Arts Festival
Droomwerk: This is not comfortable theatre
This play is not for everyone. It asks you to question, where are you from?
Saxophonist’s performances mix global outlook with a touch of ...
Having pursued a musical journey from Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal to New York and back,saxophonist Linda Sikhakane’s compositions and performances ...
‘Hatched Ensemble’ powerfully conveys challenging ...
Filling in lost history with crayon and ink
Putuma dives into the psychedelic subconscious
Theatremaker, poet and artist Koleka Putuma is reaching into South African memory like mushroom mycelium.Standard ...
Striking dance piece transports audience to a different world
Black bodies sway on stage, a crown of rope connected to the rafters appears like a noose around their necks. A deep ...
Pichi Keane isn’t so squeaky clean
Take a bite of this juicy booty!Drag performer Pichi Keane (pronounced Peachy-Keen) was one of the first artisans to ...
Comedy queen Kate Pinchuck brings NAF show ‘Trash Mouth’ to EL
When a show has an age restriction of over 18, you know it’s going to be a riot. Raunchy and full of wit, the ...
Jokes aside, Chester Missing pulls no punches in ‘White Noise’
White Noise is not your typical stand-up comedy show. Aside from the cool tech-savvy multimedia elements — from cartoon ...
Van Vuuren’s show a tonic during tough times
If there's anything to take from SA Comedian, actor and writer Rob van Vuuren's latest one man show at the National ...
Cracking up over some wicked lockdown humour
We could all go blue in the face repeating just how different, odd and maybe even “lacking” a live-streamed performance ...
Fully virtual National Arts Festival kicks off on Thursday
More than 250 artists from the Eastern Cape will showcase their talent at the virtual National Arts Festival starting ...
Bookings open for National Arts Festival
The 2021 programme for the National Arts Festival’s Makhanda Live has opened for bookings.
SA’s theatre greats lend their voices to help save much-loved arts festival
Theatre heavyweights John Kani, Athol Fugard, Nthati Moshesh, Fiona Ramsay and Gcina Mhlophe have lent their voices to ...
National Arts Festival to find expression in cities around SA
In an effort to expose as many people to the arts, organisers of the 11-day National Arts Festival have opted to use ...
Message within a message
A WhatsApp theatre performance. Who would have thought? Written by 2017 National Arts Festival Gold Ovation winner, ...
African value systems affirmed by Pitika Ntuli’s art
Pitika Ntuli’s landmark exhibition Azibuyele Emasisweni, (Return to the Source), a result of three years' work, debuts ...
‘Net art’ production puts the world on pause
Time. There are moments when it seems to stand still and others when it seems to pass us by too quickly and too ...
Operatic Macbeth set in central Africa may surprise and impress
Witches, a prophesy, and lots of death. Macbeth is the quite possibly the bloodiest of Shakespeare’s plays, and one of ...
Festival rises from the Covid ashes
The National Arts Festival is getting its mojo back. After the pandemic knocked the premier national and international arts event into near extinction, the 10-day-Makhanda ...