Ahdri Zhina Mandiela
ahdri zhina mandiela (born May 10, 1953) is a Toronto-based dub poet, theatre producer, and artistic director.[1] She has gained worldwide acclaim for her books, music recordings, film, theatre and dance productions.[2][3] Mandiela is the founder and artistic director of "b current",[4] a not-for-profit performance arts company in Toronto.
In 2006 she was selected to write and direct a project for Winnie Mandela as part of the 50th anniversary of the South African Women's Liberation Movement.[5]
Works[]
Books and music[]
- Speshal Rikwes [Poems in Dialect] (p. 1985)[6]
- Dark Diaspora... in Dub (p. 1991) [7]
- step into my head (1995)[8]
Theatre[]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream with "a contemporary, urban interpretation with a Caribbean twist." (2007)[9]
- "Who Knew Grannie: A Dub Aria" (2010)
Film[]
- on/black/stage/women a documentary covering 30 years of contributions made by Black women to Toronto's theatre scene.
Awards[]
- 2006 The Silver Ticket Award, for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Canadian Theatre[10]
- Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award – Theatre (2007)[11]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ ahdri zhina mandiela Answers.com
- ^ mandiela Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine griots.net
- ^ ahdri zhina mandiela Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Poet Bureau
- ^ b current Archived April 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ahdri zhina mandiela and Ms. Winnie Madikizela - Mandela Archived July 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Britgirlproductions.com
- ^ Speshal Rikwes[permanent dead link] Biblio.com
- ^ Dark Diaspora... in Dub OpenLibrary.org
- ^ ahdri zhina mandiela CD Baby
- ^ A Midsummer Night’s Dream Archived January 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Dora Awards Torontoist
- ^ Canada Council names 2007 winners of mid-career award CBCNews
External links[]
- jumping in head first: an interview with ahdri zhina mandiela Susan Gingell, University of Saskatchewan
Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Jamaican expatriates in Canada
- Writers from Toronto
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- Canadian women poets
- Black Canadian writers
- Jamaican dub poets
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- Black Canadian women
- Black Canadian filmmakers
- Canadian poet stubs