For years she has been walking beside me You could say she has been more loyal than my shadow has […]
NATi Jong Sterre/Rising Stars Project for Upcoming Playwrights
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NATi, the Jakes Gerwel Foundation, Suidoosterfees and Artscape invest in the development of the talents of upcoming playwrights though this project. After an intensive script-writing programme at Paulet House, the young playwrights’ work will be developed further to be premiered at the Suidoosterfees. While the Foundation covers the costs of the playwrights’ residency at Paulet House, the Suidoosterfees carries, with the support of NATi, the production fees to stage the theatre pieces. In turn, Artscape supports the theatremakers with repetition venues, costumes and technical help. The playwrights will also get the opportunity to stage extracts from their plays at the text market of the presenter of the KKNK, Kunste Onbeperk.
PARTICIPATING WRITERS
Abduragman Adams | Amy Jephta | Andrico Goosen | Carlo Daniels | Curtley Pitt | Du Toit Albertze | Fabian Rainers | Gerhard Visagie | Heloïne Armstrong | Henque Heymans | Herschelle Benjamin | Jane Mpholo | Kanya Viljoen | Keanen Engel | Lee-Ann van Rooi | Margo Kotze | Melissa Myburgh | Misha Krynauw | Moniq Gouws | Rafiek Mammon | Roland du Preez | Stephren Saayman | Tasneem Daniels | Tiffany Saterdaght | Xolisa Ngubelanga | Zack Mtombeni
Stories by writers who took part in this programme
I suddenly have the urge to get a tattoo and I get all kinds of feelings. I ask myself questions like “which one will I go for this time around?” “Where will I place it?” “Am I sure I want one more?” “Wait a minute, did I think this through?” “Why does such a random thought feel so right?” …….WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??????
I wrote this piece one day when I desperately felt the need to mourn the death of my brother, but […]
Like a breeze she brings peace Like a lullaby she brings comfort She shakes the ground that she walks on […]
They say charity begins at home and that’s a little funny to me because…. “Hi, my name is Charity and […]
‘Nee, vanaand moet jy vir my luister. Daai kind van jou gaan konstant teen sy eie wese baklei. Hy gaan sukkel om te weet waar hy staan. Konstant die ander deel van die wêreld wil gaan soek. Julle sal mooi moet kyk.’
Every night I say the Kalimah. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah. And that Muhammad is […]
He gave her a tight hug and she knew with this one she didn’t have to pretend. Blood rushed through […]
Pads, stained by the guilt and the shame that came after he raped me. Pads, white and clean for that […]
Inspiration: It’s been 16 years since my parents passed on ….and I haven’t said this out loud but….sometimes I have […]
In ’n eeue-oue huis aan die voet van ’n berg worstel vyf jong dramaturge en hul mentor drie weke lank met verhale van moord, vergelding, bloedskande, geslag, oorlog en verslawing. Murray La Vita was vir ’n paar dae lank ’n waarnemer.
“Kaaps is nie iets waaroor ek mal of passionate is nie. Ek glo jy moet jouself kan uitdruk soos jy wil. Dis tog waarvoor ons geveg het, is dit nie?” Rafiek Mammon gesels oor sy boeke vir bloedjong lesers, Faizel en die sterre en ’n Goue ster vir Faizel, en vertel hoe sy Moslem-karaktertjie ’n stem help gee aan gemarginaliseerdes.
It was awfully awkward in the room then she said to me, “You might wanna fix yourself now.” I asked […]
Like water passing between the two mountains She fell down from Mother Nature, her mother’s prized possession She was redirected […]
Tussen deur die millie geit van weer innie stad wees kon ek weer teater my! Die beeldskone Agulhasvlakte geskryf deur […]
One day I came back home and found her with a man, she was so sad and could barely look me in the eye. She introduced him as her good friend who was to take care of me since she could not anymore. She had already packed my clothes and said I must go with the guy
On Monday budding playwright Curtley Pitt, a participant in the 2022 Jakes Gerwel Foundation / NATi Jong Sterre programme is […]
I believe a good writer has insight into her own position in the world and where she stands compared to others. This is only possible through conversations with others.
Ek hoop dat ek uit my eie kop uit kan klim. Ek het aansoek gedoen aan hierdie program omdat ek die kans sal hê om tussen ander skrywers met ander breine te werk
Wat ‘n voorreg om in ‘n spasie te skep, dink, trap waar hy bestaan het. As ‘n bruin vrou, wie net so oud soos die demokrasie van Suid-Afrika is, ‘n demokrasie wat hy help inlei het, besef ek die gewig van hierdie geleentheid.
Memories made Lessons learnt Pages turned Pages left unturned They say your life passes by right in front of your […]
Dearest Broer I know you are not here to read this but for some reason, I feel it’s needed It’s […]
’n halwe vrou-vis is sexy ’n halwe man-vis is ’n freak – Ronelda Kamfer, “onder water” Ek maak die hek […]
Girl: I keep staring at the stars hoping to find myself in them…but the more I stare, the more feel […]