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Neo To Love

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Neo to love presents new life-size works by the young artist, which depict socially confirmed scenes from his childhood. His intimate paintings, drawings and collages portray people having conversations, dancing or showing affection in turbulent times: all universal social expressions. Matloga questions notions of what is normal and what is exotic, a criterion that is strongly influenced by Western perception.

Talitha Cumi

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

The image of the bull, which entered Zvavahera’s iconography during a residency in India in 2018, appearing in the triptych she produced for the 10th Berlin Biennale, recurs here as an oppressive force, yet one that inspires a necessary striving for transformation. The artist notes, ‘I know there’s going to be a battle in the future when I see a bull in my dreams.

Music Industry Get Behind Gigi Gang Show

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Late last year South African rapper Gigi LaMayne decided to put together her own concert to focus on celebrating her peers who are often exploited by promoters. And so was born the GIGI GANG SHOW. Little did she know how much the South African music industry would get behind her and support her vision.

Freedom: The Return, Baba

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Freedom the Musical made its world premiere last year and was hailed by audiences as an accurate depiction of what occurred during the Fees Must Fall campaigns in the years 2015 and 2016.

King Tha’s Fetish

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Why FETISH as the theme? “Because it denotes an obsession and it evokes another part of our psyche, a part that is, in fact, very creative,” she explains.

Joy of Jazz Opening Night with Wynton Marsalis

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Mantwa Chinoamadi, Executive Producer at T Musicman says, "Music lovers are in for a treat. We are excited about this year's Standard Bank Joy of Jazz. We want our festival patrons to not only experience the music, but to also live it.

Mama Sobukwe Honoured

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Mama Sobukwe was a sage who did not become part of the struggle for selfish benefits and personal aggrandizement, but for the genuine cause of freedom of Azania. She outstood the test of time, outshone all her adversaries and outlived many of her contemporaries. For this reason, VUT will always remember and honour the resilient and indomitable “Mother of Azania”, as she was affectionately known.

When The Wind Blows

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-02-04 07:49:44

The album is set to premiere at the 20th Cape Town International Jazz Festival and several other venues in and around Southern Africa; making this a great platform to showcase new and original material by established practitioners of the jazz idiom.