Smal Ndaba - Revision history

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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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	He played the lead in ''[[African Odyssey]]'' in 1977.		He played the lead in ''[[African Odyssey]]'' in 1977.
−	~~[[Theatre Action Group]] (TAG) seminar:~~
−	~~[[Smal Ndaba]], [[Baxter Theatre]], 1991, [[D.E.T. Boys High]],.~~

	Smal has toured the USA, Canada and Europe, appearing on three occasions at Edinburgh Festival as well as in Australia and Singapore.		Smal has toured the USA, Canada and Europe, appearing on three occasions at Edinburgh Festival as well as in Australia and Singapore.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He is a playwright, actor and Director who has worked extensively to build a canon of South African theatre. With [[Phyllis Klotz]], Smal was one of the founders of the [[Sibikwa Community Theatre Project]] in 1988, and was Managing Director for several years. Pioneered and facilitated a method for training young black actors.
+He is a playwright, actor and director who has worked extensively to build a canon of South African theatre. With [[Phyllis Klotz]], Smal was one of the founders of the [[Sibikwa Community Theatre Project]] in 1988, and was Managing Director for several years. Pioneered and facilitated a method for training young black actors.
 ===As actor===

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 == Biography ==
-He matriculated in 1966 and attended ''[[Workshop '71]]'' training.
+He matriculated in 1966 and attended ''[[Workshop '71]]'' training run by [[Bess Finney]] and [[Rob McLaren]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+He is a playwright, actor and Director who has worked extensively to build a canon of South African theatre. With [[Phyllis Klotz]], Smal was one of the founders of the [[Sibikwa Community Theatre Project]] in 1988, and was Managing Director for several years. Pioneered and facilitated a method for training young black actors.
 ===As actor===
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 [[Theatre Action Group]] (TAG) seminar:
 [[Smal Ndaba]], [[Baxter Theatre]], 1991, [[D.E.T. Boys High]],.
 ===As playwright===
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 == Awards, etc ==
 He received the 1999 Greater Benoni Achievement Award for International Recognition in Performing Arts.

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 * ''[[Kwela Bafana]]'' (with [[Phyllis Klotz]]) (1994)
-* ''[[Uhambo]]'' (1997)
+* ''[[Uhambo]]'' (with [[Phyllis Klotz]]) (1997)
 == Awards, etc ==

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 * ''[[D.E.T. Boys High]]'' (1991)
-* ''[[Ubuntu Bomhlaba – The Humaneness of the World]]'' (1993)
+* ''[[Ubuntu Bomhlaba – The Humaneness of the World]]'' (workshopped with [[Phyllis Klotz]] and the cast)(1993)
 * ''[[Kwela Bafana]]'' (with [[Phyllis Klotz]]) (1994)

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 He played the lead in ''[[African Odyssey]]'' in 1977.
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 [[Smal Ndaba]], [[Baxter Theatre]], 1991, [[D.E.T. Boys High]],.
-He wrote the plays (some in collaboration with [[Phyllis Klotz]]) ''[[So Where To?]]'', ''[[Uhambo]]'', ''[[Ubuntu Bomhlaba – The Humaneness of the World]]'', (a musical), ''[[D.E.T. Boys High]]'' and devised ''[[Kwela Bafana]]'' with [[Phyllis Klotz]].
+===As playwright===
-With [[Phyllis Klotz]], Smal was one of the founders of the [[Sibikwa Community Theatre Project]].
+He has written and devised a number of plays. These include:
 == Awards, etc ==

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-NDABA, Smal (194*-) Actor, stage manager, playwright
+Smal Ndaba (194*-) is an actor, stage manager, playwright.
 == Biography ==
-== Training ==
+He matriculated in 1966 and attended ''[[Workshop '71]]'' training.
 He played the lead in ''[[African Odyssey]]'' in 1977.
 [[Theatre Action Group]] (TAG) seminar:
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 He wrote the plays (some in collaboration with [[Phyllis Klotz]]) ''[[So Where To?]]'', ''[[Uhambo]]'', ''[[Ubuntu Bomhlaba – The Humaneness of the World]]'', (a musical), ''[[D.E.T. Boys High]]'' and devised ''[[Kwela Bafana]]'' with [[Phyllis Klotz]].
-Smal was among the founders of the [[Sibikwa Community Theatre Project]].
+With [[Phyllis Klotz]], Smal was one of the founders of the [[Sibikwa Community Theatre Project]].
 == Awards, etc ==
 He received the 1999 Greater Benoni Achievement Award for International Recognition in Performing Arts.
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 ==Sources==
 ''[[The Star]]'', 8 Oct 1991.

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 ==Sources==
-''The Star'', 8 Oct 1991.
+''[[The Star]]'', 8 Oct 1991.
 ''D.E.T. Boys High'' programme, 1991.
-[[National Arts Festival]] programme, 1993. 41.
+''[[National Arts Festival]]'' programme, 1993. 41.
-''The Star'', 15 February 2005.
+''[[The Star]]'', 15 February 2005.
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