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Press release: Joint South African première of I Am Here
2021-06-04These memories are depicted in 2D animation – an unusual medium for Holocaust flashbacks – which adds a nuanced innovation to the texture of Ella's stories.
Press release: Life and times of Michael K at The Baxter this June
2021-06-02The Baxter Theatre Centre is proud to announce its most ambitious and exciting production in recent years, the world premiere of Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee’s Life and times of Michael K, adapted for the stage by Lara Foot, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company.
Press release: South African International Ballet Competition at Artscape in July 2021
2021-05-31The SAIBC at the Artscape Opera House will be open to the public, with the competition taking place daily from Monday, 19 to Friday 23 July at 17h00, and on Saturday, 24, at 14h00, be followed by the closing performance and awards ceremony at 19h00.
Press release: Kiss of the Spider Woman at The Baxter from 5 to 19 June 2021
2021-05-28Booking is now open for the modern classic, Manuel Puig’s extraordinary play, Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by the multi-award-winning Sylvaine Strike, at The Baxter Golden Arrow Studio from 5 to 19 June 2021 at 7 pm, with Saturday matinees at 2 pm.
Press release: World premiere of The unlikely secret agent
2021-05-27The world premiere of a new play by Paul du Toit, based on Ronnie Kasril's The unlikely secret agent, will be staged in Somerset West in June.
Press release: A once-off, live online reading of Neil Coppen’s work in development
2021-05-26DGC in partnership with VRTheatrical and the KKNK, in association with the Tsikanya-Chaka Centre and the Centre for Creative Arts-UKZN, present a professional, rehearsed reading of a new version of Shakespeare's epic tragedy, adapted and directed by Coppen, an internationally acclaimed writer, designer and director. The reading forms part of the further development of the piece.
Press Release: Cape Town's College of Magic conjures Daniel Galloway as new Interim CEO
2021-05-26Cape Town's only magical arts non-profit organisation, the College of Magic, is proud to announce the appointment of the esteemed Daniel Galloway as its new interim CEO.
Press release: Ingoma | Les Sylphides and Cape Town City Ballet – back on stage
2021-05-26Cape Town City Ballet proudly presents the South African premiere of Mthuthuzeli November's Olivier Award-winning Ingoma as part of its Autumn Season at Artscape.
Wesens: Discovery of “the other” in the Klein Karoo
2021-05-12"As Kaang and Kuyper witness each other’s departure to wherever, the penny drops. Proximity, no matter how uncomfortable, is perhaps South Africa’s only remedy."
David J Rademan: A critical analysis of Wesens (2020)
2021-05-12"The dominant discourse of the “civilised” European thus dominates and replaces that of the Khoisan, erasing it."
Wesens is “a deep exploration of humankind”
2021-05-11"Though culture is ingrained in us and forms a big part of how we shape and see our world, it is learned, and therefore we can unlearn the parts of our culture that no longer serve us, or the parts of it that do not do the planet any good."
Wesens is far “from the archetypal gun-toting American film” says Nelia Bester
2021-05-11"The two scientists have a different kind of power over the major and staff sergeant. They are the ones documenting the journey and can therefore decide when to stop filming and when to start again."
“Leave your Hollywood notions at the door”: Mphanya Mmatseleng on Wesens
2021-05-11"To those who have not seen the film, allow yourself to experience this Afrikaans catalyst project. Leave your Hollywood notions of films and filmmaking at the door, and give this unique film a chance to challenge your outlook on life."
Wesens: Uncomfortable truths found among the footage
2021-05-10"The audience must confront the uncomfortable realisation that our Western ideas of civilisation, progress and superiority are fundamentally outdated."
Wesens: a review by Ayden Kruger
2021-05-07"The film as a whole grapples with the concept of invasion. Set against the backdrop of the Americans attempting to invade the moon and the Russians apparently attempting to invade the world with communism, the arrival of the foreign object onto the farm seems dangerously intrusive."
Wesens, an analysis by Jessica Smith
2021-05-06"Careful combinations of cinematic elements carry a weighty topic with an aesthetically pleasing backdrop – a masterfully executed film for fans of indie productions and for those who are undaunted by the truth."
An analysis of Wesens (2020) by Gareth H Green
2021-05-06"It is a surprisingly beautiful message derived from brutally honest and ever-relevant commentary on human society as a whole."
Press release ‒ Programme: ArtFluence Human Rights Festival
2021-05-04The inaugural ArtFluence Human Rights Festival (5‒8 May 2021) will focus on arts, constitution and democracy. This online festival, presented by the Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands, will be live-streamed.
Never rarely sometimes always: a film review
2021-04-26"The dread. Yes, the feeling of dread never leaves. You have two underage girls; one is pregnant. With little money and no support, they travel to New York. What should be a one-day excursion turns into a prolonged three-day affair. They have nowhere to stay, no money to spend."
Press release: Othello at the 11th Shakespeare Schools Festival at Artscape
2021-04-19Wynberg Boys' Acting Association (WBAA) will be presenting their unique abridged version of Othello at this year's Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA), with the roles of Othello and Desdemona played by a female and male respectively.