Ahdri Zhina Mandiela Explained

Ahdri Zhina Mandiela
Birth Date:	10 May 1953
Occupation:	Theatre director, producer
Children:	Jajube 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]

Personal life

Mandiela's daughter is actress and director Jajube Mandiela.^[6]

Works

Books and music

• Speshal Rikwes [Poems in Dialect] (p. 1985)^[7]
• Dark Diaspora... in Dub (p. 1991) ^[8]
• step into my head (1995)^[9]

Theatre

• A Midsummer Night's Dream with "a contemporary, urban interpretation with a Caribbean twist." (2007)^[10]
• "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^[11]
• Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award – Theatre (2007)^[12]

See also

• Postcolonial feminism

External links

• jumping in head first: an interview with ahdri zhina mandiela Susan Gingell, University of Saskatchewan

Notes and References

1. http://www.answers.com/topic/ahdri-zhina-mandiela?cat=entertainment ahdri zhina mandiela
2. http://www.griots.net/archives/mandiela/ mandiela
3. http://www.poetbureau.com/red/2004/bios.php?id=12 ahdri zhina mandiela
4. http://bcurrent.ca/about_how_we_feel.php b current
5. http://www.britgirlproductions.com/Sept_11.htm ahdri zhina mandiela and Ms. Winnie Madikizela - Mandela
6. Web site: 2012-11-07 . Jamaica T.O.: Jajube Mandiela, actor and director, starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation . 2024-03-25 . Toronto Star . en.
7. http://www.biblio.com/books/60537965.html Speshal Rikwes
8. https://openlibrary.org/b/OL8353822M Dark Diaspora... in Dub
9. http://cdbaby.com/cd/azmandiela ahdri zhina mandiela
10. http://www.canstage.com/2006-2007/media/images/play_9.asp A Midsummer Night’s Dream
11. http://torontoist.com/2006/06/the_dora_awards_1.php The Dora Awards
12. http://origin.www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2007/10/03/council-award-midcareer.html Canada Council names 2007 winners of mid-career award