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The Steve Biko Centres Expressions of Identity

Dialogues

In Partnership with The British Council of South

Africa

Surpported by Eastern Cape Provencial Arts &

Cultural Council

Presents

The Black Women in performing arts 2011

Conference

Volume 1-

Identity and Representation

09th - 10th December 2011

Are African women voiceless or do we fail to look for

their voices where we may find them, in the sites andforms in which these voices are uttered? (Ogundipe-

Leslie, 1994: 11)

OBJECTIVES

To create a platform for dialogue and discussion on

black women in the performing arts

To showcase the achievements of black women in

theatre and performance sector through individual

testimonies and performances

To motivate young upcoming artists to challenge

their own understanding of what it means to be a

black woman in the performing industry and what

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contribution they can bring to the industry.

Structure

A two day interactive conference which will look at

promoting an authentic reflection on womens role and

challenges within the performing arts sector. The

conference will focus on testimonies and

autobiographies of four dynamic, self driven and

successful theatre and performaning arts practitioners.

Presenters

Fatima Dike

Mamela Nyamza

Warona Seane

All presenters to arrive on the 8th

in KingWilliams Town

Dates:

9 10 December 2011

Participants

+ - 35 young community based practitioners fromperforming arts institutions or organizations in the

Eastern Cape.

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For they have found myth in life and life in myth Ben

Okri

PROGRAMME

Program-Directors : Ms. S. Petshwa & Ms. N. Mjo

Friday:9th -December 20119h00 10h00 am - Tea / Registration

10h00 10h15 Welcoming : Mrs. N. Biko (to be

confirmed)

10h15-10h30- Background : Mandla Mbothwe ( Artistic

Director The Steve Biko Centre )

10h30 10h40 : Performance 1 : Warona Seane

10h40-10h50: Performance 2 : Mamela Nyamza

Tea break

10h50-11h10 :Interactive Demonstration Lecture 1 :

Warona Seane

11h10-11h30 : Interactive Demonstration Lecture 2 :

Mamela Nyamza

11h30 12h40 Q & A - Conversations : 1

12h40 13h40 : Lunch

13h40 - 13h50 - Performance 3 : Fatima Dike

13h50 14h10 : Performance 4 :

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14h10-14h30 : Interactive -Demonstration Lecture: 3

Fatima Dike

14h30 14h50 : Interactive Demonstration Lecture : 4

14h50-15h20 : Q & A- Conversations 2

15h20-15h45 : General Open Discussions On Burning

Issues taken from the Days Deliberations

15h45-16h00 : Wrapping Up & Announcements

Saturday: 10th December 2011

09h00-09h30 : Arrival & Tea

09h30-10h00 : Recapping & Breaking into groups

10h10 12h00 :Inter-active Workshops

12h00-13h00 : Lunch13h00-14h00 : Group Presentations

14h00-15h00 : Conversations

15h00-15h30 : Networking for Mentoring

15h30-16h00 : Wrap Up Comments

The inter-relationship between the consciousness ofthe self and the emancipatory programme is of

paramount importance-Steve Biko

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