Nwabisa Plaatjie

Independent Producer and Director
South Africa

Nwabisa Plaatjie is an independent producer, theatre-maker, and director based in Cape Town, South Africa. She holds an MA in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town and her practice leverages traditional oral storytelling practices to create plays and 'ways of working' that challenge systemic discrimination in the theatre sector. From 2018- October 2022 she coordinated and curated the Baxter’s Masambe Theatre, driving its relaunch as a space for performance, collaboration, mentorship and networking. In 2023 she launched her 'An artist is made' project- celebrating community and recognizing the role of social and cultural capital in our creative journeys. Nwabisa is devoted to stories, people, and culture.  She is an alumna of the Mandela Washington Fellowship [2020/21], an IETM Global connector [2022], an ISPA Global fellow [2022 and 2023 cohort], as well as an alumna of Georgetown University's Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics [2021-23].

Speaker
Session 2 | The Generational Divide
Wednesday, January 10, 14:00 - 15:15 EST

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