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Profile: Castaways – Hitting the sweet spot

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Everyone Dies: No gauche debutante

Cantos of a Life in Exile: Simplicity of the soul’s song

Bitchin’ in the kitchen: Steady on

Expression, Zorg, more expression!

Kesivan Naidoo Big Band: Glorious paradox of anarchy

Month: March 2015

Opinion

For art’s sake

Steve Kretzmann 12th March 2015

The use of the word creative as a noun, as in “I am a creative”, or “creatives make it happen”, irks me. The assumption is that a creative is someone … Read More

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Better late than never

Steve Kretzmann 9th March 2015

The Department of Arts and Culture, that frustrating behemoth of bureaucracy, is upping its game, it appears. If nothing else, they’ve put some thought into who they put on stage … Read More

Department of Arts and Culture
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Come the drones

Steve Kretzmann 9th March 2015

It’s a brave new world a coming, and we’re witnessing a global revolution, says Dion Chang. The only way to survive is to embrace chaos and the state of disorder. … Read More

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Theatre

Cantos of a Life in Exile: Simplicity of the soul’s song

Steve Kretzmann 18th August 2023Comment on 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

Opinion

Bitchin’ in the kitchen: Steady on

Steve Kretzmann 13th July 2023Comment on 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

Opinion

Expression, Zorg, more expression!

Mike Loewe 2nd July 2023Comment on Expression, Zorg, more expression!

Woke this morning, heaved off two thick blankies, and a duvet and rose, dragging a sheepskin insulator snagged somewhere in my shambolic stumble. Kettle on, pour a cup of Masterton’s … Read More

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Kesivan Naidoo Big Band: Glorious paradox of anarchy

Steve Kretzmann 1st July 20231 Comment on 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

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Steve Kretzmann 30th August 2023

Everyone Dies: No gauche debutante

Steve Kretzmann 18th August 2023

Cantos of a Life in Exile: Simplicity of the soul’s song

Steve Kretzmann 13th July 2023

Bitchin’ in the kitchen: Steady on

Mike Loewe 2nd July 2023

Expression, Zorg, more expression!

Steve Kretzmann 1st July 2023

Kesivan Naidoo Big Band: Glorious paradox of anarchy

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