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Revolutionary Love:

Seven Ways to Say Goodbye: Bearing witness

Spectres come to life – Hamlet’s not done

KAK: It’s scarily good shit!

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Author: Nondumiso Msimanga

Seven Ways to Say Goodbye: Bearing witness
Dance

Seven Ways to Say Goodbye: Bearing witness

Nondumiso Msimanga 29th June 2022

‘Jabu.’ A name. The only word uttered on the stage of Seven Ways to Say Goodbye is simply spoken. It is delicately given voice by a dancer who looks behind … Read More

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Spanish Steps: Last Laugh at the bottom of the ladder
Theatre

Spanish Steps: Last Laugh at the bottom of the ladder

Nondumiso Msimanga 27th June 2022

If this play feels like déjà vu, then you are exactly where you should be. Spanish Steps pits dreams and folly in such intimate proximity that it trips you into … Read More

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Dance at a glance
Dance

Dance at a glance

Nondumiso Msimanga 1st August 2021

Four short reviews of dance works on the National Arts Festival Fringe: Buya: The word means “come back”. Return. It’s about grief, but with a celebratory feel. Khensani Mathebula’s choreography … Read More

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What did you dream? gets under the skin
Film

What did you dream? gets under the skin

Nondumiso Msimanga 30th July 2021

“What did you dream?” Could there be a more powerful provocation to think of what we hoped for, for our future, for this time in our lives as South Africans? … Read More

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Old Soul Waiting: Struggling across the threshold
Theatre Uncategorised

Old Soul Waiting: Struggling across the threshold

Nondumiso Msimanga 29th July 2021

The experience of transition is maddening. Each moment of lucidity becomes a high-high, an ‘I’ve got it feeling’ like no other. But every moment of confusion feels like a deep … Read More

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