A man walked into a bar
Sometimes I have to lean in is a gutting dance performance that puts its hand into your emotional chest and rummages around, producing fart jokes, amongst other bits and pieces. … Read More
Tag: Makhanda
Backshack studio: Hope’s not on the map
It’s one o’clock in the afternoon and it seems like everyone is drunk. Not a let-the-good-times-roll drunk. A fatigued drunk, stupified drunk. The kind of drunk that comes from drinking … Read More
NAF gig guide Pt3: Fringe Fantastic
When we wrote our first NAF2021 gig guide a few weeks ago, we were still deciding which winter woolies would best match our fashion masks. Our sense-memory was picking up … Read More
NAF gig guide Pt1: Hoist that flag
Like a character in a Tom Waits song, the National Arts Festival once more sticks its fingers in the ground, heaves and turns the world around. Amidst the ruin and … Read More
vNAF: The festival’s in the house – grab it
The Critter’s pointers through the plethora of performances at our fingertips from 25 June to 5 July.