CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Ademola Adesola, Mount Royal University The subjects of race, identity and belonging are often fraught with contention and uneasiness. Who are you? Who belongs? Who is native, or indigenous to … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor The brush strokes are bold on both the small size and big size art works on display on the intimate gallery’s walls. The story itself … Read More
By CityLIfe Arts Writer In what promises to be one of the most thrilling theatre highlights of the year, the stage production of Damon Galgut’s Booker Prize-winning novel, THE PROMISE, … Read More
Tinashe Timothy Harry, Nelson Mandela University In the world of sports, some stories transcend the boundaries of the game and become symbolic of something greater. Siya Kolisi’s journey from an … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor A few months ago while at home in the evening, minding my own business, I was disturbed by WhasAPP messages images of a central Johannesburg street … Read More
By CityLIfe Arts Writer The young people inner city Johannesburg are at it again –putting together yet another multi-disciplinary art experience after the success of their first event last month. … Read More
Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University A recent book, Queer Bodies in African Films, studies the growing LGBTIQ+ output from film-makers around the continent, from Morocco to South Africa. In the process … Read More
