Jit Narain
(Jidt Narainsingh Baldewsingh, Livorno, Surinam, 1948) Born in Suriname, Jit Narain is the grandson of Indian immigrants. In 1969 he went to the Netherlands to study medicine and became a doctor in The Hague. He returned to Suriname in 1991. Since then he has been heading the head of an outpatients clinic in Saramacca. He is a fervent defender of the emancipation of Sarnami, the Hindu-Surinamese language and for his efforts received the Rahman Khan prize. Narain writes poems which can be read and sung. The poems reflect the history and memories of Hindustan immigrants in Suriname. He writes in Sarnami and in Dutch, approaching the same secret history of immigrants from different perspectives. He made his debut in 1977 with the poetry collection in Sarnami Dal Bhat Chatni (Rice, yellow peas and chutney). His debut has been followed by six other collections of poetry.
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Spot en Satire: Gesprekken, voordrachten en muziek
With: Antoine de Kom, Asli Erdogan, Celestine Raalte, Ellen Ombre, Gerrit Komrij, Izaline Calister, Jit Narain, Peter Snyders, Putu Wijaya, Rappa, Youssouf Amine Elalamy
19:30 Inloop Band/ DJ
20:00 Opening avond Ingrid Ameraali
20:10 welkomstwoord slotavond Ingrid Ameraali
20:20 Debat over Satire en Spot Peter Snijders, Youssouf, Gerrit Komrij, Rappa, Ellen Ombre, Asli Erdogan, Discussieleider Jerry Egger
20:40 Voordracht Putu Widjaya
20:50 Voordracht Antoine de Kom
21:00 Optreden band Glenn Texeira and band
21:20 Pauze
21:40 Voordracht Celestine Raalte
22:00 Voordracht Rappa
22:10 Voordracht Rappa
22:20 Slotwoord Rielle Mardjo: Voorzitter Lit: Fest:
22:40 Optreden band Glenn Texeira and band/ DJ/Izaline Calister
Afsluiting Avond/ Nababbel -
Spot en Satire 2
With: Asli Erdogan, Celestine Raalte, Gerrit Komrij, Ingrid Ameraali, Jit Narain, Peter Snyders, Rappa, Skwala
19:30 Inloop
20:00 Opening avond
20:10 welkomstwoord avond 2
20:20 Voordracht Asli Erdogan
20:30 Voordracht Celestine Raalte
20:40 Celistine Raalte Gerrit Komrij
20:50 Voordracht Jit Narain
21:00 Optreden band Glenn Texeira & band
21:20 Pauze
21:40 Voordracht Peter Snijders
22:00 Voordracht Rappa
22:10 Voordracht Putu Wijaya
22:20 Q & A Jerry Egger , discussieleider
22:40 Optreden band Glenn Texeira & band
Afsluiting Avond DJ
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Openingsprogramma
With: Alakondre, Antoine de Kom, Asli Erdogan, Celestine Raalte, Ellen Ombre, Gerrit Komrij, Ingrid Ameraali, Izaline Calister, Jit Narain, Peter Snyders, Putu Wijaya, Rappa, Youssouf Amine Elalamy
19:30 Inloop Alakondreband
20:00 Opening festival
20:10 Welkomstwoord door organisaties Stichting Literair Festival Suriname en Stichting Winternachten
20:20 Kennismaking auteurs met Publiek
20:30 Voordracht Ellen Ombre
20:40 Voordracht Peter Snijders
20:50 Voordracht Rappa
21:00 Optreden band Izaline Calister
21:20 Pauze
21:40 Voordracht Youssouf Amine Elalamy
21:50 Voordracht Antoine de Kom
22:00 Voordacht Putu Widjaya
22:10 Optreden band Izaline Calister
22:30 Optreden band Izaline Calister
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Optreden voor studenten IOL/Universiteit en scholieren VWO
With: Antoine de Kom, Asli Erdogan, Celestine Raalte, Gerrit Komrij, Ingrid Ameraali, Izaline Calister, Jit Narain, Peter Snyders, Putu Wijaya, Skwala, Youssouf Amine Elalamy
Aula Institute for Graduate & Research Studies (IGRS)
(Programma bestemd voor studenten IOL/Universiteit en VWO)9:30 Inloop DJ
10:00 Introductie en Welkomstwoord Kennismaking Auteurs met publiek Auteurs
10:10 Ingrid Ameerali, MC
10:20 Voordracht antoine de kom
10:30 Voordracht Asli Erdogan
