Johan Engels - Revision history

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Biography

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Contribution to South African theatre and performance

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 Johan first worked with PACT’s Ballet Company in 1975 when he designed the company’s productions of Romeo and Juliet and Vespri. The following year he designed new costumes for Swan Lake and in 1979 the costumes for Cinderella, a new Romeo and Juliet and the company’s first production of La Sylphide. AT PACT he worked with local designers such as Aubrey Couling, Neels Hansen, Raimond Schoop and Richard Cook.
-For the [[Market Theatre]] he designed ''[[Lysistrata]]'', ''[[Mother Courage]]'', ''[[A Long Day's Journey Into Night]]'', ''[[Death of Bessie Smith]]'', ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' and for the Cape Performing Arts Board ([[CAPAB]]), ''Die Fledermaus'', ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' and ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.
+For the [[Market Theatre]] he designed ''[[Lysistrata]]'', ''[[Mother Courage]]'', ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'', ''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]'', ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' and for the Cape Performing Arts Board ([[CAPAB]]), ''Die Fledermaus'', ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' and ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.
 In 1979 Johan left South Africa for an extended study tour at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayreuth, Glyndebourne and Covent Garden. He subsequently settled in London where his projects included Martha (New Sadler’s Wells Opera), Faust (Royal Opera House), Guistino (Handel Opera), Custom of the Country (RSC), Hay Fever (Royal Exchange, Manchester) and a new West End production of The Boyfriend. While in Europe he also designed the costumes for a new production of Rigoletto at the Maggio Musicale in Florence and was a member of the British stage design team represented at the Prague Quadrennial in 1983.

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 Johan first worked with PACT’s Ballet Company in 1975 when he designed the company’s productions of Romeo and Juliet and Vespri. The following year he designed new costumes for Swan Lake and in 1979 the costumes for Cinderella, a new Romeo and Juliet and the company’s first production of La Sylphide. AT PACT he worked with local designers such as Aubrey Couling, Neels Hansen, Raimond Schoop and Richard Cook.
-For the Market Theatre he designed Lysistrata, Mother Courage, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Death of Bessie Smith, Children of a Lesser God and for the Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB), Die Fledermaus, Sweet Bird of Youth and The Merchant of Venice.
+For the [[Market Theatre]] he designed ''[[Lysistrata]]'', ''[[Mother Courage]]'', ''[[A Long Day's Journey Into Night]]'', ''[[Death of Bessie Smith]]'', ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' and for the Cape Performing Arts Board ([[CAPAB]]), ''Die Fledermaus'', ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' and ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.
 In 1979 Johan left South Africa for an extended study tour at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayreuth, Glyndebourne and Covent Garden. He subsequently settled in London where his projects included Martha (New Sadler’s Wells Opera), Faust (Royal Opera House), Guistino (Handel Opera), Custom of the Country (RSC), Hay Fever (Royal Exchange, Manchester) and a new West End production of The Boyfriend. While in Europe he also designed the costumes for a new production of Rigoletto at the Maggio Musicale in Florence and was a member of the British stage design team represented at the Prague Quadrennial in 1983.
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 Whilst living in London he returned to work in South Africa, notably for PACT Opera’s productions of Andrea Chénier and Tristan und Isolde, as well as Elektra and L’elisir d’amore.
-He returned to South Africa in 1986, where he again worked on several productions at the Market Theatre with Janice Honeyman and Robert Whitehead (As Is, Entertaining Mr Sloane, I’m not Rappaport), as well as the controversial production of Othello, with Janet Suzman directing John Kani in the title role. Johan was awarded a Vita Award for Best Design for As Is and for I’m not Rappaport, both directed by Honeyman.
+He returned to South Africa in 1986, where he again worked on several productions at the [[Market Theatre]] with [[Janice Honeyman]] and [[Robert Whitehead]] (''[[As Is]]'', ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'', ''[[I'm not Rappaport]]''), as well as the controversial production of ''[[Othello]]'', with [[Janet Suzman]] directing John Kani in the title role. Johan was awarded a [[Vita Award]] for Best Design for ''As Is'' and for ''I’m not Rappaport'', both directed by Honeyman.
 In 1989 Johan accepted an invitation from The Royal Exchange Theatre for a series of plays and throughout the nineties he worked on a wealth of projects, most notably The Seagull, directed by Terry Hands for the RSC. Career highlights during this period include Wagner’s Ring for Opéra de Marseille, Beethoven Ballet and Spartacus for the Wiener Staatsoper Ballet, Aïda for the Cagliari Opera and Turandot, directed by David Pountney, for the Bregenzer Festspiele.

