CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Job Mwaura, University of Cape Town and Ufuoma Akpojivi, University of the Witwatersrand It’s common in both Kenya and South Africa for there to be everyday conversations about inequalities in … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor Eyebrows are currently being raised in arts circles because an advert doing rounds on social media platforms promoting a Russian themed ballet show scheduled for … Read More
Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town I first saw Nkosinathi Maphumulo aka Black Coffee perform at Amaros Night Club in Pretoria, South Africa during the late 2000s. Dressed in a … Read More
Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town When renowned Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu passed on in early 2022, Paulin J. Hountondji was left alone to adopt the mantle of “Africa’s greatest … Read More
Hlonipha Mokoena, University of the Witwatersrand This year marks the centenary of the publication in 1922 of Abantu Abamnyama Lapa Bavela Ngakona (The Black People and Whence They Came), the … Read More
Phuti Sepuru, University of Pretoria Singer-songwriter Simphiwe Dana is working with fellow South African creative director, theatre producer and dancer Gregory Maqoma and his Vuyani Dance Theatre company. The new … Read More
Charles C. Stewart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The ancient Timbuktu manuscripts of Mali were back in the headlines following internet giant Google’s initiative to host a collection of them … Read More
