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| − | [[Market Theatre Laboratory]] (also known as the [[Market Lab]]), is a successful training project founded in Johannesburg as an extension of the [[Market Theatre]] and was intended to cater for historically disadvantaged youth by offering a two-year course in theatre skills. It is also responsible for The [[Community Theatre Festival|Market Lab Annual Community Theatre Festival]], a project intended to prepare and present the work of 50 community theatre groups and present a showcase of these in a semi-professional setting. | + | [[Market Theatre Laboratory]] (also known as the [[Market Lab]] or simply [[The Lab]]), is a successful training project founded in Johannesburg as an extension of the [[Market Theatre]] and was intended to cater for historically disadvantaged youth by offering a two-year course in theatre skills. It is also responsible for The [[Community Theatre Festival|Market Lab Annual Community Theatre Festival]], a project intended to prepare and present the work of 50 community theatre groups and present a showcase of these in a semi-professional setting. |
In 2012 its theatre was renamed the [[Ramolao Makhene Theatre]] after the late actor [[Ramolao Makhene]]. | In 2012 its theatre was renamed the [[Ramolao Makhene Theatre]] after the late actor [[Ramolao Makhene]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 18 June 2023
Market Theatre Laboratory (also known as the Market Lab or simply The Lab), is a successful training project founded in Johannesburg as an extension of the Market Theatre and was intended to cater for historically disadvantaged youth by offering a two-year course in theatre skills. It is also responsible for The Market Lab Annual Community Theatre Festival, a project intended to prepare and present the work of 50 community theatre groups and present a showcase of these in a semi-professional setting.
In 2012 its theatre was renamed the Ramolao Makhene Theatre after the late actor Ramolao Makhene.
Sources
Pat Schwartz, 1988;
Percy Tucker, 1997;
Loren Kruger, 1999)
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See also Market Theatre
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