Dibuka Library Festival

Not your ordinary book festival!

1 – 29 September 2018

Spring is coming! And with it, the Dibuka Library Festival, a new kind of book festival to celebrate Dibuka's new revamping and its 15th birthday.

Dibuka Library Festival will run from the 1st to the 29th of September at the newly revamped multimedia francophone library Dibuka, located in the gardens of the Alliance Française of Johannesburg. On the 29th, will be organized the Dibuka Day a special festive day, to wrap up this unique DIY festival!

During the whole month, come and take part in the various workshops, screenings, talks and kids' activities organised around storytelling, bookmaking, animation and bande dessinée. Every thematic offers a reflexion about the new form of books and literary creation. It is also a family festival since all the activities are kids-friendly and most of them are bilingual (French/English).

The Dibuka library festival is a collaborative project between the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Alliance Française of Johannesburg with the support of the French Institute in Paris.

PROGRAMME

Let's begin...

© icinori

Saturday 1 – 11.00 > 12.30

WORKSHOP / Illustration with Icinori

Create your own imaginary landscape using hand-made stamps with French illustration duo Icinori. It is a workshop about experimentation, imagination and fun.

> Facebook event

R50 - RSVP is recommended due to limited space

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WEEK 1

©Icinori

Tuesday 4 September – 18.30

TALK / The craft of independent publishing

Icinori* and Alphabet Zoo* will share their experiences in independent and self-publication; from creation to distribution, advantages and disadvantages, and the differences between French and local markets. Facilitated by Griffin Shea from Bridge Books.

> Facebook event

Wednesday 5 September – 19.00

CINEMA / Aya of Yop City

Screening of Aya of Yop City by Clément Oubrerie & Marguerite Abouet (2013)

French with English subtitles, 1h24

Welcome to Yopougon, a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan in the late 70s! This is home to Aya and her two friends, Adjoua and Bintou. The are 19-years-old, a time in your life when everything seems possible. But while Aya would like to become a doctor one day, her friends are hunting for a husband.

An animation adapted from the francophone comic Aya of Yop city by Marguerite Abouet (2005)

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Saturday 8 September – 11.00 > 13.00

WORKSHOP / Bookbinding with Young Bucks*

With the digitalization of novels, the traditional form of the book seems to become obsolete. But book-making is still an art of its own! With Young Bucks discover how to create your own book during a bookbinding workshop. A craft activity for all ages.

> Facebook event

R50 - RSVP is recommended due to limited space

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WEEK 2

The Little Prince © Dee-Ann Kaaijk

Tuesday 11 September – 18.30

TALK / Studies in France with Campus France

Learn about the scholarship and study opportunities in France with English as medium of instruction in all academic fields. ​ Meet with Lesego Vorster, student in animated film making who went to Gobelins, l'Ecole de l'image and Steffen Fischer, student in architecture who went to Ecole Boulle.

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Wednesday 12 September – 19.00

CINEMA / Corniche Kennedy

Screening of Corniche Kennedy by Dominique Cabrera (2017)

French with English subtitles, 1h34

In Marseille (South of France), a group of idle teens attempt to defy the laws of gravity by diving along the Kennedy coastline, a dangerous diving spot. Suzanne, a young girl from the upper class, tries and succeeds to be one of them. But the boys she bonds with have troubled life... Between their insatiable taste for freedom and everything that is forbidden, a fragile future begins to take shape.

A movie adapted from the book of the same title by Maylis de Kerangal.

> Trailer

> Facebook event

Friday 14 September  / 15.00 > 17.00

DIBUKIDS / Art activities en français with Raoudha Charni

Come explore your creativity and manual skills while improving your French.

For children between 7 and 12 years old (level A1-A2)

> Facebook event

Saturday 15 September – 11.00 > 12h.30

WORKSHOP / The Little Prince with Kwasha! Theatre Company

Inspired by The Little Prince, this workshop is a launch pad for a flight into the imagination, exploring how to create stories using everyday objects.

The Little Prince production is currently touring South Africa after it premiered at the National Arts Festival in June.

