

Joburg art fair - foto Chen Chieh-Jen

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decided to join in the festivities this year. Whether you are interested

in studying or working abroad, enjoy travelling or simply would like to

widen your horizon: Learning a foreign language will not only enable you

to communicate with foreigners in their mother tongue, it will also help

you get to know their cultures. We therefore invite you to experience a

joyful day with music by local and european artists, a language learning

area with free trial lessons and a market that will offer culinary delights

and information from the participating countries.

admission: free

More information: http://edl.ecml.at/

VIsUal aRts/fIlmtRansatlantIc saUdadEs

03/10/2013 – 20/10/2013, opening 03/10/2013, 18h30GoetheonMaIn, 245 MaIn street, MabonenG PreCInCt

Transatlantic Saudades is an experimental documentary project engaging

what can be perceived as a reflective ‘off’-mirroring between bahia

(brazil) and south africa. through a series of vignettes that create

a matrix of associations between image, time, sense and memory,

Transatlantic Saudades reflects this saudades, engaging how bahia

remembers africa evoking a sense of interconnectedness across the

atlantic, a body of separation and linking.

“saudades” is reused here in relation to the african experience in brazil

and remembers the people of africa who had longed for an impossible

return. the idea of memory that subsists and persists, denying the

possibility of total erasure of other ‘histories’ is evoked while feeling out

the limits and implications of this process of imagining the connectivity

between peoples, spaces and histories of the Global south.

“Saudade” is the Portuguese word for a feeling, a longing for something that

one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It often

carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing

might really never return.

transatlantic saudades - Kitso Lyn

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gOEthEOnmaIn call fOR pROpOsalsdEadlInE: 15/08/2013

the Goethe-Institut is known worldwide for promoting intercultural

engagement through fostering dialogue and exchange in the arts.

GoetheonMain (GoM) was developed by the Goethe-Institut south africa

and launched in May 2009 at arts on Main in Johannesburg as a non-

commercial, artist-run project space – an exceptional free platform

in a city where cultural spaces are predominantly commercially or

governmentally managed. the multi-disciplinary GoetheonMain has since

hosted a wide range of exhibitions, workshops, events and performances;

including visual art, literature, film, music, dance and theatre projects.

the way in which project selection takes place is central in understanding

the philosophy of GoetheonMain. In order to create an unbiased and

open platform, the programme is decided by an independent committee

of arts professionals. the focus above all else is on artistic quality,

whilst maintaining a sensitivity for the context and local relevance, and

favouring an experimental approach.

for more information and to apply, please refer to

www.goethe.de/goetheonmain

realisation Period: March to December 2014. Deadline: thursday, 15 august 2013

ExhIbItIOnafRItEctURE: bUIldIng In afRIca

13/09/2013 – 12/01/2014PInaKotheK Der MoDerne, MUnICh

Developments in contemporary architecture in africa have received little

attention in europe. In recent years, however, many african countries

red Location Cultural Precinct art Gallery and Library Port elizabeth suedafrika-Iwan baan

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Pretoria view, Plein street, sunnyside – abrie fourie

have experienced an economic boom, which has been accompanied by a

rapid growth of cities. the consequences are, quite often, indistinct large

projects and the almost uncontrollable spread of informal settlements, i.e.

“slums” and “townships”. nonetheless, there are also numerous emergent

examples of unique and innovative approaches to architecture, both in

cities and in rural areas.

In the exhibition Afritecture – Building in Africa, the Museum of

architecture of the Technische Universität München will focus on these

projects – ones whose designs incorporate the needs of specific groups in

society, considerations of regional geography and references to aspects of

local culture. the projects originate primarily from sub-saharan countries

including burkina faso, ethiopia, rwanda and south africa, and are limited

to buildings that have emerged within the past decade, a period in which

the impact of economic, social and cultural transformations have been

particularly strong.

to be accompanied by a symposium and a program of lectures, Afritecture –

Building in Africa seeks to activate a dialogue that will establish new

networks of relationships and focus public attention on lesser-known

positions in architecture.

VIsUal aRtsthE spacE bEtWEEn Us

26/09/2013 – 22/12/2013berLIn

22 December 2013) and stuttgart (30 January to 22 March 2014), a reading

room focusing on literature on african matters and discourses, a one week

music festival and a film programme screened at a local cinema, which will

challenge local structures and connections into local (sub)cultures.

