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Darryl: /* Performances of Gounod's operatic version of Faust in South Africa */

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Performances of Gounod's operatic version of Faust in South Africa

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Darryl: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

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Darryl: /* Faustus in Africa */

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Faustus in Africa

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 : Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (28 September – 14 October)
-: The opera performed by [[Opera Africa]] at the [[Bhekuzulu Hall]], [[University of Zululand]] and in Bloemfontein, produced by [[Sandra de Villiers]],  directed by [[Themi Venturas]], designed by [[Andrew Verster]], with [[Linda Bukhosini]], [[Bongani Thembe]], [[Bronwyn Forbay]] and [[Rouel Beukes]]. [[KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra]] conducted by German conductor Gerhard Geist. [[Hein de Villiers]] was the company's musical director.
+: The opera performed by [[Opera Africa]] at the [[Bhekuzulu Hall]], [[University of Zululand]] and in Bloemfontein, produced by [[Sandra de Villiers]],  directed by [[Themi Venturas]], designed by [[Andrew Verster]], with [[Linda Bukhosini]], [[Bongani Thembe]], [[Bronwyn Forbay]] and [[Rouel Beukes]]. [[KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra]] conducted by German conductor [[Gerhard Geist]]. [[Hein de Villiers]] was the company's musical director.
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 Programmes: ''Faust'',  [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 7 October, 1966;
-File of documents on [[HB Thom Productions]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
+File of documents on [[HB Thom Productions]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], Stellenbosch.(ESAT-HB Thom Productions 1966-1974, Box 1, Folder 1)
 [[Nico Malan Theatre]] October 1980.

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 Programmes: ''Faust'',  [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 7 October, 1966;
-File of documents on HB Thom Productions, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
+File of documents on [[HB Thom Productions]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
 [[Nico Malan Theatre]] October 1980.

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 http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/
 Programmes: ''Faust'',  [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 7 October, 1966;
 [[Nico Malan Theatre]] October 1980.

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	[[Hilde Roos]]. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. ''Acta Academica Supplementum''. 2012(1).		[[Hilde Roos]]. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. ''Acta Academica Supplementum''. 2012(1).
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		+	Copy of the Erlank translation found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. Now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. (See '''[[Antoinette Kellerman Collection (KC)]]'''.)

	'Opera out of Africa'. [[Mail & Guardian]]. 23 April 1999.		'Opera out of Africa'. [[Mail & Guardian]]. 23 April 1999.

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	The script combines section of Part One and fragments of Part Two from Bulgakov’s ''The Master and Magrita'' and new material by the South African poet [[Iesega Rampotokeng]], so that the idealism of Goethe’s Faust is tested against the more earthy materialism of South Africa. After making his pact with the devil, Handspring’s Faustus goes on a safari. Indulging in elaborate feasts and buying sprees, Faustus attempts to consume all that Africa has to offer. Transposed to Africa, his desires become those of the archetypal greedy colonialist – his victims the African people and their land.		The script combines section of Part One and fragments of Part Two from Bulgakov’s ''The Master and Magrita'' and new material by the South African poet [[Iesega Rampotokeng]], so that the idealism of Goethe’s Faust is tested against the more earthy materialism of South Africa. After making his pact with the devil, Handspring’s Faustus goes on a safari. Indulging in elaborate feasts and buying sprees, Faustus attempts to consume all that Africa has to offer. Transposed to Africa, his desires become those of the archetypal greedy colonialist – his victims the African people and their land.
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−	~~The production uses an integration of film animation, actors and puppets.~~

	World première on 22 June 1995 at the Weimar Arts Festival in Germany, produced by Handspring Puppet Company in association with The Market Theatre, Art Bureau (Munich), Kunstfest (Weimar), Standard Bank National Arts Festival, The Foundation for the Creative Arts, Sharp Electronics and Mannie Manim Productions.		World première on 22 June 1995 at the Weimar Arts Festival in Germany, produced by Handspring Puppet Company in association with The Market Theatre, Art Bureau (Munich), Kunstfest (Weimar), Standard Bank National Arts Festival, The Foundation for the Creative Arts, Sharp Electronics and Mannie Manim Productions.

