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13 August 2019

 

“I have a voice.” | “Ke na le lentsoe.” | “Ek het ‘n stem.” | “Nginezwi."

The inaugural Kovsies Multilingual Mokete (Festival) is an initiative of the University of the Free State (UFS) to promote multilingualism.  

The Mokete will include and celebrate different cultural expressions - in visual art, poetry, storytelling, drama, music and song - by different language groups and in the different languages dominant at the UFS (i.e. English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu, and Sign Language). Students and staff from various faculties and departments on our three campuses will participate in showcasing the multicultural strengths of Kovsies on the Bloemfontein Campus on 18 and 19 September 2019. 

Join us and celebrate the university’s aim to promote multicultural communication and artistic expression in English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu and Sign Language.

Categories:
A. Singing  
B. Dancing
C. Short stories  
D. Poems
E. Short drama item  
F. Fine arts

Your item must be unique, “fresh from the block” and it must speak “volumes” of multilingualism and multiculturalism. It should celebrate the fusion of our different cultures and languages and the merging of our traditions to create a unique UFS culture. There is a prize for the best artist/performer in each category. #SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack 

Criteria for each category:

A. Singing
a. You can either enter a group or solo singing item 
b. Song should not be longer than 4 min
c. Song should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language  
d. Only backtracks or acoustic accompaniment can be used

B. Dancing
a. You can either enter a group or solo dance item 
b. Dance item should not be longer than 4 min
c. Music should be appropriate to the festival tagline

C. Short stories 
 
a. Your short story should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language 
b. Short story should not be longer than 5 min when read out loud
c. If your short story is selected, you will then have a choice to either perform your own story, or have someone else perform it for you. Auditions will be held to select performers for short stories.  

D. Poems
a. Your poem should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language 
b. Your poem should be no more than 20-25 lines 
c. If your poem is selected, you will then have a choice to either perform your own poem, or have someone else perform it for you. Auditions will be held to select performers for poems. 

E. Short drama item  
a. You can either enter a group or solo drama item.  
b. Your item should not be longer than 10 min
c. Item should speak to the celebration of our different cultures and languages
d. Your drama item should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language 
e. You first submit a script. 
i. If your drama (script) is selected, you will be then be invited to an audition for final selection. 
 
F. Fine arts
a. Only hostel entries
i. Hostels will each receive a packet which includes a canvas, photographic reference material, paint and brushes
ii. Each hostel will then copy that reference material as best they can on their canvas
iii. Art work will be displayed in the Scaena theatre foyer 16 – 20 September. 


General information
A. Submission of material: 
a. Submissions must be emailed to ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za
i. Singing and Dance submissions must be submitted in mp4 format via Google drive/One drive/Dropbox link to above email address 
ii. Scripts for poems, short stories, short drama items to be submitted in pdf format 
iii. Each submission must be accompanied by a submission form 
b. Submission of hardcopies can be handed in at the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts, Scaena Theatre, Room 46 (next to the Callie Human Centre). 


B. Dates:  
a. Tuesday 20 August: Final submission date. You will receive an automated confirmation that your submission has been received.   
b. Monday 26 August: Selected items announced for audition via email  
c. Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 August: Auditions. Times and dates to be confirmed
i. Students/staff who wants to perform their own poems, short stories or short drama items
ii. All selected singing and dance items
d. Monday 2 September: Final programme participants/items announced via email
e. Tuesday 17 September: Dry-run of programme with artists

  
Enquiries:
Contact ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za for more information.

Mokete wa pele wa Pokanyo ya Dipuo (Kovsies Multilingual Mokete) ke morero o thehilweng ke Yunivesithi ya Foreistata (UFS) ho kgothaletsa tshebediso ya dipuo tse ngata.

Mokete o tla kenyeletsa boitlhaloso ba botjhaba bo fapafapaneng – ka bonono ba ditshwantsho, dithothokiso, dipale, diterama, mmino le dipina – ho tswa dihlopheng tse fapaneng le ka dipuo tse fapaneng tse kgolo tse buuwang haholo UFS (k.h.r. Senyesemane, Afrikanse, Sesotho, Sezulu, le Puo ya Matshwao). Baithuti le basebetsi ho tswa mafapheng ka ho fapafapana dikhamphaseng tse tharo tsa rona ba tla nka karolo pontshong ya matla a botjhaba bo fapafapaneng ba Kovsies Khamphaseng ya Bloemfontein ka la 18 le 19 Loetse 2019. 

