Juanita Finestone-Praeg
Juanita Finestone-Praeg. (19*-) Performer, choreographer and academic.
Performs as Juanita Finestone on occasion and also found as Juanita Praeg.
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Training
She studied at Rhodes University (B.A, M.A. and D.Phil). Married to Leonhard Praeg.
Career
She taught movement at the University of Stellenbosch (199*-) and later joined the Rhodes University (19*-) as lecturer in movement. Also became a member of the First Physical Theatre Company.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As performer and choreographer
Performances include roles in The Unspeakable Story, **. Choreography includes **, 16 Kinds of Emptiness (NAF, 2006), Drifting and Bessie's Head.
As researcher and author
Some of her publications are listed below. (See also the ESAT Bibliography.)
Juanita Finestone-Praeg. 2002. Physical Intelligence Volume 1: Experiments in Physical Theatre. Published by First Physical Theatre Company.
Juanita Praeg. 2018. "Drifting: Reminiscing. Remembering. Reinventing. Reza" (Draft manuscript, courtesy of the author.)
Sources
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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