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Setting the scene: Dancers, choreographed by Luyanda Sidiya, in Dancing the Death Drill. Photos: Joburg Theatre
AFRICAN DIASPORA

Dancing the Death Drill: A Resurrection of forgotten spirits

Dancing the Death Drill is more than theatre — it is a resurrection, a requiem and a haunting reminder of forgotten African history

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
5 min read
Martine Jackson shapes clay to document emotive journeys, such as Silent Resolve
AFRICAN ARTISTS

Clay Formes and the resurgence of African sculptural traditions

Olivia Barrell’s gallery and book reclaim clay’s place in art history, grounded in care and curation

  • Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
5 min read
AFRICAN AESTHETICS

Siyazila: Siyababa Atelier and the sacred syntax of style

Mtshali’s latest collection renders death not as absence, but presence — grief draped in beauty, ritual and defiance

  • Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
5 min read