The African influence is looked at focusing on the transitory energy and

ability to attenuate national Germanness, so to speak.

The Space Between Us includes artworks by emmanuel bakary Daou,

fatoumata Diabaté, abrie fourie, satch hoyt, serge alain nitegeka,

musa nxumalo, Thabiso Sekgala, dierk Schmidt, films by brigitta Kuster,

thengiwe nkosi, nana oforiatta-ayim, and presentations by rangoato

hlasane, Kagiso Mnisi, bongani Madondo, Cara snyman and others.

the project is realised in collaboration with the ifa galleries in berlin and

stuttgart and other partners and is curated by Marie-hélène Gutberlet.

The Space Between Us is an

exhibition project that considers

the resonances of african art

and african artists’ presence in

Germany within the cityscapes of

berlin and stuttgart. the project

will present an exhibition in public

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fIlmfIlm+schOOl

15/07/2013 – 20/09/2013the bIosCoPe, 286 foX street, MabonenG PreCInCt

fILM+sChooL Cinema education programme will introduce young learners

to the world of short filmmaking through a diverse programme of South

African, international and student films. Short films are an important part

of filmmaking, especially when considering that the very first cinematic

images produced in the late 19th century were newsreels and travel films

often only a few minutes in length.

the concept of the programme is to start with the beginnings of cinema

with several early German and French short films and then progress to

recent examples of contemporary short films. The selection will include

the recent 2013 oscar nominated live action and animated short films as

well award-winning South African student films..

fILM+sChooL runs once a week on Wednesday mornings throughout the

school term and is free of charge. the cinema seats 68 people, registration

is required and special screenings can be arranged upon request.

for bookings, please contact Puleng Plessie at 076-2532 530 or at

[email protected]

langUagE cOURsEsLearn gerMan – Join us For gERman langUagE cOURsEs

terM dates: 09/09/2013 – 05/12/2013REgIstRatIOn Is nOW OpEnGoeThe-InSTITuT

learn German with the language experts at Germany´s official cultural

institute in Johannesburg. Whether you need German for professional,

academic or conversational purposes – the Goethe-Institut is your

qualified partner and will support you in reaching your learning goal. we

offer courses for groups and individuals at all levels and our exams and

certificates are acknowledged worldwide.

have you studied German before and don´t know what level you are at

or which course format to choose? our language course office will gladly

assist you in finding a learning programme that will work out for you.

sign up now by downloading the enrolment form from our website or by

visiting us during office hours.

Contact Matthias Jakus for more information:

[email protected] or 011 442 3232

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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 world-wide 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.

for further information visit goethe.de/johannesburg, join us on

facebook.com/goethe.suedafrika or twitter.com/goethejoburg

the events in this programme are in partnership with:

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directions to goetheonmain from the m1 Get onto the highway M1 south. Keep left (east) where the M1 forks onto the M2 towards the City, Durban and selby. take the Joe slovo turn off, keep right. Take the market St turn off, keep right. cross through the traffic lights on Interchange. Continue straight onto Commissioner street. turn right at the 1st set of traffic lights onto betty St. Take the first right into Fox St. and drive to the top of Fox, where you will find parking. Arts on main is the building on the corner of berea and main street next to the highway. GoetheonMain is in the grey building on Main street.

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contact details119 Jan smuts avenueParkwood 2193Johannesburg, south africatel. +27 11 442 32 32fax +27 11 442 37 [email protected]/johannesburg

gOEthEOnmaIn

contact details245, Main streetCity & suburban Johannesburgtel. +27 11 442 32 32fax +27 11 442 37 [email protected]/goetheonmain

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Rosebankthe mall

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oxford road

new Port rd

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general opening hours tuesday to saturday 10am – 4pmthursday from 11am – 8pmsunday 10am – 2pm

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Commissioner st

fox st

Main st

betty st

berea st

Joe slovo Dr

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general opening hoursMonday–thursday 8.30 am – 6 pmfriday 8.30 am – 2.30 pmlibrary opening hoursMonday–thursday 2 pm – 6 pmsaturday 10 am – 2 pm language course office hoursMonday–friday 2 pm – 5.30 pm

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