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A visually arresting, multidisciplinary spectacle challenges both narrative clarity and audience comfort, raising questions about how theatre must evolve for modern spectators
ARTS AND CULTURE

‘mAnJE! MaNJe (an epic)’ demands prompt attention at The Baxter

A visually arresting, multidisciplinary spectacle challenges both narrative clarity and audience comfort, raising questions about how theatre must evolve for modern spectators

  • Unathi Kondile
4 min read
A from mAnJE! MaNJe (an epic), which uses ancient stories as a lens through which to explore the human condition in an age of rapidly evolving technology, big data, AI and climate change catastrophe.
BRYDON BOLTON

Past the future: Right here, right now-now theatre

A new play shows that, like Icarus, today’s tech-bro puppeteers such as Elon Musk seem hell-bent on flying too close to the sun

  • Keith Bain
10 min read
Portia Zvavahera’s Maruva akaburitswa tiri mugomo (We received flowers) from her new exhibition, 2020. (Courtesy of Stevenson gallery)
ANCIENT VOICES AND FRIENDS

Don’t Miss: A weekly round-up of virtual and in-person events

From art exhibitions to live jazz, we’ve got your weekend programming sorted

  • Arts Desk
3 min read