Arlette Codfried
was brought up in Surinam but lived abroad for many years, before returning to Surinam. Arlette has been trained in theatre, dance, song and the visual arts and at this moment is active as a writer and performer. Since her youth she has written poems and short stories. Works of hers have appeared in Overpeinzingen, gedichten en verhalen (Reflections, poems and stories) (2003), Considerations, poems and stories from Surinam (2003) and Honderd Dichters 7 (One hundred poets 7) (2003). In 2004 her first children's book was published, Opa en Oma (Grandfather and Grandmother). She is a member of the board of the Surinam Writers group '77.
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Literary programme for International Women's Day
With: Arlette Codfried, Celestine Raalte, Diana Ferrus, Els Beerten, Hillary de Bruin
In het kader van de internationale dag van de vrouw presenteerde het festival een speciaal programma. De Zuid-Afrikaanse dichteres Diana Ferrus schreef een gedicht over Saartje Baartman, de 'Hottentotvenus', een Zuid-Afrikaanse Khoisan die in de negentiende eeuw als kermisattractie door Europa reisde. Haar skelet, geslachtsdelen en hersenen werden bewaard in een Frans museum. in 2002 werden ze op verzoek van Nelson Mandela teruggebracht naar haar geboorteland en begraven in de Kaap. Diana Ferrus' gedicht, 'A Tribute to Sarah Baartman', speelde een sleutelrol bij het besluit van de Franse regering om de resten van Sarah Baartman vrij te geven voor teruggave aan Zuid-Afrika. Deze avond werd, na enkele voordrachten van Surinaamse schrijfsters, de documentaire 'The Life and Times of Sarah Baartman' van de Zuid-Afrikaanse regisseur Zola Maseko vertoond. Diana Ferrus las haar gedicht en vertelde over de geschiedenis van deze vrouw. Ook in dit programma een voordracht van auteur Arlette Codfried, een bijdrage van Celestine Raalte en een open podium.
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1001 identities - opening night
With: Arlette Codfried, Cynthia Mc Leod, Dansgroep Tandava, Denise Jannah, EKM Dido, Fafiri Brothers, Frits Wols, Gibi Bacilio, Joke van Leeuwen, Rappa, Ronald Giphart, Sitok Srengenge
The first night of the festival in Paramaribo offers a diverse program. Writers from five countries read from their novels and poetry. Hosted and presented by Arlette Codfried they talk about their own country and how people from different cultures live together there. Denise Jannah sings poems chosen from poets that represent the five different countries participating in this ffestival, amongst others from the winner of the State literature prize Orlando Emanuels. Cynthia McLeod, Rappa, Surianto and Frits Wols perform together with their foreign colleague writers Gibi Bacilio (Curaçao), EKM Dido (South Africa), Ronald Giphart (The Netherlands), Joke van Leeuwen (The Netherlands) and Sitok Srengenge (Indonesia). The dance group Tandava dances poems from Slory and Shrinivasi. The Fafiri Brothers will provide further musical accompaniment.
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District commissionership Nickerie - literary evening
With: Arlette Codfried, Cynthia Mc Leod, Denise Jannah, EKM Dido, Gibi Bacilio, Rappa, Ronald Giphart, Sitok Srengenge
An international program with readings by writers and poets and music, presented by Arlette Codfried. The Surinam authors Cynthia McLeod and Rappa perform together with poet/performer Gibi Bacilio from Curaçao, writer EKM Dido from Capetown, the Dutch best-selling author Ronald Giphart and one of the foremost poets from Indonesia, the Javanese Sitok Srengenge. Jazz-diva Denise Jannah presents a special program of her own, consisting of poems from five countries set to her own music.
