The Story Cafe @ WOMAN ZONE sessions held in August at the Women’s Library during the Artscape Women’s Festival were terrific – so look forward to more.
Such was the success that Woman Zone have decided to do more.
Once every two months – starting with WRITING HOME on Saturday 17 September from 2pm to 4pm
Ugandan born storyteller Philippa Kabali-Kagwa (see photo) talks about her memoir: Flame and Song (Modjaji) to heritage specialist Deidre Prins-Solani.
The Open Mic session will be launched by Rwandan born Epiphane Mokasano sharing her experience of ‘writing home’.
Then it’s over to you – anyone who would like to share their words about ‘home’, written or spoken, will be so welcome.
East African tea will be served courtesy Rita Foy owner of ‘The Meeting Point’ – a restaurant that serves Tanzania /East African cuisine – 67 Strand Street in Cape Town.
WHEN: 14.00 – 16.00 Saturday Sept 17 2016
Free entry
WHERE: Woman Zone’s Women’s Library, ground floor Artscape, next to Box Office
RSVP: Beryl Eichenberger hipzone@mweb.co.za 0824906652
INFO: facebook or visit
BIOS:
Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa is a Ugandan/South African poet, storyteller, coach and facilitator. Youngest daughter of Ugandan poet and civil servant, the late Henry Barlow, while she is most commonly called Philippa, she always signs Namutebi at the end of her poems. “Namutebi is the creative side of me. She is the one who writes.” She has a passion for folktales and myths – the wisdom of centuries, the tried and tested imagery, the archetypal characters that give new perspective to the perennial questions that we struggle with.”
Diedre Prins-Solani is South African born culture, heritage and education consultant who has served with many organisations both locally and internationally.
Epiphanie Mukasano is originally from Rwanda where she used to be a teacher. Living in Cape Town with her husband and children for the last eighteen years, she writes poems and short stories that have been published in various collections. Her own collection of poems titled Kilimanjaro on my lap was published in 2010. A number of her short stories have been published on the FunDza site.
Rita Foy is a businesswoman from Tanzania and founder of The Meeting Place specialising in East African food and hospitality.