10:40 Voordracht Celestine raalte
10:50 Izaline Calister
11:05 Voordracht
11:15 Voordracht Youssouf Amine Elalamy
11:25 Voordracht Celestine Raalte
11:35 Voordacht Rap band /DJ
11:45 Voordracht Jit Narain
11:55 Voordracht Putu Wijaya
12:05 Voordracht Gerrit Komrij
12:10 Q & A met Jerry Egger
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Krusa Laman - Teatro Luna Blou Curaçao
With: Boy Dap, Erich Zielinski, Gabeba Baderoon, Jennifer Martis, Jit Narain, Jopi Hart, Mario Kleinmoedig, Nukila Amal, Ramsey Nasr
An evening with prose readings, storytelling, poetry, interviews and music. With Gabeba Baderoon from South Africa, Ramsey Nasr from The Netherlands, writer Nukila Amal from Indonesia, poet Jit Narain from Suriname, and from Curaçao performer/musician Boy Dap, writers Jopi Hart and Erich Zielinski and actress Jennifer Martis. Mario Kleinmoedig hosts the evening. Part of the evening is a discussion with the authors on globalization: 'Writing at the Crossroads of Globalization and National Context'.
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Krusa Laman - Villa Maria Curaçao
With: Boy Dap, Gabeba Baderoon, Izaline Calister, Jit Narain, Nukila Amal, Ramsey Nasr, Roland Colastica, Sonia Garmers
An evening with storytelling, music and poetry by Gabeba Baderoon from South Africa, Ramsey Nasr from The Netherlands, Jit Narain from Suriname and Nukila Amal from Indonesia. From Curaçao there will be performances of singer/composer Boy Dap, novelists and poets Sonia Garmers and Joseph (Jopi) Hart, novelist Erich Zielinski and the actress and performer Jennifer Martis. The Curaçao/Dutch singer Izaline Calister sings stories put to music from Curaçao and The Netherlands. She will be accompanied by the percussionist Pernell Luciano Saturnino from Curaçao and the Dutch guitarist Edvard Verhoef. Actor and writer Roland Colastica from Curaçao is the MC of this multifacetted literary and musical evening.
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Krusa Laman - Bonaire
With: Annie Francees, Frans Booi, Gabeba Baderoon, Izaline Calister, Jit Narain, Monica Clarinda, Nukila Amal, Ramsey Nasr, Roland Colastica
An evening with storytelling, music and poetry by Gabeba Baderoon from South Africa, Ramsey Nasr from The Netherlands, Jit Narain from Suriname and Nukila Amal from Indonesia. Authors Frans booi, Monica Clarinda and Annie Francis from Bonaire will read from their work. The Curaçao/Dutch singer Izaline Calister sings stories put to music from Curaçao and The Netherlands. She will be accompanied by the percussionist Pernell Luciano Saturnino from Curaçao and the Dutch guitarist Edvard Verhoef. Actor and writer Roland Colastica from Curaçao is the MC of this multifacetted literary evening.
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Crusa Lama - Aruba
With: Ernesto Rosenstand, Frank Williams, Gabeba Baderoon, Hubert Booi, Ito Tromp, Izaline Calister, Jit Narain, Nukila Amal, Ramsey Nasr, Roland Colastica
An evening with storytelling, music and poetry by Gabeba Baderoon from South Africa, Ramsey Nasr from The Netherlands, Jit Narain from Suriname and Nukila Amal from Indonesia. The Aruban writers and storytellers Ernesto Rosenstand and Hubert Booi will be interviewd by Ito Tromp. Another Aruban writer, Frank Williams, will read from his work. The Curaçao/Dutch singer Izaline Calister sings stories put to music from Curaçao and The Netherlands. She will be accompanied by the percussionist Pernell Luciano Saturnino from Curaçao and the Dutch guitarist Edvard Verhoef. Actor and writer Roland Colastica uit Curaçao is the MC of this multifacetted literary evening.
