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When dance finds you: Lethabo Monametsi on making it to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
From falling in love with dance at 13 to balancing a law degree at Wits, South African dancer Lethabo Monametsi shares her journey to the international ballroom floor on Strictly…
The body remembers what labour takes
Explore 'Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker', a powerful dance theatre production that uses isiPantsula to critique the violence of capitalism and the emotional toll…
Litchi HOV on dance, inheritance and refusing to quit
A deeply personal portrait of Litchi HOV, the award-winning choreographer turning movement into a language of memory, resilience and generational change
The new cats’ meow
South Africa’s new Cats cast learns the brutal beauty behind a musical defined by sweat, stamina and sheer ensemble brilliance
Fighting corruption through the arts
United by poems, plays and passion, artists tackle corruption head-on at a Joburg performance
Diary: Auto festival, Live jazz, Contemporary dance
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Defying gravity: Jerome Barnes’ story of dance, determination and destiny
Ballet gave runner-turned-dancer Jerome Barnes purpose, strength and the power to defy limits
Diary: Siviwe James goes solo, Una Rams and Muneyi release ndi a mufuna, Lorin Sookool at Artscape
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Diary: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, BMW Art Generation, live scores to silent films
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‘We killed it with our doccie’
Youngsters’ film about Thokoza gets an enthusiastic reception at a festival in Portugal
Play moves between dreaming and escaping
American play Dreamscape finds parallels in South Africa
Basha Uhuru under the theme 30 years of creative freedom, Dates for Joburg Art Fair, With-Out Limits at UJ
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Lose yourself in dance and music to heal
People often rely on antidepressant medicine alone, when the power of collective song and dance is a neglected channel for increased endorphins, dopamine and lowered cortisol
Gregory Maqoma says farewell at the top of his game
Fit and fabulous at 50, Gregory Maqoma is leaving the stage but he is still a force in dance
A new stage for Gregory Maqoma, a dancing great
Artists and friends describe Gregory Maqoma as a selfless and kind-hearted person who contributed a great deal towards their success