Literature festival at NALN
The National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre (NALN) will proudly present five productions in partnership with the Vrystaat Arts Festival, Theo Kemp (Programme manager), and Alma Struwig (Exclusive Books).
The Vrystaat Arts Festival is an annual event that showcases some of the best art works of various South African and international artists, literary practitioners, storytellers, and authors.
This event will take place as follows:
Date: 17 - 21 July 2017
Time: 18h00
Entry: R20 at Computicket (Glass of wine included)
Venue: NALN auditorium (Corner of President Brand & Miriam Makeba Streets)
The productions that will be presented are as follows:
Spikkels en spatsels uit Bloemfontein se verlede. Hannes Haasbroek, Marianna Botes & Kobus du Preez on 2017-07-17, at 18:00, in NALN auditorium @ R20 (60 min., Afrikaans).
Bloemfontein – a boring place? Or does the city just have a boring history? On the contrary, this central city in South Africa is crawling with the strangest, most interesting, and bizarre historical tales which will have you raise an eyebrow.
Like its predecessor, Splinters en dorings uit die Rosestad se verlede (Spots and splashes from the historic past of Bloemfontein) takes the reader on a journey through the city’s historic past, with all its joy and pain.
Hulde aan helde: Adam Small / Celebrating heroes: Adam Small. Frazer Barry, Deniel Berry (Tribal Echo) & Abraham de Vries on 2017-07-18, at 18:00, in NALN auditorium @ R20 (90 min., Afrikaans).
In this program we salute the life and work of the exceptional poet Adam Small by screening a documentary film followed by one of the most progressive Afrikaans bands, Tribal Echo, setting to music and bringing new melody to the works of Adam Small.
Die reis gaan inwaarts - Karel Schoeman. Cas Wepener, Rob van der Veer & Rian Venter on 2017-07-19, at 18h00, in NALN auditorium @ R20 (60 min., Afrikaans, Nederlands/Dutch).
With rituals as entry point, Die reis gaan inwaarts (The journey goes inward) looks at how characters handle the art of dying, as illustrated in the oeuvre of Karel Schoeman. It is meaningful to release this new publication in Bloemfontein, not just because Schoeman was a resident, but also because his works discussed in Die reis gaan inwaarts are set in the Free State.
Celebrating heroes: 110 Years Mofolo / Hulde aan helde: 110 Jaar Mofolo. Chris Swanepoel, Limakatso Chaka & Antjie Krog on 2017-07-20, at 18h00, in NALN auditorium @ R20 (60 min., Afrikaans, English, Sesotho).
Elegies, prophecies and songs of praise from Thomas Mofolo’s classic novel, Chaka, performed by Limakatso Chaka and Antjie Krog, with the publication of Chris Swanepoel’s new Afrikaans translation of Mofolo’s acclaimed work. Come and listen to a rare blend of Sesotho and Afrikaans in a programme compiled and presented by the translator.
The background sketches are in English, whilst the recitals are delivered in both Sesotho and Afrikaans.
Hulde aan helde: Dot Serfontein. Susan Samuel & Leana Lategan. Reading by Antoinette Kellerman on 2017-07-21, at 18:00, in NALN auditorium @ R20 (60 min., Afrikaans).
The beloved Afrikaans author, Dot Serfontein, who passed away in 2016, made an enormous contribution to the renewal of the art of story-telling. She succeeds in portraying her essays in a consistent way and with original portrayal of a way of life and habits which are now bound to the past forever.
Your media house is invited to cover this event.
Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Tel: 051 – 4104742/4786/4735
Cell: 082 940 2392
E-mail: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
