Book Launch: “Collaborative Conversations: Celebrating Twenty-One Years of The Mothertongue Project”

To celebrate The Mothertongue Project’s 21st anniversary, Collaborative Conversations weaves together the reflections of a group of artists, scholars and writers who have journeyed with the organisation over the last two decades. Since its inception in 2000 with What the Water Gave Me, The Mothertongue Project has used participatory, integrated arts methods to create theatrical works that strive for personal and collective dialogue and healing in South Africa. In poetry, scholarly writing and transcribed oral conversations, the contributors think and feel their way through the aspirations and achievements – and the alchemy – of The Mothertongue Project’s work. Accompanied by photographs of performances from across 21 years, this book provides a sense of what a Mothertongue performance does: it draws audience and performers into transformative, embodied conversations.

The ICA is delighted to invite you to the live stream of the book launch with performances and presentations by the contributors: Rehane Abrahams, Nina Callaghan, Genna Gardini, Alex Halligey, Mwenya B Kabwe, Ntomboxolo Makhutshi, Sara Matchett, Makgati Mokwena, Malika Ndlovu, Awino Okech, Nicosia Shakes and the Langeberg Youth Arts Project theatre company.

Join us on Thursday 28 October @ 18:45* on zoom here.

NB new time due to scheduled loadshedding