Kurt Andersen takes a look at South African culture since the end of apartheid. The artist William Kentridge tells stories of police brutality through the surreal animation of his charcoal drawings. Afrikaans writer Marlene van Niekerk gets discovered by English-speaking audiences. Also – back in the U.S. – the legendary ballerina Darci Kistler dances with the New York City Ballet for the last time.
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