Eba le rona ho keteka sepheo sa yunivesithi sa ho kgothaletsa kgokahano ya botjhaba bo fapafapaneng le boitlhaloso ba bonono ka dipuo tsa Senyesemane, Afrikanse, Sesotho, Sezulu le Puo ya Matshwao.

Mekgahlelo:
A. Ho bina  
B. Ho tantsha
C. Dipale tse kgutshwane  
D. Dithothokiso
E. Dikotwana tse kgutshwane tsa terama
F. Bonono ba botaki

Tlatsetso ya hao e tlameha ho ba e kgetholohileng, “e ntjhantjha” mme e tlameha ho bua “tse ngata” mabapi le tshebediso ya dipuo tse ngata le botjhaba bo fapafapaneng. E tlameha ho keteka matahanyo ya botjhaba ba rona bo fapafapaneng le dipuo le ho kopanngwa ha meetlo ya rona ho theha botjhaba bo kgetholohileng ba UFS. Moputso bakeng sa sebapadi/moetsi ya hlwahlwa ka ho fetisisa mokgahlelong ka mong.
#SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack 

Mokgwatlhahlobo bakeng sa mokgahlelo ka mong:
A. Ho bina
a. O ka kenya pontsho ya sehlopha kapa ya motho a le mong ya ho bina 
b. Pina e tlameha ho se fete metsotso e 4
c. Pina e tlameha ho ba ka efe kapa efe ya dipuo tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, e ka ba hantle le ho feta haeba e kenyeletsa dipuo tse fetang e le nngwe  
d. Ke dikgatiso tsa pina kapa diletswa tse bapalwang mmoho le ho bina tse ka sebediswang

B. Ho tantsha
a. O ka kenya ketso ya tantshi ya sehlopha kapa motho a le mong 
b. Ketso ya tantshi e tlameha ho se be telele ho feta metsotso e 4 
c. Mmino o tlameha ho tshwaneleha bakeng sa sehlooho sa mokete

C. Dipale tse kgutshwane  
a. Pale ya hao e kgutshwane e tlameha ho ba ka efe kapa efe ya dipuo tse nne tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, eo e ka bang hantle ha e ka kenyeletsa ho feta puo e le nngwe 
b. Pale e kgutshwane e tlameha ho se fete metsotso e 5 ha e balwa ka lentswe le phahameng
c. Haeba pale ya hao e kgutshwane e kgethwa, o tla ba le kgetho ya ho bontsha pale ya hao ka bowena, kapa hore motho e mong a o bapalle yona. Diteko tsa lentswe di tla etswa ho kgetha bapheti ba dipale tse kgutshwane.
  
D. Dithothokiso
a. Thothokiso ya hao e tlameha ho ba ka e nngwe ya dipuo tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, ekaba hantle haeba e na le dipuo tse fetang e le nngwe 
b. Thothokiso ya hao e tlameha ho se fete mela e 20-25 
c. Haeba thothokiso ya hao e kgethilwe, jwale o tla ba le kgetho ya ho pheta thothokiso ya hao, kapa motho e mong a e phete. Diteko tsa pheto ya dithothokiso di tla tshwarwa ho kgetha batho ba tla pheta dithothokiso.
 
E. Terama e kgutshwane  
a. O ka kenya terama ya sehlopha kapa ya motho a le mong.  
b. Terama ya hao ha e a lokela ho feta metsotso e 10
c. Terama ena e tlameha ho ba mabapi le keteko ya botjhaba le dipuo tse fapafapaneng tsa rona
d. Terama ya hao e tlameha ho ba ka efe kapa efe ya dipuo tse nne tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, ekaba hantle ha e ka kenyeletsa dipuo tse fetang e le nngwe 
e. O tla nehelana ka sengolwa sa hao e sa le pele. 
i. Haeba terama ya hao (sengolwa) e kgethwa, jwale o tla memelwa ho tla fana ka pontsho ya yona bakeng sa ho kgethelwa makgaolakgang.
  
