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-[[Chris Pretorius]] (born 1956). Director, playwright, radical theatre manager, filmmaker, designer and graphic artist.
+[[Chris Pretorius]] (1956). Director, playwright, radical theatre manager, filmmaker, designer and graphic artist.
 == Biography ==
-== Training ==
+In 1981 he was co-founder of the [[Glass Theatre|Glasteater/Glass Theatre]] in Cape Town. He joined [[PACT]] in 1985 as director and designer.
 He later moved to the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife. They
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 In 1981 he was co-founder of the [[Glass Theatre|Glasteater/Glass Theatre]] in Cape Town with [[Tjaart Potgieter]], [[John Nankin]] and [[Laurens Cilliers]].
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 In 1978 he made two short films, ''[[Angsst]]'' and ''[[Die Moord]]''. Both were screened at the Cape Town Film Festival, 1979.

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 == Career ==
-In 1981 he was co-founder of the [[Glass Theatre|Glasteater/Glass Theatre]] in Cape Town. He joined [[PACT]] in 1985 as director and designer. He later moved to the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife.
+In 1981 he was co-founder of the [[Glass Theatre|Glasteater/Glass Theatre]] in Cape Town. He joined [[PACT]] in 1985 as director and designer.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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−	In 1990 he moved to the USA, where he began working as a designer, founding a company to design and install custom interiors, including hotel front porches, in American cities like New York, Chicago and Miami.

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		+	In 1990 he moved to the USA, where he began working as a designer, founding a company to design and install custom interiors, including hotel front porches, in American cities like New York, Chicago and Miami.

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 He designed the set for ''[[Op Dees Aarde]]'', ''[[Battle!]]''.
 He wrote ''[[Dark Continent]]'', ''[[Bloed]]''.
 Wrote and directed ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'', ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Sunrise City]]'', ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''.
-He made his directing debut with [[Johan van Wyk]]'s ''[[Wieretuin]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. In the same year he wrote and directed ''[[Die Verlate Skoolmeisie]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]]. He followed with works including ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' and ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''. He co-founded the [[Glass Theatre]] in 1981. There he wrote, directed and designed numerous productions including ''[[Faust]]'' and ''[[More Mysteries of Love II]]''. He spent two and a half years in residence at [[PACT]], and was responsible for ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'', ''[[Kaspar in Kasablankah]]''  (which he co-wrote with [[Ben Kruger]]) and ''[[Via Castiglione]]''. He did ''[[Weird Sex in Maputo]]'' before leaving for the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife. After an absence of seven years, he returned to the performing world with ''[[Dark Continent]]'' at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1999.
+He made his directing debut with [[Johan van Wyk]]'s ''[[Wieretuin]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. In the same year he wrote and directed ''[[Die Verlate Skoolmeisie]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]]. He followed with works including ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' and ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''. He co-founded the [[Glass Theatre]] in 1981. There he wrote, directed and designed numerous productions including ''[[Faust]]'' and ''[[More Mysteries of Love II]]''. He spent two and a half years in residence at [[PACT]], and was responsible for ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'', ''[[Kaspar in Kasablankah]]''  (which he co-wrote with [[Ben Kruger]]) and ''[[Via Castiglione]]''. He directed ''[[Die Tweede Dood van Robey Leibbrandt]]'' written by [[Cas van Rensburg]]. Also did a workshopped piece ''[[Cafe de Cadenza]]'' directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]].  He did ''[[Weird Sex in Maputo]]'' before leaving for the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife. After an absence of seven years, he returned to the performing world with ''[[Dark Continent]]'' at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1999.
 ''[[Galatea's Hands]]'' directed by Pretorius from 14 August to 5 Setember 1987 at the [[Nico Arena]].

