Badilisha Poetry X-Change is taking time to assess the impact of our offerings to African poets and poetry lovers. To this end, we are conducting a survey to gather insight about this. Your voice is incredibly beneficial to this process. Please take some time to complete our brief questionnaire. We will draw on your responses to […]
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After a highly competitive selection process we are delighted to present to you the eight AIR award laureates who will be taking up residencies at various institutions around the world. They are: 1. Ayesha Attah Image Credit: Ayesha Attah Ayesha Harruna Attah was born in Accra, Ghana. She is the author of two novels: Harmattan
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CAPE TOWN – The epic Whale Well at the Iziko South African Museum served as the backdrop for the first Talking Heads Live event of 2013. Read more about this unique event on the Talking Heads website
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‘…Talking Heads is distinctly social and that’s what makes it a more powerful forum for sharing and learning new ideas, especially in the small pond context of South Africa. It’s like a tactile, real-life TED talk and you can exchange numbers at the end.’ Read more about Rob Scher’s experience at the 2013 Talking Heads
JOHANNESBURG – Boasting an enduring reputation as a crucible for change, Johannesburg played host to the 2013 Talking Heads Live. The event enables the city’s thought leaders, social disruptors and change-makers to share with the public their big ideas and experiences on current issues facing their disciplines. Created to encourage the public to explore and
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The Artists In Residency Programme 2012 awarded eleven residencies to the following exceptional African artists: Bundanon Trust, Australia – Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, Kenya; Thamgidi Foundation, Netherlands – Ronelda Kamfer, South Africa; Thamgidi Foundation, Netherlands – Karen Jennings, South Africa; The Substation, South Africa – Precious Mhone, Malawi (TBC); Jiwar, Spain – Sydelle Willow Smith, South Africa;
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During the 2011 Artists In Residency Programme, eight residencies were awarded to artists from across the continent: Bundanon Trust, Australia – Yonamine Miguel, Angola; Sacatar, Brazil – Damien Schumann, South Africa; Zoma Contemp. Art Centre, Ethiopia – Maurice Mbikayi, Democratic Rep. of Congo; KulttuuriKauppila, Finland – Olivier Serge Fokou, Cameroon; Thamgidi Foundation, Netherlands – Kiripi
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AIR Residency 2012 winner Ngwatilo Mawiyoo (Kenya) has steadily built a name for herself as a poet, performer, actress and musician. A keen observer and devoted student of the written word, Ngwatilo’s book of poems “Blue Mothertongue” (2010), is set in Nairobi and explores notions of the African Diaspora, home and identity. Critics say the
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Sydelle Willow Smith (SA), 2012 AIR residency winner, is a freelance photographer/filmmaker born in Johannesburg and based in Cape Town, South Africa. She has traveled widely through the African continent as a photographer/filmmaker. Sydelle has a background in social Anthropology (focusing on Visual Anthropology) with an undergraduate in Video Production focusing on Cinematography. Her work has
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Kyla Davis was awarded an AIR residency as part of the 2012 programme. In November 2013 she took up residency at Nosadella.Due, nestled in Bologna’s historical centre in Italy. At the end of her residency she created a theatre happening called To walk is easy. Just go. To read more about this work please click
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