South African Fashion Week 2001
Witty, wonderful, whacky, colorful, and weird, with “fantastical” hair creations. Cultural diversity offers exciting opportunities. Stylish people wear what’s made in South Africa. A growing industry. Confidence. Creativity. Innovation. The future. Read the rest of this entry »
Cape Town’s Baxter Theater, exploring new approaches to theater development
Hosted by the University of Cape Town, and led by Mannie Manim, a seasoned theater professional, who says, “The theatre I love to be part of involves a South African play, and an audience that fills the theatre from all corners of our society. That’s the jackpot!” While working in the theater during the apartheid years, Manim said, “I found all kinds of ways to cheat the system (but) in the end, that didn’t work for me either because it lacked dignity.” A class theater with a class director. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Mapfumo performs at Ohio University’s Templeton-Blackburn Aud, a great venue for a freedom fighter
Earlier this year, Thomas Tafirenyika Mukanya Mapfumo of Zimbabwe was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the university’s College of Fine Arts, recognizing him as an African musician and a freedom fighter. Now in October, he performed his famous Chimurenga music, filled with lyrics talking against racism and oppression. He performed in an auditorium named in honor of two black Ohio University graduates, one who was only the fourth African-American to graduate from an American college, the other the first black woman to graduate from Ohio University, a truly apt setting for a freedom fighter. Read the rest of this entry »