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A Q&A with Kimmy Skota

Kimmy Skota is a world-renowned opera singer, best known for her performances with acclaimed Dutch violinist Andre Rieu, which led to her touring and performing around the globe. She has won several awards, including at the SAMRO International Singing Competition in 2008. Her opera repertoire includes Gilda in Rigoletto, Tatjana in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Sophie in Werther, Kristine in Miss Julie, Despina in Cosi fan Tutte and Papagena in The Magic Flute. Her oratorio work includes The Messiah and The Creation. She also performed with Richard Cock in his Starlight Concert and Night at the Proms and has worked with internationally-renowned conductors including Kamal Khan and Sebastian Lang-Lessing. On October 22nd and 23rd, Kimmy will be performing in Cantiamo – Mzansi Opera Celebration, a performance which will reopen the Joburg Theatre, as well as being streamed online.

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October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Artist, Arts, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Opera, Performer, Production, Q&A, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Art, Arts, Cantiamo- Mzansi Opera Celebration, Covid19, Fiona Walsh, Interview, Joburg, Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, Kimmy Skota, Live performance, Mandela Theatre, Opera, Opera Singer, Performance, Performer, Q&A, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Theater, Theatre Leave a comment

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

A Conversation with Thembela Madliki

Thembela Madliki is a theatre-maker and director. Her credits include Galela, My Boetie is ‘n Danser, Bayephi and Nyanga. She has showcased work at The National Arts Festival, The Cape Town Fringe Festival and The KKNK. Earlier this year, she was named as one of the recipients of Theatre Arts Admin Collective’s Emerging Theatre Director’s Bursary. Her bursary piece, Where She Walked will debut at Theatre Arts Admin from October 28th until November 3rd.
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October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Cape Town Fringe Festival, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Bayephi, Cape Town, Cape Town Fringe Festival, Caroline Calburn, Chanel Katz, Conversation, Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary, ETDB, Galela, Interview, KKNK, My Boetie is n Danser, National Arts Festival, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theatre, Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Theatremaker, Thembela Madliki, where she walked, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Mariëtte Opperman

Mariëtte Opperman began dancing at the age of seven. She trained under Paula Olivier and later did an intensive vocational study with Martin Schönberg. She started her professional career in 2008 at the South African Ballet Theatre. She joined Cape Town City Ballet in 2010, where she is currently a senior soloist. Mariëtte also performed professionally in Stockholm, Sweden for a year. Her most memorable roles to date include the Black Swan in Swan Lake, Diane in Diane and Acteon, Kitri in Don Quixote, Sugar Plum in The Nutcracker, Firebird in Firebird, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Giselle in Giselle. She is currently gearing up to take on the titular role in Veronica Paeper’s production of Cinderella for Cape Town City Ballet.

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October 3, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Artist, Arts, Artscape, Ballerina, Ballet, Cape Town, Cape Town City Ballet, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Advice, Artscape, Ballerina, Ballet, Cape Town, Cape Town City Ballet, Carmen, Chanel Katz, Cinderella, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Don Quixote, Giselle, Interview, Mariette Opperman, Photography, Romeo and Juliet, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Swan Lake, Veronica Paeper, Women 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 Antoinette Kellermann

In a career spanning 40 years, Antoinette Kellermann has established herself as a doyenne of South African theatre, winning numerous awards for her work on radio, television and on stage. In 2008 she was honoured by the South African Academy for Science and Arts for her contribution to South African theatre. In 2010, she received several awards for her one-woman show As die Broek Pas, which she also performed in English as Man to Man. Select recent credits include Die Melktrein stop nie meer hier nee, Asem, Willem Anker’s Samsa-masjien and Hierdie Lewe by Karel Schoeman which awarded her a Kanna Award for Best Actress. She is currently starring as ‘Nell’ in the all-star cast of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame at the Baxter Theatre. Continue reading →

August 15, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Advice, Andrew, Antoinette Kellermann, As die broek pas, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Breechers Parts, buckland, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Clov, Conversation, Doyenne, End Game, Film, Ham, Nagg, Nell, Performance, Photography, Rob van Vuuren, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Soli Philander, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Sylvaine Strike, Television, Theater, Theatre, TV, Women 9 Comments

