EDITORIAL
We
welcome you to our 85th newsletter which has come at a time when the
NAMA mood has gripped the local arts and culture sector. We say congratulations
to the nominees this year. Please enjoy!
WIN-ZIM ONE OF 14TH NAMA NOMINEES
Some of the 14th NAMA nominees in a workshop
Writers International Network Zimbabwe is among the 14th
National Arts Merit Awards Nominees announced last week. This is the third
nomination in a row for the same Outstanding Online Media award. In the same
category there are other nominees Three Men on a Boat and Panorama magazine.
On Thursday, February 5, WIN-Zim also joined nominees in
the inaugural NAMA-Stop
to Start International Workshop which was facilitated by Zwelibanzi Ndlovu. The
workshop took place at the National Arts Council offices.
Event Managers AB Communications,
organisers of the workshop, said the workshop is a way of empowering and
building capacity within the Arts Sector.
The
workshop dealt with a five-step model which covered topics such as Mindset
Transformation, Personal Vision, Mission and Values, Fundamentals of Strategic
Thinking, Personal Effectiveness Assessment Areas and Personal Strategy
Formulation.
This
year’s NAMA winners will be announced at a grand ceremony to be held at the 7
Arts Theatre in Harare on February 14, 2015, under the theme ‘Pride of
Zimbabwe’.
Below is the list of all 14th
NAMA Awards Nominees:
- DANCE
AWARDS
Outstanding Male Dancer
1. Stanley Wasili of Tumbuka Dance Company
2. Reuben Mlauzi of IYASA
3. McIntosh Jerahuni of Tumbuka Dance Company
Outstanding
Female Dancer
1.
Charlene Chimara of Dance Trust of Zimbabwe
2.Cheryl Mabaya of IYASA
3. Maylene Chenjerai of Tumbuka Dance Company
Outstanding Choreographer
1.
Ketan Nagar in The Caterpillar Dance by Kinkini – The Voice of Dance
2. Sean George Mabwere in International Skrillex Remix by M &M Dance
Factory
3. Richard Ndlovu in The Official opening of the African Union Sports
Commission Region V Youth Games by the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture
Outstanding Dance Group
1. M &M Dance Factory
2. Dance Trust of Zimbabwe
3. IYASA
2. FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
Outstanding Actor
1.
Philani Nyoni in Qiniso
2. Partwell Nazvo in Prophets of Doom
3. Nash Mphepho in Dust and Fortunes
Outstanding Actress
1. Bianca Magwenzi in Tariro
2. Stella January in Dust & Fortunes
3. Nothando Nobengula in Beyond
Outstanding Screen Production - Full
length film
1.
Sour Milk by Melgin Tafirenyika
2. Tariro by Malon Murape
3. Dust & Fortunes by Justice Chapwanya
Outstanding Screen Production -
Short Film
1.
My Dream by Sheunesu Moyo
2. The Calling by Mhle Nzima
3. The Journey from Rural to Ramp by Jill Roberts and
Lynette Frewin
Outstanding Screen Production
(Television)
1.
One Family Can by Johannes Machingauta
2. The Other Brother by Charity Mahowa-Matavo
3. Mr Perfect by Gugulethu Ndlovu
Outstanding Music Video
1.
Makanika by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
2. Gudo Guru by Munyaradzi Nota ft. Changamire
3. Ndipe Rudo by Andy Cutta ft. Sanii Makhalima
3. LITERARY AWARDS
Outstanding First Creative Published Work
1. Shards written by Cynthia Marangwanda Published by Ko.Maseko Publishers
2. Revai written by Ropofadzo Mupunga Published by Zimbabwe Women Writers
3. A Struggle Alike written by Debra Vakira Published by Zimbabwe Women Writers
Outstanding Children’s Book
1.
Little Hare Stories – Big Trouble at the River written by Enock Chihombori
Published by Xlibris
2. Mombe Yamai written by Chenjerai Mazambani Published by Bhabhu Books
3. Around the Fire – Folktales from Zimbabwe edited by Raisedon Baya and Christopher
Mlalazi Published by Multimedia Box
Outstanding Fiction Book
1. Mukoma’s Marriage and Other Stories written by Emmanuel Sigauke Published by
Booklove Publishers
2. Bhuku Risina Basa Nokuti Rakanyorwa Masikati written by Memory Chirere
Published By Bhabhu Books
3. Writing Lives edited by Irene Staunton Published by Weaver Press
4. MEDIA AWARDS
Outstanding Journalist Print
1.
Sharon Muguwu - Daily News
2. Tinashe Muchuri - Parade
3. Garikai Mazara - Sunday Mail
Outstanding Journalist TV
1.
Josephine Mugiyo - ZBC
2. Sifiso Mpofu - ZBC
Outstanding Journalist Radio
1.
Tawanda Gudhlanga - SFM
2. Tendai Chakanyuka - Power FM
3. Jackson Madzimba - SFM
Outstanding Online Media
1.
3 Men On a Boat
2. Writers International Network (WIN)Zimbabwe
3. Panorama
5. MUSIC AWARDS
Outstanding Female musician
1.
