Reflections on Covering the South African National Arts Festival

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT At the end of the National Arts Festival, which I have had the honor of attending and covering for Cue Newspaper, I was asked to write an editorial reflecting on my experience. Here is my response. Festival Posters As a non-South African covering South Africa’s National Arts […]

July 17, 2014  |  Read Article

A Conversation with South African Dance Critic Robyn Sassen

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT I sat down with South African Theater and Dance Critic Robyn Sassen to talk about our impressions on the state of dance at the Festival and in South Africa in general. RS: While I cannot possibly boast to have comprehensively seen the whole contemporary dance program – main, […]

July 14, 2014  |  Read Article

The Making of a Monument

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT “Hi Donna, this is Emmaly. I met you this morning as part of your performance art piece. I’m calling because I thought we were supposed to meet at 5pm to place your blood in a ravine.” This was by far the oddest introduction I had ever made […]

July 7, 2014  |  Read Article

Perspectives on Performance Art in South Africa

An Interview with Gavin Krastin BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Gavin Krastin is a South African performance artist and is presenting his newest work, #omnomnom, at the National Arts Festival. Emmaly Wiederholt: Can you tell me about your piece, #omnomnom? Gavin Krastin: Food is very symbolic. Where do we get our food […]

July 3, 2014  |  Read Article

Ten Courses of Fish with Yandisa Mtsotso

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT It was a bright sunny winter day in the Western Cape. Eight of us drove an hour north of Cape Town to a little restaurant called Die Strandloper. “Restaurant” might not be the correct term: concrete tables on the sandy beach surrounded several fire pits. Utensils and […]

June 30, 2014  |  Read Article