Dance - Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees

An English speaker’s guide to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees

By Gillian MitchellThe Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees takes place this year from 28 September to 6 October. Get your tickets at Quicket. Undoubtedly a predominantly Afrikaans language festival, it is nonetheless an opportunity that English speakers should not let slip by. Irrespective of whether your Afrikaans is fluent, a little rickety, mostly made up of “Ja-nee” […]

Cape Town City Ballet

RESENSIE Balletbestes grasieus maar beknop Janneke van Zyl Cape Town City Ballet HMS Bloemhof-skoolsaal Foto’s: Nardus Engelbrecht In ’n wêreld vol gesinchroniseerde TikTok-dansies wonder party mense tereg of daar nog ’n plek is vir ballet. Kan ons nog vir langer as sewe sekondes konsentreer en die grasieuse bewegings waardeer, of het skermtyd ons afgesny van […]

Gallery: Dans

KARATARA With: Shaun Oelf, Grant van Ster, Dean John Smith The residents lost everything; some lost their lives … Karatara is based on the true story of the disaster in the Knysna district in 2018. In the middle of the night, a fire consumed the town. This dance drama tells the story of a community’s […]

Gregory’s Final Bow in Monumental Exit/Exist

Diane De Beer

Jazzart: Survive and Wasteland

RESENSIE Jazzart bruis van energie en emosie Janneke van ZylJazzart: Survive & WastelandHMS Bloemhof-skoolsaalFoto’s: Nardus Engelbrecht Survive & Wasteland is ’n kontemporêre dansproduksie waarin agt dansers kommunikeer met hul lywe wat bruis van emosie en energie. Maar hoe “vertaal” ’n mens hierdie bewegings – is dit enigsins moontlik? Ek het aanvanklik probeer om elke beweging […]