Kurt Egelhof - Revision history

Satj at 03:54, 30 November 2018

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As playwright/performer

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In management

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

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

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Career

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Career

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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	He wrote and performed in ''[[For Generations]]'', directed by [[Nicholas Fine]] and presented by [[Applauz Arts Initiative]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe, 2008 and [[Montecasino Theatre]] in 2009.		He wrote and performed in ''[[For Generations]]'', directed by [[Nicholas Fine]] and presented by [[Applauz Arts Initiative]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe, 2008 and [[Montecasino Theatre]] in 2009.
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		+	===As composer===
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		+	Composed some of the music for the jazz musical ''[[Adam Small BeJazzed]]'' ([[Applauz Arts Initiative]], 2015),

	===In management===		===In management===

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	In 1989 he co-founded of [[ECE Productions]], with [[Charles Comyn]] and [[Elliot Frans]], and in the 1990s he founded the Johannesburg-based film company [[Kurt Egelhof Productions]]. By 2001 he had become the head of the Creative Department for [[Endemol SA]]. Having moved to Muizenberg, Cape Town, he has since worked as a Freelance Consultant/Producer/Director for film, television and stage productions.		In 1989 he co-founded of [[ECE Productions]], with [[Charles Comyn]] and [[Elliot Frans]], and in the 1990s he founded the Johannesburg-based film company [[Kurt Egelhof Productions]]. By 2001 he had become the head of the Creative Department for [[Endemol SA]]. Having moved to Muizenberg, Cape Town, he has since worked as a Freelance Consultant/Producer/Director for film, television and stage productions.
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		+	2014-15: he was the national chair of the [[Arterial Network South Africa]]
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		+	In 2016 he founded [[Applauz Arts Theatre Studio]] in Cape Town

	In 2017(?) he founded the ''[[SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama]]'', as part of the international Monodrama Festival circuit and at the time the first of its kind in Africa.		In 2017(?) he founded the ''[[SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama]]'', as part of the international Monodrama Festival circuit and at the time the first of its kind in Africa.

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 == Biography ==
 Born in Durban, the son of a working-class father and a union secretary/teacher mother, he studied at the University of Natal, obtaining a B.A. in Speech and Drama, majoring in Drama and Economic History,  in 1980.
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 http://www.critical-stages.org/16/about-monodrama-festivals-and-other-matters-interview-with-kurt-egelhof/
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 === As performer ===
 His stage roles include [[Bobby Heaney]]'s production of Samuel Beckett's ''[[Catastrophe]]'' at the [[Wits Theatre]] in 1985, ''[[En Die Son Skyn in Suid-Afrika]]'', ''[[Brothers in Blood]]'', ''[[Black Dog-Inj'emnyama!]]'', ''[[Just Business]]'', ''[[Just Like Home]]'', ''[[Gathering of the Beasts]]'', ''[[Man Friday]]'', ''[[Daniel]]'', Smitty in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]''. For [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] he appeared in ''[[Black Nativity]]'' and ''[[The Bacchae]]''. In 1985 he played John in the [[SATO]] production of ''[[The Island]]''.
 His film work includes roles in ''[[The Native Who Caused All the Trouble]]'' and ''[[Zulu Love Letter]]''.
 === As playwright/performer ===