Cindy Munyavi
2. Cynthia Mare
3. Agatha Murudzwa
Outstanding Male musician
1. Obey Makamure aka Tocky Vibes
2. Antonio Romeo aka Shinsoman
3. Sulumani Chimbetu aka Sulu
Outstanding Song
1. Mhai from Mhai by Tocky Vibes
2. Kumbumura Mhute from Kumbumura Mhute by Jah Prayzah
3. Popopopo from Tirikumhanya by Killer T
Outstanding Album
1. Gunship by Sulumani Chimbetu
2. Kumbumura Mhute by Jah Prayzah
3. Mhai Singles Collection by Tocky Vibes
6. SPOKEN WORD AWARDS
Outstanding Comedian
1. Mike Matimba aka Uncle Ritchie
2. Victor Mpofu aka Doc Vikela
3. Clive Chigubhu
Outstanding Poet
1. Tatenda “Dhege” Chinoda
2. Likhwa Ncube
3. Sithandazile Dube
7. THEATRE AWARDS
Outstanding Actress
1. Rumbidzai Karize in The Convert
2. Bathabile Dlamini in Umbiko KaMadlenya
3. Lawayne Muzite in Connections
Outstanding Actor
1. Tichaona Mutore in Maids
2. Jasen Mphepho in 1000 Miles
3. Memory Kumbota in Umbiko KaMadlenya
Outstanding Director
- Nelson Mapako for Umbiko
KaMadlenya
2. Ali-Jarmil Mutodzaniswa for Connections
Outstanding
Theatrical Production
1. The Convert by Almasi Collaborative Arts
2. Umbiko KaMadlenya by Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo
3. Connections by Pamushana High School
8.
VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
1. Undressing to Redress by Wallen Mapondera
2. Farming and Production by Webster Mubayirenyi
3. Song from Within by Boarding Dzinotizei
Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
1. Mwana Wedangwe by Rufaro Murenza
2. Contemporary Scourge by Forbes Mushipe
3. Jacket of Love by Israel Israel
Outstanding Mix Media
1. The Challenged by Forbes Mushipe
2. Different Roots, Same Destination by Ngonidzashe Tsiga
3. Disappearing Faces by Rizimu Chiwawa
Outstanding Exhibition
1.
Social Zoometry by Wallen Mapondera
2. Women at the Top by Doreen Sibanda and Thandazani Dhlakama
3. Crossing the Bridge by Clifford Zulu
9. OTHER AWARDS
Outstanding Promoter
1.
Butterwick Promotions
2. X-MO Squad
3. Formstate Investments
YOU ARE INVITED
Has great pleasure in inviting
you to
Meet the Authors
And
Valerie Tagwira
Authors of the A-level titles
‘Strife’ and ‘The Uncertainty of Hope’
In conversation with
Ignatius Mabasa
And Dr. Sunanda Ray
A unique opportunity to hear the
authors discuss their work
Thursday, 19th February 2015
Prince Edward School Auditorium,
Harare
2.15–4.30 p.m.
RSVP. Phone 308330/0772 203 306
THE YOUTH PERSPECTIVE
Mimi
Machakaire
Young at
any age
No matter how old you are, you
are always going to feel as if your age does not match how you feel inside.
When you are growing old you might find yourself doing certain things that are
only meant for people half your age.
That is normal for anyone who is going through that new transition into
his or her life but the question that remains is: How do you cope with that?
Instead of talking, dressing or acting younger because you feel younger, try a
different approach. If you are a writer take the emotional advantage and use it
as a way to change your writing pattern.
Take the time to observe many
youths of today and see about how best to create any new characters for your
plot. You may notice a group of 16 year olds and see that there is a different
personality to each member and that makes the group a great fun to watch. After
taking the time to get to know everyone, look for a way to build a story around
them. Now within this new transition into your life it will be easier for you
to relate to the kids and thus create a pretty interesting story.
You as the artist can even find
yourself interviewing each child. Kids get excited when they hear they are
going to feature in something to do with a media project. Whether it is in a
book, movie or lyrics to a song as long as they know that something that reminds
them of themselves is most likely going to appear in that project they will be
happy to oblige. You can get all the information you need just by promising to
add their names to the story or to the acknowledgement page of your project. It
is the idea of exposure and possible fame that gets us kids excited. It gives
us the excuse to make ourselves seem bigger than we really are. Bragging rights if you will. When a person
tries to put us down or make us feel small we can just simply think about that
one artist who thought we were at least good enough to add into their story and
that’s what gives us the confidence to forget about every other little thing
that may annoy us.
Once you have everything answered
and you look back at what the kids have said you may come to realize that
whilst you wished to be younger at any age its actually better to be at the age
that you are right now. Kids these days go through a lot of drama that gives
them that learning experience they honestly need to grow up and become adults
but once they do, they are thankful they did. Yes it is just as harder to be an
adult than to be a kid – it may even be harder to be a kid but at least as an
adult you know where you’re going in life and how you want to get there. As
kids we are still trying to figure that out.
