Wednesday, March 31 2004
Speaking Through an Interpreter
Pieter-Dirk Uys and his Mbeki puppet poke South African leadership in its tender spots.
Wednesday, January 14 2004
Above Disgrace: Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee
Are South African critics indeed displeased that Coetzee won, or is their kind of smarmy sensationalism going on, like a backhanded nod of national pride?
Wednesday, October 15 2003
African Diminuendo of a Classic Sound
I predicted that 10 years down the line, not only would this audience not be with us any longer, but neither would the music that they hear: not in Africa, at least.
Wednesday, September 17 2003
Tooting Her Horn
She was tempestuous, gluttonous, selfish and vulnerable: everything that an artist as genius is supposed to be.
Wednesday, August 20 2003
Dancing with Nothing but Heart
Through their performance art they have dealt with the legislation of sodomy, addressed the smoking of marijuana, contemplated being trained to behave in the world by learning the 'tricks' that society expects, and confronted homophobia and anti-Semitism.
Wednesday, July 16 2003
Crouching Synagogue, Hidden Witness
I question the value of my presence there, as a white woman amongst young black people who historically shouldn't want to be near me or my kind.
Wednesday, June 18 2003
White Like Me
Murray refuses to pussyfoot around politically correct representation of ethnic diversity.
Wednesday, May 28 2003
Daydreams While Balancing Atop a Narrow Fence
If my Jewish identity was more easily recognisable, and I took a slightly faulty step in social protocols, would I also be fleeing on shot-out tires?
Thursday, April 17 2003
Phoenix in My Backyard
Ziabuya shows the community that there is something special and incredible growing in the city's belly.
Thursday, February 20 2003
Kentridge Matters
With his conceptual experiments, collaborative projects and performed artworks, Kentridge has succeeded in awaking everyone to the notion of classical narrative, fabulous music, the South African gesammtkunstwerk . . .
