Tag Archives: Relationships

2014 May 2: ‘Within our chaos and contradictions…”

Posted on May 8, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Smanga Shange © Photos by Zanele Muholi (02 May 2014) What: Full Moon Where: Joburg Theatre till 11th May 2014 ‘The best part was the last act, specifically when there was a war between a man and … Continue reading →

Posted in Textualizing Our Own Lives, Translation, Visual democracy, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We love Theatre performances, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Writing is a Right | Tagged Art, artists, Bodies, Cast, Dance, Darkness, Dogs, Family, Full Moon, Gregory Vuyani Maqoma, Health, Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Lulu Mlangeni, Move, Movements, performance, Relationships, South Africa, Visual arts, Vuyani Dance Company, Women | 2 Comments

2014 May 3: Inkanyiso crew is a family

Posted on May 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

L-R: Collen Mfazwe, Charmain Carrol, Lynne Carrol, Miss T. Menu, Akhona Hailele, Smanga Shange, Zandile Makhubu and Maureen Velile Majola ‘We Exist’ What: Self timed photo Camera used: Canon 6D with 50mm, 1:4 lens More group photos to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Description, Empowerment, Experience, Exposure, Family support, Feelings, Female Photographers, History, Hope, I can't do it ALONE, Independence | Tagged Act, activism, Actors, artists, Arts, beauty, Characters, Communication, Constructed family, Conversations, Creatives, Expression, Family, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Life, Living..., Love, media, Producers, Relationships | 1 Comment

2014 March 30: “A woman I’m going to marry”

Posted on April 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Buli Vimbelela On the 30th of March 2014 a crowd of people gathered in Zola, Soweto to witness Promise Mavundla and Sanele Shabangu’s umqomiswano (engagement), a gathering which many were unsure of, but had piqued their interest nonetheless. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender performance, I can't do it ALONE, I was (T)here, Love, Love is a human right, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Relationships, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged Act, activism, Activists, artists, Arts, Beautiful, Black Lesbian, Buli Vimbelela, Butch, Family, Human beings, Love, Relationships, Support, Umqomiswano (Engagement), Woman | 4 Comments

2014 March 29: Is it violence or love between two men?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola When two men from two different worlds redefine what it means to be a man, to show emotions and express oneself, their worlds collide through dance and they create a powerful piece that shows emotions one … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lesbian Artists, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Creative activist, Education, Emotional support, Empowerment, I Stand Corrected, Intellectualism, Intervention | Tagged 2014, Articles, artists, Artists In Residence, Arts, Audience, Berlin, Collaborations, Conflicts, Friendships, Life, Love, Lucky Kele and Ronni Maciel, Makgosi Kgabi, Mamela Nyamza, Maureen Velile Majola, Perforamance, Puppet, Relationships, South African artists @ Constanza Macras, struggle, Studio 44 | 1 Comment

2014 March 26: Lucky Ronni @ Studio 44

Posted on March 29, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Constanza Macraz/ Dorkypark City: Berlin, Germany What: During rehearsals Photos by Zanele Muholi Camera used: Canon 6d with 50mm lens. 1:8 About the dancers in these photos currently on AiR @ Constanza Macraz Lucky Kele specializes … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Contributors, Independence, Life, Power of the Arts | Tagged activism, Another approach is possible, Art, artists, Berlin, Brazil, Collaborations, Connections, Dance, Dancer, Emotion, Evidence, Friendships, Germany, Katlehong, Love, Lucky Kele, Men, Movements, performance, Photography, Relationships, Ronni Maciel, South Africa, South America, Stamina, Sweat, Witness, Zanele Muholi | 4 Comments

2014 Feb.21: Gay fear, pay… TEAR

Posted on March 26, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Our love contested by critical judgment of the world. I’ve faced crucifixion. Like the two thief’s, I’m damned. Buried and burnt in eternal fire, coz it seems our fire is wrong. To hell with what we feel- literally. Layers … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay, Knowledge, Memory, Queer poetics, Queer Power, Queer visibility, Queer Youth, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, When Love is a Human Right, Writing is a Right | Tagged Activists, Aluta Humbane, Another approach is possible, Arts, Being, Creativity, Expression, Life, Living..., Longing, Love, Queer poetry, Reflection, Relationships, SpeakOut, Spoken word | Leave a comment

2014 March 21: Whose Democratic rule?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Thozie Mathe South Africa passed its first democratic Constitution in 1996, ending a 50-year regime of institutionalized discrimination known as apartheid, and 300 years of legal discrimination. The new laws, in contrast, institutionalized the principles of non-discrimination in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Homosexuality, Life Stories, Living by example, Love, Walter Sisulu University, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, When Love is a Human Right | Tagged 'Born this way', Acceptance, Activists, Africa, Articles, Commission for Gender Equality, Family support, Friendships, Gender Based Violence, God, hate crimes, Home, Homosexuality, LGBTI community, mfazi to makoti (wife - bride), Nation, Poetry as means of articulation, Pride, Relationships, SA Constitution, South Africa, South African Human Rights Commission, South Africans, Thozie Mathe, Writing as a right | 3 Comments

2014 March 13: SA Black Lesbian invades San Francisco

Posted on March 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

… that is Selaelo ‘Sly’ Mannya sharing knowledge with Lyric SF LGBT Youth. Last night I met a group of students ranging between ages 14 to 18. They are part of a collective called The Lyric SF Youth , which … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative family, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Edutainment, Art for Humanity, Art Is A Human Right, Beauty, Black Lesbian Graduate, Characters, Collaborations, Community Mobilizing, Community outreach, Contributors, Creating awareness, Description, Details, Emotional support, Exchanging Queer thoughts | Tagged Activists, Another way of advocating for LGBTI rights, Arts, Black lesbians, Caring, Commitment, community, Education, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Joy, Laughter, LGBT Youth in San Francisco, Love, Meeting, People, Queer Youth, Questions and Answers, Relationships | 5 Comments

2014 March 13: my love is electric

Posted on March 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene © 2013 my love is electric supernova/ written in lightning across charcoal sky my love is a flower forever in bloom even in the dead of winter underwater or on pluto my love is … Continue reading →

Posted in 1981 -, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer | Tagged Activists, Arts, Black Queer Artists, Embrace, Expression, Friendships, Human Rights defender, Intimacy, Life, Love, Loving, Poetry speaks volumes, Queer Poets, Queer talent, Relationships, Writing is a Right, Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene | Leave a comment

2014 March 12: Photos from SF Jazz Center – Artist Talk

Posted on March 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

“What is your perception of South Africa? What exactly do you think we do there?… We actually have an airport, we didn’t come here on an airboat.” ~@slypod Photos by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene (in the audience) Camera used: … Continue reading →

Posted in 12th March 2014 at SF Jazz Center, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Beauty, Black & White, Black Female Body, Body, Body Politics, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Gender expression, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices | Tagged Another approach is possible, Artists Talk, Arts, Audience, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Expression, Friendships, Lesbian voices, Love, Photography, Presentation, Relationships, San Francisco, Selaelo 'Sly' Mannya, Valerie Thomas, Visual history, We love photography, We were there, Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene | 5 Comments

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