For the first time in a long time, it feels like all people on Earth have something in common. An exploration of what unites us in a time of social distancing, we visit and re-visit people in Hongkong and India, Greece and Gaza, among other places.
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episode 5: Cape Town: Still standing home
Mike van Graan, a well-established playwright and activist based in Cape Town, shares how the pandemic has struck the cultural scene in South Africa. Mike feels more busy than before the lockdown and helps make cultural practitioners more resilient.
This episode was recorded on August 20, 2020.
Guest Mike van Graan, South AfricaMike is a South African playwright. He was appointed as an Advisor to the first Minister of Arts and Culture in post-apartheid South Africa, where he played an influential role in shaping cultural policies. Currently, he’s the project manager for the Sustaining Theatre and Dance (STAND) Foundation.
Other episodes with Mike:
- Cape Town: Protesting as a Way to Survive
- Cape Town: Corona Aesthetics and Theater
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Credits- An Huy Tran (Associate Producer)
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Thomas Reintjes, Prathap Nair, Kecheng Fang and Stephanie Raible also helped make this episode.