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A Conversation with Chantal Stanfield

Chantal Stanfield is an actress and singer who has featured in a number of South Africa’s leading television and stage productions. In the last year, she has charmed South African audiences by featuring on local Television soap operas Sewende Laan and Getroud met Rugby. After completing a run in Rock of Ages at the Lyric Theatre, her one-woman self-written show From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach makes its Cape Town debut at the Baxter Theatre following a successful Joburg engagement. We sat down at the Baxter to chat about her career, being labeled a “Soap Star” and finding the courage to create her own work.
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December 20, 2017January 2, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Comedian, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: 7de laan, Actor, Actress, Advice, Chantal Stanfield, Chris de Beer, Comedy, Conversation, Daphne Kuhn, Geraldine die Tweede, Getroud met rugby, Koesiestes to Kneidlach, Ladies Choice, Megan Furniss, One woman show, Opinion, Performance, Performer, Photography, RJ Benjamin, Rock of Ages, Soapie, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatre on the Square, TV, Women, writer 2 Comments

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 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.

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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 Frankie Murrey

Frankie Murrey worked in the book trade for a number of years before becoming the Festival Coordinator of Open Book Festival, which runs from September 6th until the 10th right in the heart of Cape Town. In addition to working on the core festival programme, she works closely with others on CocreatePoetica, Comics Fest and the Youth Fest. She is the facilitator of the Mentoring Programme and the Open Book School Library Project. In 2015, she was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Continue reading →

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Content Creator, Content producer, Conversation, Festival, Interview, Open Book Festival, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, The Fugard, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Book Lounge, Cape Town, Frankie Murrey, Media, Open Book Festival 1 Comment

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

Guest Post: Being a woman in the world of Viljoen

Actress and author, Emily Child is currently starring in The Eulogists at The Fugard Theatre, a play that reunites her once more with playwright Louis Viljoen. In 2015 Emily took home a Fleur du Cap award for her performance in Viljoen’s The Pervert Laura. Each Viljoen production that Emily tackles feels like a true collaboration between playwright/director and performer. While many can voice their opinions on Louis Viljoen’s writing, there is no one who understands it better than Emily Child. Continue reading →

June 6, 2017September 12, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Essay, Now Playing, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Cape Town, Conversation, Emily Child, Essay, Guest Post, Louis Viljoen, Op Ed, Opinion, Playwright, The Emissary, The Eulogists, The Fugard, The Kingmakers, The Pervert Laura, Theater, Theatre, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Tara Notcutt

Theatremaker Tara Notcutt is a director, writer and producer. Her debut production, …miskien took the theatre industry by storm and won her a Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Director, cementing her as a prolific theatremaker. Since then she has helmed multiple award-winning shows including The Three Little Pig, The Gruffalo, Mafeking Road, After Dark in the Groot Marico, just to name a few. We sat down at Alexander Bar to chat about her career, the success surrounding her debut production and finding ways to fall back in love with her career. Continue reading →

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Interview, Photography, Playwright, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Bash, Conversation, Director, Fleur du Cap, Miskien, Photography, Playwright, Tara Notcutt, The Pink Couch, Theater, Theatermaker, Theatre, Three Little Pigs, Women 12 Comments

A Conversation with Jennie Reznek

Jennie Reznek is multihyphenate. She is a performer, theatremaker, director, choreographer, lecturer, co-founder, trustee and director of Magnet Theatre. She has also worked as an aerialist and clown in the circus. We sat down with her at the Magnet Theatre offices to discuss her career, the challenges of founding a theatre company and the moments that have inspired her. Continue reading →

May 11, 2017June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Dance, Director, Festival, Interview, Magnet Theatre, Now Playing, Organisation, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Cape Town, Conversation, Dance, Director, I Turned Away and She Was Gone, inspirational, inspiring, Jennie Reznek, Lecturer, Magnet Theatre, Mark Fleishman, Movement, Performance, Photography, Sophie Kirsch, South Africa, Teacher, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, UCT, Women 20 Comments

A Conversation with Sylvaine Strike

Sylvaine Strike is an award-winning actress, director and theatremaker as well as the artistic director and co-founder of Fortune Cookie Theatre Company. In 2012 she received critical acclaim for her direction of Molière’s The Miser. In the last month, she has won a SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Those Who Can’t and received a Kanna nomination for her direction of DOP at the KKNK fees. Her latest production of Molière’s Tartuffe has just launched on its national tour. Continue reading →

April 20, 2017October 20, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actress, Baxter, Conversation, Director, DOP, Durban Courtyard, Film, Jacques Lecoq School, Joburg Theatre, Moelier, National Tour, Performer, SAFTA, Sylvaine Strike, Tartuffe, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Those Who Can't, TV, Voiceover 14 Comments

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