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ReTAGS Conference 2023

Join the ReTAGS project-culminating symposium in November 2023. Two days of discussions and showcases of creative and critical work focussed on the themes of Art, Activism, Archival and Academic enquiries.

ReTAGS Hybrid Conference with Oxford University

The APGRD (University of Oxford, Faculty of Classics) and ReTAGS are co-hosting a hybrid conference in Oxford's Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies

Helsinki prize at the IFTR 2023

ReTAGS PhD Scholar, Lesego Chauke, has won the Helsinki Prize at the IFTR 2023 for her essay “Live and Proclaim!": Mourning as Resistance in the Context of Pervasive Death in Mark Fleishman’s Antigone (Not Quite/Quiet)’.

APPLICANT CALL: SHORT-TERM DIGITAL HUMANITIES FELLOW 2023

ReTAGS research team seeks to award a short-term Digital Humanities Fellowship to re-engage and reimagine the project’s archival material and produce a digital output for our online project platform.

iKrele leChiza at The Baxter

Award-winning director, Mandla Mbothwe’s acclaimed, iKrele leChiza…the sermon, fires up The Baxter Flipside, from 23 March to 8 April 2023 at 7.30pm, following its hugely successful debut run last year.

Oedipus at Colonus: #aftersophocles

The Baxter, in collaboration with Magnet Theatre is very excited to present a brand-new play, called Oedipus at Colonus: #aftersophocles. The play is directed by Mark Fleishman, and performed by Andrew Buckland, Jennie Reznek, Faniswa Yisa

ReTAGS Public Lecture - Prof. Anuradha Kapur

ReTAGS & the CTDPS are pleased to invite you to a public lecture delivered by Prof. Anuradha Kapur entitled "Dark Things: Working with Material" on Friday 04 November at 17h00.Prof. Kapur come to us from Ambedkar

Dr. Malavika Rao receives ReTAGS Second Postdoctoral Fellowship

ReTAGS would like to welcome our newest member of the team: Dr Malavika Rao, as our second postdoctoral fellow.

Ezemiphefumlo …of the Souls

Ezemiphefumlo ...of the souls, a production co-directed by Mandla Mbothwe and Chuma Sopotela, featuring our 3rd year Advanced Diploma and BA Acting students. Guest performance by Indalo Stofile.

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