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− | [[Nomsa Manaka]] (19*-) Choreographer. | + | [[Nomsa Manaka]] (19*-) Choreographer, dancer. |
Nomsa was married to [[Matsemela Manaka]]. | Nomsa was married to [[Matsemela Manaka]]. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
− | She did the choreography for [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[Death and the King’s Horseman]]'' in 1992 and [[Mandla Langa]]'s ''[[Milestones (musical)]]'' in 1999. | + | She did the choreography for [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[Death and the King’s Horseman]]'' in 1992 and [[Mandla Langa]]'s ''[[Milestones (musical)]]'' in 1999. Other productions include ''[[Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera]]'' and ''[[Milestones]]. |
In 2004 she produced ''[[Goree]]'' at the Barney Simon Theatre, [[Market Theatre]], as a tribute to her late husband. | In 2004 she produced ''[[Goree]]'' at the Barney Simon Theatre, [[Market Theatre]], as a tribute to her late husband. |
Revision as of 09:20, 9 March 2018
Nomsa Manaka (19*-) Choreographer, dancer.
Nomsa was married to Matsemela Manaka.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She did the choreography for Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman in 1992 and Mandla Langa's Milestones (musical) in 1999. Other productions include Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera and Milestones.
In 2004 she produced Goree at the Barney Simon Theatre, Market Theatre, as a tribute to her late husband.
Sources
National Arts Festival programmes, 1992 and 1999.
Sunday Independent, 28 March 2004.
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