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Napo Masheane was born in Soweto, grew up in Qwaqwa (Free State). She has a Marketing Management and Speech and Drama Diploma. She is a writer, director, producer, poet and acclaimed performer on both international and national stages.
Napo is a founding member of Feela Sista! Spoken Word Collective as well as Co-Director of Colour of the Diaspora, an international collective of black woman from the United States and South Africa.
In addition, Napo is founder of Kalaneng Arts Track, a youth theatre organization created to empower emerging artists.
Napo is the nominee of the Daimler Chrysler South African Poetry Award in 2005 and her work credits includes, studding and working with the Market Theatre, Windybrow Theatre, Grahamstown National Arts Festival, University of Johannesburg, Civic Theatre (actors Centre), South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Fuba School of Dramatic Arts, University of California (Los Angeles), Jungel Theater in Germany, Soweto Youth Drama Society, Farnebo College in Sweden. British Council (Crossing Borders' an on-line poetry project and Power in the Voice literature project for learns who have passion in writing for performance).
She performed at Maitisong Theatre in Botwasana and (HIFA) Harare international Festival of the Arts. Presently she is the Managing Director of her own production company 'Village Gossip Productions cc'.
She has just published her poetry and essay anthology 'Caves Speak In Metaphors' Has performed and shared stage with Don Mattera (SA), Lebo Mashile, (SA), Kgafela Magogodi (SA), Jessica Care Moore (USA) and Linton Kwesi Johnson “LKJ” (UK).
Napo’s biggest success for 2007 has been for her acclaimed, provocative and humours one woman show “My Bum Is Genetic Deal with it”. 2008 saw her as party of South Africa Flare female Directors Program and directed two productions: FAT BLACK WOMEN SING (Civic Theatre Actors Centre)
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