Creator
A freelance arts writer since 1998, I fell in love with the theatre as a toddler, proved rubbish as a ballerina: my starring role was as Mrs Pussy in Noddy as a seven-year-old, and earned my stripes as an academic in Fine Arts and Art History, in subsequent years. I write for a range of online and print publications, including the Sunday Times, the Mail & Guardian and artslink.co.za and was formerly the arts editor of the SA Jewish Report, a weekly newspaper with which I was associated for 16 years. This blog promises you new stories every week, be they reviews, profiles, news stories or features.
Multimedia journalist and healer Sethembiso Zulu’s debut solo show embraces a fierce, raw and broken timelessness that encapsulates what it means to be human
Chorister and opera singer Nolufefe Mtshabe inspired hundreds of pupils to uphold her legacy
Permanent exhibition elements are arranged to immerse visitors fully in the experience
Few South African art-lovers will recognise her name, but Nita Spilhaus’s work from the 1920s is like a breath of fresh air, writes Robyn Sassen
‘Final Solution’ balances stories of Nazi Germany and the extermination of Europe’s Jews and reveals the treatment meted out to them post-World War II
Sylvia Glasser dared to dream the impossible during the dark days of apartheid and radically altered the landscape of SA contemporary dance.
The gallery is staging six exhibitions to celebrate its centenary but its future is not without problems.
A genderqueer artist is going boldly, goldly naked to trumpet the sacred human form.
One cannot dissociate Pierneef from Nationalist politics but his work defies easy categorisation and kneejerk condemnation.
Siva is an electric dance into the notion of what god is, courtesy of Standard Bank’s Young Artist winner.
The New York Times columnist remembers the life of his family in South Africa, particularly his mother June, the girl from Human Street.
Peter Schütz’s sculptures are not only aesthetically brilliant, they also have the power to evoke a belief in the Omnipotent.
Jemma Kahn explains how the bawdy, basic and dark storytelling theatre came into being.
A young playwright tells how the Sophiatown-era writer provided the inspiration for a new play.
The portrayal of Marlene Dietrich by Fiona Ramsay in an emotional play brings to light Marlene Dietrich’s true self, writes Robyn Sassen.
Soweto Theatre hosts a collaborative dance work that celebrates what Steve Biko strove – and died – for.
From Gregory Maqoma to Mamela Nyamza, a new collaborative work will bring together Geneva Ballet company and renowned SA and Swiss choreographers.
The winter exhibition cradles the opportunity to walk through a 15-hectare field filled with giant works of art.
The beautiful and timeless story has been expertly brought to life by some of South Africa’s most innovative theatre creators.
The imagining of a friendship between Sol Plaatje and Cecil Rhodes feels particularly relevant right now.
