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"What Good is a Song?"
2014-12-15 "If a song has no meaning | if it cannot send you higher | it is not good enough to sing." Phil Ndlela writes a tribute to Marvin Gaye, USA for Africa Project, Peter Tosh and Hugh Masekela.
To whom does a music genre belong?
2014-11-19 "Is it politically accurate to speak of 'white' or 'black' music? Why do we commonly designate hip hop to gangsters, reggae to Rastafarians, gospel to converted Christians, and bubblegum pop to teenage girls?"
The Image of a Pie: Reflections on Open Book 2014
2014-09-25 "I should have started shedding tears at the beginning of the event, when the woman who is our national treasure, Sindiwe Magona, noticed that we were only a few people in the audience while the whole of South Africa should have been attending."
Interview: Cape Town Fringe Festival 2014
2014-09-22 The first-ever Cape Town Fringe Festival takes place from 25 September to 5 October. Steyn du Toit chats to the festival’s artistic director, Ismail Mahomed, about this new initiative, Cape Town as host city, and the benefits for independent artists taking part in the event.
Open Book Festival 2014: Programme
2014-09-16 Here is the exciting programme of Open Book Festival 2014: 17–21 September 2014 at the Fugard Theatre.
The Midlands Literary Festival – a veritable feast
2014-08-28 "The crowds left the festival with smiles on their faces. Many who had planned to attend only some of the Saturday sessions drove all the way back to Howick on Sunday as well, some from a fair distance away."
Designer students rock the runway
2014-08-21 "With a theme of 'self-expression' there was much variety and every outfit stood out as fabulously unique – from shimmering shorts and floral maxis to refined menswear and exquisite bridal gowns."
The Midlands Literary Festival 2014
2014-08-14 The fifth Midlands Literary Festival takes place from the 23–24 August at Yellowwood Cafe in Howick.
National Arts Festival 2014: #omnomnom
2014-07-16 "You are what you tweet." Elzette Steenkamp reviews #omnomnom.
Impressions of contemporary South Africa through the theatre of the National Arts Festival 2014
2014-07-16 Mike van Graan shares his thoughts on the National Arts Festival in a year that marks 40 years of the festival, but more importantly, 20 years of democracy.
Big Shot at the Cannes Film Festival
2014-07-02 Janet van Eeden's movie A Shot at the Big Time was screened at the Cannes Short Film Festival in May. She tells Naomi Meyer about the film festival and the experience of a lifetime.
Life begins at forty: National Arts Festival 2014
2014-07-01 The National Arts Festival is 40 years old this year. Ismail Mahomed tells Naomi Meyer why everybody should attend the party.
Coming back home
2014-06-04 "St Lucia, I think I speak on behalf of everyone there when I say you are welcome home any time you’d like."
All the world's a stage
2014-05-28 Mike van Graan's opinion on the appointment of Nathi Mthethwa as Minster of Arts and Culture.
Seductive woman
2014-05-27 Address by Hennie Smith to open an art exhibition of Mimi van der Merwe: Pretoria Art Association, 2 May 2014.
Interview: Lasers in the Jungle
2014-04-30 "I use the form of the vase to bring together the alluring elements of beauty and blend them together with darker undercurrents of fear and paranoia."
OPENlab 2014
2014-04-28 OPENlab is at the Vryfees in June. Applications close on the 5th of May. But what is OPENlab? Ricardo Peach answers Naomi Meyer's questions.
National Arts Festival rises to the occasion on its 40th anniversary
2014-04-24 The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, has announced a landmark main programme.
Another Day art exhibition
2014-04-18 Melanie Cleary photographs people on the fringes of society. She tells Naomi Meyer about her exhibition Another Day.