Tjaart Potgieter - Revision history

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 == Career ==
-His career includes teaching school children, assistant editor of a political magazine and lecturing in drama at the University of Pretoria. He returned to the theatre under guidance of [[Robert Mohr]] and [[Mavis Taylor]] at [[UCT]], and then joined [[Chris Pretorius]], [[Laurens Cilliers]] and [[John Nankin]] to start The [[Glass Theatre]]. After that he worked with [[Dieter Reible]] for some years at the Wupperthal City Theatre in Germany. He joined [[PACT]] in 1984 as litarary adviser, director and actor.
+His career includes teaching school children, assistant editor of a political magazine and lecturing in drama at the University of Pretoria. He returned to the theatre under guidance of [[Robert Mohr]] and [[Mavis Taylor]] at [[UCT]], and then joined [[Chris Pretorius]], [[Laurens Cilliers]] and [[John Nankin]] to start The [[Glass Theatre]]. After that he worked with [[Dieter Reible]] for some years at the Wupperthal City Theatre in Germany. He joined [[PACT]] in 1984 as literary adviser, director and actor.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Tjaart acted in ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' (University of Pretoria 1977), ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' (1981), ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'' (198*), ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[Glass Theatre]] 1982), ''[[See How They Run|Kyk Hoe Hol Hulle]]'' (1983), ''[[Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes|Don Dinges met die Groen Broek]]'' (1984), ''[[Don Juan onder die Boere]]'' (1986), ''[[Die Prys]]'' (1987),  ''[[My Fat Friend|Vettie Vettie]]'' (1987), ''[[The Crucible|Die Salem-verhoor]]'' (1988),   ''[[Pantagleize]]'' (1988), ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (1990), ''[[Die Aand van die Fynproewer]]'' (1992),  ''[[Die Keiser]]'' (1992),  ''[[Three Sisters|Drie Susters]]'' (1992),  ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1992), ''[[Die Eend]]'' (1993), ''[[Fiela se Kind]]'' (1994).
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 Translated from German into English ''[[Leonce en Lena|Leonce und Lena]]'' as ''[[Die Opstand van die Narre]]'', ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' and ''[[Battle!]]'' and, with [[Mitzi Booysen]], ''[[Kalldewey; Farce]]''.
-He wrote ''[[The Vegetable Woman]]'', ''[[Die Visioene van Emily]]''.
+He wrote ''[[The Vegetable Woman]]'', ''[[Die Visioene van Emily]]'', ''[[Robinson He Dance]]''.
-  (1986)
 Researcher and editor for the television series ''Isidingo''.

