Erik de Waal - Revision history

Satj at 17:13, 19 September 2023

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Satj at 17:13, 19 September 2023

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Miriamt: /* Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance */

2014-04-14T10:42:21Z

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Miriamt: /* Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance */

2014-04-14T10:41:51Z

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Satj: /* Career */

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Satj at 05:44, 19 March 2014

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Satj: /* Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance */

2014-03-19T05:42:25Z

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Satj: /* Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance */

2014-03-19T05:41:05Z

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Satj: /* Career */

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Satj at 05:34, 19 March 2014

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−	[[Erik de Waal]] (19**-2023) is a South African puppeteer, storyteller and performer.	+	[[Erik de Waal]] (19**-2023) was a South African puppeteer, storyteller and performer.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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-(19**-) South African puppeteer, storyteller and performer.
+[[Erik de Waal]] (19**-2023) is a South African puppeteer, storyteller and performer.
 == Biography ==
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 Completed high school at ***.  He started performing in amateur plays while at high school.
-After beginning a course in Economics and finance, he switched to drama at the University of Stellenbosch, completing a B.Dram/B.A. (?*) in acting (with specializations in puppetry and cabaret) and an Honnours Degree in Educational Theatre from the same university.
+After beginning a course in Economics and finance, he switched to drama at the University of Stellenbosch, completing a B.Dram/B.A. (?*) in acting (with specializations in puppetry and cabaret) and an Honours Degree in Educational Theatre from the same university.
 == Career ==

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-As a student he acted in ''Le Balco|Die Balkon]] (1990),
+As a student he acted in ''[[Le Balcon|Die Balkon]]'' (1990),
 He has written, directed and performed in more than 50 professional productions in the last fifteen years and has been performing in Canada since 1999.  Touring with two shows, namely his educational children's show, ''[[African Folktales with Erik de Waal]]'' (for kids aged four to 10,) and ''[[Erik de Waal's Tales from the Twilight]]'', he travels from Montreal and Ottawa in the East to Vancouver Island in the west and Dawson City and Whitehorse in the North. The shows are in the form of storytelling theatre, and use masks, puppets and marionettes. He has also performed in South Africa, England, Ireland and Turkey over this same period.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 He has written, directed and performed in more than 50 professional productions in the last fifteen years and has been performing in Canada since 1999.  Touring with two shows, namely his educational children's show, ''[[African Folktales with Erik de Waal]]'' (for kids aged four to 10,) and ''[[Erik de Waal's Tales from the Twilight]]'', he travels from Montreal and Ottawa in the East to Vancouver Island in the west and Dawson City and Whitehorse in the North. The shows are in the form of storytelling theatre, and use masks, puppets and marionettes. He has also performed in South Africa, England, Ireland and Turkey over this same period.
 == Awards, etc ==

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 == Career ==
-based in Cape Town, he spends much of the year performing for audiences of all ages in theatres, at festivals and schools around the world.
+Based in Cape Town, he spends much of the year performing his kind of educational theatre for audiences of all ages in theatres, at festivals and schools around the world.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He has written, directed and performed in more than 50 professional productions in the last fifteen years and has been performing in Canada since 1999.  Touring with two shows, namely his educational children's show, ''[[African Folktales with Erik de Waal]]'' (for kids aged four to 10,) and ''[[Erik de Waal's Tales from the Twilight]]'', he travels from Montreal and Ottawa in the East to Vancouver Island in the west and Dawson City and Whitehorse in the North. The shows are in the form of storytelling theatre, and use masks, puppets and marionettes. He has also performed in South Africa, England, Ireland and Turkey and more than 150 000 people on five continents had been thrilled by his energetic form of storytelling theatre using masks, puppets, marionettes and a whole lot of imagination.
+He has written, directed and performed in more than 50 professional productions in the last fifteen years and has been performing in Canada since 1999.  Touring with two shows, namely his educational children's show, ''[[African Folktales with Erik de Waal]]'' (for kids aged four to 10,) and ''[[Erik de Waal's Tales from the Twilight]]'', he travels from Montreal and Ottawa in the East to Vancouver Island in the west and Dawson City and Whitehorse in the North. The shows are in the form of storytelling theatre, and use masks, puppets and marionettes. He has also performed in South Africa, England, Ireland and Turkey,  playing to more than 150 000 people on five continents.
 == Awards, etc ==

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	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

		+	He has written, directed and performed in more than 50 professional productions in the last fifteen years and has been performing in Canada since 1999. Touring with two shows, namely his educational children's show, ''[[African Folktales with Erik de Waal]]'' (for kids aged four to 10,) and ''[[Erik de Waal's Tales from the Twilight]]'', he travels from Montreal and Ottawa in the East to Vancouver Island in the west and Dawson City and Whitehorse in the North. The shows are in the form of storytelling theatre, and use masks, puppets and marionettes. He has also performed in South Africa, England, Ireland and Turkey and more than 150 000 people on five continents had been thrilled by his energetic form of storytelling theatre using masks, puppets, marionettes and a whole lot of imagination.

	== Awards, etc ==		== Awards, etc ==