John Ledwaba - Revision history

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 He acted in his first play at 15. As Soweto schoolboy in 1976 he tried unsuccessfully to escape into exile.
-Ledwaba gave up theatre during South Africa's turbulent 1980s and left his Soweto home to train to be an anti-apartheid guerrilla. But he soon stopped training to lead the fight through theatre, staging powerful works that exposed the horrors of racist rule to the world.
+In 1984, Ledwaba gave up theatre and left his Soweto home to train to be an anti-apartheid guerrilla. But he soon stopped training to lead the fight through theatre, staging powerful works that exposed the horrors of racist rule to the world.
 He died in December 2017.

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 He grew up in Diepkloof, near the mine compound.
-He acted in his first play at 15. As Soweto schoolboy in 1976 he tried unsuccessfully to escape into exile. He died in December 2017.
+He acted in his first play at 15. As Soweto schoolboy in 1976 he tried unsuccessfully to escape into exile.
 === Training ===

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		+	https://www.deseret.com/2012/5/21/20414060/s-africa-s-most-famous-township-gets-new-theater/

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 https://witness.co.za/archive/2008/04/22/life-in-the-gold-mines-20150430/
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+https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/arts-and-entertainment/2018-05-31-my-hole-my-home-gives-a-face-and-voice-to-the-homeless/
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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		+	https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/arts-and-entertainment/2018-05-31-my-hole-my-home-gives-a-face-and-voice-to-the-homeless/#google_vignette

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	He wrote the musical ''[[Shosholoza]]'' (2008).		He wrote the musical ''[[Shosholoza]]'' (2008).
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		+	He wrote the play ''[[My Hole My Home]]'' (2017), produced posthumously at the [[Barney Simon Theatre]] in 2018.

	===As arts administrator===		===As arts administrator===

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		+	https://witness.co.za/archive/2008/04/22/life-in-the-gold-mines-20150430/

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
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		+	He grew up in Diepkloof, near the mine compound.

	He acted in his first play at 15. As Soweto schoolboy in 1976 he tried unsuccessfully to escape into exile. He died in December 2017.		He acted in his first play at 15. As Soweto schoolboy in 1976 he tried unsuccessfully to escape into exile. He died in December 2017.

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	In 2002 his play ''[[Jouberg in the Mix]]'' was one of ten chosen and funded for further development by the [[National Arts Council of South Africa\|NAC]].		In 2002 his play ''[[Jouberg in the Mix]]'' was one of ten chosen and funded for further development by the [[National Arts Council of South Africa\|NAC]].
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		+	He wrote the musical ''[[Shosholoza]]'' (2008).

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-Wrote the play ''[[Lona Basadi]]'' (1983), ''[[Black Dog-Inj'emnyama!]]'' (1983) with [[Barney Simon]], in association with the [[Market Theatre]], ''[[Township Boy]]'' (1987) - with [[Christo van Rensburg]] and [[Mamu Players]], in association with the [[Market Theatre]]. Also wrote ''[[Street Sisters]]''.
+Wrote the play ''[[Lona Basadi]]'' (1983), ''[[Black Dog-Inj'emnyama!]]'' (1983) with [[Barney Simon]], in association with the [[Market Theatre]], ''[[Township Boy]]'' (1987) - with [[Christo Leach]] and [[Mamu Players]], in association with the [[Market Theatre]]. Also wrote ''[[Street Sisters]]''.
 His play ''[[Moja Moja]]'' was performed at the 1995 [[Grahamstown Festival]].