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Page 1: Poetry Africa: Durban

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Page 2: Poetry Africa: Durban

Organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal), the 15th Poetry Africa festival is supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (Principal Funder), Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS), French Institute of South Africa and the City of Durban.

Centre for Creative Arts,University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041

Tel: +27 31 260 2506 or +27 31 260 1816Fax +27 31 260 3074 • E-mail: [email protected]

See www.cca.ukzn.ac.za for participant bios and festival information.

PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE

15th POETRY AFRICA 17-22 October 2011

Didier Awadi (Senegal)Gabeba Baderoon (South Africa)Joshua Bennett (United States)Jaap Blonk (The Netherlands)TJ Dema (Botswana)Dikson (Zimbabwe)Sandile Dikeni (South Africa)Myesha Jenkins (South Africa)Khadijatou (United Kingdom)Phelelani Makhanya (South Africa)Oswald Mtshali (South Africa)Dashen Naicker (South Africa)

FEATURINGNiyi Osundare (Nigeria)Shailja Patel (Kenya)Fernando Rendón (Colombia)Patrice Treuthardt (Reunion)Uzinzo (South Africa)Mphutlane wa Bofelo (South Africa)David wa Maahlamela (South Africa)Raúl Zurita (Chile) Musicians:Chiwoniso (Zimbabwe)Tibass Kangu (DRC)Sazi Dlamini and Ndikho Xaba (South Africa)Tidal Waves (South Africa)

The 15th Poetry Africa, International Poetry Festival features 20 participants from 12 di� erent countries. The extensive week-long programme includes performances, readings and book launches every evening at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, with a festival � nale and the Durban SlamJam at the BAT Centre on Saturday 22 October. Day activities include seminars, workshops, poetry competitions, open mic opportunities and school visits.

Ticket prices at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: R30 (R15 for students and pensioners). Closing night at the Bat Centre: R50. There is no charge for workshops and seminars. Book at Computicket (Tel: 083 915 8000 or www.computicket.com) or at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 18h30. No advance bookings for BAT Centre.

Saturday, 24 September – Pre-festival15h30 – 20h30 100,000 Poets for Change

• includes Gcina Mhlophe, Busiswa Gqulu, Patrick Bond, Sakhile, ‘STP’ Shabalala, Inyosi Siphamandla Xaba, New Divas Music Ensemble, Open Mic, Poetry Weaving

• sunset screening of Waste Land (directed by Lucy Walker, Karen Harley and João Jardim)

Monday, 17 October15h45 – 17h20 Electro Acoustic – Music Workshop: Jaap Blonk – Studio Control A, School of Music, Howard College Campus, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 1050

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Monday, 17 October – Opening Night

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: Evening Programme19h30 Music: Sazi Dlamini and Ndikho Xaba Introduction: Peter Rorvik, Centre for Creative Arts Didier Awadi, Gabeba Baderoon, Joshua Bennett, Jaap Blonk, TJ Dema, Dikson, Sandile Dikeni, Myesha Jenkins, Khadijatou, Phelelani Makhanya, Oswald Mtshali, Dashen Naicker, Niyi Osundare, Shailja Patel, Fernando Rendón, Patrice Treuthardt, Uzinzo, Mphutlane wa Bofelo, David wa Maahlamela, Raúl Zurita

Tuesday, 18 October AM School Visits

AM Prison Programme – Sandile Dikeni, Mphutlane wa Bofelo – closed event10h30 – 12h00 Poetry Exchange: Didier Awadi, Niyi Osundare, Fernando Rendón, David wa Maahlamela – Luthuli Museum, 3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street, Groutville. Tel: 032 559 6822 12h30 – 14h00 Seen And Unseen: Windows On The ICC-Kenya Trials – Shailja Patel – CCS Seminar Room 602, 6th Floor, MTB Tower, Howard College Campus, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 319512h30 – 14h00 Poetry Performance: Joshua Bennett, Khadijatou, Phelelani Makhanya – Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre, B25 Giya Road, B-Section, KwaMashu. Tel: 031 504 697013h00 – 14h00 Poets in Dialogue: Myesha Jenkins, Dashen Naicker – Damelin, 115 Jan Smuts Highway, Mayville, Westridge. Tel: 031 268 9400 Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: Evening Programme18h45 – 19h15 Book Launch: Dreams of Flight, Myesha Jenkins, Gecko Publishing – Wellington Tavern Deck 18h45 – 19h15 Host: Chantal Snyman Music: Tibass Kangu (DRC) Poetry Prelude: • Zuhaira ‘Lerato’ Esau • Sifi so Mtolo • Dashen Naicker (South Africa) • Myesha Jenkins (South Africa) • Khadijatou (United Kingdom) interval • Raúl Zurita (Chile) • *Letters to Dennis: Shailja Patel (Kenya)

*In honour of activist and poet Dennis Brutus (1924-2009), the Letters to Dennis slot features a poet of high excellence who re¡ ects Dennis’ passion for human rights and integrity. The Letters to Dennis poet for 2011 is Shailja Patel of Kenya.

