The Market Theatre is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having survived the terrors of the apartheid regime and the shifting ...

The Market Theatre holds a special place in my heart, not only as a beacon of theatrical brilliance, but also as a revolutionary space that has shaped the cultural and political landscape of South ...

2026 marks 40 years since the Lowveld Massacre took place. On March 11, 1986, security forces opened fire on thousands of ...

Apartheid, meaning "apartness" in Afrikaans, was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. This video provides a simplified ...

On January 1, 1994, Indigenous peoples from Chiapas, Mexico, rose up. They took control of city halls in towns across the state. They took the state capital San Cristobal de las Casas. And they held ...

A recipient of NEA Arts Journalism fellowships in dance, theater and music, Susan reviews visual and performing arts in the U.S. and overseas. The Soweto Gospel Choir brought its program of ...

Few ensembles embody the intertwining of artistry and political memory as fully as the Soweto Gospel Choir. Emerging in a country still reckoning with the psychological scars of apartheid, the group ...

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Growing up, one of my best friends was first generation American after his parents migrated from Taiwan. I could always tell when my friend was in trouble because his mom would start talking to him in ...

Stanley Townsend and Sky Yang also board Focus' period drama being directed by Paul Greengrass. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Andrew Garfield leads the feature that is now in production, portraying ...

On June 16, 1976, the sidewalks of Soweto, short for South Western Townships, erupted in protest as Black students by the thousands took to the streets to challenge South Africa's apartheid regime.

Jamie Bell, Cosmo Jarvis and Thomasin McKenzie will travel back to 14th century England for Paul Greengrass’ “The Uprising.” The historical epic is set during the Peasants’ Revolt and stars the ...