Carl Johnson
Carl Johnson (1960-) is an arts administrator.
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Biography
Carl Johnson was born in England in 1960 and came to South Africa with his parents at the age of six. At high school he was involved in music bands and drama groups. After high school he worked and studied to be an electrician, then went on to work in programme logistic control as a maintenance planner. He went to Rhodes University to study computer science but did not finish the course, and instead started working during the National Arts Festival (NAF) as a technician.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1989 Johnson became the manager of the Fringe of the NAF. He changed the nature of the Fringe by programming both Main and Fringe productions in the same venues, which had a positive effect on the possibilities for growth and exchange among artists, particularly for contemporary dance. After ten years running the Fringe, he moved to Cape Town to work for Ticketweb as their marketing manager.
He then became general manager of the Cape Town Festival, but he left after some time because of limited growth opportunities. For some years he worked as a freelance project manager combining it with owning a coffee shop and developing training for event management.
He started working for the Market Theatre in 2005 as their production manager, which included the work of technical director and general manager – looking after the building, the equipment, the people who worked there, the incoming shows and the productions made in-house.
He was subsequently appointed as the Soweto Theatre manager.
Sources
https://www.sowetotheatre.com/history-of-soweto-theatre/
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