Bohemian nights fuses dance, music and theatre
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Friday May 26, 2017 15:43
The event will be held on May 27, 2017 at The No.1 Ladies Coffee House. Event coordinator, Kagiso Koyabe told Arts & Culture he promises revellers a beautiful night.
“The Bohemian nights are an extension of the One Love Sessions and continue to promote the same objectives, with a slight twist. These sessions are being done in collaboration with Moratiwa Productions, and promise to deliver a combination of live music and Urban Contemporary Dance and Theatre. The aim of the event is to provide fans with a unique theatrical experience within the backdrop of a vibrant urban lifestyle experience,” he said.
Koyabe said from the onset, the event was proposed as a bimonthly occurrence with the first of such events scheduled for Saturday evening. The event will also feature performances from some of the renowned local poets and poetesses in the likes of Phopho, Katso Lesejane known as KatsoL, the poetess also a renowned public speaker, Mmakgosi Anita Tau, Jembe Soul, Myza and Kopana ‘KMoe’ Machailo.
Moratiwa Productions will treat the audience to dance and theatre. Moratiwa Productions is a company run by Moratiwa Molema. It facilitates the productions of various artists during events, videos and training. Moratiwa Productions also produces creative stage productions and offers stage direction services. These productions vary from multi-media dance to music shows, theatre set designing, stage lighting, curating and producing of art exhibitions and the production of Fine Art.
The company has been running for five years in Botswana and has had experience with small and big events. Moratiwa Productions has supported artists such as Moratiwa Molema (as a director and artistic director) with the BNSC Awards, BIHL anniversary, Ministry of Arts and Culture Awards Ceremony, Maitisong Festivals, Fete de la Musique, Aldo Brincat Productions, SADDC-CNGO events, CEDA conference, AFDA Botswana teaching, Mbali Kgosidintsi Theatre, Thapong Visual Arts Centre, Steve Jobson exhibition and many more.
The smaller events are a specialty, especially gallery based productions. Moratiwa Productions prides itself in installation art accompanied by performance art. These visual experimentations are at the heart of the objectives of Moratiwa Productions, which is to promote an infinite well of creativity with students of the arts to bring forth a new generation of professional artists conversant in a certain standard of artistic execution.
The visual search of a national identity in most creative ways is a way of filling a gap as we search for a contemporary visual Tswana identity. These works of art are quite specific and custom designed to incorporate the environment of the venue as part of the artwork.
The One Love Jam sessions were first held in 2011, and were positioned as urban lifestyle events that brought purpose and entertainment together.
The event is a fusion of creative and artistic expression bred in Botswana, featuring some of the best known and emerging talents.
Revellers are assured a blend of live performances in dancehall, afro pop, soul, poetry, hip-hop and visual arts incorporated with the serenity of the Gaborone Yacht Club’s good company.