BY LARA MOSES
In a time where words take a backseat to visual poetry – stories that are told in a snapshot and painted emotion – the Cape Town Spoken Word Festival is definitely a risky but welcomed new addition to the Cape Town calendar. The festival ran over five days from 17 to 21 November [...]
Celebrating – and scrutinising – the spoken word
When good service is mission impossible
BY LARA MOSES
As a student I worked the crappy shifts in a retail store. Five to nine pm after classes during the week and weekends, which included one Friday and Saturday shift till 11pm per month. Although this cut heavily into my study time, but more importantly my social life, I still smiled my fakest [...]
I will always have my blues
BY CRAIG PRINSLOO
Where oh where has she gone? So much emotion to contain, to hide from the world, until your soul burns with the passion of long lost moments. So much pain yet so much passion. From love lost or love gained, these emotions can only truly be expressed by a well-skilled musician, be it [...]
FEDISA Fashion Show: better luck next year
BY KELLY BEROLD
There has always been something otherworldly about fashion shows. Whether the collections are drab or the tailoring is poor, any sartorial flaws are temporarily overshadowed by the vibrant hum that comes with the mechanics of socializing, which was most definitely the case at this year’s FEDISA graduate show.
As with most things lately, poor [...]
Requiem for hip hop
BY LARA MOSES
I once loved a culture that is now a commercial mashup of 50 cent wannabes, made-not-played beats and big screen movie bitters. People who have so much talent but choose to do what they see others do instead of pushing themselves to be greater than who they are. Attending hip hop events left [...]
Loving and living: the freedom of Earthdance
BY CRAIG PRINSLOO WITH LARA MOSES
Many believe that the main attraction of Earthdance, and other such events, is the music. Regulars know, however, that it’s the emotion that the music triggers rather than the music itself that keeps us coming back for more. It’s a place where people can escape the hustle and bustle that [...]
A South African remembers London
BY JADE ADAMI
The morning of revelation, as I have coined it, started with my waking up to an alarm of deceit I had set the night before. I woke up with a spritely stretch following the 4:30am wake-up call I’d set to ensure I’d have enough time to endure the daily torment of a one-hour-long [...]
Living and breathing all that is art: Grahamstown reviewed
BY LARA MOSES
As a creative I’ve dabbled in every bit of creativity before finding my niche. I’ve stood in first, second and third position and moved my body to every count of eight. Pushed black and white keys with three fingers in a sequence and created “Mary had a little lamb”. I’ve memorized lines in [...]
Does the moon rule our bodies as it rules the tides?
BY CRAIG PRINSLOO
I sit and wait, like I do most days, but today is different. Today as I sit here I feel uneasy, as though I’m wasting this very moment. My hand itches to move. Without thinking I pick up my phone and begin to type. This is what I wrote:
“Every night I look up [...]
Celebrating the freedom my forefathers fought for
LARA MOSES says for her, the present is overwhelmed by her multicoloured friends that refuse to see the colour of her sun-kissed skin, the opportunity to receive a better education and freedom to walk down streets that her parents could not. She sees positivity in her future, with so many opportunities waiting to be grabbed.