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Crossing the Seas - Sint Maarten I
With: Clara Reyes, Connis Vanterpool, Fabian Adunkle Badejo, Gino Olivacce, Jit Narain, Nigel Fabien aka Akoma, Nukila Amal, Sidonia Hodge, Warren Williams
An evening with readings of prose and poetry by writer Nukila Amal from Indonesia, poet Jit Narain from Suriname and Fabian Badejo, Sonia Hodge and The Young Poets from Sint Maarten. Clara Reyes is MC of this multifacetted evening. Music by Connis van der Pool.
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Opening programme
With: Alphons Levens, Ashna Phoelsingh, Celestine Raalte, Diana Ferrus, Elly Purperhart, Els Beerten, Erich Zielinski, Guyz Nextdoor, Ifna Vrede, Ismene Krishnadath, Jit Narain, Manon Uphoff, Norma Bouterse, Robin Anoewarte, Roué Hupsel, Soecy Gummels, Sombra, Tan Lioe Ie, Tessa Leuwsha
De openingsavond van het internationaal literatuurfestival bestond uit korte optredens van een groot aantal schrijvers uit binnen- en buitenland. De muzikale omlijsting was van de groep Guys Next Door. Ismene Krishnadath, voorzitter van de Schrijversgroep '77, opende het festival.
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Tradewinds/Passaatwinde - Cape Town
With: Christine Otten, Drisana Deborah Jack, Jan Klug, Jit Narain, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
In Kaapstad werkt Winternachten samen met het festival Tradewinds/Passaatwinde, georganiseerd door schrijfster Antjie Krog en producent Ben Willliams. Net als bij Winternachten in Den Haag komen in Tradewinds/Passaatwinde schrijvers, dichters en musici samen uit de hele wereld, maar met name uit de landen die een historische koloniale band met Nederland hebben. Het festival biedt film, muziek, voordrachten en debatten.
Het hoofdprogramma vindt plaats in het Labia Theatre, een art-deco 'filmhuis' in het centrum van de stad. Daarnaast legt Tradewinds/Passaatwinde met optredens buiten de stad verbindingen met de vele verschillende gemeenschappen in de Kaapse regio. Het thema dit jaar is 'Poetry Junction': dichters en andere kunstenaars geven verschillende visies op tien jaar democratie in Zuid-Afrika.
Van zondag 24 tot woensdag 27 oktober reizen de dichters rond in de Kaap en treden ze op in culturele centra, bibiotheken en universiteiten. Op donderdag 28 en vrijdag 29 oktober zijn er optredens in het Labia Theatre.
De deelnemende schrijvers en dichters: Sutardji Calzoum Bachri (Indonesie), Regina Beregho (Zuid-Afrika), Breedevallei Digters (uit Worcester, Zuid-Afrika), Chirikure Chirikure (Zimbabwe), Ingrid de Kok (Zuid-Afrika), Drisana Deborah Jack (Sint Maarten), Estella Kambina (Zuid-Afrika) Mzwakhe Mbuli (Zuid-Afrika), Petra Muller (Zuid-Afrika), Jit Narain (Suriname), Christine Otten (Nederland), Alfred Schaffer (Nederland/Zuid-Afrika) en Bulelani Zantsi (Zuid-Afrika). Deelnemende musici: Jan Klug (Nederland), Chiwoniso Maraire (Zimbabwe) en Karen Zoid & Band (Zuid-Afrika).
