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A Conversation with Rehane Abrahams

Rehane Abrahams is an award-winning performer and theatre-maker. She is currently performing in Amee Lekas’ debut production, Die Dans van die Watermeid, at the Baxter Theatre. As a performer, her work has successfully spanned a multitude of genres and mediums. She is also the co-founder of The MotherTongue Project which is a collective of women artists, activists, academics and practitioners committed to personal and social transformation through participatory theatre and integrated arts methodologies. Continue reading →

November 15, 2017June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Dancer, Die dans van die watermeid, Photography, Playwright, Rehane Abrahams, South Africa, The Mother Tongue Project, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Women 5 Comments

A Conversation with Kelly Sayer

Kelly Sayer is a passionate audio engineer, songwriter, and recent Berklee College of Music graduate. Originally from Cape Town, she is currently based in Los Angeles where she is employed as head engineer for platinum-selling record producer Alex Da Kid, making her part of the 5% of female engineers active in the music industry today. Continue reading →

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Artist, Arts, Conversation, Engineer, Interview, music, Musician, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Songwriter, South Africa, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Advice, Alex da Kid, Artist, Audio, Conversation, Engineer, Female, Kelly Sayer, Los Angeles, music, Music Producer, Musician, Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Woman, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Lara Bye

Lara Bye is a prolific and versatile theatre director and educator whose work travels extensively locally and abroad. She directs across genres from opera to physical comedy, large-scale outdoor events and more intimate dramas in both English and Afrikaans. Her latest directorial project, the stage adaptation of Mark Behr’s best-selling novel Die reuk van appels is now playing at The Fugard Theatre. Continue reading →

November 1, 2017April 10, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Advice, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Die reuk van appels, Director, Gideon Lombard, inspirational, inspiring, Lara Bye, Performance, Photography, South Africa, Teacher, The Fugard, Theatremaker, Theatrerocket Productions, Women 16 Comments

A Conversation with Robyn Scott and Roxane Hayward

Robyn Scott and Roxane Hayward have joined forces to star in The Fugard Theatre‘s star-studded production of Shakespeare in Love. Not only are Robyn and Roxane tackling roles that awarded their film counterparts Academy Awards, Shakespeare in Love marks a return to the stage for both women. We sat down in the audience of The Fugard Theatre to chat about the show, the journey back to theatre and the current climate for female actors in South Africa. Continue reading →

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Actress, Actresses, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Film, Greg Karvellas, Performance, Photography, Queen Elizabeth, Robyn Scott, Roxane Hayward, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love, South Africa, Television, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Tom Stoppard, TV, Viola de Lesseps, Women 6 Comments

A Conversation with Mamela Nyamza

Mamela Nyamza is an internationally renowned choreographer, dance artist, activist and Standard Bank Young Artist winner. After a successful run in The Netherlands, her carefully curated double bill, Rock to the Core and De-Apart-Hate arrives at the Baxter Theatre for a limited engagement before jetting off to be performed in Germany.
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October 18, 2017November 26, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Choreographer, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomanTags: Activist, Advice, Arlene Westergaard, Art, Ballet Dancer, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, Choreographer, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Creator, Dancer, De-Apart-Hate, Fleur du Cap, inspirational, inspiring, Mamela Nyamza, Performance, Performance Art, Performer, Photography, Protest, Rock to the Core, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Woman, Women, Womxn 6 Comments

A Conversation with Nicole Fortuin

Nicole Fortuin is the true definition of an artist. As an accomplished actress, dancer, photographer and director, Nicole has managed to take the film, theatre and television industry by storm since graduating from UCT only three years ago. Impressive credits aside, Nicole has made it a priority to use her platform as a young creative to bring awareness to the causes that she believes in. We sat down to talk about her success, staying grounded and navigating the world of social media.
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October 11, 2017April 10, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Content Creator, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Director, Film, Influencer, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Organisation, Photographer, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: A Cinderella Story, Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Artist, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, English, Entertainment, Film, Influencer, inspirational, inspiring, Nicole Fortuin, Photographer, Photography, Roer jou Voete, Television, Theater, TV, UCT, Woman, Women 2 Comments

A Conversation with Mari Borstlap

Marí Borstlap is a theatre director, writer and designer. Following a successful run at the Vrystaat Arts Festival earlier this year, her most recent directorial endeavour, Winterboom, begins performances at Aardklop on October 3rd. We sat down to chat about the show and her perception on the current climate for female theatremakers.

