Lebo Mashile and Philip Meersman
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ma 9 mrt 202620.15 uurSchouwburg De KernKern 18 - 2610 Wilrijk
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De bekroonde Zuid-Afrikaanse dichter/performer Lebo Mashile en de Belgische dichter/beeldend kunstenaar Philip Meersman bundelen hun krachten voor een boeiend gesprek over de immersieve performance van visuele poëzie. Ze verkennen de ruimte waar taal, beeld, geluid en belichaming samenkomen en reflecteren hoe poëzie, buiten de pagina's om, beleefd kan worden.
Beiden zullen kort eigen werk voordragen, waarna ze samen een inspirerend gesprek hebben over proces, samenwerking en de kracht van multisensorische storytelling in hedendaagse performance.
Opgelet: Dit evenement vindt uitsluitend in het Engels plaats, zonder Nederlandse vertaling.
Deze exclusieve avond wordt mogelijk gemaakt op initiatief van Kernkunstenaar Tutu PUOANE. De teksten van Tutu's twee recentste albums zijn geïnpireerd door poëzie van Lebo Mashile. Tutu grijpt dan ook de kans om Lebo Mashile in Wilrijk uit te nodigen tijdens een kort bezoek aan ons land. Een unieke en exclusieve avond waar De Kern graag mee aan werkt.
Credits
Lebo Mashile
Lebo Mashile is an award-winning poet, author, presenter, actress, and producer. She is a South African household name who is most recognisable for her lyrical and gutsy poetry which has captivated audiences in 28 countries over the last two decades.
Venus vs Modernity: The Life of Saartjie Baartman marks Mashile’s first foray into penning a full length theatrical production. She has previously acted in the Academy-award nominated film Hotel Rwanda, the stage adaptation of K. Sello Duiker’s The Quiet Violence of Dreams, as well as Ngyidansa, the stage adaptation of Pamela Nomvete’s autobiography by the same name. She also collaborated with renowned choreographer and founder of Moving into Dance Mophathong, Sylvia Glasser, on Threads, a fusion of contemporary dance and poetry. Mashile won the NOMA Award for Publishing in Africa in 2006 for her premier collection In A Ribbon of Rhythm (Oshun) which was also published in German by Wunderhorn. In 2008 she released Flying Above the Sky, her second book of poetry. Her writing has been referenced in academic journals, has appeared in literary journals as well as mainstream publications, and is taught in high schools and tertiary institutions across South Africa. As a recording artist, Mashile has two studio albums under her belt, Lebo Mashile Live!
(2006) and Moya (2017).
The poet shot to national fame as the presenter and producer of travel documentary series L’atitude (SABC1). She also presented Drawing The Line (SABC2) and Great Expectations (Etv). For the past three years, she has been the voice of CNN’s Inside Africa.
Philip Meersman
Philip Meersman, Belgian multilingual poet/performer (Jette), pushes the boundaries of poetry, drawing on current affairs, socio-political and environmental themes. He teaches avant-garde, visual and performance poetry worldwide, curates Poetryfest.brussels, and coordinates the World Poetry Slam Organization. With a background in Archaeology & Art History, Meersman researches visual poetry and transforms it into compelling virtual experiences in his PhD research at AP Hogeschool Antwerpen.