Everyone Dies: No gauche debutante
Not thinking about death – our own and that of the people we love – is probably a mechanism of the mind that prevents us from being paralysed by its … Read More
Author: Steve Kretzmann
Cantos of a Life in Exile: Simplicity of the soul’s song
Simplicity can be deceptive. Zero, for instance, seemingly containing the simplicity of nothing, contains infinity, as does one, which can be replaced by ‘a’, as in: a universe. So it … Read More
Bitchin’ in the kitchen: Steady on
Former Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Jefferson ‘J.Bobs’ Tshabalala auctions his ‘Seen Pha’ brand of clothing during a Sundowner slot at the Monument during the National Arts Festival. Photo: Steve Kretzmann
Kesivan Naidoo Big Band: Glorious paradox of anarchy
In the DSG hall Kesivan Naidoo is driving an international big band to the toyi-toyi beat of freedom’s dance. Conducted by bug-eyed, goateed, pork-pie hatted trombonist Adrian Mears, the horn … Read More
Khongolose Khommanding Khommissars: Front row seats to the trough
Our rainbow is broken. The arch is no more. Dead, and the colours now a venal black, and yellow and green. Khongolose Khommanding Khommissars, the festival Standard Bank Young Artist … Read More