ZIBF
ANNOUNCES 2015 THEME
The
Zimbabwe International Book Fair has announced this year’s theme as ‘Growing the Knowledge
Economy through Research, Writing, Publishing and Reading’.
In a statement released
last week, the ZIBF Executive Board Chairperson Musaemura Zimunya (insert) said his
organisation believes that the 2015 theme encompasses the many
diverse recommendations made by participants at the end of the 2014 Indaba.
“Further,
most of the suggestions harked back to previous themes such as “the digital
theme” or knowledge systems or indigenous languages. Alternatively, the
importance of understanding intellectual property and copyright,
publishing or libraries in the industry, the Board soon realized that
some of these suggestions may only make sense as items in sessions under major
themes but may not stand alone as themes.
“Given
this quandary, Board resolved that the best away forward would be to be
creative in adopting these multifarious suggestions. It happens that the encompassing
spirit of these suggestions pointed to the subject of “creative industries in
the knowledge economy”. The subject of Creative Industries is a vast
contemporary phenomenon that cuts across all forms of creativity, writing,
publishing, advertising etc. It has also been the subject of workshops,
conferences and book fair themes elsewhere. Most importantly, we were
unanimously agreed that it would probably cover the majority of our
stakeholders’ interests adequately,” said Zimunya.
He
also said ZIBF will soon launch a Call for Abstracts.
Meanwhile, the main Harare Book Fair
is scheduled to run from July 27 to August 1, 2015 with a number of exciting
activities such as The
Young Person’s Indaba, Traders Day, The Exhibitions, Live Literature, Writers’
Workshop, Children’s Reading Tent, and Meet the Author sessions.
ZIBF provincial book fairs are scheduled as follows: the Bulawayo Book Fair will take place from March 27 to 28, the Masvingo Book Fair from May 29 to 30,
the Mutare Book Fair from September
25 to 26, and the Gweru Book
Fair from October 23 to 24.
CREATIVITY AND OUR COMMUNITY
Tendai Chinhoro
(Continued from last newsletter)
Social isolation has also
been linked to the side-lining of creative talents and other forms of human intelligences
especially among woman where the general social view is that women occupy the
private sphere, that is, domestic and in-house roles. Also in many interviews
conducted by Reis (1998) with both older and younger talented females, they
described their feelings of loneliness and betrayal by other women. When asked
about friendships, a successful college president replied simply, "I have
none." The extremely limited time they have for friendships and the
ambivalence of other women toward those who achieve at high levels are some of
the reasons that talented women may have few friends and are often lonely.
Successful women recounted situations in which their success was viewed
negatively by both other women and men. Women who had successful careers often
reported that they were pitted against women who stayed at home and worked to
raise their families. Many talented women indicated that they learned to
consciously hide their accomplishments from friends and families and often seem
to feel guilty about being able to accomplish a great deal or worry that they
will further erode friendships because their friends consistently drew
comparisons.
Marriage is also another social institution which
interferes with the proper development of creative talents. Many studies have
shown that women view boyfriends as a source of prestige, and romantic
relationships as positive, normal, and desirable. However, women also admit to
having difficulty with achieving a balance between their romantic relationship
and marriage with work, academic classes, and their peer involvement. Holland
and Eisenhart (1999) found that contrary to popular belief, women who fell in
love did not lower their ambitions because they fell in love. Rather, they
lowered their ambitions and then
they fell in love. Almost all the women studied gradually experienced a decline
in ambitions and aspirations, pointing to the importance of planning for gifted
girls across their lifespan. Yvonne Chaka Chaka
though very talented in singing, we see her now concentrating with advertising,
because society disapproved her career when she got married as one not decent
for married woman, but the talent; it’s clear is within her voice, however
society has left her with no choice but with limited options in which to explore
on her gift and talent. If one has a talent and the world they grow up in
demand that they shut it down, they are bound to suffer and society generally
perceives opposition to the status quo as annoying and offensive, (www.psych.purdue.edu/willia55/120/10.intelligenceMM.pdf.
Most young girls in elementary and middle school begin to learn who they
are in high school and college, only to have their sense of self waiver if they
become involved in relationships. Reis (1998) found that gifted women who marry
in their late 20s or early 30s are able to establish a stronger sense of self
and are more often able to maintain their understanding of and belief in self
than if they marry earlier. On the other hand research have also shown that
talented men who are married sometimes don’t realise their fullest potential in
their careers due to the cost of
maintaining the family and marriage and career development.
The current economic conditions
in Zimbabwe have disabled the timely uptake of technologies that allow the
cultivation of certain talents and intelligences. Florida (2012) has termed
this institutional sclerosis where cultural and attitudinal norms of a given
age or social system become so powerfully ingrained in communities that they do
not allow the new norms and attitudes associated with the creative age to grow
up, diffuse and become generally accepted. This process, in turn, stamps out
much of the creative impulse, causing talented and creative people to negate
their talents or to seek out new places where they could more readily plug in
and make a go of it. (To be continued in
the next newsletter)
POETRY
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The event in Pictures
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