Mario Schiess - Revision history

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 == Sources ==
-See Gosher, 1988
+See [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988.
 https://www.durbanet.co.za/darts/1998/07/news.htm

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 In addition, he was known in Psychological circles and in 1994 was made an Honorary member of the Association of Jungian Analysts. His forte was dream interpretation and he gave regular workshops and did the occasional radio show.
-He was married to Margaret and was the father of [[Michèle Schiess]].
+He was married to Margaret and was the father of five children, including [[Michèle Schiess]].
 Schiess died in Pretoria in 1998.

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 Parallel to his formal career, he followed his passion for theatre as a director and playwright.
 In addition, he was known in Psychological circles and in 1994 was made an Honorary member of the Association of Jungian Analysts. His forte was dream interpretation and he gave regular workshops and did the occasional radio show.
-He was married to Margaret and was the father of [[Michele Schiess]].
+He was married to Margaret and was the father of [[Michèle Schiess]].
 Schiess died in Pretoria in 1998.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 National Arts Festival programme, 1990.
-Correspondence with [[Michèle Schiess]], his daughter. (2 June, 2018) [[Michéle Schiess]].
+Correspondence with [[Michèle Schiess]], his daughter. (2 June, 2018)
 Commentary by [[Paul Boekkooi]], cited in a draft article on Reza de Wet (2018), based on an unpublished interview with Schiess, which he had done in 1989.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He worked in South African theatre and film from the early 1970's, becoming a member of [[Volksteater]] in Pretoria for example. In later years he also worked with  Durban based [[Backlash Theatre Company]]. He had a strong interest in Jung, and used the psychologist's theories as the basis of his plays as well as his work with actors.
+He worked in South African theatre and film from the early 1970's,  and eventually directed of 60 plays, operas, films and TV programmes. He was among others a member of [[Volksteater]] in Pretoria and in later years also worked with  Durban based [[Backlash Theatre Company]]. His interest in Jung's theories formed the basis of a number of his plays as well as his work with actors.
 ===As director===

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 == Biography ==
-Born and raised in Switzerland,  he emigrated to South Africa to practice as a quantity surveyor in Pretoria.
+Born and raised in Switzerland,  he emigrated to South Africa where he studied Quantity Surveying at the University of Pretoria, graduating in 1956, and for the next 33 years followed a career in the field for as a partner in the firm Prentice, Shaw and Schiess.
 == Training ==

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−	He also ~~directed~~ some South African feature films, including: ''[[Die Vervlakste Tweeling]]'' (1969), with [[Marius Weyers]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Bill Brewer]] and others; ''[[Onwettige Huwelik]]'' (1970), with [[Marius Weyers]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Enone van den Bergh]] and others; ''[[Bait]]'' (1974), with [[Marius Weyers]], [[Richard Loring]], [[Diane Ridler]] and others;	+	He also worked on some South African feature films, including:
		+	''[[Die Vervlakste Tweeling]]'' (writer/adaptor and director, 1969), with [[Marius Weyers]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Bill Brewer]] and others; ''[[Onwettige Huwelik]]'' (director, 1970), with [[Marius Weyers]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Enone van den Bergh]] and others; ''[[Bait]]'' (writer and director, 1974), with [[Marius Weyers]], [[Richard Loring]], [[Diane Ridler]] and others;

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 His most memorable achievement as translator and director was perhaps Kafka's ''[[Report to an Academy]]'', which he had translated from the German, adapted for the stage and directed with [[Marius Weyers]]. It opened at [[The Laager]] in 1979, and would go on to play across the country and internationally.
-He also directed  ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (1971),  ''[[Die Amerikanische Päpstin|Pous Johanna II]]'' (Vilar), ''[[Woman Alone]]'', ''[[The Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (Schiess/Miller), ''[[Appassionata]]'' (Uys),  an [[Afrikaans]] translation of ''[[Equus]]''  [[Upstairs at the Market]] (1978), ''[[My Son, My Son]]'' (Schiess), ''[[The Chosen]]'' (Schiess), ''[[The Last Tango in Heaven]]'' (Schiess) (the latter three for the [[Backlash Theatre Company]], performed at various festivals).
+He also directed  ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (1971),  ''[[Die Amerikanische Päpstin|Pous Johanna II]]'' (Vilar), ''[[Woman Alone]]'', ''[[The Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (Schiess/Miller), ''[[Appassionata]]'' (Uys),  an [[Afrikaans]] translation of ''[[Equus]]''  [[Upstairs at the Market]] (1978), ''[[My Son, My Son]]'' (Schiess), ''[[The Chosen]]'' (Schiess), ''[[Last Tango in Heaven]]'' (Schiess) (the latter three for the [[Backlash Theatre Company]], performed at various festivals).
 ===As translator===