Kopano Maroga and Nico Athene in conversation for ANY BODY ZINE's new podcast "Between Twenty and Thirty", during which we talk with various artists about what they were doing in their twenties.

In this episode, follow the story of how Nico moved from the film industry to sex work to performing arts as Kopano and Nico discuss questions of sexual labour, privatisation of intimacy, the blurring of public and private and why the whole philosophical "brains-in-vats" idea is an inherently priveleged white male thinking place. 

To get a transcription of this conversation, go to our website: www.anybodyzine.org.za/podcast

between twenty and thirty: Nico Athene in conversation with Kopano Maroga

Nicola van Straaten and Mmakgosi Kgabi in conversation for ANY BODY ZINE's ongoing podcast project, "Between Twenty and Thirty", as we track the lives of artists during their twenties.

Listen to Mmakgosi's story from Botswana to South Africa to Germany as the would-be economist hustled harder than we'll ever know to be in the theatre and take her place as a performer. Radio, musical theatre, television, dance and performance - Mmakgosi has done it all and shares her story as well as some tips on how to make the hustle work.

For a full transcription of this conversation, go to our website: www.anybodyzine.org.za/podcast and to find out more about Mmakgosi and her work, go to her website: mmakgosikgabi.com/

between twenty and thirty: Mmakgosi Kgabi in conversation with Nicola van Straaten

Jay Pather and Kopano Maroga in conversation for ANY BODY ZINE's current podcast project, "Between Twenty and Thirty" as we discuss, document and hear the stories of the lives of artists  between the ages of twenty and thirty. 

In this episode, we hear the fascinating account of Jay Pather's twenties as he pursued his studies in theatre during the peak of apartheid. Join us as we listen to how the artist, curator and academic navigated the early years of his career and the extremity of  politics imbued within and upon the body.

To download a full transcription of this podcast and find out more about ANY BODY ZINE, go here: http://anybodyzine.org.za/podcast/

between twenty and thirty: Jay Pather in Conversation with Kopano Maroga

Join Robyn Orlin and Nicola van Straaten for ANY BODY ZINE's ongoing podcast series "Between Twenty and Thirty", a project that seeks to archive the stories of artists and cultural workers, and how their lives looked between the ages of twenty and thirty. 

In this episode Robyn Orlyn shares with us the hustle of her emerging years as a choreographer, dancer and teacher as she returned to a changing Johannesburg in the 70s, after studying dance in London. Join us we listen to Robyn's account, the importance of always asking questions and the difficulties of finding one's place in community.

To listen to more podcasts, go to our website: www.anybodyzine.org.za/podcast

Photo by: Jérôme Séron

between twenty and thirty: Robyn Orlin in Conversation with Nicola van Straaten

This new moon brings us Kopano Maroga in conversation with Sukuma Mkhize for ANY BODY ZINE's current podcast project, Between Twenty and Thirty: Conversations for the New Moon. Every new moon we chat with an artist and ask them to share their story about their lives between the ages of twenty and thirty. 

In this episode, we listen to Sukuma's gradual shift from astrophysics and astronomy to light installations and artistic work. From philosophy and science to curiosity and collaboration - join Sukuma's fascinating story through his twenties.

For more, head to our website: http://anybodyzine.org.za/

Photo by: Tauriq Dolley

between twenty and thirty: Sukuma Mkhize in Conversation with Kopano Maroga

This month we join Kristina Johnstone and Kopano Maroga in conversation for Any Body Zine's current podcast project: Between Twenty and Thirty: Conversations for the New Moon. This project seeks to archive the stories of artists in our community, as we hear about what they were doing between the ages of 20 and 30. In doing so, we also hope to inspire emerging artists currently navigating their twenties.

In this episode, we find out more about dancer and educator Kristina Johnstone's journey from Belgium to South Africa to Uganda to South Africa again, as she pursued and developed her dance practice. From teaching ballet, to organizing dance festivals, to running a dance company, to writing a PhD, Kristina shares with us some the valuable lessons she learned along the way. 

To find out more about this podcast series and to download the transcription of this podcast, head to our website: www. anybodyzine.org.za

Photograph: Lindsey Appolis

between twenty and thirty: Kristina Johnstone in conversation with Kopano Maroga

ANY BODY ZINE is an arts organisation invested in supporting independent embodied-arts practitioners. We are also a DIY publication and creative, alternative archive for independents artists based in South Africa and further a field. 

For more information about who we are, what we do, how to contribute and how to get your hands on your own copy - email us at: anybodyzine@gmail.com

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