Wanderer: all that glitters is not gold
Yowzerz. It’s easy to figure out how Wanderer was selected for the main. Energy! Pizazz! All the lights! Smoke! Live electric guitar! Pow! Dance technique to kill for! Phwoah! Six … Read More
Month: July 2019
Mandla Mlangeni and the Amandla Freedom Ensemble: A celebration of the conscious soul
Mandla Mlangeni’s trumpet blows the sounds of blackness as beautiful young and established jazz players lit a fire in the austere DSG hall. With the opening track dedicated to those … Read More
Candongueiro: the promise of a journey but we’re left stranded
We were a crowd of about ten in the stadium-like Centenary Hall. My heart always sinks in an empty venue. So, oh did I wish the Palasa Dance Company from … Read More
The Mother of All Eating: Food of the revolutionary gods
Why do we still struggle to understand civil war in South Africa? How do we fail to link these donga-riddled roads of Makhanda with inequality, townships and extreme wealth, to … Read More
Zombie Attack: The fear!
Gaëtan Schmid greets us as we come into the venue (the intimate Masonic Back) with his wide, boyish smile and welcomes us into the show with an equally generous introduction. … Read More