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Revolutionary Love:

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Ghetto The Musical: Chaotic township energy

Author: Dave Mann

Corponomy: Dancing in the white cube
Visual Arts

Corponomy: Dancing in the white cube

Dave Mann 27th June 2022

The gallery space is filled with the body in motion. It’s an interesting scene – a series of screens surrounding a silvered plinth. Light flickers off the walls, figures posture … Read More

corponomyNational Arts Festival Comment on Corponomy: Dancing in the white cube
We Regret to Inform You: Writing towards repair
Theatre Visual Arts

We Regret to Inform You: Writing towards repair

Dave Mann 27th June 2022

Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests. I’ll dig with it. – Seamus Heaney There are tears by the time Wezile Harmans finishes his performance. Left in … Read More

National Arts Festivalwe regret to inform you Comment on We Regret to Inform You: Writing towards repair
Strateng: A street sign is a premonition
Theatre

Strateng: A street sign is a premonition

Dave Mann 26th June 2022

The sense of place is immediate. There is the sour rot of refuse, the acrid smell of burning plastic. Endless stretches of cold, hard concrete. A street sign signals a … Read More

National Arts Festivalstrateng Comment on Strateng: A street sign is a premonition
Île: Watch out for the lava
Theatre

Île: Watch out for the lava

Dave Mann 26th June 2022

There is only the actor, the stage, and two wooden crates. It’s all the piece requires. In Île, Sophie Joans takes us from Cape Town to Mauritius through a series … Read More

ileNational Arts Festival Comment on Île: Watch out for the lava
deus::ex::machina: please keep your phones on
Dance

deus::ex::machina: please keep your phones on

Dave Mann 25th June 2022

It’s collective chaos up at the Monument. Crowds occupy the stairs leading down to the Sundowner stage where a team of Darkroom Contemporary dancers do their thing. Behind us, individuals … Read More

Darkroom Contemporarydeus ex machinaNational Arts Festival Comment on deus::ex::machina: please keep your phones on

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