Evette Weyers
Evette Weyers (1946-2023). Artist, translator and occasional actress.
Her name sometimes written Yvette Weyers
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Biography
Born in 1946 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal and obtained a BA (Fine Arts) from the University of Pretoria (1963-1967). She went on to become a highly regarded sculptor and potter, who had studios in Rooi Els in the Western Cape as well as The Clay House in Los Angeles.
She was married to actor Marius Weyers and passed away after a long illness in 2023.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She translated (and appeared in) The Trojan Women and Equus into Afrikaans.
Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evette-weyers-23b1314/?originalSubdomain=za
The Company theatre programme for the Afrikaans production of The Trojan Women (1976)
Evette Weyers. 2012 Wat Die Hart Van Vol Is Hemel en See Boeke[1]
https://www.netwerk24.com/sarie/bekendes/ons-praat-met/marius-weyers-20170914
Sarie 1 March 2015
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