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Performing arts

Guy Buttery's Orchestrations is decade-long journey into the heart of musical innovation

South Africa

Guy Buttery's Orchestrations is decade-long journey into the heart of musical innovation

By Mick Raubenheimer

‘It’s okay to struggle’ — Ange Madame builds resilience on a journey of artistic innovation

South Africa

‘It’s okay to struggle’ — Ange Madame builds resilience on a journey of artistic innovation

By S’bo Gyre

Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced

Maverick Life

Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced

By Sarahleigh Castelyn

Funding the focus as Cape Town’s beloved Zip Zap Circus prepares to move

South Africa

Funding the focus as Cape Town’s beloved Zip Zap Circus prepares to move

By Ashraf Hendricks

Music icon Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse wants Gayton McKenzie to ditch the ‘skop en donder’ attitude and help artists

Politics

Music icon Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse wants Gayton McKenzie to ditch the ‘skop en donder’ attitude and help artists

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela

Remembering some of those for whom the bell tolled during 2020

South Africa

Remembering some of those for whom the bell tolled during 2020

By Shani Reddy

Cirque Infernal doesn’t break new ground but the acts are astounding

Maverick Life

Cirque Infernal doesn’t break new ground but the acts are astounding

By Lesley Stones

Woza Albert! – wrestling with the possibilities of freedom

Maverick Life

Woza Albert! – wrestling with the possibilities of freedom

By Nkateko Mabasa

Delightfully naughty musical crackles and delivers

South Africa

Delightfully naughty musical crackles and delivers

By Lesley Stones

Books: An erased history unearthed about two albino brothers kidnapped into the circus

Maverick Life

Books: An erased history unearthed about two albino brothers kidnapped into the circus

By Beth Macy

Theatre Review: In resurrecting Fanny Brice, Funny Girl throws shade all the way to Broadway

Maverick Life

Theatre Review: In resurrecting Fanny Brice, Funny Girl throws shade all the way to Broadway

By Marianne Thamm

Crime tragically claims the life of talented ‘War Horse’ puppet maker

South Africa

Crime tragically claims the life of talented ‘War Horse’ puppet maker

By Adrian Kohler & Basil Jones