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| + | Born on 5 March 1931 and grew up in Bethal in die Eastern Transvaal. He studied drama at Rhodes Univeresity and obtained his M.A.-degree from them in 1957 with a study of the poetry of N.P. van Wyk Louw. He later obtained a doctorate from the [[University of Pretoria]], with a thesis based a director's script for ''[[Germanicus]]'' by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]. | ||
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| + | He was a founding member of the Drama Department at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]], and taught there for many years. He directed many plays and operas over the years, wrote a number of books and articles on the theory and practice of theatre, and was a reviewer of performances and texts for a number of publications. | ||
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| + | His two most relevant books on drama are ''Dirigent van die Woord'' ("conductor of the word", a manual on directing) and ''Die Sawel van jou Stilsit'' (essays on ''[[Germanicus]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 09:31, 30 April 2018
Aart de Villiers (1931-1999) was a South African academic, theatre critic, stage director and translator.
Born on 5 March 1931 and grew up in Bethal in die Eastern Transvaal. He studied drama at Rhodes Univeresity and obtained his M.A.-degree from them in 1957 with a study of the poetry of N.P. van Wyk Louw. He later obtained a doctorate from the University of Pretoria, with a thesis based a director's script for Germanicus by N.P. van Wyk Louw.
He was a founding member of the Drama Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, and taught there for many years. He directed many plays and operas over the years, wrote a number of books and articles on the theory and practice of theatre, and was a reviewer of performances and texts for a number of publications.
His two most relevant books on drama are Dirigent van die Woord ("conductor of the word", a manual on directing) and Die Sawel van jou Stilsit (essays on Germanicus)
