29 June – Arts, Culture and Environment

Today we spoke to Robin Malan – Acting Chairperson of the International Board on Books for Young People. They serve as an umbrella body to bring together everyone involved in books and young people, ranging from readers, writers, illustrators, translators, editors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, teachers, parents, care-givers and book enthusiasts of all sorts. For more information you can contact (021) 448 7186 or visit www.ibbysa.org.za
And we also had an interview with Given Jikwana – from the Khayelitsha Arts Project. The Khayelithsha Arts Project is calling all community theatre practitioners in Khayelthsha to the Masisebenze Artists Symposium to be held at the Shawco center today starting at 2pm. For more information you can contact him at 076 050 0618.

We also spoke to Nigel Vermaas for the Arts update in and around the city. Today is the closing date for the SASWA writer’s course for more information check last week’s update. Renowned poet Finuala Dowling is giving Poetry classes in Kalk Bay. For more details contact (021) 788 5929.

Our last interview was with Bulelwa Basse – from the Lyrical Base Project. The project was established last year to empower young people in the art of language. They recently hosted a writing workshop for aspiring poets in Gugulethu. For more information you can contact her at 073 142 7695 or email her at bulelwabasse@yahoo.com or lyricalbaseproject@yahoo.com

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