Gods find their freedom in this staging of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play at the Market Theatre
Art, theatre and literature events to feed your soul this long weekend
Theatres are opening (and closing) again in fits and starts, driven by a fierce determination to bounce back
The life of blues pioneer Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey and her song Black Bottom have been turned into a film. Bongani Madondo laments its anticlimax
The theatre piece draws on folklore and an Afrofuturist world to interrogate social ills
From live music by the Reza Khota Quartet in Gugulethu to J.Bo’s live, online event, there’s plenty of culture to keep you entertained
Mike van Graan’s 2012 political thriller comes to life again ― and its themes are more relevant than ever
Theatre-maker Slindile Mthembu has taken the plunge of reformatting her play, Igama?, for film, so that it can reach a wider audience
The live magic may be gone, but the National Arts Festival showcases some exhilarating work
Buhle Ngaba’s ‘Swan Song’, showing online at the virtual National Arts Festival, explores the rawness of heartbreak, and of life
Danai Gurira on theatre and representation
As a kid in Soweto, he never dreamed he’d help the world fall in love with life in Africa; as a veteran musician his pride is undiminished
Very early into making her mark as an actress and theatre maker, Nkonyeni set out for a politically charged career in the arts.
Funding the awards has been a constant battle
South Africa’s identity issues are reflected in its lack of appreciation for pan-African art
Practitioners say there is a need to reignite the fire that kept community theatre burning
Emotive performances and a willingness to share were his enduring qualities, writes Kwanele Sosibo
Buhle Ngaba and Klara van Wyk kneel at our feet as a crowd of mostly learners is ushered into Graeme College’s theatre to watch La Chair de Ma Chair
‘It’s madness to celebrate Mandela and omit Winnie’
"Live Art Network will explore the basic tenets of live art and its conceptual underpinnings".
The Makukhanye Art Room provides a space that challenges an often elitist theatre world
Nadia Davids’s "What Remains" looks at a grim archaeological discovery as the site of a contest between "memory and history".
"Theatre is often a space in which empathetic listening happens, and very often unknowingly"
This year’s Dance Umbrella is the most challenging yet, led by the exuberance of youth.
The director-writer duo of John Kani and Zakes Mda taps into a relevant South Africa topic, but could do more to deepen the conversation.
Lara Foot, stalwart of South African theatre, has been honoured as the Featured Artist at this year’s National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Choreographer Gregory Maqoma believes technique follows the heart and a will to learn.
People holed up in a grim Calais camp could no doubt identify with the tortured Danish prince during a performance by actors from Shakespeare’s Globe.
A troupe of exiled Belarus dissidents are bringing their brand of underground theatre to London.
Four Small Gods is a comic-tragedy about four animals in a boat after a mammoth flood. John Withers explains how jazz influenced the sound design.
If a theatre critic reviews food at the National Arts Festival is the irony dramatic or simply delicious?
The beautiful and timeless story has been expertly brought to life by some of South Africa’s most innovative theatre creators.