Workshops
Friday, 10. November 2023
10:00 – 13:00
Make me a scene! Insights into the world of theatre translators
With: Anna Opel and Barbora Schnelle (Drama Panorama – Forum für Übersetzung und Theater e.V.)
In this three-hour workshop, we look behind the scenes of the creation of a theatre translation with its own specifics, challenges and possibilities of linguistic mediation. We will be giving a general introduction to the topic, presenting practical examples and preparing a small exercise. Professional issues, such as fees and legal matters, will also be addressed. The workshop is intended for those who want to learn more about theatre translation but do not have much experience with it. When registering, please provide information on your own language combinations, experience in the theatre sector and topics of particular interest in the context of theatre translation.
Registration by 09.11. at info [at] translationale-berlin.de
Saturday, 11. November 2023
10:00 – 13:00
Translation Workshop Swahili
With: Ida Hadjivayanis
In English
The first part of the workshop will present prose translations from Swahili and the strategies used by Swahili translators in the past. A selection of literary examples from the 1930s to the present will be used. In the second part, an extract from the novel Afterlives (orig. Afterlives, Bloomsbury 2020) by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah will be translated from English into Swahili and other languages. Participants who do not understand Swahili but are interested in the workshop are welcome; they will be asked to translate into their own languages. At the end of the workshop there will be a comparative analysis of the translations produced. The aims of the workshop are: to highlight the contribution of translation in Swahili literature, to encourage collaboration in the art of translation and to promote a common concern in working with African languages.
Registration by 09.11. at info [at] translationale-berlin.de
Sunday, 12. November 2023
10:00 – 14:00
Workshop on translating African languages
With: Rémi Armand Tchokothe, Coumba Touré, Francis Canon Omondi, Gomolemo Moagi and Anni Domingo
In English
Ever heard Wolof? Read Luo? Translated into Sesotho? Written Kreol? If not, this workshop for translators gives you the chance to do so. Led by literary scholar Rémi Tchokothe, Coumba Touré, Francis Canon Omondi, Gomolemo Moagi and Anni Domingo, four authors and translators from Senegal, Kenya, South Africa and the UK, will present their African and Creole languages. Together, with the help of explanations in English, excerpts from MicereGithae Mugo’s poem “To Be a Feminist is” will be translated into the four languages. The workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn about these languages and their references and differences, as well as about current literatures in African languages and Creole.
Registration by 09.11. at info [at] translationale-berlin.de