Poetry Africa 2009: Programme

Thursday 8 October AM

Schools Visit

11h30 – 12h30

Music Workshop: Voice and Vision: Jennifer Ferguson – Centre for Jazz, Howard College Campus, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 2506

12h00 – 12h45

Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Liesl Jobson, Tania Tomé – Piazza Area, Edgewood Campus, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 2506



Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre

Mongane Wally Serote (South Africa)

Susan Kiguli (Uganda)

Sunil Gangopadhyay (India)

Anindita Sengupta (India)

Lesego Rampolokeng (South Africa)

Chigo Gondwe (Malawi)

19h30 Host: Outspoken • Durban Showcase Poets: Nokulunga Dladla & Phephelani Zondi • Tania Tomé (Mozambique) • Nina Kibuanda (Democratic Republic of the Congo) • Ewok (South Africa) • Lesego Rampolokeng (South Africa)

Friday 9 October

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre

Nina Kibuanda (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Ewok (South Africa)

19h30 Host: Lauren Rosenberg • School Poetry Competition Awards • Bongani Mavuso (South Africa) • Chigo Gondwe (Malawi) • Anindita Sengupta (India) • Mongane Wally Serote (South Africa)

Saturday 10 October 12h00 – 13h30

Poetry Writing Workshop: Sunil Gangopadhyay, Susan Kiguli, Loftus Marais, İlyas Tunç – Mission Control, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451

14h00 – 15h30

Open Mic: Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451

15h45 – 17h00

Durban SlamJam: Sihle Qwashuqwashu, Otarel Mabusela, Ngonyama, Sbu Simelane, Topaz – Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451



BAT Centre, Sipho Gumede Hall

19h30

Host: Tiny Mungwe



Festival Finale: Jennifer Ferguson, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Chigo Gondwe, Liesl Jobson, Nina Kibuanda, Susan Kiguli, Loftus Marais, Bongani Mavuso, Odia Ofeimun, Lesego Rampolokeng, Mongane Wally Serote, Anindita Sengupta, Tania Tomé, İlyas Tunç • Final Stanza: Outspoken and Band (Zimbabwe)



Liesl Jobson (South Africa) 

Tania Tomé (Mozambique)

Odia Ofeimun (Nigeria) Sindiwe Magona (South Africa)

Bongani Mavuso (South Africa)

Jennifer Ferguson (South Africa)

Loftus Marais (South Africa) İlyas Tunç (Turkey)

Outspoken and Band (Zimbabwe)

13th POETRY AFRICA 5 - 10 October 2009 The 13th Poetry Africa International Poetry Festival is an extensive week-long programme that includes performances, readings and book-launches every evening at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, with a festival finale and the Durban SlamJam at the BAT Centre on Saturday, 10 October. Day activities include seminars, workshops, poetry competitions, open mic opportunities and school visits. Ticket prices at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: R25 (R15 for students and pensioners). Closing night at the Bat Centre: R30. There is no charge for workshops and seminars. Book at Computicket (Tel: 086 110 0220 or www.computicket.com) or at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 18h30. No advance bookings for the BAT Centre. For further information contact the Centre for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041 Tel: +27 31 260 2506 or +27 31 260 1704 Fax +27 31 260 3074; e-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Featuring Ewok (South Africa) Jennifer Ferguson (South Africa) Sunil Gangopadhyay (India) Chigo Gondwe (Malawi) Liesl Jobson (South Africa) Nina Kibuanda (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Susan Kiguli (Uganda) Sindiwe Magona (South Africa) Loftus Marais (South Africa)

Bongani Mavuso (South Africa) Odia Ofeimun (Nigeria) Outspoken (Zimbabwe) Lesego Rampolokeng (South Africa) Anindita Sengupta (India) Mongane Wally Serote (South Africa) Tania Tomé (Mozambique) İlyas Tunç (Turkey)

Organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal), the 13th Poetry Africa festival is supported by the Department of Arts and Culture, Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS), National Arts Council, French Institute of South Africa, Pro-Helvetia Arts Council of Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, African Synergy Book Cafe’, and the City of Durban.

