In a quiet moment on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, Modise Sekgothe found out he had been selected as only the second poet to win the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Poetry in its 40-year history. “I was in the house writing,” he tells me when we speak at an event introducing this year’s winners […]
Muneyi, a poetic voice from Limpopo, blends folk and tradition into something urgent, modern and, finally, something celebrated
Behind every work on a gallery wall is someone like the unsung art installer
We chat to Darren English about his musical journey, inspiration and experience on stage
Ndlovu transforms traditional African ingredients into gourmet masterpieces
Artist transforms everyday objects as into poignant narratives exploring identity and heritage
National Arts Festival continues to create platforms for creatives, 50 years later
The 25th edition of the Jomba! dance festival is a celebration of heritage and the human spirit
‘Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater’ navigates the complexity of a female killer for the IFP
This year’s National Arts Festival provided alternative light in a gloomy time
This year marked a pivotal point for Makhanda
The festival provided a space for artists to meet and mingle
In these broken times, the superb pieces being showcased provide an essential reminder that human good and hope can prevail if we remember how to dream
This was his faultless dancer’s farewell to a festival which he has also graced as a choreographer and innovator
Lady Skollie’s artworks preserve her culture, which may mean taking a leap into a void
The choreographer, director, artist and dance teacher presents ‘Don’t Let the Sun Set On You Here’
Msaki returns to Makhanda with her exhibition ‘Del’ukufa’, to move forward and heal
Swiss musician Banz Oester will be visiting South Africa with his quartet The Rainmakers to promote their new album
John Kani’s acclaimed play ‘Nothing but the Truth’, which was first staged in 2002, has not lost its relevance
Originally a play, Unfathomable is now an art-as-research film that
tenderly explores inter-generational loss and trauma.
For the first time in two years, The National Arts Festival is back with an in-person star-studded list of artists and performers
Senzo Shabangu’s solo exhibition, showing as part of the National Arts Festival, interrogates the contradictions of life in Makhanda
Loyiso Mkize talks to Bongekile Macupe about joining the DC Universe, the influence of his parents and teachers, and getting up more than falling down
The live magic may be gone, but the National Arts Festival showcases some exhilarating work
Several jazz offerings at the virtual festival focus on journeys and identity
On stage hers is the powerful body always rippling with refined movement quality. Thanks to the documentary film on the vNAF programme, we learn that off stage Lulu Mlangeni’s as powerful a force.
Rooted in the Cape Town sound, Ramon Alexander celebrates it’s genealogy
Nthato Mokgata’s documentary ‘Vukazithate’, showing online at the National Arts Festival, tells an intimate story of his mentor and maskandi legend, Bhekisenzo “Vukazithathe” Cele
Neo Muyanga’s ‘Making Grace Amazing’ is one of the online offerings at this year’s National Arts Festival in Makhanda
Buhle Ngaba’s ‘Swan Song’, showing online at the virtual National Arts Festival, explores the rawness of heartbreak, and of life
It’s been a decade since Busi Mhlongo succumbed to cancer. Niren Tolsi reflects on her life and the singular connection she formed with her audiences
National Arts Festival and other events face big financial losses and enter uncharted territory as they look to livestreaming activities