> Facebook event

R50 - RSVP is recommended due to limited space

> Tickets

WEEK 3

©Naomi Van Niekerk

Wednesday 19 September - 15.00 > 16.30 (A2 level) & 16.45 > 18.15 (B1 level)

WRITING / How to Haiku en français with Raoudha Charni

Haiku is a very short poem that originates from a Japanese tradition – learn how to do it in French!

> Facebook event

Wednesday 19 September – 19.00

CINEMA / OSS 117 – Lost in Rio

Screening of OSS 117 – Lost in Rio by Michel Hazanavicius (2009)

French with English subtitles, 1h41

The French series of OSS 117 adventure comedies showcase the globetrotting exploits of Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath (aka OSS 117), a Derek Flint-like super-spy in the 60's. This outing finds OSS 117 shuttled off to Rio de Janeiro, where his assignment involves retrieving microfilm that lists French Nazi collaborators during World War II.  Adapted from the book series "OSS 117" by Jean Bruce.

> Trailer

> Facebook event

Thursday 20 September - 18.30

CINEMA / Short Animation Movie Night

A night dedicated to the short animation movies selected by Naomi van Niekerk, an inter-disciplinary and multi-awarded artist working in film, theatre and print-making. She will offer an international selection of the best of animation today.

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Friday 21 September – 16.00 > 17.00

DIBUKIDS / Story Time with Lindiwe Matshikiza

Everyone loves a good story, and especially when it's alive! Lindiwe Matshikiza* tells stories taken from books at Dibuka, creating a poetic and interactive moment in English and French for children from 3 to 7 years old.

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Saturday 22 September – 11h00 > 13.00

WORKSHOP / Stop Motion with Naomi Van Niekerk

Join us for an exclusive hands-on introduction to the world of stop-motion animation.

Engage with the different aspects of making an animated film from assembling characters to creating a short-animated sequence using your Smartphone. Young and less young are all welcome!

> Facebook event

R50 - RSVP is recommended due to limited space

> Tickets

WEEK 4

©Alphabet Zoo

Tuesday 25 September – 18.30

TALK / BD in France & Comics in South Africa, with Breeze Yoko & Daniel Browde

Breeze Yoko* is back from his residency in Paris where he learnt how to make a bande dessinée, aka the french way of making comics. Daniel Browde is the scenarist of the South African comic Rebirth. What are the differences and common inspirations of BD in France and Comics in South Africa? How to start a comic from scratch? Come and ask your questions!

> Facebook event

Wednesday 26 September - 15.00 > 17.00

WRITING / Creative Writing en français with Marylise Gordon (Levels: A2-B1)

Give some flair to your French through fun challenges and activities.

> Facebook event

Wednesday 26 September – 19.00

CINEMA/ Lulu in the Nude

Screening of Lulu in the nude by Sólveig Anspach (2013)

French with English subtitles, 1h41

Following a botched job interview, Lulu decides not to return home, leaving her husband and their three children in the lurch. During her few days of stolen freedom, she crosses paths with a variety of people who, like herself, are at the edge of the world.

Based on the comic book Lulu in the nude (Lulu femme nue) by Etienne Davodeau (2013)

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> Facebook event

Friday 28 September – 16.00 > 17.00

DIBUKIDS / Activities around A Mouse's tale

Using a short animation movie by Benjamin Renner, this workshop is a fun way to educate young ones how to analyse visual language in a world full of images and sounds. For children between 7 and 12 years old. Workshop facilitated by Muriel Huet, course director at the Alliance Française of Johannesburg.

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Saturday 29 September - 11.00 > 12.30

WORKSHOP / Make a Zine! with Alphabet Zoo

A zine is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images. Alphabet Zoo invites you to create your own zine following a theme during an hour and a half. DIY and creativity are the two key words for this workshop!

> Facebook event

R50 - RSVP is recommended due to limited space

> Tickets

Saturday 29 September - 12.00 > 17.00

DIBUKA DAY!