POETRY AFRICA PRELUDE POETS

SIYABONGA MPUNGOSE TUMELO KHOZA SIFISO MTOLO ZUHAIRA ‘LERATO’ ESAU JUBA

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Wednesday, 19 OctoberAM School Visits

10h30 – 11h15 Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Didier Awadi, Joshua Bennett – Room 25, Steve Biko Campus, DUT. Tel: 074 922 424710h30 – 11h30 Poets in Media: Sandile Dikeni, Dikson, Shailja Patel – Department of Journalism, Room 149, City Campus, DUT. Tel 031 203 6614 12h00 – 12h45 Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Jaap Blonk, TJ Dema – Room 310, UNISA, Aliwal Street. Tel: 072 149 475712h00 – 13h30 Poetry Africa at Wushwini: Oswald Mtshali, Mphutlane wa Bofelo – Wushwini Arts and Culture Heritage Centre, Kwangcolosi Tribal Authority, 60 Wushwini Road, KZN. Tel: 072 462 1603 12h00 – 14h00 Zwakala! Mazisi Kunene Poetry Showcase: David wa Maahlamela, Phelelani Makhanya – Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: Evening Programme18h45 – 19h15 Book Launch – No Serenity Here, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, Isabel Ferrin-Aguirre, Xiao Kaiyu, World Knowledge Publishers, Beijing – Wellington Tavern Deck

19h30 Host: Zos Kunene Music: Chiwoniso (Zimbabwe) Poetry Prelude: • Tumelo Khoza • Juba • Patrice Treuthardt (Reunion) • Uzinzo (South Africa) • TJ Dema (Botswana) interval • Jaap Blonk (The Netherlands) • Didier Awadi (Senegal) with guitarist Tibass Kangu (DRC)

Thursday, 20 OctoberAM School Visits12h00 – 13h00 Poetry and Co� ee at Colombo: TJ Dema, Fernando Rendón – 369 Gale Street (Magwaza Maphalala Street), Durban. Tel: 031 205 328312h10 – 13h05 Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Patrice Treuthardt, Uzinzo – Piazza Area, Edgewood Campus, UKZN. Tel: 071 547 765412h20 – 13h05 Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Khadijatou, Dashen Naicker – Quad Area, Westville Campus, UKZN. Tel: 084 318 932112h30 – 14h00 Poets Speak: Gabeba Baderoon, Niyi Osundare, Shailja Patel, Raúl Zurita – Howard College Theatre, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 250612h30 – 14h00 Community Writing Forum: Mphutlane wa Bofelo, David wa Maahlamela – Nelson Mandela Youth Centre, Chatsworth Circle Road, Chatsworth. Tel: 031 401 4191/083 981 350614h00 – 14h30 Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Joshua Bennett, Dikson – Shepstone Building Level 6, Howard College Campus, UKZN. Tel: 073 165 9903

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Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: Evening Programme18h45 – 19h15 Book Launch –The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology 2011, Vonani Bila, Jacana Media – Wellington Tavern Deck19h30 Host: Carole Gumede Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award • David wa Maahlamela (South Africa) • Fernando Rendon (Colombia) • Sandile Dikeni (South Africa) interval

• Niyi Osundare (Nigeria) • Oswald Mtshali (South Africa)

Friday, 21 October

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: Evening Programme18h45 – 19h15 Book Launch – Conduit, Sarah Frost, Modjaji Books – Wellington Tavern Deck 19h30 Host: Noxolo Malimba Poetry Prelude: • Siyabonga Mpungose Schools Poetry Competition Award Winners • Phelelani Makhanya (South Africa) • Dikson (Zimbabwe) • Mphutlane wa Bofelo (South Africa) interval

• Gabeba Baderoon (South Africa) • Joshua Bennett (United States)

Saturday, 22 October

10h00 – 11h30 Co� ee with Poets at Alliance Française: Didier Awadi, Patrice Treuthardt – 22 Sutton Crescent, Morningside. Tel: 031 312 958212h00 – 13h30 Poetry Writing Workshop: Gabeba Baderoon, Niyi Osundare, Shailja Patel – Mission Control, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 045114h00 – 15h30 Open Mic: Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451 15h45 – 17h00 Durban SlamJam: Joshua Bennett, Dikson, Sandile Dikeni, Dashen Naicker, Mphutlane wa Bofelo – Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451

Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre: Evening Programme19h30 Host: Busiswa Gqulu Festival Finale: Didier Awadi, Gabeba Baderoon, Joshua Bennett, Jaap Blonk, TJ Dema, Dikson, Sandile Dikeni, Myesha Jenkins, Khadijatou, Phelelani Makhanya, Oswald Mtshali, Dashen Naicker, Niyi Osundare, Shailja Patel, Fernando Rendón, Patrice Treuthardt, Uzinzo, Mphutlane wa Bofelo, David wa Maahlamela, Raúl Zurita Music Finale: Tidal Waves

Thursday, 20 October (cont.)

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TJ DEMA (BOTSWANA) DIKSON (ZIMBABWE)

▲ KOBUS MOOLMAN (South Africa)

SANDILE DIKENI (SOUTH AFRICA)

DIDIER AWADI (SENEGAL) GABEBA BADEROON (SOUTH AFRICA) JOSHUA BENNETT (UNITED STATES) JAAP BLONK (THE NETHERLANDS)

MYESHA JENKINS (SOUTH AFRICA)

KHADIJATOU (UNITED KINGDOM) PHELELANI MAKHANYA (SOUTH AFRICA) OSWALD MTSHALI (SOUTH AFRICA) DASHEN NAICKER (SOUTH AFRICA)

NIYI OSUNDARE (NIGERIA) SHAILJA PATEL (KENYA) FERNANDO RENDÓN (COLOMBIA) PATRICE TREUTHARDT (REUNION)

UZINZO (SOUTH AFRICA) MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO (SOUTH AFRICA) DAVID WA MAAHLAMELA (SOUTH AFRICA) RAÚL ZURITA (CHILE)

SAZI DLAMINI AND NDIKHO XABA (SOUTH AFRICA)CHIWONISO (ZIMBABWE) TIDAL WAVES (SOUTH AFRICA) TIBASS KANGU (DRC)