Woyzeck on the Highveld - Revision history

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 : The play opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[William Kentridge]] with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers.
-: The production played at the [[Market Theatre]] and at the [[Baxter Theatre]].
+: The production played at the [[Market Theatre]] Cast : [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busi Zokufa]], [[Tale Motsepe]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Adrian Kohler]] and at the [[Baxter Theatre]].
 : Performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago.

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	The [[Handspring Puppet Company]] website[http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/woyzeck-on-the-highveld/]		The [[Handspring Puppet Company]] website[http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/woyzeck-on-the-highveld/]
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		+	[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rDZYmTvX8		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rDZYmTvX8

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: The play opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers,
+: The play opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[William Kentridge]] with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers.
 : The production played at the [[Market Theatre]] and at the [[Baxter Theatre]].

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	1992: The production played at the [[Market Theatre]] and at the [[Baxter Theatre]].		1992: The production played at the [[Market Theatre]] and at the [[Baxter Theatre]].
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		+	1994: Performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago.

	1996: The production was presented during the Israel Festival, Jerusalem at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, May 31 - June 2. Later the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum's puppet collection.		1996: The production was presented during the Israel Festival, Jerusalem at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, May 31 - June 2. Later the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum's puppet collection.

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	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rDZYmTvX8		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rDZYmTvX8
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		+	https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/sep/07/woyzeck-on-the-highveld-review

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : The production was presented during the Israel Festival, Jerusalem at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, May 31 - June 2. Later the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum's puppet collection.
 : The puppets were borrowed from Munich City Museum for a revival for the UNIMA Festival in Perth, Australia, with [[Mncedisi Shabangu]] taking Motsepe’s place.  This also played in South Africa
 == Sources ==

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	The [[Handspring Puppet Company]] website[http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/woyzeck-on-the-highveld/]		The [[Handspring Puppet Company]] website[http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/woyzeck-on-the-highveld/]
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		+	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rDZYmTvX8

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	''[[Woyzeck on the Highveld]]'' is a collaborative theatre production by [[William Kentridge]] () and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]].	+	''[[Woyzeck on the Highveld]]'' is a collaborative theatre production by [[William Kentridge]] (1955-) and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]].

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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 The play comments on South Africa at the start of the 1990s   through a multi-layered structure taking place on three levels: the rear-projected animation of filmed charcoal drawings and ink-drawn shadow puppets, the roughly carved wooden rod puppets in front of the screen, each manipulated by four puppeteers, and a live actor. The distance between the inner world as projected on the screen and the action on stage forms the thin line between Woyzeck's twisted dream and reality.
-It opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1992, with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]],  [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers, played at the [[Market Theatre]] and then toured the world. The production was presented during the Israel Festival, Jerusalem at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, May 31 - June 2 1996. Later the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum’s puppet collection. In 2008, they were loaned for a revival for the UNIMA Festival in Perth, Australia, with [[Mncedisi Shabangu]] taking Motsepe’s place.  This also played in South Africa at the [[Baxter Theatre]].A 1992 translation and adaptation by [[William Kentridge]] and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] of '''[[Woyzeck]]''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woyzeck], an unfinished play by German writer [[Georg Büchner]] (1813-1837) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_B%C3%BCchner].
+After opening in 1992, the play went on to tour the world for years. After appearing in Israel in 1996, the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum’s puppet collection. However they
-'''See ''[[Woyzeck]]'' in  Plays II.'''
+The text published in
-See also the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] website[http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/handspring-productions/woyzeck-on-the-highveld/]
+==Translations and adaptations==
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 W|W]]
+== Performance history in South Africa ==
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-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|South African Theatre Plays]]
+: The play opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers,
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		+	''[[Woyzeck on the Highveld]]'' is a collaborative theatre production by [[William Kentridge]] () and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]].

		+	==The original text==

−	~~See~~ the ~~entry~~ on through a multi-layered structure taking place on three levels~~, namely~~ the rear-projected animation of filmed charcoal drawings and ink-drawn shadow puppets~~, and in front of the screen~~, the roughly carved wooden rod puppets, each manipulated by four puppeteers and an actor. The distance between the inner world as projected on the screen and the action on stage forms the thin line between ~~Woyzeck’s~~ twisted dream and reality. It opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1992, with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers, played at the [[Market Theatre]] and then toured the world. The production was presented during the Israel Festival, Jerusalem at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, May 31 - June 2 1996. Later the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum’s puppet collection. In 2008, they were loaned for a revival for the UNIMA Festival in Perth, Australia, with [[Mncedisi Shabangu]] taking Motsepe’s place. This also played in South Africa at the [[Baxter Theatre]].A 1992 translation and adaptation by [[William Kentridge]] and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] of '''[[Woyzeck]]''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woyzeck], an unfinished play by German writer [[Georg Büchner]] (1813-1837) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_B%C3%BCchner].	+	This is a major adaptation of Georg Büchner's unfinished play ''[[Woyzeck]]'' and was undertaken as the first collaborative theatre project by artist [[William Kentridge]] and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]].
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		+	The play comments on South Africa at the start of the 1990s through a multi-layered structure taking place on three levels: the rear-projected animation of filmed charcoal drawings and ink-drawn shadow puppets, the roughly carved wooden rod puppets in front of the screen, each manipulated by four puppeteers, and a live actor. The distance between the inner world as projected on the screen and the action on stage forms the thin line between Woyzeck's twisted dream and reality.
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		+	It opened at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1992, with [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Louis Seboko]], [[Busie Zokufa]] and [[Tale Motsepe]] as puppeteers, played at the [[Market Theatre]] and then toured the world. The production was presented during the Israel Festival, Jerusalem at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, May 31 - June 2 1996. Later the puppets were sold to the Munich City Museum’s puppet collection. In 2008, they were loaned for a revival for the UNIMA Festival in Perth, Australia, with [[Mncedisi Shabangu]] taking Motsepe’s place. This also played in South Africa at the [[Baxter Theatre]].A 1992 translation and adaptation by [[William Kentridge]] and the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] of '''[[Woyzeck]]''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woyzeck], an unfinished play by German writer [[Georg Büchner]] (1813-1837) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_B%C3%BCchner].

	'''See ''[[Woyzeck]]'' in Plays II.'''		'''See ''[[Woyzeck]]'' in Plays II.'''