"This photo was taken in the sacred Cecelia Forest in Cape Town by Nadegé Sanz. With it I want to honour and celebrate the pure beauty of every woman and girl on this International Woman's day. I celebrate your sacred body, I kiss your every curve and fold, wrinkle and stretch mark, every ripple of fat. I encourage you to honour yourself too, even when others don't, to free your own spirit, to respect your own body, to treat it with love and awe. You are a warrior, you are an artist, you are a healer, you deserve your own love first, without the approval of others. Shine your brilliant light from inside, dance wildly, swim naked, walk bare foot. At a time that we are so judged, so misused, so misunderstood, so labelled, so hated, so violated, may we make our own selves whole and complete again, as we entered this world...no make up, no cloth to smother, cover or beautify what is already beautiful. We require no one's permission to do this. Only our own. Our own love." words by Ernestine Deane http://ernestinedeane.com/
Tina Fey: I want to thank my parent's for somehow raising me to have the confidence disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done, that is what all parent's should do.
Husband and wife team weave visuals and syntax about Madagascar. Read all about it here on Wavescape's breaking news story: I Like to Move it : In depth about the Malagasy travels!
and yes, it was our honeymoon. Thank you TrueBlue Travel for organising a sweet trip!
Pirogues in in Fort Dauphin Tolagnaro-Libanona Bay
Beer at Talinjoo
Young Malagasy girl braving the warm yet winter Indian ocean
Learning French and Malagasy along the way in order to get a meal!
We thought this Lemur reminded us of Desmond Tutu-blessing us with his wisdom of the forests
What Madagascar produces: Vanilla
Young Malagasy boy fishing from a handline in Fort Dauphin Tolagnaro
Reef fish off the coast in Fort Dauphin, Tolagnaro
There are incredible stories to be told. And dancers who use their body to express and encapsulate emotion is a language, a story in itself. I filmed African Cypher Dance Session on my phone at Fly on the Wall Production House in Cape Town, December 16th, 2011: Dance crews that perform and compete at contests like the Red Bull Beat Battle in South Africa and around the world. Check the trailer link below.
I have always been captivated by music and dance. I couldn't resist the urge to film on my phone in the dark warehouse above Roeland St in Cape Town. The pantsula artists had woven a whole sequence of comedy, sex, violence and gender roles with innovative movements that put the whole cypher into a hypnosis.
Now, another fresh young filmaker, Ziggy Hofmeyr, is raising funds to share a story with the world about dance, love and quest. Pop, Lock 'n Roll -- Indiegogo: http://igg.me/p/191398
If we support filmmakers, creactivists, dancers: Culture . . . then we will be preserving a tapestry of identity. Go on to IndieGogo and support the projects that speak to you. Or better yet, tell us when your next project is!
Watch the film African Cypher, and support South African films like Pop, Lock 'n Roll to be made.
Our wonderful friend, Claire Homewood created this beautiful video montage of our wedding festival and ceremony on June 30th, 2012. It is still so touching to relive those moments of supreme happiness and celebration with our family and friends.
Umtamvuna River Lodge, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
