19 November 2010
Art on the move – Home and Away
Home And Away is bringing local and international apartheid era and related art together (and out of hiding). Art is subjective, which is why it’s sometimes not taken seriously. It’s also incisive, often derisive, and can, at times, be more insightful and honest about current events than much of the world’s media. Or past ones. [...]
19 November 2010
Blue-collar days@ The Fugard Theatre
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists swaps race for class, England for Africa, and make-believe for an alternate reality. Who says theatre is all melodrama? It’s also song and dance! Theatre is an interesting lens on life. Obviously make-believe, it uses its audience’s suspension of reality to share things. One of those things is entertainment. Another of [...]
19 November 2010
Triple BOOkings
We love the Book Lounge. They stock great titles, they give us free wine, and they’re not shy to promote others in the book trade. This week they sent us news of an imminent threesome on Thursday 25 November 2010 with two other bookish events you may like to love…and may also need to send an [...]
26 October 2010
Freedom? What freedom? (Public Lecture)
Thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods…unless, of course, you’re passing media laws in 2010. A Great Texts public lecture investigates that pesky paper. Clinton, Cosby and Gates will agree; it all starts with Bill. When you’re talking about the statute, not the name, and you’re talking Cape Town, not Tinsel [...]
26 October 2010
Craft Is Getting Even Craftier : New Training Unit for Cape Craft Producers
There’s nothing like a new space to inspire productivity and creativity and The Western Cape craft producers and designer makers have something to celebrate this spring. The Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) has just launched a Creative Enterprise Training Unit. The training unit will focus on training and skills development , creative inspiration, and [...]




