Arts & Culture

SOBREMESA – celebrating the life and legacy of Sir Geoffrey Neiman

The extraordinary life of Sir Geoffrey Neiman will be honoured by the dance community with SOBREMESA, a once-off performance curated to celebrate his far-reaching contribution to Spanish dance and...

A Spielberg movie never before seen in Cape Town!

While most people associate the name ‘Spielberg’ with acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, his younger sister Nancy Spielberg is...

Art bursaries changing lives

“Cape Town is the best place in South Africa for anyone interested in art.” That is the view...

The Catalogue that became a Book

BY MARC HOBERMAN About a year ago, Gavin Morris invited me for one of our favourite coffee catch up...

Enjoy the Jewish humour in earthside 

When I saw Candice Bernstein’s one-woman show, earthside, about a year ago, I was struck by how sad it...

A feast of literary treats at the 2025 Jewish Literary Festival (JLF)

From the moment the doors opened, the atmosphere was electric, brimming with expectation and bonhomie. What a festival this fifth Jewish Literary Festival turned...

Candice Bernstein in earthside

Capetonians have one more chance to see the highly successful one-woman show, earthside, before it moves to Johannesburg for the Red Hill Arts Festival The...

Clay & Heritage: Exhibition invitation

Shalom from Cape Town! We invite you and your community to "Patterns of Identity," our ceramics exhibition opening May 29th at 1895 Gallery. My name is Jason...

Ibsen’s THE Doll’s House revisited

Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, The Doll’s House, written in 1879, is revisited in the critically acclaimed Tony award-winning piece A Doll’s House, Part 2...

Young French pianist brings her dulcet notes to Cape Town

A young, rising star in the classical music world, concert pianist Stéphanie Elbaz recently visited Cape Town, showcasing her piano-playing talent at a number...

What’s on at the Jewish Literary Festival 2025

You don’t have to have read the books – or be a reader at all – to attend and love the Jewish Literary Festival!...

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