Cornelia Faasen - Revision history

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-While a drama student, and a while afterwards, she was involved with the production of a number of plays for the drama department and other companies, including:
+While a drama student and a period afterwards, she was involved with the production of a number of plays for the drama department and other companies, including:
 : ''[[SA Rock Alternatief]]'' (production manager)

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 Since 2016, Faasen has served as CEO of the [[Nasionale Afrikaanse Teater-inisiatief]] ([[National Afrikaans Theatre Initiative]], or[[NATi]]), where she provides strategic leadership for this national cultural organization focused on funding and developing new theatre productions and collaborating with producing festivals. [[NATi]] has a particular interest in [[Afrikaans]] as part of the South African landscape of indigenous languages, with a focus on alternative narratives and previously marginalized voices in [[Afrikaans]] theatre.
 Faasen's leadership extends beyond her primary roles through board memberships and panel work. Among others, she has served terms as a Board Member of the [[Joint Advisory Arts Board]] at [[UFS]] in 2020 and 2021, a founding board member of the [[Tribuo Artist Fund]] (a relief fund for artists established in 2020), Deputy Chairperson and EXCO member for the [[Theatre and Dance Alliance]] ([[TADA]], since its inception in 2021 till 2024), Chairperson of the [[Festival Enterprise Catalyst Steering Committee]] (from 2024), Chairperson of the [[Festival Enterprise Catalyst]], the [[Festival Forum]] and serves on the board of the [[South African Theatre Industries Chamber]].
 Her extensive panel experience includes serving on panels for the [[Silwerskerm Film Festival]] (2016-2018), the [[KKNK Kanna Awards]] (2013-2014), and the [[KykNET Fiesta Awards]] (2011, 2012, 2014). She often also participates in industry discussions and panels.
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 While a drama student she was stage manager, production manager and/or co-director on a number of plays for the drama department, including:
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 In 2010, she was appointed as Head of Arts and Culture at the [[University of the Free State]], a position focused on transformation and integration through arts and culture among the student population following the infamous "Reitz video" affair. (This refers to a court case about a video made by four white students at the [[University of the Free State]] in Bloemfontein, in which they showed their humiliation of five black employees on campus. The video and the case drew worldwide attention to entrenched racism on the campus.)[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/30/southafrica-race]
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 Her extensive panel experience includes serving on panels for the [[Silwerskerm Film Festival]] (2016-2018), the [[KKNK Kanna Awards]] (2013-2014), and the [[KykNET Fiesta Awards]] (2011, 2012, 2014). She often also participates in industry discussions and panels.
 Besides her published masters' thesis, her publications about the industry have included: