This year South Africa is commemorating 150 years of Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke. A soloist-chorister who toured the UK and USA with ‘African Jubilee Choir’ in 1800’s, and a political activist who later received a scholarship to study at the Wilberforce University in Ohio (USA), making her the first black South African woman to obtain a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.

In commemoration of this exceptional woman Sereti Sa Basadi – a Sibikwa Arts Centre’s annual womxn festival, under the theme ‘Her-Story (Re-Birthed * Re-Imagined * Re-Lived) will also reflect on over 20 000 sister-friends, who marched to the Union Buildings against pass laws on the 9th of August 1956.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, for 2021 Seriti Sa Basadi, will host a hybrid experience, made of two virtual panel discussions on the 27th & 28th of August, while presenting live performances on the 29th of August. Through artistic threads of feminine works the audience/viewers will experience virtual dialogues, drama, poetry, music, and dance; giving a window into what womxn artists and creatives are doing in the theatre landscape.

INVITATION

To form part of a collective of sister-friends, Sibikwa, a leading South African multi-disciplinary arts centre with a legacy of 33 years that is rooted in a community with some global footprints, invites d’bi.young to take part in this year’s Seriti Sa Basadi, as a Panelist on the 27th of August 2021 @ 18h00 (CAT).

Sibikwa constantly strives to promote narratives of womxn in the arts, using performances, festivals, and workshops to raise awareness and contribute to social transformation within the theatre industry. Therefore, we are looking forward to having you join iKhaya Lethu – Our Home.