(and I say) Thank you for the music
Astonishing! Sitting in my little office room on the first day, catching up with the usual torrent of emails, what do […]
Culture performance
Lentswe lea Bua…
(No staff were injured in the making of this video.) Wandered into the staffroom at breaktime to discover a rehearsal, led by
Woza Albert!
A theatre trip to the stunning Soweto theatre this afternoon: 37 learners, Val, Viloshni and me. The learners were in
Reflections III – stages
(as in, things people perform on.) We have been to the theatre three times in eight days – an astonishing
Going to the chapel and we’re…
The old chapel, dating from the time when the school was also a working convent, is apparently due for refurbishment
Reflections V – Art for art’s sake…
When we told anyone who knew anything about South Africa that we were coming to Johannesburg, the automatic response was,
The Da Vinci code
One of the huge bonuses of living and working at DCS is that we are regularly exposed to their wonderful
Sophiatown
The Grade 10 and 11 learners’ trip to see the Market Theatre’s production of Sophiatown was not without its organisational
Concert party
[kad_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/339732732″ width=600 ] A couple of days ago, as I was passing one of the larger and grander
Let’s dance
I was handed a flyer today, which turned out to be for a performance of traditional dance on tonight in
Commedia dell’arte
In terms of seeing live theatre, Val and I went from the feast of South Africa, where we saw lots
Football crazy
…though crazy is no longer the word, so far as I am concerned. I’ve become a bit take it or