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The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions

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

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Lorin Sookool: A provocateur, a storyteller

Her powerful double bill confronts colonial legacies through bold choreography that refuses easy answers

Musician, composer and director of musicals David Kramer

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, in action. Photo: Todd Rosenberg
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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

Always in tune: Nolufefe Mtshabe translated the lyrics of the Magic Flute into isiXhosa. (Michelly Rall/Getty Images and Continuum Company)

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

Old or bold: Artistic impressions of the new Artscape theatre ­complex have outraged purists who admire the ­International Modernism of the existing theatre complex.

Artscape’s R1.5-billion revamp plan

The Cape Town theatre’s grand plans might just be an unrealistic dream.