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A Q&A with Fiona Gordon

Fiona Gordon is the newly appointed General Manager of Cape Town City Ballet. As a respected, experienced arts manager, she has worked across a broad range of projects, festivals and cultural agencies, assisting businesses and organisations to “make things happen.” Since 2014, she has been the Managing Director of Creative Fix, developing strategies and providing support to clients in the cultural, creative and entrepreneurial sectors. Highlights of her career include working with organisations such as the National Arts Festival, the South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the South African Cultural Observatory, Hatch Ideas UK, The Arts and Culture Trust, UJ Arts & Culture, the National School of the Arts, Jade Bowers Design & Management and a number of industry-specific conferences.

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October 3, 2020October 9, 2020 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Arts, Arts Administrator, Backstage, Ballet, Cape Town, Cape Town City Ballet, Dance, General Manager, Interview, Organisation, Production Manager, Q&A, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Arts Administrator, Ballet, Cape Town, Cape Town City Ballet, Creative, Creative Fix, Debbie Turner, Fiona Gordon, General Manager, Interview, Jesse Kramer Photography, managing director, Q&A, Robyn Davie Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa Leave a comment

Through The Lens: Sarafina Magazine 2 Years Later

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And just like that we’ve reached another milestone! On September 1st 2018, Sarafina Magazine officially turned two. Continue reading →

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Photo Series, Photographer, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Through The Lens, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: 2 years later, Actors, Actresses, Alicia McCormick, Anniversary, Antoinette Kellermann, Candice Bernstein, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Carmen Pretorius, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Daneel van der Walt, Dara Beth, Dorothy Ann Gould, Faniswa Yisa, Genna Gardini, Jesse Kramer Photography, Julia Anastasopoulos, Kate Pinchuck, Lucy Brittany Woolley, Lynita Crofford, Photo Series, Puleng Lange-Stewart, Quanita Adams, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Sophie Kirsch, South Africa, Tara Notcutt, Theatremakers, Through The Lens, Two Years, Wolf Photography, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Chuma Sopotela

Chuma Sopotela is a multi-award-winning actor, director, choreographer and performance artist. She has recently been named as the 2018 Standard Bank Young Artist for Performance Art. Her stage credits include Karoo Moose for which she received the 2007 Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best Actress, Waiting for the Barbarians, U nyamo alunampumlo and Mamela Nyamza’s Rock to the Core. We sat down with her to discuss her career, being named the Standard Bank Young Artist for Performance Art and her upcoming production for the National Arts Festival, Indlulamthi.

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June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dancer, Festival, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: #NAF18, Actor, Actress, Chuma Sopotela, Conversation, Director, Grahamstown, Indlulamthi, Interview, Jesse Kramer Photography, Karoo Moose, National Arts Festival, Performance, Performance Art, Photography, Rock to the Core, Standard Bank Young Artist, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Women, writer 5 Comments

A Conversation with Lucy Tops

Lucy Tops is a singer, songwriter and actress. As a vocalist, she has released several songs and CD’s and performs in the singing duo The Romantix alongside her husband, Alexander Tops. Over the last few years, Lucy has dazzled audiences by starring in several hit productions including Funny Girl, The Rocky Horror Show, Bar None for which she received a Fleur du Cap nomination and Shakespeare in Love which returns to the Fugard Theatre later this year. However, it her latest role in the South African premiere of Joshua Harmon’s critically acclaimed Broadway play, Significant Other, that has audiences seeing her tackle a leading role and making it her own.
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June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, Singer, Songwriter, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Absolucy, Advice, Alex Tops, alexander tops, Bad Jews, Bar None, Cape Town, Conversation, Dancer, Fleur du Cap, Funny Girl, Greg Karvellas, Jesse Kramer Photography, Joshua Harmon, Lucy Tops, Nominee, Performer, Shakespeare in Love, Significant Other, Singer, South Africa, The Fugard, The Romantix, Theater, Theatre, Vocalist, Waterfront Theater College, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Jo da Silva

For the last 25 years, Jo da Silva has had an extensive career in TV, film, radio and theatre. After a decade long hiatus from theatre, she makes her much-anticipated return to the stage juggling two roles in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter presented at Theatre on the Bay before jumping into Fatal Attraction which will play Theatre on the Bay and Pieter Toerien’s Monte Casino Theatre in Johannesburg. We sat down with her to chat about the show, her career and surving portraying the “most hated woman in the history of South African television.” Continue reading →

February 28, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Film, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatre on The Bay, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: 7de laan, Actor, Actress, Advice, Cape Town, Conversation, Farce, Fatal Attraction, Gita McGregor, Isidingo, Jesse Kramer, Jesse Kramer Photography, Jo da Silva, Johannesburg, Monte Casino, Noel Coward, Performance, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Present Laughter, Sewende Laan, Soapie, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatre on The Bay, TV, Women 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 Birrie le Roux

Birrie le Roux is an award-winning costume and production designer. In 2016 she was awarded a Fleur du Cap award for her costumes for Orpheus in Africa. During the last year she has designed costumes for theatrical hits such as District Six- Kanala, Clybourne Park, West Side Story and Funny Girl to name a few. One cannot argue that Birrie’s costumes take on the role of an additional character on stage, they serve the plot, give context and always somehow manage to take your breath away. We sat down to chat about her full-circle journey back to her first love, theatre. Continue reading →

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Clybourne Park, Conversation, Costume Designer, Culture, Designer, Film, Interview, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Father, The Fugard, The Mother, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, West Side Story, WomanTags: Birrie Le Roux, Cape Town, Clybourne Park, Conversation, Costume Designer, Costumes, Creative, Film, Funny Girl, Interview, Jesse Kramer Photography, King Kong, Production, Set Designer, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, West Side Story, Women 6 Comments

A Conversation with Christine Skinner

Christine Skinner is an arts publicist who seamlessly seems to make things happen. When it comes to describing Christine, it is hard to separate the person from the profession. At her core, Christine has a genuine love and appreciation for the arts, a trait which radiates through her work. Usually the one working behind the scenes, we are very grateful to Christine for sitting down and giving us an in-depth look at what goes into the necessary and complex world of arts publicity.
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January 31, 2017February 4, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Art, Arts, Arts Journalism, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Journalist, Photography, Production, Publicist, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomenTags: Arts, Arts Journalist, Christine Skinner, Conversation, Entertainment, Interview, Jesse Kramer Photography, Production, Publicist, Publicity, South Africa, Theater, Theatre 12 Comments

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