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Instrument maker and multi-disciplinary performer Othnell Mangoma Moyo collaborates with Kinsmen as part of Afr(ind)ian Fiction. (Photo: KB Mpofu)
AFR IND IAN FICTION

Afr(Ind)ian Fiction: Reckoning with belonging

A collaboration featuring Dhruv Sodha, Shailesh Pillay, Muhammad Dawjee and Othnell Mangoma Moyo has lifted up the musicians’ individuality

  • Gwen Ansell
6 min read
Denise Bertschi uses archive material and visual storytelling to question the image of neutrality held up by Switzerland. (Photo: Renata Larroyd)
PRO HELVETIA

Lens turns on Swiss neutrality

An artist questions the relationship between Switzerland and apartheid South Africa

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
7 min read
‘Neutrality as an Agent’ by Denise Bertschi will take place from September 5 – 28 at the CNR Pop up Space, corner Reserve Street and De Korte Street. (Photo: Renata Larroyd)
PRO HELVETIA

​Pro Helvetia Anniversary Programme 2018

To celebrate its anniversary in South Africa, Pro Helvetia is hosting a month long programme to showcase the fruits of intercultural exchange.

  • Arts Desk
4 min read
Swiss role: Work from Denise Bertschi’s exhibition Neutrality as an Agent is part of the programme celebrating Pro Helvetia’s 20-year presence in South Africa. (Photo: Renata Larroyd)
MARKET THEATRE

In praise of cultural exchange

Pro Helvetia is giving artists a chance to participate in shaping the organisation’s role

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
5 min read