The TAEP Mini Festival took place at the Diepkloof Hall on Sunday 22 June. There was entertainment for all ages; dance, drumming, dance and comedy skits. The residents of Diepkloof came to support the event and expressed their appreciation for events that promote positive attitudes amongst the youth.
The festival was organised by Ricky Bopape [...]

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Eddy Grant, reggae musician, is currently in South Africa to record a new album at the Gallo Studios in downtown Johannesburg.
The TAXI Art Education Programme group who practises their music at the Gallo studios had the pleasure of a special visit from Grant. The group waited patiently for Grant to finish recording so they could [...]

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The annual Cape Town Book Fair hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, now in its third year, will take place from 14-17 June. David Krut Publishing will be exhibiting its own range of publications, as well as books from international publishers Tate, Nazraeli and Assouline. As participants of the Cape Town [...]

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Theo Sonnekus obtained a BA (Languages) Journalism and a BA (Hons): Visual Studies (cum laude) at the University of Pretoria in 2006 and 2007 consecutively. He is currently furthering his postgraduate studies at the University of Pretoria, undertaking a MA: Visual Studies on the topic of ‘Invisible queers: investigating the ‘other’ Other in gay visual [...]

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David Krut Publishing is pleased to announce the release of a Compendium of TAXI Art Books Educational Supplements, which accompanies the TAXI Art Books series of publications on contemporary South African artists, but is also a stand-alone book for the classroom.

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Ricky Bopape – Director & writer of We On Air
Emerging director and playwright Ricky Bopape is taking his play We On Air – Radio Nonesense 69.4-5 to the National Arts Festival Fringe. We On Air is a light-hearted comedy based on the exciting and ever-evolving world of a radio station – Radio Nonsense on [...]

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The David Krut Publishing office is busy these days with three books in production that will be launched in the next three months. The first of these is the TAXI Art Book Compendium, The Compendium will combine all thirteen supplements and will offer detailed, challenging, learner-orientated worksheets on South African artists Jo Ractliffe, Samson Mudzunga, [...]

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The launch of Mama Mbeki’s biography took place at the Constitution Court where many high ranking officials of government and SABC were present. A dance group from the Transkei kept everyone entertained with their energetic traditional dances and ululating. After the official part of the ceremony, the party moved into the David Krut Bookstore for [...]

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