Daarnaast neemt de schrijfster Nurridin Farah (Somalië) deel in een discussieprogramma en treden op als gespreksleiders en presentatoren Miki Flockemann (Zuid-Afrika), Alfred Schaffer (Nederland/Zuid-Afrika) en Harry Garuba (Zuid-Afrika).
Maandag 25 Oktober, avond: Poetry Junction in Montagu
Woensdag 27 Oktober: Poetry Caravan: Atlantis, Delft + Brown's Farm, Athlone, City Centre libraries
Donderdag 28 Oktober: Poetry Junction en Poetry Slam - University of the Western Cape
Donderdag 28 oktober, 20.00-22.00 uur: Preview evening, Labia Theatre, Orange Street, Kaapstad.
Vrijdag 29 oktober, 20.00 uur: "Main evening" in het Labia Theatre, Kaapstad. -
Poetry Africa - Durban
With: Christine Otten, Drisana Deborah Jack, Jan Klug, Jit Narain, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
Poetry Africa in Durban geldt als een van de belangrijkste poëziefestivals van Afrika. Zes dagen lang treden meer dan dertig dichters en muziekgroepen uit twaalf landen op. Het programma omvat voordrachten, seminars, workshops, poëzie-schrijfwedstrijden en speciale optredens in scholen en in gevangenissen.
Namens Winternachten treden dichters op uit Indonesië, Suriname, Sint Maarten en Nederland. In een programma op donderdag 21 oktober in het Elisabeth Sneddon Theatre staat deze 'Dutch Connection' centraal. Elk van de dichters draagt voor uit zijn werk, en wordt geïntroduceerd door de bekende Zuid-Afrikaanse stand-up comedian Soli Philander. Philander is ook voor het Nederlandse publiek een bekende. Hij trad twee keer op tijdens Winternachten in Den Haag.
Poetry Afrika opent op maandagavond in het Elisabeth Sneddon Theatre met een serie korte optredens van alle participerende dichters: Sutardji Calzoum Bachri (Indonesië), The Botsotso Jesters (Zuid-Afrika), Feel A Sistah!, een 'Spoken Word Collective' uit Zuid-Afrika met Lebo Mashile, Myesha Jenkins, Napo Masheane en Ntsiki Mazwai, Dorian Haarhof (Zuid-Afrika), Joy Harjo (USA), Drisana Deborah Jack (Sint Maarten), Were Were Liking (Kameroen/Ivoorkust), Mazwakhe Mbuli (Zuid-Afrika), Kobus Moolman (Zuid-Afrika), Richard Murphy (Ierland), Nowadayz Poets (Zuid-Afrika), Jit Narain (Suriname), Albert Nyathi (Zimbabwe), Christine Otten (Nederland), Karen Press (Zuid-Afrika), Baralong Seboni (Botswana), Tumi (Zuid-Afrika) en Christian Uetz (Zwitserland).
Tijdens Poetry Africa beleeft de documentaire van John Albert Jansen over de Surinaamse dichter Jit Narain zijn première in de Engelstalige versie 'Ashes of Memory'.
Meer informatie over Poetry Africa is hier te vinden.
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The final evening
With: Albert Mungroo, Andy Fernandes, Annemarie Sanches, EKM Dido, Gibi Bacilio, Harvey Fräser, Jeffrey Quartier, Jit Narain, Marlène Oudsten, Marylin Simons, Mavis Noordwijk Koor, Mireille Pinas, Norine Blinker, Ronald Giphart, Roué Hupsel, Sitok Srengenge, Sombra, Terry
A festive finale of this first edition of the International Literary festival Surinam. Consisting of prose, poetry and music. Performances from the foreign guests and many Surinam authors: including well known names and promising debutants. Such as Sombra, Ronald Giphart (The Netherlands), Gibi Bacilio (Curaçao), EKM Dido (South Africa), Sitok Srengenge (Indonesia), Norine Blinker, Norma Bouterse, Andy Fernandes, Harvey Fräser, Roway James, Marlène Oudsten, Mireille Pinas, Terry and Jeffrey Quartier. Also performances by the Mavis Noordwijk choir (a combination of the Kokriki choir and the ADEK choir) and a closing song by Albert Mungroo. Presented by Annemarie Sanches.