F. Botaki
a. Keno ya dihostele feela
i. Dihostele di tla fumana pakana e le nngwe hostele ka nngwe e kenyeletsang canvas, matheriale ya referense ya difoto , pente le maborashe
ii. Hostele ka nngwe jwale e tla kopiletsa matheriale eo ya referense ka bohlwahlwa boo ba ka bo kgonang ho canvas
iii. Mesebetsi ya botaki e tla tla bontshwa foyareng ya Scaena theatre ka la 16 – 20 Lwetse. 

Tlhahisoleseding e akaretsang
A. Thomelo ya matheriale: 
a. Dithomelo  di tlameha ho romelwa ka imeili ho ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za
i. Dithomelo tsa mmino di tlameha ho romelwa ka sebopeho sa mp4 ka lehokela la Google drive/One drive/Dropbox atereseng e boletsweng ka hodimo mona 
ii. Dingolwa bakeng sa dithothokiso, dipale tse kgutshwane, diterama tse kgutshwane di lokela ho romelwa ka sebopeho sa pdf 
iii. Thomelo ka nngwe e tlameha ho tsamaya le thomelo ya foromo ya yona.
b. Dithomelo tse etswang ka kotloloho di lokela ho nehelanwa Lefapheng la Diterama le Bonono ba Kalaneng, le mane Scaena theatre complex (pela Callie Human), phapusi ya 46. 

B. Matsatsi:  
a. Labobedi la 20 Phato: Letsatsi la dithomello la bofelo. O tla fumana nnetefatso e iketsahallang ya hore thomello ya hao e amohetswe.   
b. Mantaha wa 26 Phato: Mesebetsi e kgethilweng e tla phatlalatswa ka imeili bakeng sa memo ya diteko tsa ho tla mamelwa   
c. Laboraro la 28 – Labohlano la 30 Phato: Diteko tsa ho mamelwa. Dinako le matsatsi di tla phatlalatswa. 
i. Baithuti/basebetsi ba batlang ho pheta dithothokiso tsa bona, dipale tse kgutshwane kapa diterama tse kgutshwane
ii. Dipina le ditantshi tsohle tse kgethilweng
d. Mantaha wa 2 Lwetse: Bankakarolo/mesebetsi e fihlileng lenaneong la makgaolakgang e tla  phatlalatswa ka imeili
e. Labobedi la 17 Lwetse: Boitokisetso ba lenaneo mmoho le dibapadi

Dipotso:
Ikopanye le ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e eketsehileng. 

Die eerste Kovsies Veeltalige Mokete (Fees) is ’n inisiatief van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat (UV) om veeltaligheid te bevorder.

Die Fees sal verskillende tipes kulturele uitdrukking insluit en vier – deur middel van visuele kuns, digkuns, storievertel, drama, musiek en sang – deur verskillende taalgroepe en in die verskillende dominante tale aan die UV (bv. Engels, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu en Gebaretaal). Studente en personeel van verskillende fakulteite en departemente op ons drie kampusse sal op 18 en 19 September 2019 op die Bloemfontein-kampus die multikulturele karakter van Kovies uitbeeld.
Kom sluit by ons aan en vier die universiteit se oogmerk om multikulturele kommunikasie en artistieke uitdrukking in Engels, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu en Gebaretaal te bevorder.

Kategorieë:
A. Sang
B. Dans
C. Kort verhale
D. Gedigte
E. Kort drama-item
F. Skone kunste

Jou item moet uniek en “kraakvars” wees, en dit moet “boekdele” spreek oor veeltaligheid en multikulturaliteit. Dit moet die vermenging van ons verskillende kulture en tale, asook die saamsmelt van ons tradisies wees om ’n unieke UV-kultuur te skep. Daar is ’n prys vir die beste kunstenaar/uitvoerende kunstenaar in elke kategorie. #SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack

Kriteria vir elke kategorie:
A. Sang
a. Jy kan ’n groep- of solo-item inskryf. 
b. Lied moenie langer as 4 minute wees nie.
c. Lied moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer.
d. Slegs opgeneemde of akoestiese begeleiding kan gebruik word.

B. Dans
a. Jy kan as ’n groep- of solo-item inskryf.
b. Dans-item moenie langer as 4 minute wees nie.
c. Musiek moet geskik wees vir die fees se slagspreuk wees.

