Recovering The Past
New York-based performance and video artist Joan Jonas accepted Rolex’s invitation to be a mentor because, she says: ‘I enjoy meeting young artists and am curious about their concerns in
Encore: Zoë Modiga
Zoë Modiga is a singer/songwriter/performer. She has been nominated for two South African Music Awards (SAMAs), for Best African Artist and Best Jazz Album for her debut album Yellow: The
Diverse People Remember
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The Sylt Foundation’s new international long-term project, Diverse People Remember, aims to share approaches
Orchestrating Legacies
Throughout history, those families with considerable wealth have channelled resources into funding artistic endeavours. The likes of the de’Medici banking family in Italy, American heiress Peggy Guggenheim, British contemporary art
Discover Durban!
Sunny skies, year-round warm days and nights accompanied by fun-filled beach activities, musical concerts, exciting nightlife and adrenaline-filled activities, are a sign that you have finally arrived at one of
Elza van den Heever enthrals and captivates
To call Elza van den Heever one of South Africa’s most successful sopranos would be an understatement. The soprano is ‘blessed with a plush, dramatic voice capable of formidable power
‘A beautiful place to come home to and to stay after a busy day at work’
The above statement is straight from one of the guests who stayed at Casta Diva Boutique Hotel, nestled on the northern side of the Magaliesberg mountain range. At this beautiful
Thandi Ntuli: The queen of cool
2018 has been a great year for Thandi Ntuli’s career so far. She started the year as the 2018 Standard Bank Young Artist (SBYA) for Jazz, a title that brings
Mafikizolo: two decades of music
For the past 20 years, Mafikizolo have been one of South Africa’s most loved Afro-pop duos, reaching audiences around the world. Nhlanhla Nciza and Theo Kgosinkwe have made major inroads
The business of art
Every month, the MD of Aspire Art Auctions, Ruarc Peffers, contributes a column on the business of collecting and investing in art. In this inaugural column, he focuses on the
Zoë Modiga: a revelation
Since winning the SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition for Singers in the jazz category in 2015, Zoë Modiga’s career has been on a fast track to the top. Zoë Modiga stole the
Dreams and Muti Magic
Following on from the 2017 exhibition, Dreams, Wishes and Expectations, the Voices of Women Museum, supported by the MTN Foundation, will host a new exhibition entitled Dreams and Muti Magic
Some return to form
The Art of Performance is a monthly column written by Dave Mann, an editor and award-winning arts journalist. It’s that time of year again when a rather large amount of attention
Mortalès: a shocking new performance from Cirque Infernal
Cirque Infernal’s theatrical circus tale Mortalès, will show at the Mandela Stage of the Joburg Theatre from 6 to 23 September 2018. The show has shocked and astounded audiences around
A century of art from the Sanlam Art Collection
Sanlam is 100 years old in 2018 and still going strong. This is a long time in business by anyone’s standards. For more than half of that time, Sanlam has
Remembering two iconic women of song
More than a generation separates Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie but today these two women are often mentioned together as South Africa’s greatest black pop stars. Their music was different,
On a personal note
Lore Watterson is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Creative Feel Magazine It is not often that I use my editor’s note for an obituary. But sometimes, like today, I feel that it
Providing the magic behind the scenes
The annual Loeries Awards are an exceptional display of the best of African creative talent, which includes not only those being awarded but also those who labour behind the scenes
Pushing the boundaries of artistic excellence
As last year’s winner of the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition, Lebohang Kganye has spent the past year developing her practice, and will be presenting her latest work, Mohlokomedi wa Tora,
After 20 years RMB Starlight Classics is still going strong!
Over the past 20 years, the annual RMB Starlight Classics concerts, both at the Country Club Johannesburg and Vergelegen Wine Estate, have pulled crowds and filled both venues to capacity.
A rather special place
Margaret Thatcher famously said that ‘if you want something done, ask a woman’. And when a woman brings all her passion to the task, there is simply no limit to
Is art more important than people?
Putting art out into the world is always daunting. And it never gets easy – especially for artists who are constantly pushing their practice to new limits and taking risks.
The value of women shines through
As Vuyani Dance Theatre (VDT) continues to implement its 2020 Strategic Vision, the company is seeing a significant emergence of female leadership from what has been a predominantly male-run organisation
Recognition, reward and inspiration
Loeries Creative Week returns to Durban in August, for the fourth consecutive year. The creative festival is the biggest creative gathering in Africa and the Middle East, bringing together the
Performances of Memory
Onyis Martin, who won a merit award at the 2016 L’Atelier, will be showing his latest solo show Performances of Memory at the Absa Gallery in Johannesburg from 7 August