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Chanje is a wonderful performer and has a brightness and lightness of spirit which belies the depth .. View > |
Afrique Performs is a writing and performance initiative run By Chanje Kunda. We aim to improve literacy and communication skills, as well as breaking down barriers to participation in the Arts, Music and Cultural Industries. We empower people by showing the power of words. Chanje Kunda is a nationally recognised, long established performance poet based in Manchester. She teaches the knowlegde and skills she has gained along the way, by providing culturally diverse creative writing workshops for people in all sections of the community, especially young people. She is part of a network of writers, poets and musicians known as Speakeasy. These include comedians, playwrights, poets, singer/ songwriters and musicians. Afrique Performs can provide a variety of writers to suit the needs. Artsist from any writing and/ or perfomance discipline in the North West can be be hired through us. Through out her career, Chanje has met many talented and respected artists. She has Performed along side the likes of Linton Kwesi Johnson at the Greenroom, Benjamin Zephania at the Royal Albert Hall, and at Contact Theatre with Lemn Sissay to name a few. Chanje runs the poetry workshops and the African storytelling sessions. She also does performances for Children and adults. Despite experiences of homelessness, depression and single parenthood, her determination saw Chanje achieve a BA Hons in Theatre and Media Studies and an NVQ Level 3 in Business. At 26 she is now runs her own writing and performance initiative. Her workshops show people by example, that anything can be overcome and that ambition breeds success. She uses life experiences and strong academic background, to motivate people to aim higher. She has been attending the black writers group based at Commonword for the past five years. Over that period she has learnt about a lot of literary skills and techniques, as well as how to constructively criticise and bring the best out in people's work. She has also got a vast knowledge of diverse styles of writing because of my large collection of books. Chanje Kunda E: info@afrique-performs |