Mystic India

Travel to the heart and soul of India on a wave of brilliant colours, signature sounds, sensual fragrances and explosive energy. Mystic India: The World Tour is a masterpiece that has left audiences worldwide in breathless awe. It’s a true dance spectacle complete with world-class dancers, renowned musicians, opulent costumes, extravagant sets, and mesmerising visual effects.

The internationally acclaimed Bollywood music and dance spectacular is based on the concept of ancient India’s transition into modern India. Your senses are joyously overwhelmed with everything that is India from Hindu gods and traditional festivals, to life in rural villages, and the evolution of Bollywood. Whether you have visited India or not, you will leave the theatre, feeling like you’ve known India your whole life.

Mystic India: The World Tour is directed and choreographed by the prominent choreographer and production master, Amit Shah, and produced by US-based AATMA Performing Arts, of which Shah is the founder and creative director.

Book your tickets now at Computicket to see Mystic India: The World Tour, in association with Zee TV, at the Teatro, Montecasino from 29 April to 1 May 2016. It's a must-see show of the year!

Review by Andrea Vermaak.

Supernova at Eskom Expo for Young Scientists!

The Supernova team visited the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists which is held from the 7th to the 10th of October. We had the opportunity to meet some very clever, curious kids as they showed off their scientific talents, which were very interesting to see.

Raihaan Bhyat, who is in Grade 7 and is from Johannesburg, made a working wireless iPhone charger, while Heidi Böttcher in Grade 8 from Cape Town explained the age old question “What really attracts boys to girls?” This was extremely enlightening! Sinethemba Latha, in Grade 10 from KwaZulu-Natal, told us how colours in our bedrooms affect our moods. For example, how warm and cool colours can influence our general perception towards reality. Nolene Viljoen in Grade 10 from northern Gauteng has already developed a vaccine for Cowdriosis, also known as ‘Heartwater’ which is a bacterial disease, originating in ticks, which affect all species of antelope, excluding Springboks who are naturally immune.

The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists is a non-profit organisation which strives to promote an interest within the fields of science and technology in order to promote careers that are orientated around these specific areas. This is an expo for young scientists from all over the country in which they are able to discuss their projects with teachers and judges, as well as learners from other schools. Their awareness of scientific wonders is increased as well as their scientific horizons broadened.

Sinethemba Latha

The event takes place annually at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg, Gauteng. The students who are selected as finalists receive international exposure to various career opportunities associated with technology, engineering, science, innovation and mathematics. They also stand the chance to receive mobile science kits, laptops, bursaries to various universities, electronic equipment and money.

The prize giving ceremony will take place on Friday the 10th of October.

Best of luck to all the talented young-scientists currently, taking part in this expo. We at Supernova are holding thumbs for you!

BK Publishing at Frankfurt Book Fair!

BK Publishing stand at Frankfurt Book Fair

Publisher Benoit Knox is currently representing BK Publishing at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. This is the annual meeting place for experts in the publishing industry, as well as a very important marketplace for books, as well as various media-orientated establishments.

We are located in Hall 8, Stand 023. The Frankfurt Book Fair runs from the 8^th to the 12^th of October and is open to the public during the weekend (11^th and 12 October).

DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza

Holiday fun with Ben 10 and Mister Maker at DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza

The winter school holidays will begin with a bang when the DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza brings your children’s favourite television characters to life at Vodacom World in Midrand from 28 June to 6 July 2014.

Young children and tweens will be treated to regular 30-minute live shows featuring Mister Maker and Ben 10, from their favourite DStv kids’ shows.

Ben 10, the popular character from Ben 10 Omniverse on Cartoon Network (DStv channel 301), will be appearing in the multimedia stage show Top Secret Plumbers’ Academy from 28 June to 1 July.

During four live shows each day – at 09h30, 12h30, 15h30 and 18h30 – kids can witness the exploits of this courageous cartoon hero alongside several other cool characters, performing amazing acrobatic stunts as they take on aliens. This show is recommended for children aged four to 12.

Having fun creatively is the name of the game with Mister Maker from CBeebies (DStv channel 306), who will perform four live 30-minute stage shows every day from 2 to 5 July (at 09h30, 12h30, 15h30 and 18h30) and three shows on the final day of the DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza (at 09h30, 12h30 and 15h30).

CBeebies favourite making-man Mister Maker is a global phenomenon with a dedicated following of mini makers. Fun, inspirational and very good with his hands, Mister Maker finds bright ideas for art from everything around him – making objects and pictures magically come to life. Mister Maker proves that anyone can be creative by demonstrating how easy and satisfying it is to have hands-on, artistic fun.

Mister Maker

Each ticket – priced at R135 from Computicket – entitles the bearer to two hours of access to the DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza: one 30-minute live show and 90 minutes in the huge Fun Zone.

The Fun Zone will feature face painting, jumping castles, a Lego puzzle section, gaming stations courtesy of Sony PlayStation and fabulous kids’ merchandise from retailers such as Toys R Us and Glomail. Refreshments will be available to purchase in the food court.

