Ahdri Zhina Mandiela

ahdri zhina mandiela (born May 10, 1953 in Jamaica) 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

• Postcolonial feminism

References

1. ahdri zhina mandiela Answers.com
2. mandiela griots.net
3. ahdri zhina mandiela Poet Bureau
4. b current
5. ahdri zhina mandiela and Ms. Winnie Madikizela - Mandela 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
10. The Dora Awards Torontoist
11. 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