Siphokazi Jonas

Siphokazi Jonas is a South African poet, playwright, performer, and producer known for her exploration of cultural identity, gender-based violence, and linguistic diversity through various art forms. She has gained both national and international recognition for her contributions to literature and the performing arts. Quotes I didn’t believe in my abilities as an artist sooner. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News I’m hoping to do some television writing as well. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News I come from a very musical family. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News I think my love of art has been with me because my parents were in a choir. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News That was certainly what felt like a once in a lifetime experience. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News As a writer, I wondered how I could speak to that particular void. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News It was an idea that came to me in 2019, after the death of Uyinene (Mrwetyana) and a number of women who then trended under different hashtags. Siphokazi made this statement during an interview with SABC News I am encouraging younger artists to keep connecting and building together no matter where they are. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch I am in many ways a product of the power of support and collaboration. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch It solidified what I believed, that my voice was important as well, and it has a place. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch I hope that my story encourages and energises you to share your voice and story with us once again. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch It is impossible to do this work alone. We create our industry. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch My works explores our relationship with each other and our world and I often to reimagine what better might be. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch When I am commissioned to write for a client, I find ways to weave my South African influence in the work. Siphokazi said this during an interview with Daily Dispatch Folklore is about improvisation, so I am trying to bring that back. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works The modernising aspect is important because that is where the creativity lies. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works My intention is to recover what has been but also recreate. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works I want us to achieve our own Harry Potters in African storytelling and have our brothers and sisters represented in them. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works But my feminist framework is about centring a young girl, who then becomes a woman, making her complicated, making her push the narrative over just being a victim of circumstance. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works My mother’s identity — I mean it’s also not just my mother, but my mother as figure, it’s language as my mother and that plays a very important role. It’s also creativity as my mother. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works We are accompanying one another to make home using storytelling and it’s a communal act to make home as Africans understand it. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works I am writing to teach about the importance of our languages, cultures and how we plan to pass those days, like what our mothers have done. I am trying to show how our future should be. Jonas said this during an interview with Mail & Guardian about her art works How can a poem stop a rapist from raping? It can’t. Jonas made this statement during an interview with The Cape Robyn I remember feeling so fearful, overwhelmed and when it came to writing, at a real loss. Jonas made this statement during an interview with The Cape Robyn This production has been borne out of frustration. Jonas made this statement during an interview with The Cape Robyn External links Category: Living people Category:Women authors from South Africa Category:Poets from South Africa Category:Playwrights from South Africa