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NAF holds steady in tough economic climate By NAF Admin|July 13th, 2016|News|News|0 Comments [13 July 2016] – The National Arts Festival reported “solid and consistent” support for the arts in a tough … Read More
Month: July 2016
Revolution in the streets finds its way onto our stages
YOUTHFUL “revolutionary” energy on South African streets which is being driven by the “brutality of poverty”, found it’s way onto the hundreds of performances at the National Arts Festival. This … Read More
Bitchin’ from the kitchen: Late night one-line reviews from the short table
The start of Les Cenzi was so violent someone farted. “Haaibo!” audience response in Crepuscule when Can Themba (Nat Ramabulana) crushes Jean Hart’s (Kate Liquourish) trembling little heart. We are … Read More
Scorched: No blood or dust
Scorched was a long play so we’ll keep this short. For sure for sure for sure. The first half was awfully boring. On an expressionist set that at first held … Read More
Real?: Missing the Mark
I’ve written a lot about feminism and the patriarchy these past few days, because the works I’ve seen have dealt with these topics. But I wonder if I’ll ever stop … Read More