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 He directed ''[[Full Hookup]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1984.
 Founder member of [[Glass Theatre]] with [[Chris Pretorius]], 1981-1983.
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 ''[[The Tempest]]'', [[Maynardville]]  - dir: [[Ken Leach]]; ''[[Playing with Fire]]'' (Strindberg) [[Dieter Reible]]., Tjaart’s ''[[The vegetable woman or Meditations on Blake]]''; & ''[[The Minotaur's Sister]]'' (An adaptation of [[Euripides]]’s ''[[Hippolytus]]'') also [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]]; 1985.
-Researcher and editor for the television series ''Isidingo''.
 Material relating to Houd-den-bek, an Afrikaans playscript by Tjaart Potgieter, based on the novel by André; P. Brink produced by TRUK, possibly in 1990.
 He wrote ''[[Robinson He Dance]]''
 Tjaart acted in ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' (University of Pretoria 1977), ''[[Die Saai Lewe]]'' (1981), ''[[Amandla Mr Fassbinder]]'' (198*), ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[Glass Theatre]] 1982), ''[[See How They Run|Kyk Hoe Hol Hulle]]'' (1983), ''[[Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes|Don Dinges met die Groen Broek]]'' (1984), ''[[Don Juan onder die Boere]]'' (1986), ''[[Die Prys]]'' (1987),  ''[[My Fat Friend|Vettie Vettie]]'' (1987), ''[[The Crucible|Die Salem-verhoor]]'' (1988),   ''[[Pantagleize]]'' (1988), ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (1990), ''[[Die Aand van die Fynproewer]]'' (1992),  ''[[Die Keiser]]'' (1992),  ''[[Three Sisters|Drie Susters]]'' (1992),  ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1992), ''[[Die Eend]]'' (1993), ''[[Fiela se Kind]]'' (1994).
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 He directed ''[[Bloed]]'', ''[[A Doll House]]'', ''[[The Time of the Hyena]]'', ''[[Ludlow Fair]]'', ''[[Full Hookup]]'', co-directed ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'', ''[[Marat/Sade]]''.
-Adapted ''[[Braam en die Angel]]'', ''[[By Fakkellig]]'', ''[[Houd-den-Bek]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Heidi]]''. Adapted ''[[Der Zerbrochene Krug|Die Gebreekte Kruik]]'' with [[Dieter Reible]] and renamed it ''[[Moleste met die Magistraat]]''.
+Adapted ''[[Braam en die Engel]]'', ''[[By Fakkellig]]'', ''[[Houd-den-Bek]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Heidi]]''. Adapted ''[[Der Zerbrochene Krug|Die Gebreekte Kruik]]'' with [[Dieter Reible]] and renamed it ''[[Moleste met die Magistraat]]''.
-Translated ''[[The Miracle Worker]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', ''[[Tartuffe]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'', ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'', ''[[Cymbeline]]'', ''[[The Cabal of Hypocrites]]''
+Translated from German into English ''[[Leonce en Lena|Leonce und Lena]]'' as ''[[Die Opstand van die Narre]]'', ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' and ''[[Battle!]]'' and, with [[Mitzi Booysen]], ''[[Kalldewey; Farce]]''.
 He wrote ''[[The Vegetable Woman]]'', ''[[Die Visioene van Emily]]''.
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 He wrote ''[[Robinson He Dance]]''
 ''[[Die Visioene van Emily]]'': 'n drama in drie bedrywe en 'n epiloog. Playscript held by [[NELM]] Accession Number:MANU-57621
 He directed ''[[Bloed]]'', ''[[A Doll House]]'', ''[[The Time of the Hyena]]'', ''[[Ludlow Fair]]'', ''[[Full Hookup]]'', co-directed ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'', ''[[Marat/Sade]]''.

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	Obituary by [[Schalk Schoombee]] published in ''Die Beeld'' 25 October 2007.		Obituary by [[Schalk Schoombee]] published in ''Die Beeld'' 25 October 2007.

		+	Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.

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 == Training ==
-BA Dram UP, M Dram UCT
+He studied under [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] and [[Francois Swart]] at the [[University of Pretoria]] and under [[Mavis Taylor]] and [[Robert Mohr]] at the University of Cape Town where he was awarded a M Dram degree.
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 == Biography ==
-Raised in Kimberley
+Raised in Kimberley. He died in October 2007, aged 58.
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 ''Shakespeare's Macbeth'' programme notes, 1989.
-''Beeld'' 25 October 2007.
+Obituary by [[Schalk Schoombee]] published in ''Die Beeld'' 25 October 2007.
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 [[Vita Award]] (Transvaal region) for contribution to [[Afrikaans]] theatre for translations of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', ''[[Cymbeline]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'', award year 1992.
-Nominated for a [[Vita Award]] (Transvaal region) as best supprting actor in ''[[Die Keiser]]'', award year 1992.
+Nominated for a [[Vita Award]] (Transvaal region and National) as best supporting actor in ''[[Die Keiser]]'', award year 1992.
 Two [[DALRO]] Awards for the portrayal of the Minister of Culture in ''[[Die Keiser]]'' and Judge Ligt in ''[[Die Gebreekte Kruik]]'' (1991-1992).

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 Two [[DALRO]] Awards for the portrayal of the Minister of Culture in ''[[Die Keiser]]'' and Judge Ligt in ''[[Die Gebreekte Kruik]]'' (1991-1992).
-Potgieter, Tjaart in ''Drie Susters'' (best supporting actor on the Afrikaans stage); Nominated for a National [[Vita Award]], 1993
+Potgieter, Tjaart in ''[[Drie Susters]]'' (best supporting actor on the Afrikaans stage); Nominated for a National [[Vita Award]], 1993
-Nominated for a [[DALRO]] Award for his role in ''Drie Susters'' (best supporting actor on the Afrikaans stage); 1993.
+Nominated for a [[DALRO]] Award for his role in ''[[Drie Susters]]'' (best supporting actor on the Afrikaans stage); 1993.
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