Dr Sakiru Adebayo reads from Chimamanda Adiche's "Notes on Grief" - chapter 11

Sakiru Adebayo reads Chimamanda Adiche's "Notes on Grief"

Minien Hattingh is a fine artist and she reads short stories from her collection

Minien Hattingh's Album

Minien Hattingh reads "The TreeKing"

Minien Hattingh reads "The Last Alchemist"

Minien Hattingh reads "Princess Tegefy"

Minien Hattingh reads "NINI the Cyborg Girl"

A reading of the address and  an article read by Katlego Chale: 
- The Archives and the Political Imaginary by Bhekizizwe Peterson 
- The Evolution of the Bantu by HIE Dlomo R

References: 
Peterson, B. (2002). The archives and the political imaginary. In Refiguring the archive (pp. 29-37). Springer, Dordrecht.
H . 1. E. Dhlomo, (1931). The Evolution of the Bantu I, II and III,
Umteteii wa Bantu, 14,21 and 28 November

Embodied Reading 

Katlego Chale reads The Evolution of the Bantu by HIE Dlomo

A reading of the address and  articles read by Katlego Chale: 
- The Archives and the Political Imaginary by Bhekizizwe Peterson 
- The Evolution of the Bantu by HIE Dlomo R

References: 
Peterson, B. (2002). The archives and the political imaginary. In Refiguring the archive (pp. 29-37). Springer, Dordrecht.
H . 1. E. Dhlomo, (1931). The Evolution of the Bantu I, II and III,
Umteteii wa Bantu, 14,21 and 28 November

Katlego Chale reads The Archives and the Political Imaginary

Refiloe shares how her grandmother uses water as a healing practice

STORY: My grandmother's water - a healing practice

Scriptwriting class wrote odes to their body parts.

Phila caring for his scar

Nonofang's toes

Nasiphi's ear listening

*TWL Writing Challenge*

The Writers Lab and Embodied Reading partnered and challenged writers to write,  and readers to read; stories, monologues,  poems on the theme "Fighting monsters daily in isolation". 

The writing is totally open to interpretation, and it could address the theme from any angle.  We are grateful for these submissions and look forward to many more engagements.

Isana Maseko reads "Children of the underworld"

Momo Matsunyane reads her own monologue: "I have cried at my own funeral"

Momo Matsunyane reads "I have cried at my own funeral"

From one artist to another. Khehla Chepape reads a poem for Dr Ester Mahlangu.

Chepape reads a poem for Dr Ester Mahlangu

Chepape reads

Reading is an embodied act. Reading out-loud is an imaginative and active creation of the mind.  Through hearing the words, our imaginations go to work and transport us from where we are to a new place. As a collective we have found much joy in reading and hearing others read. 

We have created this space as a way of sharing and engaging with various readings so we can enjoy and understand them better.  As performers we believe that when it comes to perceptive processes; knowledge is embodied. Therefore this embodied reading project. 

We have collected a number of voices, accomplices, to read with,  and for us from different spaces, places and curriculums. We believe that reading out aloud harnesses our ability to know via the performative. Please join us to reimagine how we can re-ignite love for reading, engage with reading and imagine what a decolonial creative reading project would look like. This is an ongoing project,  and we open to ALL sorts of readings please email us at embodiedreading@gmail.com 

How to get involved 
Please send us your recording of yourself reading an essay or story. The excerpt  should be 2 mins long – 5 mins if we are pushing it. (think copyright). 
Your audio should include: 
•	Your name;  brief bio. 
•	I’m reading an excerpt from: (title of reading. name of author.) 
•	Why I think this is important? (optional) 
•	The excerpt (2mins max) 

Email readings to: embodiedreading@gmail.com

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