Gcina to share her story and power
The South African Writers' Circle invites the public to attend a general meeting on Saturday, 16 November at the Westville Library, G4 meeting room at noon.
RENOWNED storyteller, poet, playwright, director, performer and author, Dr Gcina Mhlophe, will speak at the next South African Writers’ Circle meeting.
The group invites the public to attend a general meeting on Saturday, 16 November at the Westville Library, G4 meeting room at noon.
Mhlophe will talk about: My Story, My Power and there will no workshop on the day.
Influenced by her grandmother’s tales when she was a child, Dr Mhlophe’s written and performance talent has transported her from South Africa to South and North America to Europe, Greenland and Japan.
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She has performed her stories in theatres like Royal Albert Hall, the Kennedy Centre in the US and collaborated with Ladysmith Black Mambazo on a children’s CD.
She again worked with Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Francis Bebey quartet in a unique production, Africa at the Opera, which toured Opera houses in Germany.
Mhlophe has worked tirelessly running the Nozincwadi Mother of Books Literacy Campaign since 2001, to help make South Africa a reading nation.
The Nozincwadi: Mother of Books, is available as a book which is accompanied by a CD that formed the joyful soundtrack of the road show.
Entry is R10 for SAWC members and R20 for non-members.
Contact 076 154 4621.
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