From monthly archives: July 2014

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Woman in Waiting – unchained through her “walk to freedom.”

THEMBIKILE Mtshali Jones is no stranger to the stage. Her award winning production, Woman in Waiting of international acclaim, graced the stage at the Athenaeum on July 7 as part of the Second Season of Solo Theatre, hosted in collaboration between the National Arts Festival, Mandela Bay Development Agency, the Athenaeum and Numb City Productions.

The Second Season of Solo Theatre presented performances by artists experienced in creating work that is intimate and powerful and with which South Africans can embrace and celebrate their right to individual expression.

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Iconic poster project celebrates many faces of Madiba

IN THE beginning, a room full of posters seemed like an awkward format for an exhibition – one which might not immediately connect with the observer’s sense of their depth and meaning – at face value that is.

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67 Mandela Day minutes contemplating the faces of Madiba

67 Mandela Day minutes contemplating the faces of Madiba

JULY 17, 2014:  MANDELA’S legacy, celebrated on the day of his birth, will be widely shared on July 18 through the annual 67 Minutes initiative. Associated, is the question of how much reflection – on the man, his deeds and actions – actually takes place every year.

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Review: Dynamic exhibition has Bay contemplating – and eating – Central

THE Athenaeum, Numb City Productions and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) School of Music, Art and Design presented The Trinity Session’s survey exhibition and public space intervention in Port Elizabeth, Central and Grahamstown during the National Arts Festival last week which featured a segment on the diaspora food experience in suburb of Central.

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