A Conversation with Kathleen Stephens

Kathleen Stephens is a theatre-maker and performer. In 2016 she debuted her acting career in People Beneath our Feet at the National Arts Festival. Other credits include Wessel Pretorius’ I Love You Sally Field, Dara Beth’s Nasty Womxn, and Jon Keevy’s Single Minded and The Underground Library. Most recently, Kathleen has been seen in Like Hamlet directed by Kanya Viljoen, Wessel Pretorius’ Fotostaatmasjien and in the first all-female South African production of The Taming of the Shrew directed by Tara Notcutt. She is currently gearing up to star in the Fugard Theatre’s return season of Shakespeare in Love. Continue reading →

August 1, 2018May 22, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Cape Town, Conversation, Greg Karvellas, Interview, Kathleen Stephens, Like Hamlet, Lucy Brittany Woolley, Nasty Womxn, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare in Love, Single Minded, Taming of the Shrew, The Fugard, The Furies, The Underground Library, Theater, Theatre, Theatre-maker 5 Comments

A Conversation with Dorothy Ann Gould

Dorothy Ann Gould is one of South Africa’s most celebrated and respected actresses. She has worked professionally for the past 50 years and has gone on to star in over 180 productions which have awarded her several of South Africa’s top accolades. She is also the founder of Johannesburg Awakening Minds, a theatre troupe comprised of 13 homeless gentlemen. Recently, Dorothy was honoured with a 2018 Naledi Award for Innovation in Theatre. She is currently starring in Joan Didion’s The Year Of Magical Thinking, based on her memoir, which has transferred to the Baxter Theatre following its successful run at the Market Theatre earlier this year. Continue reading →

July 11, 2018August 1, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Interview, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Baxter Theatre, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Dorothy Ann Gould, Film, Fleur du Cap award, JAM, Joan Didion, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Awakening Minds, Market Theatre, Molora, Naledi Award, Performance, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, Stevie Smith, Talleys Folly, Television, The Bird Watchers, The Year Of Magical Thinking, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, TV, Women 7 Comments

A Conversation with Sara Matchett

Sara Matchett is a director, theatre-maker and lecturer. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town where she currently resides as a senior lecturer in the Department of Drama. As co-founder and Artistic Director of The MotherTongue Project, a women’s arts collective, Sara has experience in the field of theatre in South Africa, Singapore, India, Kenya and Indonesia as a theatre-maker, performer, director and facilitator. Her latest directorial endeavor, Womb of Fire, which reunites her with her “soul collaborator” and fellow MotherTongue Project co-founder, Rehane Abrahams, is now playing at the Baxter Theatre. Continue reading →

April 25, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Organisation, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Draupadi, Fitzmaurice voicework, Groote Catrijn, Interview, MotherTongue, National Arts Festival, Photography, Rehane Abrahams, Sara Matchett, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Mother Tongue Project, Theater, Theatre, UCT, What the Water Gave Me, Womb of Fire, Women, Woordfees, WoordTroFees, Zara 5 Comments

A Conversation with Tarryn Lamb, Carmen Maarman and Zandile-Izandi Madliwa

Tarryn Lamb, Carmen Maarman and Zandile-Izandi Madliwa have joined forces to star in the Baxter Theatre’s smash-hit new musical, Aunty Merle, The Musical. Devised by and starring Marc Lottering, Aunty Merle features a score of 21 brand new songs, 12 of which were written by Tarryn. Zandile-Izandi returns to the Baxter after joining the cast of The Fall earlier this year, while Carmen returns to the stage after her recent turn in District Six: Kanala. We sat down with Tarryn, Carmen and Zandile-Izandi to chat all about this new production. Continue reading →

December 13, 2017January 25, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Comedy, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, music, Musical, Musician, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Songwriter, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actress, Actresses, Aunty Merle, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, Carmen Maarman, Chris de Beer, Comedy, Composer, Conversation, Dancers, Marc Lottering, Musical, Musical Theatre, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Singers, Songwriter, South Africa, Tarryn Lamb, The Musical, Theater, Theatre, Women, Zandile-Izandi Madliwa 1 Comment

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