Theatre: Inspiring A Generation Or Oh, Happy Dane

Theatre: Inspiring A Generation Or Oh, Happy Dane

By BRIONY HORWITZ   Background Info: ASSITEJ South Africa is the national network of ASSITEJ (Association International du Theatre pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse/ The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People). It is a global...
Picture Essay: Warm-Up Routine

Picture Essay: Warm-Up Routine

By BRUCE DENNILL   RAMfest Johannesburg (ish – it was on an unsignposted farm in Bronkhorstspruit) on March 6 and 7 was about more than just music, mud, ironic T-shirts and illegible tattoos. There was fire, too. Swirly, whirly, cheaper-than-hallucinogenics...
Exit Strategy: Tracking Session One

Exit Strategy: Tracking Session One

By BRUCE DENNILL     Arriving at a studio to record your own original music is mostly incredibly exciting, but also a little nerve-wracking. Are you properly rehearsed? Will your voice last? Will the sound of a nearby electric gate opening and closing drive...
Food: Lettuce Is Not Food So Leaf Me Alone

Food: Lettuce Is Not Food So Leaf Me Alone

By BRUCE DENNILL   Making creative salads is in vogue, fortunately. Trendy health food shops, delicatessens and even the more upper-crust supermarkets have shelves and shelves of exotic seeds, flavourful berries, pungent cheeses and piquant dressings designed to...