CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Ghosts of the struggle, dogs of the new dispensation; Brave, raw and necessary. In an age of safe storytelling, this unflinching musical drama shoves our failures back in our faces … Read More
Applications Now Open for the 2026 Jomba! Open Horizons Platforms (Live and Digital) By CityLife Arts Writer The Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) has opened submissions for the … Read More
By Funeka Bambalele As a young creative, count yourself fortunate to learn from thespians like Bheki Mkhwane, whose mastery of stage, television, and film has earned him national respect and … Read More
By CityLife Arts Writer The South African feature film God’s Work, directed by Michael James and produced by Sithabile Mkhize was awarded the prestigious Radwan El Kashef Prize for Best … Read More
By CityLife Arts Writer The AVBOB Poetry Project’s first mini-competition of 2026 invited poets to turn, momentarily, from a turbulent world and attend to the textures of everyday life. In response, poets … Read More
Atlas of Uncertainty: Transforming Cityscapes, is an attempt to reimagine the future of African cities on at Wits Origin Centre 18 April – 3 July 2026. By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS … Read More
By CityLife Arts Writer The performance groundbreaking CODE/DNA at UJ Arts Centre is in Partnership with Arts .The work signals a moment for Johannesburg audiences as an opportunity to encounter one of the most … Read More
