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

See also

References
  1. ahdri zhina mandiela Answers.com
  2. mandiela Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine griots.net
  3. ahdri zhina mandiela Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Poet Bureau
  4. b current Archived April 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ahdri zhina mandiela and Ms. Winnie Madikizela - Mandela Archived July 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Britgirlproductions.com
  6. Speshal Rikwes Biblio.com
  7. Dark Diaspora... in Dub OpenLibrary.org
  8. ahdri zhina mandiela CD Baby
  9. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Archived January 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  10. The Dora Awards Torontoist
  11. Canada Council names 2007 winners of mid-career award CBCNews
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