Don Quixote
latest news & developments
Will the real Don Quixote please stand up?
The seminal Spanish novel and its author are difficult to pin down in translation and history
What’s in a name, a novel?
Women writers have often been treated badly but the first novel was written by one
Covid-19: Cancelled performances cost Joburg Ballet R1-million
Don Quixote was cancelled after only four performances. The M&G talked to the Joburg Ballet’s chief executive and artistic director about the implications
Joburg Ballet’s Brazilian flavour
The Joburg Theatre is defying the conventions of classical ballet by not giving the lead roles to white men in Don Quixote
Is this really China’s biggest coward?
When last month’s Sichuan earthquake struck, Fan Meizhong was teaching a literature class at Guangya high school in the town of Dujiangyan. ”It’s an earthquake,” he shouted,…
Birth of the e-reader
It is almost 40 years since Roland Barthes announced the death of the author and called for the "birth of the reader" in that annus mirabilis of French history, 1968. For…
Actor and singer Robert Goulet dies at 73
Singer-actor Robert Goulet, whose rich baritone voice made him an instant success when he played Lancelot in the original 1960 Broadway hit Camelot, died on Tuesday at age 73.…
Preserving a gem
On a shoestring budget the Gem Bioscope has drawn thousands of people to its film screenings, art exhibitions, performances and concerts, writes Guy Oliver.