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 : The same production was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in July and subsequently toured Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, UK, Portugal, Australia, Belgium, Israel, Denmark, Austria, France, Spain, Italy, USA. The production won the 1996 [[Vita Award]] for Best Production of the Year of a new SA Play.
-: The reimagined staging of the play opened in the [[Baxter Flipside]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town from 26 February to 22 March. Directed by [[William Kentridge]] with [[Handspring Puppet Company]] and [[Lara Foot]] as Associate Director. Design by [[Adrian Kohler]] and [[William Kentridge]], animation by [[William Kentridge]]. Creative Team -
+: The reimagined staging of the play opened in the [[Baxter Flipside]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town from 26 February to 22 March. Creative Team -
-Director: William Kentridge
+Director: [[William Kentridge]],
-Associate Director: Lara Foot
+Associate Director: [[Lara Foot]],
-Puppetry Directors: Adrian Kohler & Basil Jones (Handspring Puppet Company)
+Puppetry Directors: [[Adrian Kohler]] & [[Basil Jones]] ([[Handspring Puppet Company]]),
-Associate Puppetry Director: Enrico Dau Yang Wey
+Associate Puppetry Director: [[Enrico Dau Yang Wey]],
-Design: Adrian Kohler & William Kentridge
+Design: [[Adrian Kohler]] & [[William Kentridge]],
-Animation: William Kentridge
+Animation: [[William Kentridge]],
-Puppet Construction: Adrian Kohler & Tau Qwelane
+Puppet Construction: [[Adrian Kohler]] & [[Tau Qwelane]],
-Puppet Costumes: Hazel Maree, Hiltrud von Seidlitz & Phyllis Midlane
+Puppet Costumes: [[Hazel Maree]], [[Hiltrud von Seidlitz]] & [[Phyllis Midlane]],
-Special Effects: Simon Dunckley
+Special Effects: [[Simon Dunckley]],
-Set Design: Adrian Kohler
+Set Design: [[Adrian Kohler]],
-Set Construction: Dean Pitman
+Set Construction: [[Dean Pitman]],
-Set Painting & Dressing: Nadine Minnaar for Scene Visual Productions
+Set Painting & Dressing: [[Nadine Minnaar]] for [[Scene Visual Productions]],
-Translation: Robert David MacDonald
+Translation: [[Robert David MacDonald]],
-Additional text: Lesego Rampolokeng
+Additional text: [[Lesego Rampolokeng]],
-Music: James Phillips & Warrick Sony
+Music: [[James Phillips]] & [[Warrick Sony]],
-Lighting Design & Production Management: Wesley France
+Lighting Design & Production Management: [[Wesley France]].
 The cast consisted of [[Attandwa Kani]], [[Jennifer Steyn]] and [[Wessel Pretorius]], with puppeteers  [[Asanda Rilityana]], [[Buhle T. Stefane]], [[Eben Genis]] and [[Mongi Nthombeni]].

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-In 2025 Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Theatre created a reimagined staging of the play. Produced by Quaternaire/Paris and restaged with co-production support of [[The Baxter Theatre Centre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]] (Cape Town), Centre d'art Battat (Montreal), Kunstfest (Weimar), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), Théâtre de la Ville/Festival d'Automne (Paris).
+In 2025 Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Theatre created a reimagined staging of the play. Produced by Quaternaire/Paris and restaged with co-production support of The [[Baxter Theatre Centre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]] (Cape Town), Centre d'art Battat (Montreal), Kunstfest (Weimar), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), Théâtre de la Ville/Festival d'Automne (Paris).
 === Performance history in South Africa ===

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 === The original text ===
-The script combines section of Part One and fragments of Part Two from Bulgakov’s ''The Master and Magrita'' and new material by the South African poet [[Iesega Rampotokeng]], so that the idealism of Goethe’s Faust is tested against the more earthy materialism of South Africa.  The legend of Faust is based on the story of the sixteenth-century learned scholar who squandered his fortune and then sold his soul to the devil in exchange for additional time to search for the meaning of existence through travel and indulgences. After making his pact with the devil, Handspring’s Faustus goes on a safari. Indulging in elaborate feasts and buying sprees, Faustus attempts to consume all that Africa has to offer. Transposed to Africa his desires become those of the archetypal greedy colonialist – his victims the African people and their land.
+The script combines section of Part One and fragments of Part Two from Bulgakov’s ''The Master and Magrita'' and new material by the South African poet [[Iesega Rampotokeng]], so that the idealism of Goethe’s Faust is tested against the more earthy materialism of South Africa.  After making his pact with the devil, Handspring’s Faustus goes on a safari. Indulging in elaborate feasts and buying sprees, Faustus attempts to consume all that Africa has to offer. Transposed to Africa, his desires become those of the archetypal greedy colonialist – his victims the African people and their land.
-=== The original text ===
+The production uses an integration of film animation, actors and puppets.
 World première on 22 June 1995 at the Weimar Arts Festival in Germany, produced by Handspring Puppet Company in association with The Market Theatre, Art Bureau (Munich), Kunstfest (Weimar), Standard Bank National Arts Festival, The Foundation for the Creative Arts, Sharp Electronics and Mannie Manim Productions.

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 === The original text ===
-In this version Handspring’s [[Faustus]], having made his pact with the devil, goes on a safari. Indulging in elaborate feasts and buying sprees, Faustus attempts to consume all that Africa has to offer. Transposed to Africa his desires become those of the archetypal greedy colonialist – his victims the African people and their land. [http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/faustus-in-africa/]. The production uses an integration of film animation, actors and puppets.
+In this version, Handspring’s "Faustus", having made his pact with the devil, goes on a safari. Indulging in elaborate feasts and buying sprees, Faustus attempts to consume all that Africa has to offer. Transposed to Africa his desires become those of the archetypal greedy colonialist – his victims the African people and their land. [http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/faustus-in-africa/]. The production uses an integration of film animation, actors and puppets.
 World première on 22 June 1995 at the Weimar Arts Festival in Germany, produced by Handspring Puppet Company in association with The Market Theatre, Art Bureau (Munich), Kunstfest (Weimar), Standard Bank National Arts Festival, The Foundation for the Creative Arts, Sharp Electronics and Mannie Manim Productions.