Migration and my songs of courage
For the past two years I have been slowly developing a new play that is inspired by the female-led migration story and told through a memoir of songs. Courage Songs has plagued all aspects of my
Migration and my songs of courage
For the past two years I have been slowly developing a new play that is inspired by the female-led migration story and told through a memoir of songs. Courage Songs has plagued all aspects of my daily life – from research, teaching, family and home. I initially wrote about it […]
Breathing through the feet premieres at National Arts Festival
Today, our short film Breathing through the feet premieres at the National Arts Festival Makhanda, South Africa. Breathing through the feet is a call and response film directed by Sibusiso Mkhize and featuring autobiographical poetry and improvised responses in the body by actors Nomvuyo Buthelezi, Moeketsi Kgotle and Nonhlanhla Precious
Global Language Advocacy Day 2022: Personal reflections
I recently became a member of the Global Coalition for Language Rights, the leading movement behind Global Language Advocacy Day. My new membership heightened a responsibility to represent the message ‘language rights are human rights’ this advocacy day on the 22nd February 2022. Usually I would discuss my creative projects […]
‘Theatre of the real’: how artists at Perth Fringe World are stripping down to reveal their
Claire French, University of the Witwatersrand. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. At this year’s Fringe World festival in Perth, the “theatre of the real” is everywhere: theatre, comedy and drag all speak directly to our reality, played against a background