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Heritage dance form to shine at Cape Town Carnival
The Kingdom Connected Campers (KCC) from Richmond in the central Karoo, which uses dance to develop youth talent, will be performing one of South Africa’s oldest indigenous dance styles, riel, at the Cape Town Carnival taking place on Human Rights Day, 21 March, on...
Khoi mouthbow playing by Glen Arendse soundscapes deeply spiritual artistry of South Africa’s first people.
South Africa being home to the earliest evidence of early humans creating marks with meaning – found in the Blombos Cave on the Southern Cape coast – will be brought into the spotlight again, this time at the Cape Town Carnival, when Glen Arendse of Khoi Khonnexion...
Youth to bring incredible power of the toyi-toyi to Cape Town streets
If the haka is synonymous with New Zealand, then the toyi-toyi is South Africa’s official protest dance. First used in South Africa during anti-apartheid demonstrations, the rhythmical stomping, powerful singing, and synchronous chants that form part of this dance,...
Carnival brings Sophiatown’s vibrant defiance back to life
In the oppressive shadow of 1950s apartheid South Africa, Sophiatown became a beacon of defiance for black citizens intent on claiming their agency through cultural activities that produced some of the country’s most celebrated black writers, artists and musicians. It...
Collaboration and creativity in final push before annual event
This year’s Cape Town Carnival theme, “Incredible Journey: Sounds of South Africa”, will combine a pulsating parade of two thousand dancers from community groups from across the Peninsula, with a string of thoughtfully designed, colour-fantastical floats, costumes and...
For the love of dance Swartland youngster’s striking dance talent.
As young as he is, Tyron Zoutman has already won a string of local and international awards for dance, choreography, scriptwriting and direction. And the 27-year-old dancer, singer and choreographer, who grew up in impoverished circumstances in the tiny Swartland town...
Homegrown Miss Universe thrills Cape Town with colourful Cape Town Carnival performers
On the Cape Town leg of her nationwide homecoming victory tour, Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi thrilled crowds in the streets of the Mother City this morning, appearing on the Cape Town Carnival’s colourful “Sunrise” float and alongside Carnival dancers costumed in...
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