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 == Biography ==
 Born Johan Frederick Engels on 4 April 1952 in Scottburgh on the south coast of Natal, he  grew up in Durban and had his schooling at Port Natal. Studied Fine Arts and Design at the [[University of Pretoria]], focussing on stage and set design, with [[Neels Hansen]] as his lecturer.
-He tragically died on 6th November 2014 in England, having just completed designs for Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' in Chicago, to be premiered over the next 5 years.
+Johan’s untimely death on 7th November 2014 occurred while he was working on a series of productions, amongst which Cape Town’s Fugard Theatre’s West Side Story and Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen for Lyric Opera Chicago, to be premiered over the next 5 years.
 == Career ==
-Engels initially designed extensively for opera, ballet and theatre in South Africa, before establishing himself internationally.
+He joined the Performing Arts Council of Transvaal (PACT) in 1974. He initially worked as resident designer and then as freelancer on numerous projects such as The Barber of Seville, Die Fledermaus, Major Barbara, Macbeth and The Sound of Music.
 === Contribution to South African theatre and performance ===
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 In 1980 he took a sabbatical year, doing four terms as observer at the Deutsche Oper , Berlin; Glyndebourne Festival, England; Bayreuth Festspiele, Germany; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and in 1981 settled in the UK to build an international reputation. He stayed there till 1986. In this period he met the British designer Ralph Koltai, who became a mentor.
-Returning to South Africa in 1987 , he worked here for three years, designing several productions at The [[Market Theatre]] with [[Janice Honeyman]], [[Robert Whitehead]] and [[Janet Suzman]].  But by 1990 he had returned to England.
+Returning to South Africa in 1987, he worked here for three years, designing several productions at The [[Market Theatre]] with [[Janice Honeyman]], [[Robert Whitehead]] and [[Janet Suzman]].  But by 1990 he had returned to England.
 Though he had by now predominantly begun to work internationally, he still on occasion returned to the country to do designs for his friends, including [[Janet Suzman]]’s productions of ''[[Othello]]'' (the [[Market Theatre]], 1987) and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'': Free State (1997), and [[Janice Honeyman]]’s productions of ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' (2004), ''[[Showboat]]'' (2005), and ''[[The Boys in the Photograph]]'' (2010).
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 Engels's international CV includes designs for  all the important opera houses and theatres around the globe and work with many of the major directors, including Terry Hands, Anthony Freud and David Pountney. He also did some designs for film.
 == Sources ==
 Tucker, 1997
 http://www.classicsa.co.za/site/features/view/classicsa_designer_extraordinaire_johan_engels/

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 Born Johan Frederick Engels on 4 April 1952 in Scottburgh on the south coast of Natal, he  grew up in Durban and had his schooling at Port Natal. Studied Fine Arts and Design at the [[University of Pretoria]], focussing on stage and set design, with [[Neels Hansen]] as his lecturer.
-He tragically died on 6th November 2014, having just completed designs for Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' in Chicago, to be premiered over the next 5 years.
+He tragically died on 6th November 2014 in England, having just completed designs for Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' in Chicago, to be premiered over the next 5 years.
 == Career ==

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−	ENGELS, Johan Frederick (1952-2014) (sometimes credited as Johann Engels). Internationally renowned Stage Designer.	+	'''ENGELS, Johan Frederick''' (1952-2014) (sometimes credited as Johann Engels). Internationally renowned Stage Designer.

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 Engels initially designed extensively for opera, ballet and theatre in South Africa, before establishing himself internationally.
+=== Contribution to South African theatre and performance ===
 In 1971, during his time as army conscript, he worked in the SA Police archives and designed sets and costumes for the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie Toneelgeselskap]].
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 Though he had by now predominantly begun to work internationally, he still on occasion returned to the country to do designs for his friends, including [[Janet Suzman]]’s productions of ''[[Othello]]'' (the [[Market Theatre]], 1987) and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'': Free State (1997), and [[Janice Honeyman]]’s productions of ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' (2004), ''[[Showboat]]'' (2005), and ''[[The Boys in the Photograph]]'' (2010).
-==International career ==
+===International career ===
-Engels's international CV includes designs for  all the important opera houses around the globe and work with many of the major directors, including Terry Hands, Anthony Freud and David Pountney.
+Engels's international CV includes designs for  all the important opera houses and theatres around the globe and work with many of the major directors, including Terry Hands, Anthony Freud and David Pountney. He also did some designs for film.
 For more information on his international work, see for example: http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/22093/Johan-Frederick-ENGELS and  http://operabase.com/a/Johan_Engels/8439.

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-(19*-2014) Internationally renowned Stage Designer.
+(1952-2014) Internationally renowned Stage Designer.
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 ==International career ==
-Engels's international CV includes designs for  all the important opera houses around the globe and work with many of the major directors, including Terry Hands, Anthony Freud and David Pountney. (See:
+Engels's international CV includes designs for  all the important opera houses around the globe and work with many of the major directors, including Terry Hands, Anthony Freud and David Pountney. (See: http://operabase.com/a/Johan_Engels/8439 for information)
 == Sources ==