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 He initially worked at [[Rhodes University]] as a tutor in Movement, Dance, Choreography, Physical Theatre, Voice, Group Acting, and serving as Company Manager, Resident Choreographer and full time performer for the [[First Physical Theatre Company]].
-He subsequently relocated to Johannesburg to work at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] as Senior Tutor and Lecturer in Movement, Dance and Choreography. He was also the founder and artistic director of the [[Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative]] and the annual ''[[When Life Happens]]'' HIV and AIDS arts and culture festival.
+He subsequently relocated to Johannesburg to work at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] as Senior Tutor and Lecturer in Movement, Dance and Choreography. In 1995 he also founded and served as artistic director of the [[Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative]] and the annual ''[[When Life Happens]]'' HIV and AIDS arts and culture festival.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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-'''P.J. Sabbagha''' (19**-). (also credited as 'PJ Sabbagha', 'P J Sabbagha' and 'Peter John Sabbagha') Choreographer, dancer, actor.
+[[P.J. Sabbagha]] (19**-)is a choreographer, dancer and actor.
-Sabbagha is a South African choreographer whose name has become synonymous with issue-based dance theatre and more specifically HIV-and AIDS-focused art. He was the recipient of the 2005 [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance, and has participated in artists’ residencies in Russia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Tanzania, Mali, Mozambique and Taiwan.
+He is also credited as '''[[PJ Sabbagha]]''' and '''[[Peter John Sabbagha]]'''.
 == Biography ==
-A South African choreographer based in Johannesburg, he was one of the founding members of the [[First Physical Theatre Company]], under the direction of [[Gary Gordon]], and is the founder and artistic director of the [[Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative]].
+Born [[Peter John Sabbagha]], he  undertook his formal training at [[Rhodes University]] in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In 1992, Sabbagha graduated with a BA (majoring in Drama and Psychology) and, in 1993, he completed a BA Honours (with distinction) and was one of the founding members of the [[First Physical Theatre Company]], under the direction of [[Gary Gordon]].
-Invited to the United States in 2007, he travelled the country in search of initiatives dealing with HIV, AIDS or other infectious diseases. Sabbagha's work has been performed around the world, and he has had residencies in Russia, The Netherlands, Tanzania, Mali, Mozambique and Mexico. Not afraid to deal with difficult issues, his dance is today largely associated with the problems of AIDS.
+He initially worked at [[Rhodes University]] as a tutor in Movement, Dance, Choreography, Physical Theatre, Voice, Group Acting, and serving as Company Manager, Resident Choreographer and full time performer for the [[First Physical Theatre Company]].
-=== Youth ===
+He subsequently relocated to Johannesburg to work at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] as Senior Tutor and Lecturer in Movement, Dance and Choreography. He was also the founder and artistic director of the [[Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative]] and the annual ''[[When Life Happens]]'' HIV and AIDS arts and culture festival.
-=== Training ===
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+His productions over the years have included:
 ===As a student performer===
-at [[Rhodes University]]: ''[[Leaving Out Profanity]]'' (1993)
+''[[Leaving Out Profanity]]'' ([[Rhodes University]], 1993)
 ===As choreographer===
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 == Awards, etc ==
 Honoured in 1995 by the newspaper ''[[The Star]]'' as one of South Africa's ten most important artists, he was also nominated for the Amstel Salute to Success award.
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 Finalist for the Daimler Chrysler Award for Choreography
-Nominated for F.N.B. Vita Award for Choreographer of the year and most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for ''[[Canto Hondo]]'', ''[[Just You Just Me]]'', and ''[[Noah’s Phobia]]''.
+Nominated for [[F.N.B. Vita Award]] for Choreographer of the year and most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for ''[[Canto Hondo]]'', ''[[Just You Just Me]]'', and ''[[Noah’s Phobia]]''.
 Recipient of the 1995 F.N.B. Vita Young Choreographers Grant.
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 Honoured in 1995 by the newspaper ''[[The Star]]'' as one of South Africa's ten most important artists, he was also nominated for the Amstel Salute to Success award.
-In 2005, he received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance and the following year, the choreography prize at the [[Dance Umbrella]] Festival for his work ''[[Still Here]]''. He has also received the Most Outstanding Presentation award for both “The Double Room” (2005) and “Macbeth” (2009), as well as multiple nominations at the FNB Vita Awards and FNB Dance Umbrella Awards.
+In 2005, he received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance and the following year, the choreography prize at the [[Dance Umbrella]] Festival for his work ''[[Still Here]]''. He has also received the Most Outstanding Presentation award for both ''[[The Double Room]]'' (2005) and ''[[Macbeth]]'' (2009), as well as multiple nominations at the FNB Vita Awards and FNB Dance Umbrella Awards.
-Awarded the 2008 MEC Award for Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for MACBETH.
+Awarded the 2008 MEC Award for Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for ''[[Macbeth]]''.
-Nominated for the 2008 Gauteng MEC Awards for Best Choreography and Most Outstanding Presentation of a new work for MACBETH  and BACK.
+Nominated for the 2008 Gauteng MEC Awards for Best Choreography and Most Outstanding Presentation of a new work for ''[[Macbeth]]'' and ''[[Back]]''.
-Nominated for the 2007 Gauteng MEC Awards for Best Choreography and Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for MACBETH.
+Nominated for the 2007 Gauteng MEC Awards for Best Choreography and Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for ''[[Macbeth]]''.
-Awarded the 2006 Arts and Culture Gauteng MEC’s Award for Choreographer of the Year and Best Choreographer for Still Here!
+Awarded the 2006 Arts and Culture Gauteng MEC’s Award for Choreographer of the Year and Best Choreographer for ''[[Still Here!]]''
-Recipient of the FNB Vita Award for most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for The Double Room.
+Recipient of the FNB Vita Award for most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for ''[[The Double Room]]''.
 Finalist for the Daimler Chrysler Award for Choreography
-Nominated for F.N.B. Vita Award for Choreographer of the year and most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for Canto Hondo, Just You Just Me, and Noah’s Phobia.
+Nominated for F.N.B. Vita Award for Choreographer of the year and most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for ''[[Canto Hondo]]'', ''[[Just You Just Me]]'', and ''[[Noah’s Phobia]]''.
 Recipient of the 1995 F.N.B. Vita Young Choreographers Grant.