So, what are you waiting for? With interactive live entertainment and activities galore, the nine-day DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza offers the ideal opportunity for parents to spend quality time with their children these holidays while keeping them busy and entertained.

And not only are you and the kids having loads of fun, Vodacom is donating R7 from every ticket purchased to Reach For A Dream, in the hope of raising R200 000 towards sustaining their invaluable work. The DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza will also host 50 Reach For A Dream Dreamers at the event, where they will enjoy the live shows, explore the Fun Zone and take home a goodie bag packed with products from Toys R Us, Sony PlayStation and Glomail.

The Vodacom Dome at Vodacom World, Midrand, is definitely the place to be from 28 June to 6 July! Tickets (including 90 minutes in the Fun Zone, followed by a 30-minute live show) cost R135 from Computicket, with children under one admitted free of charge. Visit the DStv Kids Facebook page for more information. And look out for the next DStv Kids’ Xtravaganza, to be staged later this year!

The DStv Kids’ Xtravanganza is brought to you by DStv and Vodacom World, in association with Glomail, Toys R Us and Sony PlayStation.

Press release prepared by Total Exposure.

Win with Supernova magazine and 'The Nut Job'

The Nut Job

The Supernova team was lucky enough to watch the premiere of The Nut Job, an animated comedy film for kids. The film follows Surly, a mischievous squirrel and his rat friend, Buddy. Kicked out of the city park for causing havoc and putting their fellow furry friends in danger, Surly and Buddy must find a way to survive in the dangerous city of Oakton. While scavenging for food, they find a nut store and plan a complicated heist to steal the nuts, while accidentally getting tangled up in a bank robbery. With actors Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, and comedian Jeff Dunham, this is a must-see for kids who love funny, talking animals. 

Competition

Win one of two The Nut Job hampers

Stand a chance to win one of two The Nut Job hampers, including:

• an iPad/tablet bag
• a back pack
• a lunchbox
• a water bottle
• a pencil case

You'll be the coolest kid in class! Just send your answer to the question below, along with your name, age and contact details to competition@bkpublishing.co.za.

Question: 
What is the name of the city where Surly and Buddy must learn to survive?

The Nut Job

Review by Chrisna Prinsloo and Waldo Swart

Jungle gives you the energy to find an extra hour in your day

PRESS RELEASE

We can all relate to those days when we feel uninspired and pressured by our daily routines. Or when life gets so busy with our tick boxes - getting ready for work, travelling, working all day and cooking supper. Before you know it, your day is gone. But what if you had an extra hour in your day? An hour to spend, doing anything you want – playing with your kids, reading a magazine, exercising or helping out someone in your community.

Last year, Jungle launched the Jungle One Hour Project; this project encouraged South Africans to find an hour in their day to do something special. This year was no different when the Jungle One Hour Project was kick-started with a dynamic event, the Jungle Oats One Hour Challenge staged at Maponya Mall in March 2013. The Challenge was open to members of the public, celebrities and media who raced against each other on a stationary bicycle linked to a ‘virtual cyclist’ who moved up a ‘virtual wall’ as the rider spins the bike. Each ‘virtual cyclist’ was placed 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd, depending on the speed of the rider.

What exactly is the Jungle One Hour Project?  Jungle is giving you the platform to commit to doing something with your extra hour and to stand a chance to win R15 000 in cash. Register on the Jungle One Hour website, www.onehourproject.co.za, by using your Facebook account details and clicking on ‘start your project’.  You will be asked to give your project a name and assign it to a Jungle product and lifestyle category.  In addition, you can assign a start and end date to your project, as well as include a brief description of what you want to achieve. This will automatically be posted to your Facebook homepage for your friends to see how you are using your energy, and how to get involved. Earn points for updating your project status; the higher you climb up the leader board, the more chance you stand of winning. Every month, a winner will be chosen randomly to receive a Jungle hamper. The person at the top of the One Hour Project Leader Board (person with the most points) at the end of the Jungle One Hour Project campaign will win R15 000, and the runner up will receive R5000!

Gillian Nolan is currently leading on the score board. She has signed up for a number of projects and has successfully completed some of them. Her completed projects include house-sitting for a family that was away for the weekend, donating some old clothes to a Hospice, collecting wool to knit in the winter and helping a wheelchair bound friend to a clinic.

Do you have what it takes to overtake Gillian’s project on the score board?

Jungle wants to know what you would do with your extra hour.

So what type of tasks can you sign up for the Jungle One Hour Project?  It depends on what is important to you. If you want to get fit and stay healthy – add a one hour ‘work-out at the gym’ as your project. Or perhaps you would like to take up a new hobby – maybe a photography course. You can spend your extra hour helping your child with their homework. If community work is important to you – why not volunteer at your local children’s home? The list is endless. You can have more than one project which allows you to spend more time doing what is important to you.

Make an extra hour. Make something happen. Put your energy into your 1-hour project. Jungle. The Energy Champion.

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The folks at BK Publishing have signed up to take on the challenge! What about you? You could use your hour to donate books and magazines to an underprivileged school or children's home. Email andrea@bkpublishing.co.za or visit www.bkpublishing.co.za for more details on how to order affordable, yet educational publications to donate!

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