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 In 1962 he came to South Africa to work with [[Fred Engelen]] and lecture at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement]], from 1962-1964, and at the [[University of the Orange Free State]] from 1965 to the end of 1970.
-Towards the end of 1965 he married the South African actress and movement lecturer [[Annatjie Vorster]] and in  1971 the couple returned to Belgium,  into continue teaching and working in theatre there, ''inter alia'' at the Arkel Theater, Ghent.
+Towards the end of 1965 he married the South African actress and movement lecturer [[Annatjie Vorster]] and in  1971 the couple returned to Belgium,  to continue teaching and working in theatre there, ''inter alia'' at the Arkel Theater, Ghent.
 He did some film work before and after his sojourn in South Africa, with roles in films such as ''De wrok van Achilleus'' (1962), ''Mira'' (1971) and ''José en de cup'' (1981).

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 Towards the end of 1965 he married the South African actress and movement lecturer [[Annatjie Vorster]] and in  1971 the couple returned to Belgium,  into continue teaching and working in theatre there, ''inter alia'' at the Arkel Theater, Ghent.
-He did some film work before and after his sojourn in South Africa, with roles in films such as ''De wrok van Achilleus'' (1962), ''Mira'' (1971) and ''[[José en de cup]]'' (1981).
+He did some film work before and after his sojourn in South Africa, with roles in films such as ''De wrok van Achilleus'' (1962), ''Mira'' (1971) and ''José en de cup'' (1981).
 Gevers passed away in Belgium in 2016.

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 Towards the end of 1965 he married the South African actress and movement lecturer [[Annatjie Vorster]] and in  1971 the couple returned to Belgium,  into continue teaching and working in theatre there, ''inter alia'' at the Arkel Theater, Ghent.
-He did some film work before and after his sojourn in South Africa, with roles in films such as ''De wrok van Achilleus'' (1962), ''Mira'' (1971) and ''[[José en de cup'' (1981).
+He did some film work before and after his sojourn in South Africa, with roles in films such as ''De wrok van Achilleus'' (1962), ''Mira'' (1971) and ''[[José en de cup]]'' (1981).
 Gevers passed away in Belgium in 2016.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-When he came to South Africa in 1962, he worked as lecturer on the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement]] till 1964, then moved to Bloemfontein where he was appointed a senior lecturer and founder of the [[University of the Orange Free State]] Drama Department, remaining in this position till 1970.
+When he came to South Africa in 1962, he worked as lecturer on the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement]] till 1964, then moved to Bloemfontein where he was appointed a senior lecturer and founder of the [[University of the Orange Free State Drama Department]], remaining in this position till 1970.
 While in  Bloemfontein,  he not only directed university plays,  but also did so for a variety of amateur and professional companies such as the [[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]], the [[Shakespeare Circle]] and [[PACOFS]]. Among his most notable productions were ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' ([[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]] 196*), ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by [[Heijermans]],  ''[[Richard III]]'' (196*, which he not only directed, but he and his wife starred),  ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (196*) and  ''[[Die Dubbele Adelaar]]'' (1968),

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 When he came to South Africa in 1962, he worked as lecturer on the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement]] till 1964, then moved to Bloemfontein where he was appointed a senior lecturer and founder of the [[University of the Orange Free State]] Drama Department, remaining in this position till 1970.
-While in  Bloemfontein,  he not only directed university plays,  but also did so for a variety of amateur and professional companies such as the [[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]], the [[Shakespeare Circle]] and [[PACOFS]]. Among his most notable productions were ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' ([[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]] 196*), ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by [[Heijermans]], ''[[Iphigenia]]'' by [[Euripides]], ''[[Richard III]]'' (196*, which he not only directed, but he and his wife starred),  ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (196*) and  ''[[Die Dubbele Adelaar]]'' (1968),
+While in  Bloemfontein,  he not only directed university plays,  but also did so for a variety of amateur and professional companies such as the [[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]], the [[Shakespeare Circle]] and [[PACOFS]]. Among his most notable productions were ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' ([[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]] 196*), ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by [[Heijermans]],  ''[[Richard III]]'' (196*, which he not only directed, but he and his wife starred),  ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (196*) and  ''[[Die Dubbele Adelaar]]'' (1968),
 He also directed ''[[Die Idioot]]'' (''[[The Idiot]]'') by Dostoyevsky, for [[CAPAB]] in 1969.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He came to South Africa in 1962 to work with [[Fred Engelen]] and lecture at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch]], from 1962-1964.
+When he came to South Africa in 1962, he worked as lecturer on the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement]] till 1964, then moved to Bloemfontein where he was appointed a senior lecturer and founder of the [[University of the Orange Free State]] Drama Department, remaining in this position till 1970.
-In 1965 he moved to Bloemfontein and became a senior lecturer and founder of the [[University of the Orange Free State]] Drama Department, remaining in this position till 1970. In this period he married the South African actress and movement lecturer [[Annatjie Vorster]] towards the end of 1965.
+While in  Bloemfontein,  he not only directed university plays,  but also did so for a variety of amateur and professional companies such as the [[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]], the [[Shakespeare Circle]] and [[PACOFS]]. Among his most notable productions were ''[[Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' ([[UKOVS Dramatiese Vereniging|UTB]] 196*), ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by [[Heijermans]], ''[[Iphigeneia]]'' by [[Euripides]], ''[[Richard III]]'' (196*, which he not only directed, but he and his wife starred),  ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (196*) and  ''[[Die Dubbele Adelaar]]'' (1968),
+He also directed ''[[Die Idioot]]'' (''[[The Idiot]]'') by Dostoyevsky, for [[CAPAB]] in 1969.
 As an actor he also had a role in the [[PACOFS]] production of ''[[Arms and the Man|Die Soldateminnaars]]'', 1965.
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