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Cape Town Theatre to Present Aristophane’s “The Birds”

Artscape and the Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company will present Greek classic comedy “The Birds” of Aristophanes in the Kirstenbosch open-air theatre from December 20 2011 until January 15 2012. The timeless comedy performances are scheduled to start at 7am. This peculiarity of the early morning performances is explained by the fact that ancient Greeks [...]

100,000-Year-Old Art Studio Unearthed in Africa

From cave painters to Greek sculptors to post-modern filmmakers, humanity has always had its share of artists. Now, there’s evidence that humans were making art thousands of years earlier than we thought. Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is a 100,000-year-old paint workshop in Blombos Cave, South Africa, about 186 miles east of Cape Town. [...]