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	In 2005, he received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance and the following year, the choreography prize at the [[Dance Umbrella]] Festival for his work ''[[Still Here]]''. He has also received the Most Outstanding Presentation award for both “The Double Room” (2005) and “Macbeth” (2009), as well as multiple nominations at the FNB Vita Awards and FNB Dance Umbrella Awards.		In 2005, he received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance and the following year, the choreography prize at the [[Dance Umbrella]] Festival for his work ''[[Still Here]]''. He has also received the Most Outstanding Presentation award for both “The Double Room” (2005) and “Macbeth” (2009), as well as multiple nominations at the FNB Vita Awards and FNB Dance Umbrella Awards.
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	Awarded the 2008 MEC Award for Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for MACBETH.		Awarded the 2008 MEC Award for Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for MACBETH.

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 == Awards, etc ==
-Honoured in 1995 by the newspaper “The Star” as one of South Africa's ten most important artists, he was also nominated for the Amstel Salute to Success award.
+Honoured in 1995 by the newspaper ''[[The Star]]'' as one of South Africa's ten most important artists, he was also nominated for the Amstel Salute to Success award.
-In 2005, he received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Dance and the following year, the choreography prize at the Dance Umbrella Festival for his work “Still Here”. He has also received the Most Outstanding Presentation award for both “The Double Room” (2005) and “Macbeth” (2009), as well as multiple nominations at the FNB Vita Awards and FNB Dance Umbrella Awards.
+In 2005, he received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance and the following year, the choreography prize at the [[Dance Umbrella]] Festival for his work ''[[Still Here]]''. He has also received the Most Outstanding Presentation award for both “The Double Room” (2005) and “Macbeth” (2009), as well as multiple nominations at the FNB Vita Awards and FNB Dance Umbrella Awards.
 Awarded the 2008 MEC Award for Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for MACBETH.
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 Nominated for the 2007 Gauteng MEC Awards for Best Choreography and Most Outstanding Presentation of a New Work for MACBETH.
-Awarded the 2006 Arts and Culture Gauteng MEC’s Award for Choreographer of the Year and Best Choreographer for  Still Here!
+Awarded the 2006 Arts and Culture Gauteng MEC’s Award for Choreographer of the Year and Best Choreographer for Still Here!
 Recipient of the FNB Vita Award for most Outstanding Presentation of an Original South African Contemporary Dance work for The Double Room.

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 ===As choreographer===
-* ''[[Zebra]]'' (2009): created for the 2009 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]] – a first time collaboration between South African and Russian artists.
+* ''[[Zebra]]'' (2009): created for the 2009 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]] – a first time collaboration between South African and Russian artists. Presented in Johannesburg, Moscow, Kostroma and Yraslav Russia (March 2009); invited to and presented on the Main Program of the 2009 [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown South  Africa.
 * ''[[Back]]'' (2009): presented in 8 cities in Mexico (April, May 2009); invited to and presented at Visa 2 Dance festival in Tanzania (October 2009); in Moscow: Russia and Chalon: France (2013).

