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Tradtional Eastern Cape dancers show-off their roots - and invent new routines to dance on the soccer field. If you need to know how to dance the 2010 victory dance - look no further… [view entry]
Legs, nose, tongue and bottoms up, this are Whiskey tasting 101. Join a CueTV reporter on a journey through Scotland and Ireland (not really but it sure tasted like it) as he braves the fine world of whiskey drinking. Tonight it was Bushmills that won the reporters approval, but tomorrow... [view entry]
Off of the streets and onto the stage. 2009 confirms the success of “My Life on the streets of Grahamstown”, a play written and starring children, many of whom were from the streets. Their characters are real and full of raw emotion as they enact what was once their reality... [view entry]
Gustin Makgeledisa dreamt of a life as a civil engineer, but his love of dance pushed him in different direction. His dancing shoes took him to several foreign destinations and Makgeledisa is back on stage with Dada Masilo’s Carmen at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Find out more about... [view entry]
“Touch My Blood” is a greeting used in the township outside Durban where Fred Khumalo, award-winning journalist and writer, grew up during the Apartheid regime. Khumalo’s autobiography book has been adapted for the stage by award-winning actor turned director, James Ngcobo. We speak to the director about his take on... [view entry]
Who ever thought one would describe George Bizet’s Carmen like this? 2008 Standard Bank Young Artists Award winner for Choreography, Dada Masilo, has adapted this classic to suit not only contemporary dance, but a contemporary society. Masilo, this unstoppable force, brings yet another readapted classic to the stage at the... [view entry]
Mark Hipper, a lecturer from the Rhodes University Fine Arts Department was invited to display his at the Times Two exhibition curated by Zach Taljaard for Albany Museum. Hipper’s artwork, Body Mask, was taken out of the exhibition by the Albany Museum because the artwork was not suitable for their... [view entry]
Luvuyo and Mfundo are performers for the Ban the Rubbish puppet project. They take old plastic bottles and transfom them into magical puppets. It’s all about transformation. Where many dismiss these youngsters as having nothing to offer the project sees future artists. [view entry]
Back from a stint at the Circque du Soleil in Vegas, Buckland has been inspired to conjure up an inspired new show with Brink Scholtz High Res.wmv | Low Res.wmv [view entry]
And it begins! Day one of the National Arts Festival kicked off this morning with several productions showcasing their talent for the first time. Festival presents a great opportunity for students to get involved and make a name for themselves and Robert Haxton’s production Cracks, did just that. We chatted... [view entry]