2014 Festival Programme

THEME: “Inspiring the future & preserving the past”

Friday September 5, 2014 – Alliance Francaise 2pm – 4:30pm

Reception (refreshments) and live music performance by Ceci
Welcome remarks from Ba re Litfest Festival Director Lineo Segoete
Tribute to Liepollo Rantekoa by her mother ‘M’e Mantsane Rantekoa
Summary of the student writing competition
Keynote talk by Niq Mhlongo on cultivating a new generation of readers and writers in Southern Africa
Closing remarks by Zachary Rosen

Saturday September 6, 2014

Daytime – Maseru Prep School

Bookmaking with children led by Family Art and Literacy.)
Storytelling performance* (Reatile Mohapeloa)
Creative student performances in Theatre, dance, poetry and live music by students from National University of Lesotho International School
Live performance by local star Juvinile and renowned Poet Teboho Rantsoabe*
Panel discussion facilitated by Bongani Kona (Chimurenga) – “The past present and future of creative writing in Southern Africa”* (led by Niq Mhlongo, Yewande Omotoso, Mpho Makara, Teboho Rantsoabe, Patrick Bereng and Teboho Rantsoabe)*
Google Hangout with Zakes Mda

Evening – Private Residence

Sunday September 7, 2014

Maseru Prep School

Poetry performances by Kemet, Malord and international guest from Namibia; Keamogetsi Molapong*
Live music performance by Chino*
Practice-oriented discussion facilitated by Zachary Rosen – Creative writing strategies*
Practice oriented discussion facilitated by Zachary Rosen – Publishing Your Writing: Traditional vs. Self publishing*
Closing – recap and thank you from Lineo Segoete*

Ongoing throughout the festival

*indicates portions of the festival were broadcast live on Chimurenga Pan-African Space Station (PASS) at panafricanspacestation.org.za