Heritage and Spirit

This session will foreground Indigenous Knowledge Systems and African spiritualities to explore how ‘heritage’ can be better understood and appreciated in (South) Africa today. 

Moderator: Mwenya Kabwe (Zambia, South Africa) – Theatremaker, Performer, Educator

Panellists:

• Gogo Khanyakude (South Africa) – iSangoma and Indigenous Knowledge Educator
• Azah Mphago (South Africa) – Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and Producer
• Jay Pather (South Africa) – Professor: University of Cape Town, Director: Institute for Creative Arts, Performance Theorist, Choreographer and Curator
• Motsane G. Seabela (South Africa) – Curator: Anthropology at Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History