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Toroga Denver Breda
Breda2007@gmail.com
INTRODUTION:
Khoikhoi First nation storyteller, writer, poet, voice over artist.
Awards/prizes/fellowships
Arts meet Africa travel fellowship to attend the Zanzibar Film festival
Nationale Afrikaans teaterinisiatief skrywersbeurs or National Afrikaans theatre initiative writersbursary
Jakes Gerwel Writers residency
British American tobacco study bursary
Hear my voice poetry fellowship
African arts institute (Afai) arts fellowship
Adams small writersprize shortlist
ATKV woordveertjie finalist
Work
‘Rokkie’ writer, play staged at the Woordfees, Suidoosterfees and Klein Karoo Nationale Kunste festival
‘Rita Rooidoos’ staged at the Suid Ooster Festival
Plays completed include ‘Chains’, ‘Cupido Kakkerlak’, ‘Rita Rooidoos’. ‘Boesman myt’
Completed radio story, ‘Lieg en bedrieg’
Festival organiser of Afreekans festival, the 48 hour theatre festival and the Cape Flats film festival
Self-published 24 short stories
Panellist on both national and international language events
Presenter at the Indigenous language conference in Victoria, Canada
Contributor to the Global voice’s platform
Columnist for Litnet
Children’s story telling for the Early childhood development centre and the Otto foundation
Khoi languages sessions at the Goethe institute’s annual mother tongue day festival
Panelist at the Iziko museum’s mother tongue day event
Panel discussions at Stellenbosch university, University of Cape Town, Woordfees, Freestate arts festival, Openbook festival
Voice over artist
Compiler KHOIKHOI language reader
KAKAPUSA KHOI poetry anthology
Various short courses in Entrepreneurship, international trade, community building,writing, venture capital.
Links:
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/local/peoples-post/khoi-language-for-pupils-20190218
https://www.southafrica.net/ng/en/travel/article/khoi-the-story-of-the-people
https://neweralive.na/posts/nama-festival-aims-to-revive-historic-khoisan-culture
https://www.tabletalk.co.za/news/celebrating-south-africas-languages
https://mg.co.za/africa/2020-07-20-saving-southern-africas-oldest-languages/
https://www.litnet.co.za/jy-kannie-failure-wies-van-failed-education-system-nie/