Sunday 4 October - Pre-festival Showcase 11h00 – 13h00

Durban Poetry Street Session: Ewok, Bongani Mavuso, Baxolile Dimane, Nokulunga Dladla, Sarah Frost, Busiswa Gqulu, Isishimane, Nandi Khumalo, Nompilo Malinga, Rudolph Mokoena, Sihle Qwashuqwashu, Phephelani Zondi – Workshop Amphitheatre, Workshop Shopping Mall, Pine Street. Tel: 031 260 2506

Durban Showcase Poets

Baxolile Dimane

Nokulunga Dladla

Monday 29 September – Opening Night

Wednesday 7 October



Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre

AM

Schools Visit

19h30

Introduction: Peter Rorvik, Centre for Creative Arts Keynote Speaker: David Rubadiri (Malawi) David Rubadiri Presentation of participating poets: Ewok, Jennifer Ferguson, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Chigo Gondwe, Liesl Jobson, Nina Kibuanda, Susan Kiguli, Sindiwe Magona, Loftus Marais, Bongani Mavuso, Odia Ofeimun, Outspoken, Lesego Rampolokeng, Anindita Sengupta, Mongane Wally Serote, Tania Tomé, İlyas Tunç

10h30 – 12h00

Poets Talk Poetry: Sunil Gangopadhyay, Mongane Wally Serote – English Department Boardroom, Memorial Tower Block, Howard College Campus, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 2334

11h00 – 11h30

Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Ewok, Tania Tomé – LC002, Steve Biko Campus, Durban University of Technology. Tel: 031 260 2506

11h15 – 12h30

Poets in Media: Odia Ofeimun, İlyas Tunç - Department of Journalism, City Campus, Room 149, Durban University of Technology. Tel 031 203 6614

12h00 – 14h00

Community Writing Forum: Anindita Sengupta, Liesl Jobson - Nelson Mandela Youth Centre, Chatsworth Circle Road, Chatsworth. Tel: 031 401 4191/083 981 3506

Tuesday 6 October AM

Schools Visit

10h00 – 12h00

Poetry Exchange: Jennifer Ferguson, Susan Kiguli, Lesego Rampolokeng, Mongane Wally Serote - Luthuli Museum, 3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street, Groutville. Tel: 032 559 6822

13h00 – 14h00

Poets in Dialogue: Lesego Rampolokeng, Loftus Marais, Tania Tomé - ICESA City Campus, 35 Field Street. Tel 031 307 4008 /307 7071

12h30 – 14h00

Poetry Performance: Anindita Sengupta, Odia Ofeimun – Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre, B25 Giya Road, B-Section, KwaMashu. Tel: 031 504 6970

14h00 – 16h00

Zwakala! Mazisi Kunene Poetry Showcase: Bongani Mavuso, Sindiwe Magona - Sipho Gumede Hall, BAT Centre. Tel: 031 332 0451

12h00 – 12h45

Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Chigo Gondwe, Bongani Mavuso – Fountain, Main Campus, Mangosuthu University of Technology. Tel: 031 260 2506

15h00–15h45 Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Chigo Gondwe, Outspoken - Asoka Theatre, Westville Campus, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 2506

13h00 – 13h45

Poetry Africa Campus Invasion: Outspoken, Nina Kibuanda – Howard College Campus, Food Court, UKZN. Tel: 031 260 2506





Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre

18h45 – 19h15

Book Launch – Wellington Tavern Deck Please, Take Photographs: Sindiwe Magona, Modjaji Books

18h45 – 19h15 19h30

19h30

Host: Zuki Vutela • Durban Showcase Poets: Busiswa Gqulu & Rudolph Mokoena • Liesl Jobson (South Africa) • Sindiwe Magona (South Africa) • İlyas Tunç (Turkey) • Sunil Gangopadhyay (India)



Durban Showcase Poets

Sarah Frost

Busiswa Gqulu

Isishimane

Nandi Khumalo

Nompilo Malinga

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre Book Launch – Wellington Tavern Deck Zibuyela Ezimpandeni: Bongani Mavuso, Shuter and Shooter Host: Ewok • Durban Showcase Poets: Sarah Frost & Sihle Qwashuqwashu • Loftus Marais (South Africa) • Odia Ofeimun (Nigeria) • Susan Kiguli (Uganda) • Jennifer Ferguson (South Africa)

Durban Showcase Poets

Rudolph Mokoena

Ngonyama

Sihle Qwashuqwashu

Sbu Simelane

Topaz

Phephelani Zondi