The Ba re e ne re Literature Festival 2016 programme
“Find your voice”
9 – 11 December 2016
Friday 9 December 2016 – Festival Day 1 – Rock View Restaurant
| Activity | Time |
| Arrival and set up | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
| Welcome to Ba re e ne re Opening Night | 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm |
| “Likheleke tsa puo: New writing from Lesotho” book launch | 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm |
| Open Mic poetry | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm |
| Performances by headlining artists | 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm |
Saturday 10 December 2016 – Festival Day 2 – Maseru Prep School
| Activity | Time |
| Doors open – Arrival | 9:30 am – 10:00 am |
| Performances (music, poetry) | 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
| Welcome – Ba re e ne re team and partners | 10:30 am – 11:00 am |
| Session A: The importance of voice
With: Masande Ntshanga, Ace Moloi and Short Story Day Africa |
11:00 am – 11:45 am |
| Session B: Prose vs. Poetry?
With: Joe Machina, Liatile Mohale |
11:45 am – 12:30 pm |
| Break for lunch / Photo booth | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
| Performances | 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
| Session C: Panel discussion – Decolonising our literature – Sesotho
With: Liatile Mohale, Ace Moloi, Tumelo Meleleki |
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm |
| Session D: Panel discussion – Seeing with fresh eyes
With Masande Ntshanga, Thato Mochone, Short Story Day Africa |
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm |
| Break / Photo booth | 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm |
| Session E: Panel discussion – Lesotho’s legacy of literature
With Liatile Mohale, Thato Mochone, Tumelo Moleleki |
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm |
| Session F: Panel discussion – Digital publishing
With Joe Machina, Short Story Day Africa |
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm |
| Break / Photo booth | 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm |
| Annual Liepollo Rantekoa keynote address – Sindiwe Magona | 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm |
| Day 2 closing remarks from Ba re e ne re Team | 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
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