Des and Dawn - Revision history

Darryl: /* The Soirée Society */

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The Soirée Society

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CAT Productions

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CAT Productions

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Des and Dawn: Singers and performers

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Des and Dawn: Singers and performers

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Des and Dawn: Singers and performers

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CAT Productions

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CAT Productions

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CAT Productions

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	Focused on experimental as well as intimate theatre, this was the banner under which they held regular musical Soirées at the Lindberg home in Houghton.		Focused on experimental as well as intimate theatre, this was the banner under which they held regular musical Soirées at the Lindberg home in Houghton.
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		+	They staged more than 800 Sunday soirees at their Victorian home on Houghton Ridge, in defiance of the law which at that time prohibited public entertainment on Sundays. The Sunday soirees featured 2 000 proudly South African artists including [[Johnny Clegg]], [[Sipho Nchunu]], [[John Kani]], [[Winston Ntshona]], [[Oswald Mtshali]], [[Abigail Kubeka]], the [[Soweto String Quartet]], [[Hugh Masekela]], [[Jonas Gwangwa]], the [[Drakensberg Boys Choir]] and many more.

	== [[CAT Productions]] ==		== [[CAT Productions]] ==

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	[[Pat Schwartz]] 1988. ''The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's [[Market Theatre]]''. Johannesburg: Ad Donker.		[[Pat Schwartz]] 1988. ''The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's [[Market Theatre]]''. Johannesburg: Ad Donker.
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		+	https://www.up.ac.za/calendar/event-info/2359366/living-legends-legacy-openbare-lesing-des-en-dawn-lindberg

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == [[CAT Productions]] ==
-In the 1980s their work had become very diverse and they registered a theatrical company called '''[[Cabaret and Theatre Productions]]''', but better known as  '''[[CAT Productions]]''' (sometimes listed as [[C.A.T. Productions]]),  to manage their many projects.
+Their company, '''[[Cabaret and Theatre Productions]]''', but better known as  '''[[CAT Productions]]''' (sometimes listed as [[C.A.T. Productions]]), was established in 1965 and was the first non-racial theatre production company to play in public venues all over South Africa.
 [[CAT Productions]] put in a very competitive tender for the theatre that was to be built in the old Newtown produce market, but lost to [[Mannie Manim]] and [[Barney Simon]], who then went on to found the [[Market Theatre]].

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 [[CAT Productions]] put in a very competitive tender for the theatre that was to be built in the old Newtown produce market, but lost to [[Mannie Manim]] and [[Barney Simon]], who then went on to found the [[Market Theatre]].
-They put on a range of musical works in the 1970s and 1980s, including their highly controversial yet successful tour of [[Godspell]] (1973), put on at non-theatrical venues such as the Christian Brother’s Colleges’ school halls, in order to circumvent the censorship system and ignore the ire of the more traditional church leaders. They also formed a club called the [[South African Living Theatre]] (SALT) to get around the governments opposition to their multi-racial company. By the 1990s, they also moved into the lucrative field known as industrial theatre.
+They put on a range of musical works in the 1970s and 1980s, including their highly controversial yet successful tour of [[Godspell]] (1973), put on at non-theatrical venues such as the Christian Brother’s Colleges’ school halls, in order to circumvent the censorship system and ignore the ire of the more traditional church leaders. They also formed a club called the [[South African Living Theatre]] (SALT) to get around the governments opposition to their multi-racial company.
 Some of the productions they staged include:

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	They had a number of hits that included ‘The Seagull’s Name was Nelson’ in 1971, which topped the charts for 20 weeks.		They had a number of hits that included ‘The Seagull’s Name was Nelson’ in 1971, which topped the charts for 20 weeks.
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		+	Their albums include:
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		+	* ''Folk on Trek''
		+	* ''The Des and Dawn Collection''
		+	* ''Des and Dawn: Their Best''
		+	* ''Des and Dawn: Unicorns, Spiders and Dragon's Tales''
		+	* ''Des, Dawn and Nico''
		+	* ''Des and Dawn: Stap 'n entjie saam''
		+	* ''How did I begin?''
		+	* ''Singalong Times Tables with Des and Dawn''
		+	* ''Dis Maal en Deeltyd met Des en Dawn''

	== Folk on Trek Productions ==		== Folk on Trek Productions ==

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	Their first album, also titled ''Folk on Trek'', was promptly banned on the grounds of obscenity because of dubious lyrics to the nursery rhyme, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, and the Negro Spiritual, ‘Dese Bones Gonna Rise Again’. They went on appeal but lost the case and all copies of the album were ordered to be destroyed – but some die-hards hid them and thankfully, there are still copies in existence today.		Their first album, also titled ''Folk on Trek'', was promptly banned on the grounds of obscenity because of dubious lyrics to the nursery rhyme, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, and the Negro Spiritual, ‘Dese Bones Gonna Rise Again’. They went on appeal but lost the case and all copies of the album were ordered to be destroyed – but some die-hards hid them and thankfully, there are still copies in existence today.
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		+	They had a number of hits that included ‘The Seagull’s Name was Nelson’ in 1971, which topped the charts for 20 weeks.

	== Folk on Trek Productions ==		== Folk on Trek Productions ==

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	They started out as the singing duo [[Des and Dawn]] in the 1960s, travelling the country and specializing in folk music in both English and [[Afrikaans]]. From 1965, they travelled for three years with their show ''[[Folk on Trek]]''.		They started out as the singing duo [[Des and Dawn]] in the 1960s, travelling the country and specializing in folk music in both English and [[Afrikaans]]. From 1965, they travelled for three years with their show ''[[Folk on Trek]]''.
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		+	Their first album, also titled ''Folk on Trek'', was promptly banned on the grounds of obscenity because of dubious lyrics to the nursery rhyme, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, and the Negro Spiritual, ‘Dese Bones Gonna Rise Again’. They went on appeal but lost the case and all copies of the album were ordered to be destroyed – but some die-hards hid them and thankfully, there are still copies in existence today.

	== Folk on Trek Productions ==		== Folk on Trek Productions ==

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 : ''[[Godspell]]'' (with [[PACT]])
-: ''[[A... My Name Is Alice]]''
+: ''[[A... My Name Is Alice]]'', ''[[Godspell]]'' (with [[PACT]])
 : ''[[When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout]]''

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 : ''[[The Shrew]]'', ''[[I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road]]''
-: ''[[Lennon]]'', ''[[I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road]]''
+: ''[[Lennon]]'', ''[[I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road]]'', a guitar festival called ''[[Guitars from Africa]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]]
 : ''[[Lennon]]''