The festival also includes a Publishing Forum involving local and international publishers, live music, and an exhibition of illustrations and paintings by Kazuko Tajima (Japan).
TIME OF THE WRITER 2003 PARTICIPANTS
Chimamanda Adichie (Nigeria)
Meshack Asare (Ghana)
Florent Couao-Zotti (Benin)
Ashwin Desai (SA)
Carl de Souza (Mauritius)
Nuruddin Farah (Somalia)
Aziz Hassim (SA)
Arthur Japin (Netherlands)
Mahmood Mamdani (Uganda)
John Matshikiza (SA)
Es’kia Mphahlele (SA)
Lauretta Ngcobo (SA)
Lewis Nkosi (SA)
Ellen Ombre (Surinam)
Gisele Pineau (Guadeloupe/France)
Anil Ramdas (Surinam/Netherlands/India)
Arundhati Roy (India)
Tajima Shinji (Japan)
Kazuko Tajima (Japan)
Binyavanga Wainaina (Kenya)
Putu Wijaya (Indonesia).
Participant biographies can be viewed at www.und.ac.za/und/carts/
EVENING PROGRAMME AT THE ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE
Tickets are R15 for adults, and R8 for students and pensioners, and can be purchased through Computicket or at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 18h00.
Block bookings of ten or more students are R5 and available in advance through the Centre for Creative Arts.
Book launches, workshops and seminars are free.
MONDAY 10 MARCH
19h30
Traditional greeting by Amasamini Dance Group
Welcome by Peter Rorvik
John Matshikiza introduces the festival participants who will give brief presentations:
Meshack Asare (Ghana), Florent Couao-Zotti (Benin), Ashwin Desai (SA), Carl de Souza (Mauritius), Aziz Hassim (SA), Arthur Japin (Netherlands), Es’kia Mphahlele (SA), Lauretta Ngcobo (SA), Lewis Nkosi (SA), Ellen Ombre (Surinam), Gisele Pineau (Guadeloupe/France), Anil Ramdas (Surinam/Netherlands/India), Arundhati Roy (India), Tajima Shinji (Japan), Kazuko Tajima (Japan) Putu Wijaya (Indonesia)
Interval
“An African Visionary”: Es’kia Mphahlele in discussion with John Matshikiza
TUESDAY 11 MARCH
19h00
Book launch: Walter and Albertina Sisulu: In our Lifetime by Elinor Sisulu, published by David Phillip — Wellington Tavern, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre — introduced by Elinor Sisulu
19h30
Mfana Malambo with Lex Futshane: Sax and Bass
Anil Ramdas, Putu Wijaya: “Images from the East” (host: Ampie Coetzee)
Interval
Speaking out: Arundhati Roy
Arthur Japin, Ellen Ombre: “Looking across the North-South Divide” (host: Ampie Coetzee)
WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH
19h00
Mamba Comix launch — Wellington Tavern — introduced by Florent Couao-Zotti & Andy Mason
19h30
Siwela Sonke Pantsula dancers
Meshack Asare, Tajima Shinji: “Visions of a younger world” (host: John Matshikiza)
Interval
Speaking out: John Matshikiza
Florent Couao-Zotti, Carl de Souza: “Views from the underground” (host: Achille Mbembe)
THURSDAY 13 MARCH
19h00
Agenda book launch: African Feminisms — Wellington Tavern, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre — introduced by Sisonke Msimang
19h30
Shiyani Ngcobo — tin guitar
Mahmood Mamdani: “An African Perspective On Contemporary Terrorism” (host: Ashwin Desai)
Arundhati Roy: “Staring down Empire” (host: Ashwin Desai)
Interval
Mahmood Mamdani, Arundhati Roy: “Glocal Visions” (host: Ashwin Desai)
FRIDAY 14 MARCH
19h00
Tour of the art exhibition led by artist Kasuko Tajima
19h30
Patrick Ngcobo — Indian and Zulu ragas
Lauretta Ngcobo, Gisele Pineau: “Beyond the Invisible Woman” (host: Margaret Daymond)
Interval
Speaking out: Mahmood Mamdani
Ashwin Desai, Aziz Hassim: “Re-imaging Durban” (host: Betty Govinden)
SATURDAY 15 MARCH
19h00
Book Launch: Archangels by Guy Willoughby, published by Brevitas — Wellington Tavern, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre — introduced by Guy Willoughby
19h30
Gito Baloi and Nibs van der Spuy — Guitars and Voices
Chimamanda Adichie, Binyavanga Wainaina: “Focusing on the short story” (host: Achille Mbembe)
Interval
Nuruddin Farah, Lewis Nkosi: “Africa: looking in, looking out” (host: Achille Mbembe)
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & OTHER ACTIVITIES are free and open to public unless otherwise specified
TUESDAY 11 MARCH
AM
Writers visit schools
13h30-15h30
Educators Forum: “The Implementation of Literature in the Classroom” (educators only) — Asare, Desai, Mphahlele, Nkosi, Ngcobo, Shinji — Kharwastan Secondary School, Chatsworth (hosted by KZN Dept of Education (North & South Durban))
WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH
AM
Writers visit schools
11h15-12h30
Japin, Wijaya — Steve Biko Campus, Durban Institute of Technology
11h15-12h30
Couao-Zotti, Matshikiza & Ramdas — Dept. of Journalism, Room 149, 1st floor, City Campus, Smith St, Durban Institute of Technology
THURSDAY 13 MARCH
AM
Writers visit schools
12h20-13h00
Nkosi — Forum Lecture, Shepstone 4, University of Natal
12h30-14h30
Mamdani: respondent to “Intellectual Challenges in the New University” -
Senate Chamber, University of Durban-Westville
12h30-16h30
Publishing Forum: Publishers in Debate — Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
13h15-14h15
Ombre, Japin — School of Afrikaans & Nederlands, Room A325 Memorial
Tower Building, UND
15h00-16h00
Farah — Creative Writing Seminar, L4, TB Davis, UND
16h00-17h30
Adichie, Wainaina — post-grad English Studies seminar, E138, MTB, UND
FRIDAY 14 MARCH
AM
Writers visit schools
AM
Writers workshop in Westville Prison (closed)
12h30-14h30
“Writers in Dialogue” — aspirant writers workshop: Adichie, De Souza, Hassim, Ngcobo (host: Lorelle Royeppen) — KwaMuhle Museum, Ordnance Road, Tel: (031) 311 2235
13h15-14h00
Wijaya, Japin — Drama and Performance Studies, Studio 5, UND
16h00-18h00
Mamdani — respondent to “Critique or Consultancy? State and Research in
South Africa” — Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre (hosted by Human Sciences Research Council)
SATURDAY 16 MARCH
14h00-15h30
Asare, Shinji (by invitation only) — readings for underprivileged children at
Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
WEDNESDAY 19-22 MARCH
Japin, Ombre, Ramdas, Wijaya and others — “Trade Winds” — Cape Town Festival, www.capetownfestival.co.za
WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH
19h00
Couao-Zotti, De Souza, Veronique Tadjo — Literary soiree at
Alliance Francaise, 99 Rivier St, Sunnyside, Pretoria
THURSDAY 20 MARCH
19h00
Couao-Zotti, De Souza, Veronique Tadjo — Literary soiree at
Alliance Francaise, 17 Lower Park Drive, Parkview, Johannesburg
The Centre for Creative Arts acknowledges the sponsors with great appreciation:
French Institute of South Africa; Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development; Interfund; FNB Fund; City of Durban; Culture Fund of the Netherlands Ministries for Culture and Foreign Affairs; Hivos; Stichting Doen; Foundation for Literary Production and Translation of Dutch Literature; KwaZulu-Natal Education and Culture Directorate; Pro Helvetia Arts Council of Switzerland; International Centre for Literacy and Culture; Ethekwini Municipality; Exclusive Books; Adams Campus Books; Alliance Francaise; Trans-Africa Express; University of Natal; Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.
Enquiries
Centre for Creative Arts: Tel: 031-260 2506; Fax: 031-260 3074;
email: cca@nu.ac.za Website: www.und.ac.za/und/carts
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