C. Kortverhale
a. Jou kortverhaal moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer.
b. Die kortverhaal moenie langer as 5 minute wees wanneer hardop voorgelees word nie.
c. Indien jou kortverhaal gekies word, sal jy dan ’n keuse hê om óf self jou verhaal voor te dra, óf om iemand anders dit vir jou te laat voordra. Oudisies sal gehou word om voordraers van kortverhale te kies.
 
D. Gedigte
a. Jou gedig moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer.
b. Jou gedig moenie langes as 20-25 reëls wees nie.
c. Indien jou gedig gekies word, sal jy dan ’n keuse hê om óf self jou gedig voor te dra, óf om iemand anders dit vir jou te laat voordra. Oudisies sal gehou word om voordraers van gedigte te kies.

E. Kort drama-item
a. Jy kan as ’n groep of solo-item inskryf.
b. Jou item moenie langer as 10 minute wees nie.
c. Item moet die viering van ons verskillende kulture en tale uitbeeld.
d. Jou drama-item moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer. 
e. Jy moet eers ’n teks indien. 
i. Indien jou dramateks gekies word, sal jy uitgenooi word vir ’n oudisie vir finale seleksie. 

F. Skone kunste
a. Slegs koshuisinskrywings
i. Koshuise sal elkeen ’n pakket ontvang wat ’n skilderdoek, fotografiese verwysingsmateriaal, verf en kwaste bevat
ii. Elke koshuis sal dan daardie verwysingsmateriaal so goed as wat hulle kan op hulle skilderdoek uitbeeld.
iii. Kunswerke sal van 16 – 20 September in die Scaena-teater se voorportaal uitgestal word.

Algemene inligting
A. Indiening van materiaal:
a. Inskrywings  moet per e-pos na ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za gestuur word
i. Sang- en dansinskrywings moet in mp4-formaat via ’n Google drive/One drive/Dropbox-skakel na bogenoemde adres gestuur word. 
ii. Tekste van gedigte, kortverhale en kort drama-items moet in pdf-formaat ingegee word. 
iii. Elke inskrywing moet vergesel wees van ’n inskrywingsvorm.
b. Hardekopie-inskrywings kan by Kamer 46 by die Departement Drama en Teaterkuns, Scaena-teaterkompleks (langs die Callie Human-sentrum) ingegee word. 

B. Datums: 
a. Dinsdag 20 Augustus: Finale sluitingsdatum Jy sal ’n outomatiese bevestiging ontvang dat jou inskrywing ontvang is. 
b. Maandag 26 Augustus: Gekeurde items vir oudisies sal per e-pos aangekondig word. 
c. Woensdag 28 – Vrydag 30 Augustus: Oudisies. Tye en datums sal nog aangekondig word. 
i. Studente/personeel wat hulle eie gedigte, kortverhale of kort drama-items wil voordra.
ii. Alle gekeurde sang- en dans-items
d. Maandag 2 September: Finale programdeelnemers/items sal per e-pos aangekondig word.
e. Dinsdag 17 September: Oefenlopie van program met kunstenaars

Navrae:
Kontak ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za vir meer inligting. 

Umcimbi wokuqala weKovsies Multilingual Mokete (iFestivali) iwuhlelo lweNyuvesi yaseFree State (UFS) lokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwezilimi eziningi.  

IMokete izohlanganisa nokugujwa kwezinye izinhlobo zamasiko - ubuciko bezandla, izinkondlo, ukuxoxwa kwezindaba, imidlalo, umculo nemicwi - okuzokwenziwa ngamaqoqo ezilimi ezahlukene ezandile e-UFS (njengesiNgisi, isiBhunu, IsiZulu, noLimi Lwezandla). Abafundi nabasebenzi abavela ngaphansi kweminyango nezinhlaka ezahlukene ezikhungweni zethu ezintathu bazobamba iqhaza ekukhangiseni ngamakhono abo amasiko ehlukene kwiKovsies kwiKhampasi yaseBloemfontein mhla ka 18 no-19 kuMandulo (Septemba) 2019.

Hlanganyela kanye nathi ukubungaza igxathu lenyuvesi eliya phambili lokugqugquzela nokukhuthaza amasiko ehlukene kanye nobuciko ngolimi lwesiNgisi, lwesiBhunu lwesiZulu nolweZandla.

