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| − | [[Peter Court]] () is an | + | [[Peter Court]] () is an actor, dancer, director, writer, puppet master, educationist. |
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| + | He lived in Nigeria, where his parents worked for the Queen's Trust, till he was five. While there, his parents bought a couple of puppets from a person who was moving away. His parents then moved to the UK till he was 11 and returned to South Africa, where they lived in Sasolburg. | ||
| − | + | There [[Jannie Lindeque]], manager of the [[Sasol Theatre]], opened up the world of theatre for Peter. | |
As a mature student he graduated from the University of Plymouth (U.K.) with a combined honours degree in Design Arts and in Theatre Arts and Performance. His speciality field was Symbolic Theatre – dance, puppets and circus and their uses and meaning in performance. | As a mature student he graduated from the University of Plymouth (U.K.) with a combined honours degree in Design Arts and in Theatre Arts and Performance. His speciality field was Symbolic Theatre – dance, puppets and circus and their uses and meaning in performance. | ||
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===As teacher and coach=== | ===As teacher and coach=== | ||
| − | He teaches Theatre Arts and Performance in Durban and tends to focus on strengthening school systems through the creative arts and life orientation programmes. | + | He teaches Theatre Arts and Performance at the Our Lady of Fatima School in Durban and tends to focus on strengthening school systems through the creative arts and life orientation programmes. |
===Management and development initiatives=== | ===Management and development initiatives=== | ||
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"Something saucy up his sleeve…", interview with [[Peter Court]] by [[Billy Suter]], in ''[[...SoSuterBill...]]'' (Posted on September 14, 2021) [https://sosuterbill.com/2021/09/14/something-saucy-up-his-sleeve/] | "Something saucy up his sleeve…", interview with [[Peter Court]] by [[Billy Suter]], in ''[[...SoSuterBill...]]'' (Posted on September 14, 2021) [https://sosuterbill.com/2021/09/14/something-saucy-up-his-sleeve/] | ||
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| + | https://www.citizen.co.za/north-glen-news/news-headlines/2013/11/12/peter-court-takes-fatima-drama-to-next-level/ | ||
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 8 December 2023
Peter Court () is an actor, dancer, director, writer, puppet master, educationist.
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Biography
He lived in Nigeria, where his parents worked for the Queen's Trust, till he was five. While there, his parents bought a couple of puppets from a person who was moving away. His parents then moved to the UK till he was 11 and returned to South Africa, where they lived in Sasolburg.
There Jannie Lindeque, manager of the Sasol Theatre, opened up the world of theatre for Peter.
As a mature student he graduated from the University of Plymouth (U.K.) with a combined honours degree in Design Arts and in Theatre Arts and Performance. His speciality field was Symbolic Theatre – dance, puppets and circus and their uses and meaning in performance.
He arrived in South Africa in October 1995 for a three-week holiday - and then never went back. Since then he has written, directed, designed or performed in numerous productions. Everything from Shakespeare to puppetry, from pantomime to farce. He gradually also moved into education and life coaching, becoming involved with a range or organizations and initiatives.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As performer and theatre-maker
Based in Durban, he has worked with numerous theatre and performance companies, e.g. as a regular collaborator with the KickstArt Theatre Company and the Young Performers Project, as well as his own company called Creative Madness (Pty) Ltd. (the latter working in theatre and education, also internationally). In the couarse of almost 30 years he has created or helped to create productions for a range of venues and companies, including such commercial entities as the uShaka Marine World, Unilever, the ICC and others.
Among the works have been: ,
A nominee and/or winner of several Vita Awards and Durban Mercury Theatre Awards, he has worked on acclaimed shows like The Glass Menagerie (Best Set and Lighting design), Memory of Water (best Supporting Actor), Red Coat Tales (Best Costume Design), King Kong (2001, Best Director), Memory of Water (Best Director). In 2013 he received the Fleur du Cap Award for Best Supporting Actor for CABART.
Other productions include Georgy Porgy (director, 2008), Tree Boy (performer, 2010), Can You Feel It? (written and directed with Charon Williams-Ros, 2013), Puss in Boots (performer, 2015/6),
As teacher and coach
He teaches Theatre Arts and Performance at the Our Lady of Fatima School in Durban and tends to focus on strengthening school systems through the creative arts and life orientation programmes.
Management and development initiatives
He is listed as a team member at Footsteps, a not-for-profit association of organisation development and development practitioners and as the National Creative Arts implementation partner for the Mr Price Foundation.
Sources
https://virtualpuppetcon.com/puppeteers/peter-court/
"Something saucy up his sleeve…", interview with Peter Court by Billy Suter, in ...SoSuterBill... (Posted on September 14, 2021) [2]
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