12th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has grown into a hugely successful international event since its inception in the year 2000. Attendance figures have increased from the initial 14 000 to 34 000 in the last 11 years.
Melodytrip has ranked this proudly South African event as No.4 in the world, outshining events such as Switzerland's Montreaux Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.
The festival’s winning formula of bringing more than 40 International and Local artists to perform over two days on five stages has earned it the status of being the most prestigious event on the African continent.
Known as Africa's Grandest Gathering, the festival which will be in its twelfth year when it takes place on Friday 25th and Saturday 26 March 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Once again Cape Town International Jazz festival will thrill loyal and new fans with world class music.
WORKSHOP DETAIL
Arts Journalism Course
This seven day workshop trains journalists and writers from all backgrounds on the importance of journalism in the creative arts, and specifically jazz.
DATE: Daily from 27 March – 4 April 2010
PRESENTERS: Gwen Ansell, Fiona Lloyd, Mbali Mthembu
The course is for accredited students only and is not open to the public
The Arts Journalism course is unique to the CTIJF, as no other course exists like it in South Africa. It takes students through a history of music, journalism and the arts, teaching young and established journalists the importance of being an educated critic, to have knowledge of the arts and be an objective journalist. This intense yet vibrant course incorporates both theory and practical techniques.
The students attend all the CTIJF programme activities, covering the event as professional journalists and having access to media pits and other media related activities. The students document the concerts, workshops, master classes and organisation of the CTIJF as a springboard for developing, or refreshing, high-quality reporting and writing. Methods are practical and interactive, student’s network with musicians and other industry professionals, they meet Festival role-players and attend and report on all events. This course is SAQA accredited.
- This year sees the introduction of a Train-the-Trainer course, to be presented for those wishing to teach Arts Journalism, and is geared towards journalists working in the arts industry.
- The week-long course will also include a section on twitter-verse and will culminate in participants joining online media activities during the festival.
- Attendees learn about the protocols and framework of arts reporting and given the opportunity to network with other industry professionals.