Imikhakha:

A. Ukucula  
B. Ukudansa
C. Izindatshana ezimfushane  
D. Izinkondlo
E. Imidlalo emifushane  
F. Ubuciko

Kumele uqhamuke nento ehlukile, “engakaze ibonakale kwenye indawo” futhi kumele “isho lukhulu” ngokukhuthazwa kwezilimi namasiko ehlukahlukene. Kumele iqhakambise ukubumbana kwamasiko ethu ehlukahlukene nezilimi ezahlukahlukene kanye nokuhlanganiswa ndawonye kwamasiko ethu ukuze kwakheke isiko eliyingqayizivele le-UFS. Kuyoba nemiklomelo yamaciko enze kahle emkhakheni ngamunye. #SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack 


Okuzokwenzeka emkhakheni ngamunye:

A. Ukucula
a. Ningacula nibe yiqembu noma ucule wedwa 
b. Iculo akumele libe lide ngaphezu kwemizuzu emine
c. Iculo lingaba yinoma yiluphi ulimi kulezi ezibalwe ngenhla, okungaba kuhle uma lihlanganisa izilimi ezimbili kuya phezulu  
d.Kungaculwa ngokusebenzisa okomsindo noma ngokuhlabelela kuphela

B. Ukudansa
a. Ungajoyina iqembu noma udanse wedwa 
 b. Umdanso akumele ube ngaphezu kwemizuzu emine
 c. Umculo kumele uhambisane nendikimba yefestivali

C. Izindaba ezimfushane  
a. Indaba yakho emfushane ingaba yinoma ngaluphi ulimi kulezi ezine ezishiw ngenhla, okungaba kuhle uma kuyizilimi ezimbili kuya phezulu   
b. Indaba emfushane akumele ibe yinde ngaphezu kwemizuzu emihlanu uma ifundwa kakhulu
c. Uma indatshana yakho ikhethiwe, uyobe usukhetha ukuthi ufuna ukuzifundela indatshana yakho noma kube khona ozokufundela yona. Kuyokwenziwa inhlolokhono ukukhetha abazofunda izindatshana ezimfushane. 

D. Izinkondlo
a. nkondlo yakho ingaba nganoma yiluphi ulimi kulezi ezine ezingasenhla, okungaba akuhle kube ezimbili kuya phezulu 
b. Inkondlo yakho akumele ibe nemigqa engaphez  u kuka-20 kuya ku-25  
c. Uma inkondlo yakho ikhethiwe, uyokhetha ukuthi uyifunda wena noma uthola umuntu ozokufundela yona. Kuyokwenziwa inhlolokhono ukukhetha abazokwethula izinkondlo. 

E. Imidlalo emifushane  
a. Ungajoyina iqembu noma wenze umdlalo wakho uwedwa. 
b. Umdlalo wakho akumele weqe emizuzwini engu-10. 
c. Umdlalo kumele ukhulume ngokugujwa kwamasiko nezilimi ezahlukahlukene. 
d. Umdlalo wakho kumele ube yinganoma iluphi ulimi kulezi ezine ezingenhla,okungaba kuhle kube ezimbili kuya phezulu.  
e. Uyacelwa ukuba ulethe umbalo womdlalo kuqala.
 i. Uma umdlalo wakho (umbhalo) ukhethwa, uyomenywa ukuba uzovivinywa ukuze ukhethwe nabokugcina. 
 
F. Ubuciko
a. Kwemukelwa amahostela kuphela 
 i. Amahostela ayothola isikhwama esinezinto ezifana neshidi lokudweba, izithombezokubukela, upende namabhrashi
 ii. Ihostela ngalinye liyokopisha lezo zithombe zokubukela eshidini lokudweba ngekhono lonke
 iii. Imisebenzi yobuciko iyokhangiswa emhibheni waseScaena Theatre mhla ka-16 – 20 uMandulo. 

