MBIZO CHIRASAHA CREATIVE/ARTISTIC RESUME
1]MBIZO CHIRASHA ARTISTIC/CREATIVE PROFESSION RESUME 2009-2010Mbizo chirasha is a young international poet/writer, he is 31 year old , mbizo have been in cultural ,literary activities for the past 11 years , he has worked with , international ngos , bookfairs , cultural instiutions , writers , diplomatic ,educational and community projects He is a well travelled poet/ writer , faciltator , creative projects consultant , who have graced a number of recognizable stages in Sweden , Egypt , Ghana , South Africa,Tanaznia , Namibia , Malawi , Zambia and his native country Zimbabwe, Mbizo an internationally published poet ,.He is published in more than 15 countriies around the world.,read more about mbizo on the summarized version of his artistic resume.
[2]PERFOMANCE SUMMARY
Zimbabwe internantional book fair
-book launches,
live literature centre,
great indaba and official openings
Harare international festival of arts
-UN poetry cafe,
HIVOS poetry cafe,
HAND IN visual art nad poetry project\
Zimbabwe writersunion festivals
-readers conferences ,
book launches,writersclubs
launch , writers circles lauches
Budding writers association reading events
-Writers chapters mobilzations
-writing kills workshops-
programmes launches-
reading evenings
Zimbabwe book develoipment council
-reading week official launches
-reading tents projects-
readership culture mobilization projects
Iranian embasy in zimbabwe
-Iranian culture projects-
dialogue among civalizations intiatives
Palestian embassy in zimbabwe-
DAY of the palestinepalestinian cultural projects
This is africa poetry night-
poetry projects ,reading night series
House of hunger poetry slam \every month slam events in zimbabwe
,taking placearound zimbabwean main cities
Book cafe events-
arts festivalspoetry evenings
boccapa academy events-
literary evenings
book launches
Harare chamber of commerce dinners
- brand launch dinners
-business wards-
business conferences
Writers caravan projects-
storytelling nights-poetry nights
writers clubs launches
rural poetry expansion projects
African drums poetry explosion
a perfomance poetry festival of 4 countries
United nations days
UN events
Mambo press book publishing-
book launches
Zimbabwe germany society
2006 end of year celebration of arts
-book launchesartist resident project
Alliance francaise-
book launches-
franco phone weeks
poetry/reading evenings-
world poetry da
yBritish council- cross borders writers projects-
writerscircles series
power of the voice project
book evenings and readings
National aids council
-mobilzation projects-rural hiv/aids projects
-world aids day
jibilika dance festival-
official launch of the regional dance festival
National culture week-
an event that celebrate zimbabwwean culture and arts
National arts merit awards-
official openings-
press conferences
-awards ceremony
International day of peace
- UN event
international day of human rights-
UNevent
international day of child rights
UNevent
Safaidsperspectives /TV series launch
Mustle africa festival- official launch
Jesuits aids projec
t- schools HIV/AIDS projects
International institue of chartered accoutants
-graduation ceremony
Paumba project
, national gallery-a visual arts poetry collaboration project
Zimbabwe women summit-
evening of arts
kwekwe polytechnic
-writers club launch
International womens day
- official openings-celebrations
World aids day in zimbabwe-
celebrations
-Poets for human rights project
-Poetry nights series
Live literature centre zimbabwe
-Reading events
zimbabwe union of journalists
-mobilzation projects
World press day
- Press freedom poetry
\Ethno based writers project /zimbabwe
- creative writers projects for academics
Harare polytechnic
-launch of students aids intiative
Nordic african institute/
swedenreading evening 2oo3
Rinkeby library
sweden-literary night
Goteborg book fair- Sida pavilion
Swedish international library association
-book launch
Swedish writers union-africa
/sweden poetry evening
Sida diplomatic luncheon
/sweden-a seminar of writers
, youth and diplomats
Internatinal conference of africa culture and development/ICACD,Ghana
-official opening
-awards night
-poet in residence on sessions
Artschool ,egyptcultural exchange
-official opening
Zambian women writers
-reading evening
Malawi writers union
-reading series
Stellenbosch university-perfomance night
Franco namibia culture centre
reading fest-book and reading night
Spoken word october poetry festival
-namibia poetry festival/zenzo lounge
.windhoek
Spoken word series,namibia
-monthly namibia youth poetry nightsf
Fnland.namibia culturalexchange projec
t-artist exchange project perfomance
Namibia women summit
-gala dinner
/awards night
.Bobmarley comemoration namibia
-perfomance evening
Warehouse 2th anniversary namiba
-celebration night
Cota carnival namibia
-perfomance arts
free your mind aids day namibia
-poetry and comedy series
Polytechinic of namibia
-perfomance and tutorial evening
Africa fashion show/
pambili-fashion awards/-celebration night
Hendrik wetbooi/ hero of namibia
-momorial evening
America culture centre /namibia
-book launch
[3]Professionl Appointments
budding writers association
-poet inresidence/
membership drive officer
zimbabwe writers union
midlands projects assistant
Bookfair
-assistant perfomances coordinator
Book week
-reading out reach agent
Zimbabwe german society
-artist project resident programme coordinator/organizer
Writers caravan
-programmes director/founder
Africapoetrynight
-project consultant/founder
African drums poetry festival
-festival founder/creative director
[4] GUEST VISITS
Goteborg book fair-2003 ,
delegate of zim bookfair/sida
Swedish writers union
-delegate zim book fair/sida
Zambia women writers
-visiting poet
Malawi writersunion
-visting poetGhana/icacd-2009 conference
poet in resident
Stellenbosch university/south africa
-visiting artist
Artschool egypt
-exchange poet
Franco namibia cultre centre namibia-Guest poet
, word festival
[5]Collaboration Projects

