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In time: Ushering the performers into movement is a pulsating percussive soundscape from which the work is grounded and erupts. Photos: Zivanai Matangi

The body remembers what labour takes

Explore 'Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker', a powerful dance theatre production that uses isiPantsula to critique the violence of capitalism and the emotional toll…

Timeless: The epic quality of the reimagining matches the themes of the ancient
play produced in 405 BC and how they speak to Africa. Photos: Lauge Sorensen

Mthuthuzeli November reimagines ‘The Bacchae’ as an African choral ballet

South African dance phenom Mthuthuzeli November commands the rehearsal room with gentle authority. The choreographic language he’s created melds the controlled structure of…

Joburg Theatre’s ‘Adventures in Pantoland’ is a fun mash-up-mega-mix

Didintle Khunou speaks on her panto debut as Snow White in this festive season all-star performance

Staging magic for the children

Keep kids entertained and stimulated during the holidays with these festive theatre productions

As South African Fashion Week (SAFW) returns for its 41st season since its inception in 1997, it will present Autumn/Winter 23 collections from Thursday to Saturday (20 to 22 October) at the Mall of Africa in Midrand. (Themba Mbuyisa)

Here’s what to look forward to at South African Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 23 season

The event is happening right now at the Mall of Africa in Midrand

Soul dishes: Wandile Mabaso’s Crab bouillabaisse. Photo: Supplied

A pop-up taste of modern Zulu cuisine at Les Créatifs

Les Creatifs, run by Luxe Restaurant Award winner for Chef of the Year 2022, Wandile Mmabatho, collaborates with Emazulwini’s Mmabatho Molefe.

Vintage photograph of a Victorian British soldier and his African manservant. From the era of the Boer war, in South Africa. Photo: Getty Images

Remembering black people’s suffering and presence in the Anglo-Boer War with The Parrot Woman

A new version of Charles J Fourie’s critically acclaimed play The Parrot Woman is on at Joburg’s Market Theatre.

By fighting for her artistic voice, Sindile Mthembu is taking the evolution of theatre beyond the traditional realm

Playwright and performance artist Slindile Mthembu explores theatre in the ‘third space’

By fighting for her artistic voice, she is taking the evolution of theatre beyond the traditional realm

The healing dance of SA’s “choreographic shaman”

Legendary dancer-choreographer Vincent Mantsoe is being honoured as the 2022 legacy artist at the 24th Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience

Slindile Mthembu Old Soul Waiting Credit: Hymie Sokupha

Exploring theatre in the ‘third space’ with Slindile Mthembu

By fighting for her artistic voice, theatre-maker, playwright and 2022 M&G 200 Young South African, Slindile Mthembu, is taking the evolution of theatre beyond the traditional

Legend: Hugh Masekela, known for his jazz compositions and anti-apartheid songs, ‘lived for music since I could think’. Photo: Brett Rubin

A legend and his photographer: Brett Rubin on portraying Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela’s personal photographer in later life, Brett Rubin, talks about the series of Masekela portraits in the exhibition, ‘Home Is Where the Music Is’

Caption: 1 of 9: Tissues are a motif and a refrain in the poeticism of
Unfathomable.
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A poetic dance of forms. A tender contemplation of grief

Originally a play, Unfathomable is now an art-as-research film that tenderly explores inter-generational loss and trauma.

New Writing for Young Audiences uplifts SA theatre

The US’s New Visions/New Voices festival is collaborating with Assitej SA and the Soweto Theatre on a project to nurture theatre for young audiences.

Jittery Citizens: Popular gigs of unscripted gags

The group Jittery Citizens hopes to establish a solid improvisational comedy scene in South Africa with their unconventional comedy.

Youth answers theatre’s call

A collective of young playwrights have taken it upon themselves to promote contemporary South African storytelling and activism on the stage.