Ulwazi olwejwayelekile

A. 
Ukulethwa kwemingenelo:
a. Umngenelo kumele uthunyelwe nge-email ku: ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za
i. Imingenelo ephathelene nokucula nokudansa kumele ithunyelwe nge-mp4 kusetshenziswa iGoogle drive/One drive/Dropbox exhumene ne-email engenhla 
ii. Imibhalo yezinkondlo, izindaba ezimfushane, imibhalo yemidlalo emifushane kumele kulethwe ngohlobo lwe-pdf. 
 iii. Umngenelo ngamunye kumele uhambisane nefomu lokungenela.

b. Imingenelo engamaphepha ingahanjiswa eMnyangweni wakwaDrama and Theatre Arts, ezakhiweni sazeScaena Theatre (eduze kweCallie Human), e-room 46. 

B. Izinsuku:  
a. ULwesibili 20 kuNcwaba: Usuku lokugcina lokungenela. Uzothola isiqinisekiso esiziphendulayo sokuthi umngenelo wakho utholakele.    
 b. UMsombuluko 26 kuNcwaba: Izihloko ezikhethelwe ukungenela inhlolokhono nge-email 
c. ULwesithathu 28 kuya kuLwesihlanu 30 kuNcwaba: Inhlolokhono. Isikhathi nosuku kusazoqinisekiswa 
i. Abafundi/abasebenzi abafuna ukuhaya izinkondlo zabo, izindaba ezimfushane noma imidlalo emifushane 
ii. Imingenelo ekhethelwe ukucula nokudansa
 d. UMsombuluko 2 kuMandulo: Uhlu lokugcina lwemingenelo luyokwethulwa nge-email. 
e. ULwesibili 17 kuMandulo: Ukuzivivinyela uhlelo namaciko

Imibuzo:
Ngolunye ulwazi xhumana ne: ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za

 

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“Every journey begins with the first steps” – Marguerite van der Merwe
2016-07-08

Description: Marguerite van der Merwe Tags: Marguerite van der Merwe

Marguerite van der Merwe, recipient of University of the
Free State Chancellor’s Medal, with Chancellor
Dr Khotso Mokhele, at the Winter Graduation ceremony.

Photo: Johan Roux

Marguerite van der Merwe has dedicated her life to the enrichment and increased quality of life for others. At the University of the Free State’s Winter Graduations on 30 June 2016, Van der Merwe and her brother, Anthony Douglas Osler, were both honoured with Chancellor’s Medals for exceptional service to South Africa and the world beyond our borders. In the early 1980s, she learned about the Alexander Technique and her life since then has been about perfecting the technique and sharing it with others. The Alexander Technique teaches people of any age, gender, occupation or interest, how to be posture-aware and perfect, how to be aware and alert, and how to be calm and discriminating, all of which are part of a practical teaching to integrate these qualities consciously into all our daily human activities.  

She walks the walk

She understood the Alexander Technique to be the perfect way to develop the body both physically and mentally, as it develops the higher mental faculties like focus, attention, awareness, consciousness, discrimination, and unfolding of the psyche, thus developing the human potential holistically as a spiritual way of being. She received her training for the technique in Cape Town and London, thereafter she published The Art of Walking, a guide to the Alexander Technique.

Van der Merwe is an internationally-certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, has been offering this work and its application in the spheres of health, education, and performance skills for 30 years, both nationally and internationally.

Van der Merwe says that the South African higher education system should encompass a holistic approach to teaching and educating. Education should envisage a modern vision of education that supports the evolution of the potential of the human being as a holistic system – a competent, skilled, caring, kind individual, developed in physical, mental, emotional and sensorial aspects. She believes that students thus educated will model ‘wholeness’ and ‘humanness’ as they take their place in society, business, education, and entrepreneurship.

Enriching women’s potential

Apart from The Art of Walking, Van der Merwe published EVE-OLUTION, a book to inspire women to listen to their intuition, and empower women to repossess their bodily wisdom, freedom, and authenticity. Van der Merwe proclaims that it is important to liberate women to take charge of their own bodies, minds, and souls. The purpose of the book is to ensure that young women soak up wisdom and encouragement and for older women to express their wisdom, which needs to be respected and listened to.

“Females and feminine roles in society and family are being liberated and acknowledged in the actions of many women as we stand for equal opportunity, equal power, and equality in many fields,” says Van der Merwe.
“Our young women in business and the higher education fraternity, for one, are strong in their views, beautiful in their presence, outspoken in leadership,” Van der Merwe concluded.

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