Leopold Senekal - Revision history

Darryl: /* 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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Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

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

Darryl: /* Biograhy */

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Biograhy

Miriamt: /* Biograhy */

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Biograhy

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Biograhy

Miriamt: /* Awards, etc. */

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Awards, etc.

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Awards, etc.

Miriamt at 11:46, 24 January 2019

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 : ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' ([[Fugard Theatre]])
 : ''[[Woyzeck]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]])
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 Dates unknown: ''[[Second Time Round]]'', ''[[Kap Aan]]'', ''[[Disco Nights]]'', ''[[New Boy]]'', ''[[Viaggio a Reims]]''.
 == Awards, etc. ==
 He was awarded the US Production Design award in 1999 for Rohald Dahl's ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' and again in 2000 for Tennessee Williams's ''[[Vieux Carré]]''.

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 He launched his professional career as Production Designer with the international hit ''[[The Mysteries]]'' in 2001. Leopold quickly established himself as an accomplished designer working on various projects both locally and abroad.
-In 2001 Leopold moved abroad where he took up a teaching position at St. Benedicts Performing Arts Collage, Derbyshire UK. During this time Leopold and his wife travelled extensively over Europe and North Africa juggling teaching and theatre projects. After eight years abroad Leopold moved back to Cape Town South Africa and continued his career as stage designer working with some of South Africa's best designers, directors and producers in both theatre and television.
+In 2001 Leopold moved abroad where he took up a teaching position at St. Benedicts Performing Arts Collage, Derbyshire UK. During this time Leopold and his wife travelled extensively over Europe and North Africa juggling teaching and theatre projects. After eight years abroad Leopold moved back to Cape Town and launched his own company, ''Good Call Production Design House'', continuing his career as stage designer working with some of South Africa's best designers, directors and producers in both theatre and television.
 He and his family moved to Limpopo province where he directed all his creative energy into his painting and in 2019 back to Cape Town.
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 : ''[[Did We Dance: The Sinking of the SS Mendi]]''
 == Awards, etc. ==
 He was awarded the US Production Design award in 1999 for Rohald Dahl's ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' and again in 2000 for Tennessee Williams's ''[[Vieux Carré]]''.
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 ''[[Business Day]]'', 10 May 2011.
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 : ''[[Die Vryerige Spook]]'' ([[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]])
 : ''[[Under the Fig Tree]]'' ([[Jester Productions]])
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 : ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' ([[Fugard Theatre]])
 : ''[['n Seder Val in Waterkloof]]'' ([[Impresario]])

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Leopold has worked on stage productions of ''[[Baal]]'', ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'', ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'', ''[[Is It Because I'm Jack?]]'', ''[['n Seder Val in Waterkloof]]'', ''[[Under the Fig Tree]]'' (2009), ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' ([[Fugard Theatre]] 2010), ''[[Purgatorio]]'' (2011), ''[[Did We Dance: The Sinking of the SS Mendi]]''.
+Leopold has worked as production manager and/or designer on a number of stage productions, including:
 == Awards, etc. ==

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 He launched his professional career as Production Designer with the international hit ''[[The Mysteries]]'' in 2001. Leopold quickly established himself as an accomplished designer working on various projects both locally and abroad.
-In 2001 Leopold moved abroad where he took up a teaching position at St. Benedicts Performing Arts Collage, Derbyshire UK. During this time Leopold and his wife travelled extensively over Europe and North Africa juggling teaching and theatre projects. After eight years abroad Leopold moved back to Cape Town South Africa and continued his career as stage designer working with some of South Africa[0x1]s best Designers, Directors and Producers in both theatre and television.
+In 2001 Leopold moved abroad where he took up a teaching position at St. Benedicts Performing Arts Collage, Derbyshire UK. During this time Leopold and his wife travelled extensively over Europe and North Africa juggling teaching and theatre projects. After eight years abroad Leopold moved back to Cape Town South Africa and continued his career as stage designer working with some of South Africa's best designers, directors and producers in both theatre and television.
 He and his family moved to Limpopo province where he directed all his creative energy into his painting and in 2019 back to Cape Town.

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 He studied Drama at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], Western Cape and completed his BDam degree, after which he specialized in Scenography and Production Design obtaining his Bdram Hons. degree in 2000.
-He launched his professional career as Production Designer with the international hit [0x1]The Mysteries[0x1] in 2001. Leopold quickly established himself as an accomplished designer working on various projects both locally and abroad.
+He launched his professional career as Production Designer with the international hit ''[[The Mysteries]]'' in 2001. Leopold quickly established himself as an accomplished designer working on various projects both locally and abroad.
 In 2001 Leopold moved abroad where he took up a teaching position at St. Benedicts Performing Arts Collage, Derbyshire UK. During this time Leopold and his wife travelled extensively over Europe and North Africa juggling teaching and theatre projects. After eight years abroad Leopold moved back to Cape Town South Africa and continued his career as stage designer working with some of South Africa[0x1]s best Designers, Directors and Producers in both theatre and television.

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 He was awarded the US Production Design award in 1999 for Rohald Dahl's ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' and again in 2000 for Tennessee Williams's ''[[Vieux Carré]]''.
-In 2011 Leopold was nominated for two [[Fleur du Cap]]s and won the coveted accolade for his production design of Aesop[0x1]s Fables in collaboration with the [[Fugard Theatre]]. The same year Leopold was awarded the GIPCA emerging director[0x1]s grant to stage Words Words Words by David Ives.
+In 2011 Leopold was nominated for two [[Fleur du Cap]]s and won the coveted accolade for his production design of ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' in collaboration with the [[Fugard Theatre]]. The same year Leopold was awarded the GIPCA emerging director's grant to stage Words Words Words by David Ives.
 Best design (costumes and set) [[Fleur du Cap]], 2011, for ''[[Woyzeck]]'' and ''[[Aesop's Fables]]''.

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-[[Leopold Senekal]] (1977-). Set designer.
+[[Leopold Senekal]] (1977-). Designer.
 == Biograhy ==
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-''[[Purgatorio]]'' (2011)
+Leopold has worked on stage productions of ''[[Baal]]'', ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'', ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'', ''[[Is It Because I'm Jack?]]'', ''[['n Seder Val in Waterkloof]]'', ''[[Under the Fig Tree]]'' (2009), ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' ([[Fugard Theatre]] 2010), ''[[Purgatorio]]'' (2011), ''[[Did We Dance: The Sinking of the SS Mendi]]''.
 == Awards, etc. ==
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 In 2011 Leopold was nominated for two [[Fleur Du Cap]]s and won the coveted accolade for his production design of Aesop[0x1]s Fables in collaboration with the [[Fugard Theatre]]. The same year Leopold was awarded the GIPCA emerging director[0x1]s grant to stage Words Words Words by David Ives.
 == Sources ==
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 IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9549384].
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