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Waters’ hard and unyielding approach to modern politics has resulted in longstanding elements of his stagecraft becoming contentious.
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Novelist Petina Gappah’s call for translators on Facebook has resulted in the publication of Chimurenga Chemhuka.
Noviolet Bulawayo, Zimbabwean writer.
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Playing out in an animal kingdom, Glory is a devastating political commentary on Zimbabwe today.
Russian President Vladimir Putin uses words to mean the opposite of what they really mean.
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Putin often uses words to mean exactly the opposite of what they normally do – a practice diagnosed by political author George Orwell as ‘doublespeak,’ or the language of totalitarians.
George Orwell’s writings have left a lasting imprint on American thought and culture.
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George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was an instant success when it was first published. His writings on totalitarianism and socialism continue to be relevant today.
Renato Musolino is the beating heart of a new production of Animal Farm.
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An impressive solo performance of Orwell’s classic novella by Renato Musolino portrays a world not so far from our own.
Dumile Feni’s ‘African Guernica’ - charcoal on paper.
‘African Guernica’ is an incredibly powerful work of art in many ways, importantly filling that space between the visible and the visible.