Leah Mari (17), the daughter of Durban jazz
musicians George and Debbie Mari, has launched a new campaign – an online youth
arts festival: #WhereIStand
This is the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/WhereIStandSA/
It’s a call to local, creative, youth to
share where they stand on important social issues – the youth are invited to do
this through the arts by submitting performance art pieces, visual arts,
digital arts, writing, compositions, poetry, dance, essays, short stories,
photos, etc – any art form. It’s not a competition – it’s just a platform for
the youth to meet online and post to a Facebook page Mari has created.
Submissions must first be emailed to
whereistandsa@gmail.com and then Mari will post all submissions on YOUTH DAY
(only) – to be celebrated throughout the day! It is also an attempt to
encourage South African youth to engage with important, current social issues
and to have their say!
(Leah
Mari. Pic by Val Adamson)
Mari is also performing again in the latest
Young Performers Project (YPP) titled Curtain
Up at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from May 15 to June 2.
She is currently in matric, will pursue
studies in the arts at university next year, and has performed extensively in
Durban throughout her high school career including performances at the Sneddon
Theatre, Playhouse, Hilton Arts Festival and an original composition performed
by the KZNPO which she composed while at primary school.
For more information contact Debbie Mari on
084 614 3353 or email: marid1@ukzn.ac.za
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