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Writers debates
With: Brigitte Brown, Cynthia Mc Leod, EKM Dido, Farah L, Gibi Bacilio, Guillaume Pool, Guyz Nextdoor, Ismene Krishnadath, Jit Narain, Ronald Giphart, Sombra, Verginia Ceder, Willie Alberga
An evening's debating, readings and music. Various topics are debated, such as: which language should the writer choose? His or her mother tongue or the language of the largest reading public? Does the writer write for a specific group of readers? What is the role of the writers own cultural background, while writing within a multi cultural society? The debating panel consists of: Jit Narain, Guillaume Pool, Arlette Codfried, Ismene Krishnadath, Cynthia McLeod, Sombra, EKM Dido (South Africa) Sitok Srengenge (Indonesia), Gibi Bacilio (Curaçao), Ronald Giphart (The Netherlands) and panel leader Willie Alberga.
Readings by Brigitte Brown and Virginia Alvarez and presented by Sombra. -
Live Anthology and Debate
With: Anna Enquist, Ardashir Vakil, Bas Heijne, Basil Appollis, Breyten Breytenbach, Ellen Ombre, Henk van Woerden, Ian Buruma, Jan Eijkelboom, Jit Narain, Lasana M. Sekou, Michaël Zeeman, Rajeev Balasubramanyam, Vamba Sherif
What is the most beautiful poem on diaspora? A number of Winternachten guests read their favourite poem from each other's literatures. The writers were introduced by Basil Appollis.
Dutch writer Henk van Woerden gave the introductory lecture (in Dutch) to a debate on the theme of 'diaspora and the writer'. This debate (in English), hosted by Michaël Zeeman, appeared to be a good start for the Boekenweek, a annual event for the promotion of Dutch literature, following a few weeks later in The Netherlands. -
India in diaspora
Three Surinamese-Hindustani writers who feel linked up to their ancestors in India, who were brought to Surinam as contract-labourers. Their emigration to Holland is a second diaspora. Although one of them, Jit Narain, went back to live in Surinam after a long stay in The Netherlands. Host: Michiel van Kempen (Dutch spoken).
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Live Anthology
With: Arahmaiani, Aya Zikken, Breyten Breytenbach, Dan Jacobson, Denis Henriquez, Frank Martinus Arion, Gerrit Komrij, Henk van Woerden, Jit Narain, Michiel van Kempen, Pim de la Parra, Rendra, Rudy Kousbroek, Soli Philander
The final programme in this festival was a 'live anthology', composed by writers reading their favourite poems and prose-fragments from the literatures of each other's cultures. In this way a colourful anthology was created from Surinamese, Indonesian, Antillian, Dutch and South-African literature.
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Performing Poets and stories
The popular South-African performer Soli Philander presented the programme in the foyer, with 'performing poets' and writers from Suriname, Curaçao, South-Africa and Indonesia. The great Indonesian poet Rendra confirmed his excellent qualities as a performer. Winston Scholsberg told traditional Surinamese stories.The Antillian poet Gibi Bacilio performed with percussionist Xavier Cordoba. Jit Narain, Surinamese/Hindustani poet, read his poems in Sarnami. Poet and streetsinger Loit Sôls accompanied himself on guitar.
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Surinamese and Papiamentu anthologies
Jeroen Vullings presented a programme with two anthologists. Michiel van Kempen, editor of an anthology of Surinamese literature, talked to Aart Broek, editor of a recently published anthology of Papiamentu literature. Broek introduced three Antillian authors: Gibi Bacilio, a poet and performer form Curaçao, accompanied by percussionist Xavier Cordoba; Frank Martinus Arion (Curaçao) and the Dutch Aruban writer Denis Henriquez. Michiel van Kempen introduced Antoine de Kom and Jit Narain, from Suriname.
