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CHIMI was abuzz on Thursday September 3 as creatives gathered to see the results of theor solargraph project
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Watch: Cans become pinhole cameras in solargraph exhibition

Twelve artists used repurposed Corona cans as pinhole cameras to record the sun’s movement over one to two weeks. Their solargraphs were exhibited at CHIMI during Cape Town’s…

Play a powerful reflection on South Africa’s untold history

No Christmas For Us, an award-winning play written by Nokuzola Zoe Bikwana, brings to light a lesser-known chapter of South African history, set in the townships of Nyanga and…

Writer tells dark story of rape revenge with stage production

A Bo-Kaap teacher and writer Zubayr Charles has high hopes for his latest production, this bra’s a psycho - a crime-thriller tackling the rape revenge genre by telling it from a…

Creatives discuss systemic racism

Why does the Muslim woman whose character owns a restaurant on a series have to wear a doekie? Why doesn’t a black actor have a make up and hair artist who doesn’t knows how to…

Robin Malan was also the founder of Junkets Publishers in Pinelands.

Robin Malan praised as a champion of the arts

Robin Malan was a tireless advocate of South African theatre who helped to take the country’s stories to worldwide stages, according to tributes that followed his death last…

R20m project to help performing arts hit the road

Performing artists will find it easier to take their work on the road, reaching wider audiences around the country thanks to a joint project that plans to plough R20 million into…