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 ===As choreographer===
-''[[Zebra]]'' (2009): created for the 2009 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]] – a first time collaboration between South African and Russian artists.
+* ''[[Zebra]]'' (2009): created for the 2009 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]] – a first time collaboration between South African and Russian artists.
 Presented in Johannesburg, Moscow, Kostroma and Yraslav Russia (March 2009); invited to and presented on the Main Program of the 2009 [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown South  Africa.
-''[[Back]]'' (2009): presented in 8 cities in Mexico (April, May 2009); invited to and presented at Visa 2 Dance festival in Tanzania (October 2009); in Moscow: Russia and Chalon: France (2013).
+* ''[[Back]]'' (2009): presented in 8 cities in Mexico (April, May 2009); invited to and presented at Visa 2 Dance festival in Tanzania (October 2009); in Moscow: Russia and Chalon: France (2013).
-''[[Deep Night]]'' (2009): created and premiered in Johannesburg in commemoration of World Aids Day. (Nominated by critics as best Dance work for 2009); invited to the 2010 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]]; presented for Wits Drama for Life festival in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pietermaritzberg and Durban; selected as a finalist in the 2010 Dance Africa Dance, Biennal, Choreographic Competition in Bamako, Mali; invited to Kinani Festival in Mozambique (2011).
+* ''[[Deep Night]]'' (2009): created and premiered in Johannesburg in commemoration of World Aids Day. (Nominated by critics as best Dance work for 2009); invited to the 2010 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]]; presented for Wits Drama for Life festival in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pietermaritzberg and Durban; selected as a finalist in the 2010 Dance Africa Dance, Biennal, Choreographic Competition in Bamako, Mali; invited to Kinani Festival in Mozambique (2011).
-''[[I think it's Hamlet]]'' (2011): [[Dance Umbrella]] (2011); Kuandu, Taipei, Taiwan (2012); Johannesburg (2013)
+* ''[[I think it's Hamlet]]'' (2011): [[Dance Umbrella]] (2011); Kuandu, Taipei, Taiwan (2012); Johannesburg (2013)
-''[[One Night Stand]]'' (2012): [[Dance Umbrella]] (2012); Danse l’Afrique Danse 2012; Johannesburg.
+* ''[[One Night Stand]]'' (2012): [[Dance Umbrella]] (2012); Danse l’Afrique Danse 2012; Johannesburg.
-''[[somewhere out there life was screaming]]'' (2012): assistant choreographer to Eric Languet, Johannesburg: South Africa, St Denis: Reunion, Chalon: France.
+* ''[[somewhere out there life was screaming]]'' (2012): assistant choreographer to Eric Languet, Johannesburg: South Africa, St Denis: Reunion, Chalon: France.
-''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' (2014)
+* ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' (2014)
 == Awards, etc ==

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 ''[[Zebra]]'' (2009)
-Created ZEBRA for the 2009 F.N.B Dance Umbrella – a first time collaboration between South African and Russian artists.
+Created for the 2009 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]] – a first time collaboration between South African and Russian artists.
-ZEBRA presented in JHB South Africa, Moscow, Kostroma and Yraslav Russia During March 2009.
+Presented in Johannesburg, Moscow, Kostroma and Yraslav Russia (March 2009); invited to and presented on the Main Program of the 2009 [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown South  Africa.
 ''[[Back]]'' (2009)
-BACK presented in 8 cities in Mexico during April and May 2009
+presented in 8 cities in Mexico (April, May 2009); invited to and presented at Visa 2 Dance festival in Tanzania (October 2009); in Moscow: Russia and Chalon: France (2013).
 ''[[Deep Night]]'' (2009)
-Deep Night created and premiered in JHB in commemoration of World Aids Day. (Nominated by critics as best Dance work for 2009)
+created and premiered in JHB in commemoration of World Aids Day. (Nominated by critics as best Dance work for 2009); invited to the 2010 FNB [[Dance Umbrella]]; presented for Wits Drama for Life festival in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pietermaritzberg and Durban; selected as a finalist in the 2010 Dance Africa Dance, Biennal, Choreographic Competition in Bamako, Mali; invited to Kinani Festival in Mozambique (2011).
 ''[[I think it's Hamlet]]'' (2011)
-:“I think its Hamlet” Dance Umbrella 2011
+[[Dance Umbrella]] (2011); Kuandu, Taipei, Taiwan (2012); Johannesburg, South Africa (2013)
 ''[[One Night Stand]]'' (2012)
-: “One Night Stand” Dance Umbrella 2012
+[[Dance Umbrella]] (2012); Danse l’Afrique Danse 2012; Johannesburg.
-- ''[[somewhere out there life was screaming]]'' assistant choreographer to Eric Languet, Johannesburg: South Africa, St Denis: Reunion, Chalon: France.
+''[[somewhere out there life was screaming]]'' (2012), assistant choreographer to Eric Languet, Johannesburg: South Africa, St Denis: Reunion, Chalon: France.
 ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' (2014)