To celebrate the end of this month full of creativity, joins us for a festive day at Dibuka in the garden of the Alliance Française of Johannesburg!

Until 17.00...

Make your own silkscreen on bags with Alphabet Zoo

Take part in one of the kid friendly activities

Enjoy music from State Proof inspired by francophone musicians

Get new books at the Bridge Books stall

Have food and drinks at the food market

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PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

ICINORI
Icinori, aka Mayumi Otero & Raphael Urwiller are a French duo whose collaborative efforts have been them illustrate, design, print and publish works across a range of mediums. They have been commissioned by Le Monde, New York Times, and Canal + among others.

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ALPHABET ZOO

Alphabet Zoo is a duo of Johannesburg based traditional printmaking artists that formed a street-culture zine that invites collaboration from artists, illustrators, publishers and designers. It was established in 2010.

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YOUNG BUCKS

Young Bucks is a new platform for experimenting with books and creating custom stationery. Based at the up-and-coming maker space at Victoria Yards in Lorentzville, the artists' collective includes Victoria Wigzell and Madeleine Dymond  they have facilitated bookbinding workshops for over two years at NGOs, schools, universities, and private venues.

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KWASHA! THEATRE COMPANY

Kwasha! is a young theatre company that was formed as part of a collaboration between the Market Theatre Foundation and the historic Windybrow Arts Centre.  Sinenhlanhla Mgeyi is a self-taught dancer-choreographer with 11 years of experience, having started in community theatre at the age of 4. Along with Sinenhlanhla, Mathews Rantsoma toured the UK last year with the international production Encountering the Othe. Khanyisile Ngwabe is an accomplished singer who also got her start in community theatre. Lesego Chabedi made her television debut this April on the new web series Bold Girls and Balindile ka Ngcobo is a popular voice-over artist who also makes her television debut later this year in the British drama series The Widow.

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NAOMI VAN NIEKERK

Naomi van Niekerk is an inter-disciplinary artist working in film, theatre and print-making.  She was awarded the prize for the best first film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2016 ('n Gewone blou Maandagoggend) as well as the Creative Revelation Award at the Anima film festival in Brussels (My mamma is bossies)

She is the Creative Director of Dryfsand-productions and collaborates with composer with Arnaud van Vliet. They are 2018
Digilab Africa Winners in the VR Category with their project II Worlds.

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LINDIWE MATSHIKIZA

Lindiwe Matshikiza is an artist who uses theatre making tools to extend into film, music and various other disciplines. She is a performer, as well as a director and a writer.

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BREEZE YOKO

Breeze Yoko is a South African-based multidisciplinary artist specialising in video/film and graffiti. His films have won awards at the Tricontinental Film Festival, South Africa; Special mention in the Sienna Film Festival, Italy; and Dak'Art, Senegal. Traveling by road across west Africa to Europe, he painted in over 13 countries. Yoko recently went on residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris where he started his first bande dessinée.

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DANIEL BROWDE

Daniel Browde has worked variously as a researcher, actor and editor (film and text). With artist Josh Ryba he published the graphic novel Rebirth in 2013. His book The Relatively Public Life of Jules Browde, an experimental biography of his grandfather, was long-listed for the Alan Paton Award in 2017.

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STATE PROOF

State Proof is an ongoing sonic research project between Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Nathaniel Sheppard III, and Chad Cordeiro, which is aimed at exploring the ways in which individual and common music collections illustrate complex personal and global historical narratives. This project employs processes of listening, sharing and collecting: crate digging, listening sessions and freestyle DJ sets.

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS

Muriel Huet is the course director at the Alliance Française of Johannesburg. She is also a teaching consultant, conducting workshops on different pedagogic approaches at school and university level.

Raoudha Charni is a French teacher at Kingsmead College and part of the association of the French teachers of Gauteng.

Marylise Gordon is a French teacher at Roedean School and part of the association of the French teachers of Gauteng.

Griffin Shea is an American journalist and writer who moved to Johannesburg nine years ago. In 2016, he opened Bridge Books, an independent bookstore in the Joburg CBD that focuses on African writers.

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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