The Scars of our Heroes – Imivumba YamaQhawe
Cape Town Opera’s upcoming production: The Scars of our Heroes – Imivumba YamaQhawe, which incorporates the story of the aftermath of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, is not the company’s first
‘If you’re talking creative economy, this is it’
Yvette Nowell, head of Corporate Social Investment at Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), inherited an association with Gregory Maqoma and Vuyani Dance Theatre (VDT) when she joined RMB twelve years ago.
A stellar line-up for an Afro-symphonic night under the stars
The much-loved RMB Starlight Classics will once again usher in spring this month, taking guests on a delightful Afro-symphonic musical journey performed by local and international talents, on its 21st
The vibrancy of the arts
Tammy Greer is a writer and Creative Feel’s recently appointed Editor. Welcome to our July issue! It’s hard to believe that we are already entering the second half of 2019.
Thomarts Gallery is at RMB Turbine Art Fair 2019
Intimations and Arrangements is a fresh, furious, innovative, pulsating and thought-provoking new body of work that Thomarts Gallery, an artist-owned studio-cum-art gallery, will be exhibiting at RMB Turbine Art Fair
A Meeting of Minds: Louis Maqhubela and Douglas Portway
Strauss & Co is proud to present the third in a series of museum-quality exhibitions (Anton Taljaard: Pierneef, A Collector’s Passion (2017) and Life Force: The Still Lifes of Irma
Tomorrow’s rising art stars at Artist Proof Studio
Artist Proof Studio (APS) is an innovative and engaged community printmaking centre of excellence founded in 1991. The organisation focuses on all aspects of professional printmaking: creation, sales, training, and
Symbols and metaphors in Juan Stockenstroom’s paintings
Juan Stockenstroom’s intuitive, streetwise, mixed-media paintings are a far cry from the process-driven lino cuts of his Model C high school art classes. Fed the inexpensive medium as a mono
RMB showcases Edoardo Villa’s monumental Confrontation
Just before Youth Day this year, RMB’s Think Precinct in Sandton welcomed Edoardo Villa’s thought-provoking landmark sculpture Confrontation (1978), a fitting tribute to South Africa’s history and future and one
RMB Turbine Art Fair 2019
The seventh edition of the RMB Turbine Art Fair (RMB TAF) is coming up next month, and will be the most substantial Fair yet. Since its inception in 2013, RMB
The Cape Town Opera Chorus
Established in 1999, Cape Town Opera is the only opera company in Africa with a year-round programme. The award-winning Cape Town Opera Chorus is world renowned, and will return to
Mi Casa
One of the country’s most loved house bands over the last decade, Mi Casa will mesmerise audiences at RMB Starlight Classics at Vergelegen Estate this March. In 2011, at a
An Afro-symphonic tribute to our beautiful country
Twice a year, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) hosts the much-loved Starlight Classics, taking concertgoers on a special musical journey with international and local artists, while enjoying gourmet picnics under the
The music and motivation of Karendra Devroop
This March sees the return of RMB Starlight Classics which features, among many others, musician, researcher, and South African Music Outreach Project founder, Professor Karendra Devroop. Creative Feel caught up
5 of the most stunning sculpture gardens in South Africa
South Africa has some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world, enticing both local and international tourists. The combination of our natural fauna and flora and exceptional fine
Cape Town Opera’s The People of Nyalashishi
Cape Town Opera’s Youth Development and Education Department recently embarked on an evocative new project with young learners in Khayelitsha and Stellenbosch: The People of Nyalashishi (a fictitious place, meaning
RMB welcomes Africa’s Fearless Girl: A symbol of pride, courage, and strength
In March 2017, the iconic Fearless Girl statue by Kristen Visbal took its place on Wall Street, standing defiantly and staring down New York’s bronze Charging Bull by Arturo Di
Collaborating beyond politics
Business & Arts is a monthly column by Michelle Constant, CEO of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA). The recent launch of dance journalist Adrienne Sichel’s book on contemporary dance Body Politics:
Making a difference through dance
2018 marks 40 years since Moving into Dance (MID) was founded in Sylvia ‘Magogo’ Glasser’s garage as a way to provide dance training to youth in underprivileged communities and equip
The power of art
Lore Watterson is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Creative Feel Magazine In this issue of Creative Feel, we celebrate a special uniqueness of Joburg and the many different developments that are revitalising
Winners of the 2018 BASA Awards announced
Taking place at Jozi’s fresh, new downtown venue, Victoria Yards, Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) today announced the winners of the 21st BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard. The annual
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
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
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
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.
What to expect at RMB Turbine Art Fair 2018
Since its inception in 2013, the RMB Turbine Art Fair has unfailingly offered visitors an opportunity to view and buy quality artwork from emerging and established talent in a fun