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Madeleine Chaput is a feature and lifestyle writer based in the Eastern Cape

Dancers perform 'Majaivan', a movement story of the life of choreographer Lee-Ché Janecke at the National Arts Festival.

Acclaimed choreographer Janecke packs life journey into NAF dance production - Clone

Lee-Ché Janecke’s ‘Majaivan’ received a standing ovation on the opening night

  • Madeleine Chaput
Autoplay is an AI Opera - an immersive, surreal encounter between human and machine. This hybrid performance confronts traditional notions of identity and autonomy in an era shaped by digital systems. A charged game of musical chairs driven by Artificial Intelligence, it exposes questions of agency, influence, and control. Picture ALAN EASON

‘Autoplay’ has your heart pounding before you’ve even taken your seat

Created using generative AI, Autoplay is a commentary on the relationship between humans and machines, on what the world might become as AI continues to influence and perhaps even control us.

  • Madeleine Chaput
Dancers perform 'Majaivan', a movement story of the life of choreographer Lee-Ché Janecke at the National Arts Festival.

Acclaimed choreographer packs life journey into NAF dance production

Lee-Ché Janecke’s ‘Majaivan’ received a standing ovation on the opening night

  • Madeleine Chaput
The Social Employment Fund characters are back at NAF this year with their colourful creations made from recycled plastic. Picture ALAN EASON

National Arts Festival kicks off in Makhanda

This year, the removal of the coveted Youth Jazz Festival is a sad loss to the programme, and skyrocketing fuel prices may affect ticket sales and spending trends.

  • Madeleine Chaput