THE ARTS

There is something almost disorienting about encountering art that asks you to slow down. Not because the work itself is difficult to…

A death is always a birth in another timeline. You’ve probably noticed it too: TV seasons are getting shorter, but episodes are…

“Choosing keeping”, 50x50cm oil on Canvas, 2022. Back in September 2022, I had the privilege of attending Barbara Evina’s first solo exhibition.…

Sonia Sabri’s journey into Kathak dance started with a twist of fate. She was all set to learn Bharatnatyam, a style of…

they won’t judge the lives we’ll lead/ not the memorials/ not the protests/ they won’t judge the history told in their honor/…

losing someone you know losing family members you wanted to know but never had a chance to What life wisdom would you have…

On August 26th, 2023, I attended a showcase hosted by El Teatro Campesino called Palabra Vol. Take Action. They had accepted a…

  This morning, I wrote you another letter. (All the things that should’ve been said) Though I told myself I wouldn’t, racing…

My nine-year-old nephew recently performed in the Cape Town Opera’s production of Cinderella/Cendrillon at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town in…

Off a cotton shirt,  the shiny, lone button  popped, stray threads  frayed in place, reaching  around the vacant space with wispy arms…

My teenage years often feel some sort of sick competition, as I watch college applications and academic success swallow so many students…

Featured Illustration: Rebecca Fassola “And I see myself standing and looking at the picture with the two lines that cross in the…