May 14, 2015 | ARTiculate
By ALBRECHT BEHMEL What really fascinates me as a writer is the question why some stories enter tradition and others don’t. There is plenty of good stuff out there that nobody reads anymore. Material that is totally forgotten but once was really en vogue, like...
Apr 19, 2015 | ARTiculate
By BRUCE DENNILL Before this year’s Naledi Awards, there was a Facebook kerfuffle about the nominations, and during and after the show, there was more of the same sort of chatter – verbally, this time – in the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City and in the lobby...
Dec 26, 2014 | ARTiculate
By SIBUSISO MKWANAZI A good story usually takes really long to tell, and this is the case with Nigeria’s film industry, affectionately known as Nollywood. Give Nigerian directors, producers and actors enough time and they will do what they are doing in...
Dec 22, 2014 | ARTiculate
By BRUCE DENNILL The below music, literature, film and theatre may not have been created or originally released during 2014, but it was only at some point during this year that I was able to see it, hear it or read it. In all cases, I count myself lucky to have...
Dec 11, 2014 | ARTiculate
By SIBUSISO MKWANZI Every year, numerous literary awards including the Pulitzer, Man Booker and Goethe Prizes are dished out to those who pen riveting tales. These authors recognised evoke emotion, memories and untold feelings about an array of subjects. We all...
