Sunflowers. Bags. Splinters. The body. The bed. Old memories and spaces. The poems of Zizipho Bam deal with tactile things and physical objects that connect to self and the self’s multiplicity of selves.
In this performance, Zizipho as the poet and the visual storyteller, convenes to create a world where poetry and sound can forge a path for healing. She takes us on a journey through the collection and offers sunflowers as poems to all the versions of ourselves at each intersection of re-membering.
About the Artists
Zizipho Bam is a South African poet, author and cultural producer whose work lives at the intersection of storytelling, sensory experience, and healing. She creates spaces both on the page and on stage that centre Black voices and explore themes of love, longing, loss, and transformation. Her approach is deeply rooted in inclusive, multisensory engagement, inviting people to feel, reflect and act through poetry, performance, and collaborative worldbuilding.
Her debut collection, Sunflowers For My Lovers, has taken her on a tour across the country, performing at prestigious events like Open Book Festival, Poetry Africa and Poetry On The Lawn. She has garnered accolades like the 2020 New Coin Prize, the 2021 New Contrast National Poetry Prize, and the 2023 Thomas Pringle Award. She is the co-founder of a competitive slam poetry company called Slam City.
- Venue: The Black Power Station
- Location: The Old Power Station
- Ticket price: ZAR 100.00
- Programme type: The Fringe
- Genre: Poetry & Spoken Word
- Duration: 70 minutes
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Ages:
ALL AGES