Time and images/globalization connection arts exhibition
-poetry voice over on documentary of the project
Digitalpoetry francomnamibia culture centre
-visual /digital poetry
Artist project, zimbabwe german society
-visual arts/poetry collaborations
Paumba hifa project
-hand in hand project/visual images/poetry/ceramics/graffiti
finland cultural exchange project
-poetry vedeo
[6]Tributes Poetry
Legacy of koffi annan-united nations day 2006
Sam nujoma the legend of liberation-namibia 2009
Nelson mandela- legacy-
Legend Hendrik wetbooi/hero of namibia- eulogy 2009
Barack obama
victory 2009
African kings/queens-poetry on african kings/queens
/africa my wonderland-a narrative of african of african legends
[7]Residency projects
Ghana icacd,2nd conference 2009
Iranian embasyhouse poet 2001
-Embassy of palestine-house poet 2001-2003
United nations information centre zimbabwe-house poet-2001-
-Zimbabwe german society
-december 2006-march 2007
Zimbabwe chamber of commerce
-april 2009-
-Budding writers associatioon of zimbabwe
2002 -2003
Zimbabwe writers union
-1998-2001
[8]Consultancy programs
Catholic relife services
-nutrition andhiv/aids rural creative awareness project
Swedish coperative centre
-drought mitigation,arts mobilzation/awareness project
British council/budding writers
-power in the voice provincial contest judge
Africapoetry night-p
roject and events consultant
Social marketing association/psi international washington
-peer education plus program creative documtary project
Zebra publishing house/NAMIBIA
-english/english literature/fiction editorial consultant
Mrs namibia pegeant
-media strategist
Jibilka dance festtiva
l-public relations/media consultant
Natioanl arts council of namibia
-artsits capacity building consultant/pending
America culture centre namibia
-women writers capacity building consultancy/pending
[9]Publications/poetry/papers
agenda south africa
-gender rights magazine
agenda zimbabwe
constitutional assembly magazine
budding writers voices
-poetry/story anthology
writers scroll/zimbabwe-writers/poets magazine
saih website-students association webzine
/norway
stephengill website
-poet laurete gazette/canada

lyricline germany
-poetry webzine in germany
ovimagazine
/finland-poetry journal in finland
indian anthology/posy poesy
-anthology of world poets
Indian international journal ./kohonoor
-international literary magazine
lyrical calabash-
africa poetry chatroom
poetry ezine
africapoetrychatroom
-poetry contest and news blog
vevlet illusion
-international poetry magazine in alabama
namibianeconomist
-bussiness tabloid
namibian women summit website
arts intiates
\-website for arts news ,poetry and fiction
poetry.com
-american poetry publisher
aids out of africa/america
-poetry contest project/kenya/states
pulsar magazine uk
-poetry webzine
iranian embassy friendship
- political ,diplomatic arts bulletin in zimbabwe
united nations bullentins-diplomatic,humanuitarian and arts bulletin

[10]Writers/comunity wrokshops/.tutorials
namibia polytechinic-
mass media third year students /poetry as a medium of comunication
Writers caravan
-rural schools talent/creativity discovery project
Budding writers Association
-community writers skills /perfomance skills workshops
Book council of zimbabwe
reading culture moblization project/schools workshops
stellenbosch university
-poetry perfomance skills
swedish coperartive centre-
theatre arts as amethod of rural awareness ,community education and change
zambia women writers
-strategic planning workshop
ghana conetrmporay art

-capacity building seminars
chools writersclub
-poetry skills tutorials
catholic relief services
-using theatre and poetry on nutriotion awareness on Hiv/aids management

[12]Awards/recgntion

-readers favourte poet/
one ghana one voice magazine in ghana
Aids out of africa contest second prize
.-Hiv/aids poetry contest project in africa
[11]Intitatives

africapoetrychatroom
-online youth poetry concept

ning social governnce insights
-online governance/creative social network

african drums poetry festival

-4 country sadc poetry festival

paumba visual arts /poetry project
-colaboration arts project

artist project
zimbabwe german socity
-
poet and visual arts residence project
writerscaravan project
youth /creative writers/rural expansion project
young poetry conference-upcoming writers workshop series.

[ 13]Broad casts
-radio africa- senegal
-free speech radio - united states
-swedish radio stations
-namibian radio stations
-ghana broadcasting
-zimbabwe broadcasting
-zambia broadcasing
-voice of the people insouth africa

[14]ContactsMbizo chirashawww.poetrychatroom.blogspot.com www.mbizopoetry.blogspot.commbizoc@yahoo.co.ukafricapoetrychatroom@gmail.comgoogle/mbizo chirasha
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