Travel: Angling For Credibility, Or Russian To Conclusions

Travel: Angling For Credibility, Or Russian To Conclusions

  By PINKY KHOABANE   Pinky Khoabane is a journalist, a writer and publisher of an online publication Uncensored.   The legendary reggae musician Bob Marley crafted the song, “Don’t let them fool you”, in which he bemoaned the master narrative that...
Travel: Fantasy And Fabergé, Or Russian To See New Exhibit

Travel: Fantasy And Fabergé, Or Russian To See New Exhibit

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] On 7 February 2020 at 3pm, the new, permanent treasury at the Amalienborg Museum will be revealed. On display will be Russian jewellery from the period 1860-1917, with a focus on the close ties between the...
Travel: Palace Pause, Or The Hermitage On Hold

Travel: Palace Pause, Or The Hermitage On Hold

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   There’s a queue. For a museum. That’s a good thing. Speaks of an appreciation of history and culture, and the value of intellect over addictions to social media and gossip. So, on...
Dance Review: Cold Comfort, Or Cygn(et) Of The Times

Dance Review: Cold Comfort, Or Cygn(et) Of The Times

By BRUCE DENNILL   The Imperial Ice Stars: Swan Lake On Ice / Directed by Tony Mercer / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways   Broadly speaking, there are two superficial perspectives that arise when classical works are re-imagined to be performed on an ice rink....