THE LANGUAGE OF SWING
‘One, step! Two, step! Three, step!’ commands the dance instructor on the night of Saturday the 28th August. It is the eight o’clock dance class, which seamlessly advances into a night of Swing on in… at Club Voom Voom – and now the third Swing event hosted by culturetalent. Couples and their feet seem to liven up...
Esther Verschoor’s Light Dark Art
Esther Verschoor artistic style was spurred on by the dolls in Virginie Ropars’ The Wasp Queen. This put into motion a series of events; the purchase of a sculpting kit, the wielding of her tailor’s chalk, grabbing hold of her dress maker’s pair of scissors – all changing her direction from designing and producing her...
Lucian Freud Remembered
The 88 year old Lucian Freud, grandson of the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and brother of the former MP Sir Clement Freud, passed away peacefully due to a prolonged illness. Born 8 December 1922 in Berlin and granted British citizenship in 1939, the pre-eminent British artist died Wednesday evening, 20 July 2011 at his London home....
Dr.Rey and Bruno Schiavi Nip and Tuck Away at Lingerie
From a tastefully subdued Cape Town Fashion Show at the CTICC to the ridiculously hyped two-finger waving Dr Robert Rey at Queen Victoria Street’s Old Land Bank, this collection saw the unveiling of LingeRey. Dr 90210 on E! came dressed in his self-labelled “Pimp Chic” topped with Hollywood’s clichéd signature piece – a pair of...
GUITAR LEGEND Michael “Würzel” Bursten DIES AT 61
The Rolling Stones pay a tweet tribute to the late Michael Bursten. “We’re sad to report that former Motörhead guitarist Michael “Würzel” Bursten has died at the age of 61. RIP.” reads the tweet. The legendary guitarist and former co-writer to the Motörhead band was born 23 October 1949 and sadly died 9 July 2011,...
