Artscape
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Artscape celebrates 55 years by opening its doors wider than ever
The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions
Lorin Sookool: A provocateur, a storyteller
Her powerful double bill confronts colonial legacies through bold choreography that refuses easy answers
David Kramer: Dipping the paintbrush in different musical colours
How David Kramer turned the story of an African-American choir that visited South Africa in the 1890s into a musical
NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, joins South African guest artists for debut tour in July 2024
Artistic director and bandleader/trumpeter Sean Jones leads ensemble with vocalist Alicia Olatuja as special guest on SA tour
Q&A Sessions: Royalty takes over at the Public Service Commission
Somododa Fikeni tells Nicolene de Wee about his new portfolio, his days as a herd boy in the Eastern Cape and being homeless for three weeks in the US
Imizwilili zika Nolufefe ‘Fefe’ Mtshabe
Chorister and opera singer Nolufefe Mtshabe inspired hundreds of pupils to uphold her legacy
So who did plant the seed?
A dramatist and petrol attendant who wrote Imbewu is up against entertainment industry heavyweights behind the TV series Imbewu: The Seed
Artscape’s R1.5-billion revamp plan
The Cape Town theatre’s grand plans might just be an unrealistic dream.