<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello Arts staff,<div>I would like to submit an announcement that goes to all Arts Faculty members. I wish to announce my Music & Culture in Durban, South Africa course (Music 355 or for PACS credit) which will run from May 7 – May 25, 2012. Students will need to begin stating their interest and commitment to this course, well before the end of Fall Term, 2011. </div><div><br></div><div>thanks, Carol</div><div><br></div><div>Here is information about this course:</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Music & Culture in Durban, South Africa</b></div></div><div><b><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Tahoma; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">May 7 – May 25, 2012</span></font></b></div></b></div><div><div><br></div><div>Experience the live music, creative arts</div> <div>and cultural life of the South African</div> <div>coastal city of Durban, with its local Zulu,</div> <div>Xhosa, East Indian, Afrikaner, (and other)</div> <div>peoples. Attend concerts of jazz/traditional</div> <div>music, visit art workshops, see plays,</div> <div>attend lectures, and visit distinctive</div> <div>cultural areas in and around Durban.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; "><b>Cost and Cancellation </b><b>Policy</b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">Estimated Fee no more than $3800</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">Estimated Fee includes:</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">Airline transportation, accomodations including</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">breakfast, admissions, lectures and special</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">excursions.</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">The programme may be taken for credit or as an</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">audit. No requisite.</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">Not included:</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">Lunches, dinners, local travel, medical insurance,</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">tuition fee, and personal expenses.</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">(Plan to spend approx. $350-$400 for lunches/</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">dinners/local travel and approx. $200 for personal</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">expenses).</span></font></font></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;"><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Tahoma; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;"><div><b>Features</b></div> <div>Participants will be involved in events</div> <div>such as these:</div> <div>• Attend all-night isicathimyia male choral competition (Ladysmith Black Mambazo–style music)</div> <div>• Visit traditional Zulu village</div> <div>• Visit Zulu township school and tour township areas within Durban</div> <div>• Spend time with an African sangoma, learning about her practices</div> <div>• Tour Valley of 1,000 Hills and visit a lion park</div> <div>• Visit Gandi Settlement near Durban</div> <div>• Visit BAT Centre where local artists create their work</div> <div>• Visit the Islamic Juma Mosque and tour Moslem sectors of Durban</div> <div>• Visit Durban’s Art Gallery and Local Historyn Museum</div> <div>• Attend lectures on African music and culture by University of KwaZulu Natal professors</div> <div>• Attend Afro-jazz concerts at Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (UKZN) and other Durban Afro-jazz venues</div> <div>• Attend concerts of traditional African music</div> <div>• Have discussions with workers in HIV AIDS awareness and peace/conflict issues</div> <div>• Attend local “African” churches</div> <div>• Spend time at University of KwaZulu Natal -libraries, museums, collections</div> <div>• See local theatre productions</div> <div>• Visit Botanical Gardens and other nature reserves in Durban area</div> <div>• Spend time on Indian Ocean beach</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Programme Description</b></div> <div>South Africa’s coastal city of Durban is the highly</div> <div>acclaimed centre of Zulu culture, as well as home</div> <div>to a wide variety of other ethnic populations,</div> <div>including East Indians, Xhosa, racially mixed people</div> <div>(referred to as “Coloured”), Afrikaner, English, and</div> <div>others. Rich cultural blends between these groups</div> <div>have yielded some of the most exciting musical</div> <div>and artistic creations from the entire continent.</div> <div>Besides the throbbing African markets and art</div> <div>centres, downtown music venues, township areas,</div> <div>world-class business sector, mosques and Moslem</div> <div>sections, busy harbour, and scenic coastline, sits</div> <div>the world famous University of KwaZulu Natal,</div> <div>renowned for its arts, cultural studies, jazz and</div> <div>African traditional music, housing one of the</div> <div>world’s finest collections of African instruments and</div> <div>recordings. Participants attend musical/cultural</div> <div>events throughout the city, visit museums and sites</div> <div>of importance, and tour segments of the city not</div> <div>often frequented by North American tourists.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Registration</b></div> <div>The programme is designed for 12 to 14 participants.</div> <div>Each registrant should complete a registration form, available at <a href="http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/">http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/</a></div><div>(follow the links for the course.)</div><div>Mail the completed form (one for</div> <div>each person), with a cheque for $200 payable to</div> <div>Conrad Grebel University College, to:</div> <div>Dr. Carol Ann Weaver</div> <div>Conrad Grebel University College</div> <div>University of Waterloo</div> <div>Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6</div> <div>Phone: 519-885-0220 x24245</div> <div>Fax: 519-885-0014, attn: CAWeaver</div> <div>Email: Dr. Carol Ann Weaver</div> <div><a href="mailto:caweaver@uwaterloo.ca">caweaver@uwaterloo.ca</a></div> <div>Web: grebel.uwaterloo.ca/southafrica.shtml</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Payment Schedule</b></div> <div>1) Deposit of $200 is due at the time of registration.</div> <div>2) Firm prices will be set January 23, 2012.</div> <div>3) The balance is due February 6, 2012.</div> <div>No refunds after February 6.</div> <div>Note: It is possible to register after February 6, 2012 depending on flight and accommodation</div> <div>availability. However, after February 6 prices may increase from those set on January 23.</div> <div><br></div> <div><b>Further information</b></div></div><div>Contact Carol Ann Weaver <<a href="mailto:caweaver@uwaterloo.ca">caweaver@uwaterloo.ca</a>></div></span></font></font></div></body></html>