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A Conversation with Carmen Pretorius

Carmen Pretorius is a Naledi and Fleur du Cap nominated musical theatre and television actress, qualified makeup artist and presenter. After getting her professional start by winning the televised High School Musical competition, she went on to star in notable productions including Mamma Mia, Footloose, Jersey Boys and most recently The Sound of Music, which sees her taking on the role of Maria. We sat down with Carmen, ahead of the final week of the production, to chat about her “metamorphic” journey with the show.

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May 23, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Interview, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Artscape, Cabaret, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Carmen Pretorius, Conversation, Footloose, High School Musical, Interview, Liesl, Makeup Artist, Mamma Mia, Maria, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Performer, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Presenter, Singer, South Africa, Stylist, Television, The Sound of Music, TV, Woman, Women 2 Comments

A Conversation with Ukhona Ntsali Mlandu

Ukhona Ntsali Mlandu is an Arts Manager, Curator and Facilitator. During the last few years she has worked alongside some of South Africa’s leading arts institutions and organisations including Artscape where she spent several years heading up their Resource Center, PANSA, FTH:K and Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company before going on to become an independent Arts Manager. She has launched her latest project makwande.republic, a residency program set in the heart of her hometown village in the Eastern Cape. We sat down with her to chat about moving back home, creating makwande.republic and having to coin a new phrase to encompasses her multi-faceted career.
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May 2, 2018January 23, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Arts, Arts Administrator, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Engineer, Facilitator, Ideas Engineer, Interview, Organisation, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: #100AfricanReads, Advice, Arts, Arts Manager, Artscape, Cape Town, Chanel Katz, Conversation, Curator, Facilitator, Ideas Engineer, Ka Pa Tee, makwande.republic, Pansa, Photography, Ukhona Ntsali Mlandu, Woman, Women, Womxn 3 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 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 Barbara Loots

As the creator of Theatre Scene Cape Town, Barbara Loots has managed to take her passion for theatre and turn it into a digital initiative sharing what the thriving Cape Town theatre industry has to offer, all in the name of getting “bums on seats.” In five short years she has managed to transform Theatre Scene Cape Town into a thriving online resource. She is also a director of Cape Town Angels, an NPC that believes in spreading the magic of compassion. In addition, she also makes up half of the dynamic duo known as Loots Digital. Barbara has managed to effortlessly achieve all of this while balancing her full-time career in law. Continue reading →

August 2, 2017August 9, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Content Creator, Content producer, Conversation, Critic, Culture, Digital Marketing, Influencer, Interview, Photography, Reviewer, Sarafina, Sarafina MagazineTags: Art, Barbara Loots, Cape Town, Content producer, Conversation, Critic, Digital Influencer, Digital Markerter, inspiring, Lawyer, Loots Digital, Media, Photography, Reviewer, Sophie Kirsch, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Scene Cape Town, Woman Leave a comment

Spotlight on SWIFT

Jacqui-Lee Katz, Flavia Motsisi and Zoe Chiriseri are three core board members of SWIFT. SWIFT stands for Sisters Working in Film and Television. They are a South African based NPO for women in film & TV. Sarafina Magazine sat down with Jacqui-Lee, who heads up their Social Media and Marketing committee, Flavia, who works in the Skills and Mentorship subcommittee and Zoe, who works within the organisational structure, to learn more about this brand new and vital organisation.

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April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Arts, Conversation, Culture, Film, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Organisation, SAGA, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, SWIFT, Television, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Advice, Cape Town, Casting Director, Conversation, DIFF, Director, Durban, Durban International Film Festival, empowerment, Film, Flavia Motsisi, Jacqui-Lee Katz, Joburg, Non profit organisation, NPO, Organisation, Organization, SAGA, Sara Blecher, Sisters working in film and television, South Africa, South African, SWIFT, TV, Woman, Women, Zoe Chiriseri 2 Comments

A Conversation with Bonnie Rodini

Bonnie Rodini is a casting director, writer, director and producer working in the film and television industry. Best known for her feature film, The Story of an African Farm, Bonnie began her career as a ballet dancer before moving into the world of acting and eventually the world of filmmaking. Continue reading →

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Casting Director, Conversation, Culture, Director, Film, Filmmaker, Interview, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Acting, Actors, Actress, Art, Arts, Ballet Dancer, Bonnie Rodini, Casting Director, Conversation, Director, Film, Filmmaker, inspirational, inspiring, New York, South Africa, South African, Story of an African Farm, Woman, Women, writer Leave a comment

A Conversation with Caroline Calburn

Last year we introduced you to Ameera Conrad and Wynne Bredenkamp, two recipients of the 2016 Theatre Arts Admin Collective Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary. Today’s conversation is with the woman at the helm of this wonderful organisation, director and educator Caroline Calburn. Armed with genuine passion, Caroline has been unapologetic in her pursuit to better the artistic landscape of this country. The Theatre Arts Admin Collective is a much needed space and has become an incredible resource for young artists. Continue reading →

January 10, 2017February 18, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Uncategorized, WomenTags: Arts, Caroline Calburn, Conversation, Director, Emerging Directors, Funding, inspirational, inspiring, Joe Papp, South Africa, Theatre, Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Woman, Women 10 Comments

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