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	He made his directing debut with [[Johan van Wyk]]'s ''[[Wieretuin]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. In the same year he wrote and directed ''[[Die Verlate Skoolmeisie]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre\|Baxter]]. He followed with works including ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' and ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''. He co-founded the [[Glass Theatre]] in 1981. There he wrote, directed and designed numerous productions including ''[[Faust]]'' and ''[[More Mysteries of Love II]]''. He spent two and a half years in residence at [[PACT]], and was responsible for ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'', ''[[Kaspar in Kasablankah]]'' (which he co-wrote with [[Ben Kruger]]) and ''[[Via Castiglione]]''. He did ''[[Weird Sex in Maputo]]'' before leaving for the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife. After an absence of seven years, he returned to the performing world with ''[[Dark Continent]]'' at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1999.		He made his directing debut with [[Johan van Wyk]]'s ''[[Wieretuin]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. In the same year he wrote and directed ''[[Die Verlate Skoolmeisie]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre\|Baxter]]. He followed with works including ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' and ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''. He co-founded the [[Glass Theatre]] in 1981. There he wrote, directed and designed numerous productions including ''[[Faust]]'' and ''[[More Mysteries of Love II]]''. He spent two and a half years in residence at [[PACT]], and was responsible for ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'', ''[[Kaspar in Kasablankah]]'' (which he co-wrote with [[Ben Kruger]]) and ''[[Via Castiglione]]''. He did ''[[Weird Sex in Maputo]]'' before leaving for the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife. After an absence of seven years, he returned to the performing world with ''[[Dark Continent]]'' at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1999.
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−	~~''[[Oudisie om die einde van die aarde te verhoed]]'' written by [[Johan van Wyk]], produced by Pretorius.~~

	''[[Galatea's Hands]]'' directed by Pretorius from 14 August to 5 Setember 1987 at the [[Nico Arena]].		''[[Galatea's Hands]]'' directed by Pretorius from 14 August to 5 Setember 1987 at the [[Nico Arena]].

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-'''Chris Pretorius''' (born 1956). Director, playwright, radical theatre manager, filmmaker, designer and graphic artist.
+[[Chris Pretorius]] (born 1956). Director, playwright, radical theatre manager, filmmaker, designer and graphic artist.
 == Biography ==
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 In 1981 he was co-founder of the [[Glass Theatre|Glasteater/Glass Theatre]] in Cape Town with [[Tjaart Potgieter]], [[John Nankin]] and [[Laurens Cilliers]].
-Chris Pretorius directed ''[[The House Under the Trees]]'', ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1982),
+Chris Pretorius directed ''[[The House Under the Trees]]'', ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1982).
 He designed the set for ''[[Op Dees Aarde]]'', ''[[Battle!]]''.
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 Wrote and directed ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'', ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Sunrise City]]'', ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''.
 He made his directing debut with [[Johan van Wyk]]'s ''[[Wieretuin]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. In the same year he wrote and directed ''[[Die Verlate Skoolmeisie]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]]. He followed with works including ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' and ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''. He co-founded the [[Glass Theatre]] in 1981. There he wrote, directed and designed numerous productions including ''[[Faust]]'' and ''[[More Mysteries of Love II]]''. He spent two and a half years in residence at [[PACT]], and was responsible for ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'', ''[[Kaspar in Kasablankah]]''  (which he co-wrote with [[Ben Kruger]]) and ''[[Via Castiglione]]''. He did ''[[Weird Sex in Maputo]]'' before leaving for the USA, where he started an interior design business with theatre director [[Jill Daly]], who is also his wife. After an absence of seven years, he returned to the performing world with ''[[Dark Continent]]'' at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1999.
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 ''[[Oudisie om die einde van die aarde te verhoed]]'' written by [[Johan van Wyk]], produced by Pretorius.
-''[[Galatea's Hands]]'' directed by Pretorius from 14 August to 5 Setember 1987 at the [[Nico Arena]]. (''Die Burger'', 28 March 2009)
+''[[Galatea's Hands]]'' directed by Pretorius from 14 August to 5 Setember 1987 at the [[Nico Arena]].
 In 1978 he made two short films, ''[[Angsst]]'' and ''[[Die Moord]]''. Both were screened at the Cape Town Film Festival, 1979.
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 == Sources ==
 ''[[Bloed]]'' theatre programme, 1985.
 National Arts Festival programme, 1999

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	He wrote ''[[Dark Continent]]'', ''[[Bloed]]''.		He wrote ''[[Dark Continent]]'', ''[[Bloed]]''.

−	Wrote and directed ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'', ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Sunrise City]]'', ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus'~~]]'' ([[Chris Pretorius]])~~	+	Wrote and directed ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'', ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Sunrise City]]'', ''[[Don Juan or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]''.
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−	~~[[Chris Pretorius]]’s production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi~~]]''.