The Dibukids project started in 2011 with the aim to promote youth literature and to propose storytelling, creative workshops or exhibitions to a younger public. Remaining true to these objectives, Dibukids seizes the opportunity of the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 & 2013 to foster an ambitious partnership between artists specialised in child literature from both countries. Respected French storyteller and writer Yves Pinguilly and illustrator Florence Koening will be in South Africa during the month of July, proposing kids a whole range of activities. Among other things, they will team up with South African author William Gumede and illustrator Maja Sereda to animate exciting days of fun, creativity and laughter at various workshops throughout the country. Both illustrators will also propose a joint exhibition around their respective works. Here follows their full program:
21st of July: launch of the exhibition of illustrators Maja Sereda and Florence Koenig from 10:30 with 3 creative workshops by Florence Koenig, Maja Sereda and Joan Rankin, storytelling by Yves Pinguilly & William Gumede and a concert at the Alliance française of Johannesburg
27th of July: storytelling by Yves Pinguilly and creative workshop for kids by Florence Koenig at the Alliance française of Durban (bookings: culture.afdurban@alliance.org.za)
28th of July: storytelling by Yves Pinguilly and creative workshops for kids by Florence Koenig, Joan Rankin and Rozenn Torquebiau, exhibition of illustrator Joan Rankin at the Alliance française of Pretoria (bookings: pretoria@alliance.org.za)
For information about the France-South Africa 2012 & 2013 Seasons, please visit www.france-southafrica.com.
