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Ricky Bopape – Director & writer of We On Air
Emerging director and playwright Ricky Bopape is taking his play We On Air – Radio Nonesense 69.4-5 to the National Arts Festival Fringe. We On Air is a light-hearted comedy based on the exciting and ever-evolving world of a radio station – Radio Nonsense on [...]

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The launch of Mama Mbeki’s biography took place at the Constitution Court where many high ranking officials of government and SABC were present. A dance group from the Transkei kept everyone entertained with their energetic traditional dances and ululating. After the official part of the ceremony, the party moved into the David Krut Bookstore for [...]

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Simphiwe Mashinini recently joined the TAXI Art Education Programme as the co-ordinator for our music activities at Gallo downtown studios in Johannesburg. Mashinini completed her matric in 2004 at Assumption Convent. She is currently studying towards a BCom degree in Accounting at Wits University.

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Taxi Art education Programme (TAEP), in collaboration with Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre, hosted a one day arts festival in Diepkloof on Sunday 9 December.

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The Taxi Art Education Programme (TAEP) will be hosting a mini arts festival on Sunday 9 December at the Diepkloof Hall, Multi-Purpose Centre, Immink Drive from 10 am to 2pm. The event will be opened by Bazukile Diko and Solomon Mabengeza of TAEP. This festival will showcase the talents of the TAEP and will include [...]

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On 16 November 2007 the facilitators of the TAEP was introduced to the art of book-making. They attended a workshop at the Michaelis Art Library where they learnt how to bind a book from start to finish. Guided through the entire process of bookbinding, from cutting the paper, sewing the spine and making the covers, they were taught to produce a beautifully hand crafted work of art.

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Over the past two months the Taxi Art Education Programme, in collaboration with the Constitutional Court and the Rainbow All Sports Academy, has provided over twenty homeless children between the ages 8 to 20 years with a cause to stay off the streets. This cause is a play called Street Folks, written by TAEP facilitator Ricky Bopape with assistance from Mmabatho Mokwena, the Junior Education Coordinator at the Constitutional Court.

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Johannesburg born visual artist and musician Stompie Selebi is a multi-talented individual. He not only creates beautiful artworks and music but he is also involved in community outreach programmes proving his versatility. He has been trained in art therapy at The Art Therapy Centre in Johannesburg six years ago. His training has given him the tools to work with different people who have experienced many things ranging from abuse, rape and living with HIV. He also uses his skills to work with teenagers sharing his passion and talents for the arts.

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For the past 3 months Gallo facilities have been copied with Artistic kinetic energies. The Taxi Art Education programme acquired rehearsal space on the 4th floor in the civility. It is amazing how the inspired crew managed to cerbigroance of other Artists through visible energy conversion. It was a bit of a tiff for the team to attain recognitions, more especially because of Jimmy Diamond’s acclaimed fame. Diamond is a guitarist with fair and was ones upon a time TAEP’s own proud facilitator we sincerely miss his talents and real for life nonetheless life is a travelled Journey.

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