Urban Arts Platform has won the prestigious “Caring Award 2012” at the JDA Halala Joburg Awards

This award attests to the hard work Urban Arts Platform has put into the inner-city of Johannesburg with passion and dedication. Through the arts, we have shown people in the suburbs that the inner-city is a place of potential and value. We have also given the people who live and work in the inner-city, many of whom are previously disadvantaged, a sense of human dignity and pride that comes with participating in an arts activity.

“Now in its fifth year, the annual Halala Joburg Awards – hosted by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) – recognises and celebrates people, projects and places that strive to improve the quality of life in the inner city. The event, which took place at The Forum at Turbine Hall on 26 June, also honoured other projects, such as […] Urban Arts Platform for "Caring Joburg: supporting Joburg's citizens"; and Wayne and Renney Plit for "Believing in Joburg: the Stan Nkosi Award". <http://www.jda.org.za/news-and-media-releases-2012/june/840-halala-awards-handed-out>

URBAN ARTS PLATFORM

Presents

BATTLE IN THE CITY

28 JULY

URBAN ARTS PLATFORM IS CALLING ALL HIP HOP SINGERS AND DANCERS, RAPPERS, SLAM POETS AND BEATBOXERS

BATTLE IN THE CITY NEEDS YOU!

Bring your best beats and your sickest moves for BATTLE IN THE CITY on the 28^th July 2012 – exciting dance and music competition at the Ernest Oppenheimer Park in Jo’burg inner-city to celebrate the unique and awesome young talent in our city!

BATTLE IN THE CITY is a celebration to showcase young talent.  Selected artists will be able to showcase their work and engage with other artists and audiences in a dynamic, inner-city space: the Ernest Oppenheimr Park corner Joubert and Market Streets in the Jo’burg CBD.

We are looking for talented Hip Hop Dancers / Krumpers / Break Dancers / Singers / Rappers / Beat Boxers / Slam Poets to wow us with bold performances. A maximum of 20 acts will be chosen to compete. Each act will have 3 MINUTES in the first round to capture the attention of the judges and audience. 10 acts will compete in a semi-final and 5 in the FINAL showdown! There will be a panel of expert Judges: Dance Experts and Music Experts

Hip Hop celebrity PROJEKTAH, will be at the event, scouting for new talent!

GREAT PRIZES ARE UP FOR GRABS!

If you want to strut your stuff and compete in this exciting event, please contact Urban Arts Platform before the 9 July on UrbanArtsPlatformJHB@gmail.com with:

(i)                   your name/group name,

(ii)                 a brief bio/group description,

(iii)                a brief description of the act you wish to showcase at the battle

Looking forward to seeing you at BATTLE IN THE CITY

The UAP Team

Sponsored by Plascon, Business Arts South Africa and Urban Genesis