This week’s featured gig poster was designed by South African artist Simon Berndt in collaboration with Rob Fitzpatrick of Levitation.
Tag: South Africa
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Ephraim Bugumba sings his refugee’s tale as Storyteller
Ephraim Bugumba’s long, hard journey from the Congo to DeKalb began when he was three, but as Storyteller he uses music to keep a connection to home alive.
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Mies Julie depicts a postapartheid South Africa still mired in its legacy of colonialism and racism
But playwright Yaël Farber’s ambition far outstrips what appears onstage.
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Chairwoman Preckwinkle’s Machine takeover a far cry from days of Fast Eddie
To beat the Machine, you gotta be the Machine and other lessons for Toni Preckwinkle and the next generation of Democratic Party leaders.
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South African drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo fans the spark of resistance into the flame of liberated jazz
Louis Moholo-Moholo, the last survivor of legendary South African group the Blue Notes, introduces his current band to Chicago.
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Falling, and eight more stage shows to see now
Bertolt Brecht’s satire set in 1930s gangland Chicago and Interrobang Theatre’s local premiere of an off-Broadway hit are among this week’s best bets.
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A classic document of early South African jazz finally gets a wide reissue
British label Jazzman has reissued a dynamic 1963 big-band album led by pianist Chris McGregor and featuring players from influential group the Blue Notes.
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News flash: Someone said something nice about Carly Fiorina
A former Hewlett Packard employee says her former CEO was “inspiring.”
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How press photographers got Pulitzer-winning pictures
Great pictures photographers got by doing what photographers do
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“Vacancy,” Lilli Carré, and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
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12 O’Clock Track: “Shichangani,” a pioneering slice of South African shangaan disco
A track from the 1994 breakthrough album by South Africa’s Penny Penny
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A killer stalks The Shining Girls through time
Chicago throughout the 20th century is the setting for Lauren Beukes’s creepy novel, The Shining Girls.
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HoZac digs deep for the 2013 Blackout
The 2013 HoZac Blackout features Dwight Twilley, weirdo sci-fi postpunks Chrome, and lots more.
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What difference does it make why Oscar Pistorius shot her?
Deep thinking about Oscar Pistorius and South Africa