To read this conversation in Afrikaans please click here. Continue reading →

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Designer, Director, Interview, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: aardklop, Advice, Afrikaans, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Designer, Director, Kristalvlakte, Mari Borstlap, Opinion, Performance, Photography, Playwright, Production, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Theater, Theatre, Winterboom, Women, writer 1 Comment

A Conversation with Emma Kotze and Sarah Potter

Actors Emma Kotze and Sarah Potter are joining forces to star in Wynne Bredenkamp’s return engagement of The Edge of The Light, which will run during The Cape Town Fringe Festival. Both rising stars in their own regard, Emma and Sarah have forged a unique path for themselves as performers. Emma was last seen onstage in Louis Viljoen’s Oh Baby, I’m a Wild One while Sarah captivated audiences in Philip Rademeyer’s The Graveyard and reprises her role as “Girl” in The Edge of The Light.
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September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Cape Town Fringe Festival, Conversation, Festival, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Alexander Bar, Cape Town Fringe Festival, Emma Kotze, Sarah Potter, The Edge Of The Light, Theater, Theatre, Wynne Bredenkamp 4 Comments

Through The Lens: Sarafina Magazine 1 Year Later

A lot of the magic of Sarafina Magazine is due to the photography. During this first year, six women joined the team and stepped behind the lens to carefully capture each woman that we were so tirelessly working towards representing correctly and respectfully. Each photographer stepped in, added their own take to each shoot and managed to elevate our original concept into something more exceptional than any of us could possibly have imagined. Most photos are taken candidly during our conversation which makes each image as special and as unique as catching lightning in a bottle. To commemorate our first year, each photographer was tasked to pick their top two or three favourite pictures and share with us why they selected the ones they did.
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August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Art, Arts, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Lady Skollie, Lara Lipschitz, Lynelle Kenned, Photo Series, Photographer, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Through The Lens, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Buhle Ngaba, Candice Bernstein, Candice van Litsenborgh, CANDIDA MOSOMA, Chanel Katz, Chris de Beer, Events, Galina Juritz, Jemma Kahn, Jennie Reznek, Jennifer Steyn, Jesse Kramer, Jesse Kramer Photography, Lady Skollie, Lara Lipschitz, LJ Neilson, LONDIWE DHLOMO, Lynelle Kenned, Marlene le Roux, Nadia Davids, Nwabisa Plaatjie, Photo Series, Photography, Sophie Kirsch, Sylvaine Strike, THEMBEKA MNGUNI, Through The Lens, Tinarie van wyk Loots, Wynne Bredenkamp 1 Comment

A Conversation with Jeri Silverman

Jeri Silverman is a South African born singer-songwriter based in New York City. She writes acoustic soul-stirring melodies with a percussive folk pop edge. In 2014 she released her debut EP Leaflike. She has performed live across the US and South Africa and has lent her skills as an actor, voiceover artist and singer to numerous films, documentaries and international commercials. Her forthcoming album is a collection of inspired songs written over the past three years, exploring the interplay between darkness and light. Continue reading →

August 16, 2017August 23, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, music, Musician, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Songwriter, South Africa, Uncategorized, Woman, writerTags: Actor, Actress, ASB Photography, Conversation, EP, Jeri Silverman, Leaflike, music, Musician, New York, Singer, Songwriter, South African 2 Comments

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