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''Ek is nie Danie'' by [[Danie Marais]] (1971-)

== The original text ==

''Ek is nie Danie'' is an Afrikaans South African one-man music-theatre production, described by its makers as "rock-teater", woven from a selection of poems by [[Danie Marais]]. Performed by [[Albert Pretorius]] with the musician [[Schalk Joubert]], it tells the story of a middle-aged white man making sense of a failed marriage in Germany and the privileged unease of middle-class South Africa, exploring parenthood, the search for belonging, and a past that chokes the present. The title functions at once as a denial and an affirmation, and recurs as a theme-song performed in moments of cathartic release.

The text is a selection from [[Danie Marais]]'s four poetry collections — ''In die buitenste ruimte'' (2006), ''Al is die maan 'n misverstand'' (2009), ''Solank verlange die sweep swaai'' (2014) and ''Ek en jy bestaan nie'' (2024) — together with one new poem written as an introduction. The production was conceived by [[Niel van Deventer]]. The eighteen poems used in the production were also published in book form under the title ''Ek is nie Danie'', containing their full versions.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

2025: Premiered at the [[Woordfees|Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees]] as a production of the festival, directed by [[Nico Scheepers]], with music composed and directed by [[Schalk Joubert]] and the concept by [[Niel van Deventer]]. Performed by [[Albert Pretorius]], with [[Schalk Joubert]] providing live music, in the Spier Ouditorium, Stellenbosch, from 14 to 19 October. The production runs about 75 minutes and is performed in Afrikaans. Reviewers described it as a hybrid of poetry, music and confessional theatre, in which the performers sing, enact and interweave fragments of different poems rather than simply reciting them.

2026: Performed at the [[KKNK]], Oudtshoorn, from 28 March to 4 April, where it received the [[Kanna]] award for Best Presentation: Music Theatre. Later in the year it was staged at the [[Aardklop|Momentum Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees]], Potchefstroom, in the Totiussaal.

== Sources ==

''Ek is nie Danie'', [[Woordfees|Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees]] 2025 programme. https://woordfees.co.za/en/program/ek-is-nie-danie/

'Resensie: "Ek is nie Danie" 'n toonbeeld van ons nuwe woordkuns-genre', ''[[Woordfees|Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees]]'' INK festival newspaper, 2025.

'Vier Kannas vir plekspesifieke teater by KKNK', ''George Herald'', 18 May 2026.

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