Cultsha Kennis

What Cultsha Kennis loves about the festive season is that it provides ample opportunity to make new friends, let our guard down, relax and take time out to see new talent that’s on the horizon! Or if you’re a frequenter on the arts and culture scene, like Cultsha Kennis, you’re probably waiting to clock out for the year so that you can make time to see your existing favourites that seem to only come around once when we’re not looking!    Whichever of the two you may be, you MUST join us at the  JITSVINGER LIVE  show at the Nomad Bistro & Bar in Waterkant Street, Cape Town – a night which promises to bring Hip-Hop infused musical flavours ranging from  jazz, blues, goema, boombap, R&B to traditional! Jitsvinger will be sharing the stage with hidden talent from the Cape Flats, as well as a few other surprise guest features. CD’s will be on sale, along with merchandise by AWEH! Kaapstad. The venue is perfectly suited for those who like to be...

On Saturday 1 December 2018, Cultsha Kennis had the extraordinary opportunity to finally see  At Her Feet , a long-awaited show which we had been dying to see since first reading the playscript in 2014! At Her Feet is a one-woman show written and directed by Nadia Davids and is performed by the well-loved Quanita Adams, an artistic collaboration which the 2003 Cape Times referred to as a "triumphant combination", and Cultsha Kennis agrees! The title of the production is derived from a Hadith (record of words and actions of the Prophet of Islam), "Paradise lies at the feet of thy mother" and tells the story of 4 contemporary Muslim women in Cape Town whose lives are affected by the 9/11 happenings and the honour killing of a Jordanian girl, Azra Al-Jamal.   Using poetry and the scarf as a recurring motif throughout the show, the audiences were shown what makes a Cape Muslim experience. Auspicious rituals were referenced, such as the sehri meal during Ramad...