Ruth: The sound where love is not
‘There is a sound to a woman who has never been loved,’ a mother says of her daughter. In Ruth, a poetic piece of physical theatre, a surrogate mother refuses … Read More
Month: July 2021
11 Walls in 7 Days: Psychedelic dance through the week
11 Walls in 7 Days is a surrealist trip. This piece made me feel high. And, oh, it was exactly the tonic the doctor ordered. So, if you don’t do … Read More
Azania: A story in search of freedom
Azania, the name given to South Africa black liberation movements, holds emotional gravity. In this play by the same name, it is also the name of a 14-year-old daughter gone … Read More
Metsi: Like water for dance
When water meets soil, the earth softens. Too much water, and the soil is flooded. Too little, it becomes dessicated. Water, too, needs the soil in order give life. As … Read More
Nothing here does not hear you: Voices from the Monument
It’s just after 8pm and I’m sitting at my desk in Johannesburg, although I find myself looking through the windows of the 1820 Settlers Monument and out towards the hills … Read More