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SING OUT - The Loneliness of The Long Distance Diva Choreopoem by Carol Leeming A Project Part of the Cultural Olympiad 2012
SING OUT – Opportunities To Develop Your Singing as part of East Midlands Cultural Olympiad 2012 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva Choreopoem - multi-artist Carol Leeming’s,...Posted by diva, 09/07/2012
Writer speaks about the impact of first stage of the South African New Plays Writing Programme
Soon after taking part in the SANPWP (South African New Plays Writing Programme) workshop in Johannesburg in January Napo Masheane began work on a project with drama students. Napo believes...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 01/06/2011
South African writers are invited to apply for the second phase of the South African New Plays Writing Programme
SA New Plays Phase 2 New writers are invited to apply for the second phase of the South African New Plays Writing Programme. The South African New Plays Writing...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 07/05/2011
Desert Crossings is now on tour
Desert Crossings the joint collaboration between State of Emergency, and Gregory Maqoma, is now touring the UK. There has been an enthusiastic reception to the performances so far and the workshops...Posted by Maya Chowdhry, 31/03/2011
Getting Phizzical, funding enables Sustained Theatre East Midlands member to work with South African Theatre Company
Sâmir Bhamra has been awarded kick start research and development funding from British Council for a new collaboration with the South African theatre company, Hearts and Eyes. Sâmir...Posted by anonmant, 23/03/2011
Grahamstown - Summing Up
Whiteface Street Dancers A week later & I can say that the Grahamstown Festival was a fantastic...Posted by segun, 11/07/2010
Last Full Day
Last full day I'm actually writing this the day after, sitting in Jo'burg airport with a 7 hour wait for my London flight. I don't have any of the papers that can tell me the actrual...Posted by felix, 01/07/2010
Football, Football. The most accessible practice in the world ? by Sharon Watson
Football, Football. The most accessible practice in the world? OK so I am now on my way back from The Grahamstown Festival. I am knackered, I have 7 Vuvuzelas in my bag, all the t-shirts I...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 01/07/2010
Home by Marcia Layne
Home by Marcia Layne Part One The day I flew to South Africa I had only hours before ran the 5k race4life at Don Valley stadium. Some people thought I was crazy but I was determined to run in the...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 29/06/2010
Grahamstown Mon 28th June - Day 4
Ahh, this morning I awake and the sun has returned. Good job, cos I need brightening up. I had weird violent nightmares. Too much cheese & wine last night? As I recall through the red...Posted by segun, 28/06/2010
Skorokoro
I have to dedicate my first day to Mpumelelo Nikiwe and Simthembile who helped me in my hour of need. Here’s how the story goes.. Having travelled thousands of miles, there is nothing worse...Posted by Padma Rao, 28/06/2010
I've gone all spoken word by Amanda Huxtable
26.6.2010 Excuse me , I said excuse me I've gone all spoken word. I was eating at the Fiddlers Green and wandered into the events tent yesterday when UK and South African spoken word artists fed...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 28/06/2010
a great deal to seen and numerous people to talk to... by Sharon Watson
The 2010 World Cup football hype is overwhelming, and how can it not be? One of the worlds biggest sporting events and for the first time on African soil. Fortunately or unfortunately which ever way...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 28/06/2010
Day 2 - Boy in a Tree and Dance shows
Second day and again great weather. First show Boy in a Tree saw 2 minutes and then the play stopped due to an actor taking seriously ill. It then all went down hill, as the publicity for...Posted by Pawlet Brookes, 27/06/2010
Day 3 - Talawa's Young People Theatre
Not seen much today but it was great to see Talawa Young People's Theatre and Krunch. Fantastic write up in Cue, and a wonderful experience for the young people. The local...Posted by Pawlet Brookes, 27/06/2010
Grahamstown Sun 27th June - Day 3
Grey drizzly morning & goddamn it's cold & windy! "Why oh why didn't I bring UK winter clothes?" I ask myself (not for the last time). I finally get a wireless password for...Posted by segun, 27/06/2010
Urban Lounge reading - Keorapetse Kgositsile South African Poet Laureate
Urban Lounge reading - Keorapetse Kgositsile South African Poet Laureate
Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/06/2010
Waiting for a workshop to start - Felix Cross & Phillippa Yaade Villiers
Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/06/2010
Morning meeting - Felix Cross, Jenni Lewin Turner & Sharon Watson
Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/06/2010
Grahamstown Sat 26th June - Day 2
First thing in the morning, I get up & shiver in the communal showers, then hustle down to the accomodation information point to confirm where I'm being moved to. Worst luck, it is...Posted by segun, 26/06/2010
Grahamstown Fri 25th June - Day 1: The Shows
The Dust - Three Brighton Players. This blurb for this theatre show was intriguingly opaque: "Our parents raised us in difficult circumstances in order for us to get a better life, a better...Posted by segun, 25/06/2010
Grahamstown Fri 25th June - Day 1: Settling In
Only three of us left in Atherstone House, me, Padma Rao and Jenni Lewin-Turner. Padma and I go for breakfast at 9.30 with Padma from Newcastle in a huge student refectory called Jan Smuts Hall....Posted by segun, 25/06/2010
'On Reflection' by Oscar Watson
I returned to my home in Newcastle at 4pm on Thursday 8th July, having left Grahamstown at 12pm on Wednesday. I can’t remember ever having spent so much time waiting for things: taxis,...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010