Free State Ensemble
Free State Ensemble was a theatre company based in Bloemfontein.
History
When Pacofs closed their drama department artists in the Free State under leadership of Gerben Kamper, former artistic director of PACOFS, the Free State Ensemble was formed in 1997, based at the Sterrewag Theatre (Observatory Theatre) in Bloemfontein.
The Ensemble stated as their main objective to create multi-cultural theatre to help build a unified South African culture.
The Free State Ensemble ran the Sterrewag Theatre for six years and in June 2004 PACOFS again took over the management of the theatre. With relatively small ad hoc subsidy from the NAC, the Free State Ensemble managed to stage popular and successful productions.
Sources
Johann van Heerden (2008)][1]
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