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−	~~[[Kurt Egelhof]]. (19*-) Actor.~~
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−	Born in Durban, the son of a working-class father and a union secretary/teacher mother, he studied at the University of Natal, obtaining a B.A. in Speech and Drama, majoring in Drama and Economic History, in 1980.
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−	~~The performer [[Talia Egelhof]] is his daughter.~~
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−	~~Kurt Egelhof’s SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama; the new addition to the international Monodrama Festival circuit and the first of its kind in Africa.~~
−	Kurt Egelhof, the son of a working-class dad and a union secretary/teacher mum, has been active in the arts and culture sector for thirty-four years. He started his professional career in the industry as an actor in 1981 and rose to his career highlight as the Head of Creative Department for Endemol SA twenty years later. He has a BA in speech and drama from the University of Natal in his hometown Durban.
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−	He started his professional career in the industry as an actor in 1981 and gradually moved into management as well. In 1989 he co-founded of [[ECE Productions]], with [[Charles Comyn]] and [[Elliot Frans]], and in the 1990s he founded the Johannesburg-based film company [[Kurt Egelhof Productions]]. By 2001 he had become the head of the Creative Department for [[Endemol SA]]. Having moved to Muizenberg, Cape Town, he has since worked as a Freelance Consultant/Producer/Director for film, television and stage productions.
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−	~~In 2017(?) he founded the ''[[SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama]]'', as part of the international Monodrama Festival circuit and at the time the first of its kind in Africa.~~
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−	~~He is currently the National Coordinator of the [[Performing Arts Network of Southern Africa]] ([[PANSA]]) and the South African representative for the [[International Theatre Institute]] ([[ITI]]).~~
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−	His stage roles include [[Bobby Heaney]]'s production of Samuel Beckett's ''[[Catastrophe]]'' at the [[Wits Theatre]] in 1985, ''[[En Die Son Skyn in Suid-Afrika]]'', ''[[Brothers in Blood]]'', ''[[Black Dog-Inj'emnyama!]]'', ''[[Just Business]]'', ''[[Just Like Home]]'', ''[[Gathering of the Beasts]]'', ''[[Man Friday]]'', ''[[Daniel]]'', Smitty in ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]''. For [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] he appeared in ''[[Black Nativity]]'' and ''[[The Bacchae]]''. In 1985 he played John in the [[SATO]] production of ''[[The Island]]''.
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−	~~His film work includes roles in ''[[The Native Who Caused All the Trouble]]'' and ''[[Zulu Love Letter]]''.~~
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−	He wrote and performed in ''[[For Generations]]'', directed by [[Nicholas Fine]] and presented by [[Applauz Arts Initiative]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe, 2008 and [[Montecasino Theatre]] in 2009.
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−	~~In 1989 he was the co-founder of [[ECE Productions]], with [[Charles Comyn]] and [[Elliot Frans]].~~
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−	In the 1990s he founded the Johannesburg-based film company [[Kurt Egelhof Productions]] and in 2017(?) he founded the [[SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama]], as part of the international Monodrama Festival circuit and at the time the first of its kind in Africa.
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−	~~He was nominated for "Best Newcomer to the Stage Award" in 1981 by the Durban Critics Circle.~~
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−	~~''[[The Island]]'' ([[SATO]] production) theatre programme, 1983.~~
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−	~~Review of ''Star'' 26 May 2009~~
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−	~~"New theatre company, [[ECE Productions]], founded by [[Charles Comyn]], [[Elliot Frans]] and Kurt Egelhof", ''[[The Citizen]]'', 2.5.1989.~~
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	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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	He is currently the National Coordinator of the [[Performing Arts Network of Southern Africa]] ([[PANSA]]) and the South African representative for the [[International Theatre Institute]] ([[ITI]]).		He is currently the National Coordinator of the [[Performing Arts Network of Southern Africa]] ([[PANSA]]) and the South African representative for the [[International Theatre Institute]] ([[ITI]]).

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 He started his professional career in the industry as an actor in 1981 and gradually moved into management as well. In 1989 he co-founded of [[ECE Productions]], with [[Charles Comyn]] and [[Elliot Frans]], and in the 1990s he founded the Johannesburg-based film company [[Kurt Egelhof Productions]]. By 2001 he had become the head of the Creative Department for [[Endemol SA]]. Having moved to Muizenberg, Cape Town, he has since worked as a Freelance Consultant/Producer/Director for film, television and stage productions.
-In 2017(?) he founded the [[SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama]], as part of the international Monodrama Festival circuit and at the time the first of its kind in Africa.
+In 2017(?) he founded the ''[[SoloAfrica Festival of Monodrama]]'', as part of the international Monodrama Festival circuit and at the time the first of its kind in Africa.
 He is currently the National Coordinator of the [[Performing Arts Network of Southern Africa]] ([[PANSA]]) and the South African representative for the [[International Theatre Institute]] ([[ITI]]).

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 == Career ==
-He started his professional career in the industry as an actor in 1981. By 2001 he was the head of the Creative Department for [[Endemol SA]].  Today, he resides in Muizenberg, Cape Town, working as a Freelance Consultant/Producer/Director for film, television and stage productions.
+He started his professional career in the industry as an actor in 1981 and gradually moved into management as well. In 1989 he co-founded of [[ECE Productions]], with [[Charles Comyn]] and [[Elliot Frans]], and in the 1990s he founded the Johannesburg-based film company [[Kurt Egelhof Productions]]. By 2001 he had become the head of the Creative Department for [[Endemol SA]]. Having moved to Muizenberg, Cape Town, he has since worked as a Freelance Consultant/Producer/Director for film, television and stage productions.
+He is currently the National Coordinator of the [[Performing Arts Network of Southern Africa]] ([[PANSA]]) and the South African representative for the [[International Theatre Institute]] ([[ITI]]).
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==