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Uncovering the politics of performance. Embodying politics through performance.

Author: thingslancesays

Mahareng: The Passage of a Bird – site specific theatre at its finest

Posted on May 23, 2019 by thingslancesays

It’s quite cold in Cape Town. More so, it’s exam time, and lazing about in the comfy warmth of my… Read more Mahareng: The Passage of a Bird – site specific theatre at its finest

ASSIGNMENT 5: ‘There is success after student activism’: A zoom into Sihle Mnqwazana’s performing arts career

Posted on May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 by thingslancesays

Imagine this: It’s the mid-90’s. You spend your whole childhood living a poor, yet honest and noble life. You attend… Read more ASSIGNMENT 5: ‘There is success after student activism’: A zoom into Sihle Mnqwazana’s performing arts career

“Liefde en Leed in Arendsvlei”: In conversation with Roberto Kyle

Posted on May 1, 2019May 13, 2019 by thingslancesays

kykNET’s newest telenovela, Arendsvlei, which tells the story of dramas at a Cape Flats high school has graced our TV… Read more “Liefde en Leed in Arendsvlei”: In conversation with Roberto Kyle

ASSIGNMENT 4: Third year Drama students perform thought-provoking Live Art pieces at UCT Hiddingh Campus

Posted on April 30, 2019May 13, 2019 by thingslancesays

As part of their third year Drama academic course, Contemporary Performance, students had to stage live art performances, public interventions… Read more ASSIGNMENT 4: Third year Drama students perform thought-provoking Live Art pieces at UCT Hiddingh Campus

Provocative student theatre, that does more than just entertain

Posted on April 23, 2019May 14, 2019 by thingslancesays

Universities give traditional theatre a space to express stories through activism Performance studies theorist, Richard Schechner, in the most simplest… Read more Provocative student theatre, that does more than just entertain

BREAKING: Actors’ protection ensured as key legislation is signed into power

Posted on March 20, 2019May 14, 2019 by thingslancesays

On Wednesday, 20 March 2019 the National Council of Provinces, has voted to adopt the Copyright Amendment Bill and the… Read more BREAKING: Actors’ protection ensured as key legislation is signed into power

ASSIGNMENT 1: John Kani wins lifetime achievement award at kykNET Fiestas: “We have been denied each other”

Posted on February 28, 2019March 8, 2019 by thingslancesays

John Kani, renowned South African theatre-maker, playwright, actor and Apartheid activist won a lifetime achievement award at the kykNET Fiesta… Read more ASSIGNMENT 1: John Kani wins lifetime achievement award at kykNET Fiestas: “We have been denied each other”

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