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Situated outside Stellenbosch on the banks of the Eerste River.  Also often referred to simply as [[Spier]].
 
Situated outside Stellenbosch on the banks of the Eerste River.  Also often referred to simply as [[Spier]].
  
Purchased by Richard (Dick) Enthoven (1937 – 2 December 2022) in 1993. Enthoven developed the property, and built a hotel and amphitheatre on the farm, effectively creating a centre for the arts. [[Spier Wine Farm]] subsequently hosted several festivals on the farm.
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Purchased by [[Richard (Dick) Enthoven]] (1937 – 2 December 2022) in 1993. Enthoven developed the property, and built a hotel and amphitheatre on the farm, effectively creating a centre for the arts. [[Spier Wine Farm]] subsequently hosted several festivals on the farm.
  
==The Amphitheatre==
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==The Spier Amphitheatre==
  
Built in 1993 and it opened in 1996 for its first summer festival. The amphitheatre can seat 3 565 people and the stage is covered and exceedingly well equipped.  
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Built in 1993 and it opened in 1996 for its first summer festival. The amphitheatre can seat 1 100 people and the stage is covered and exceedingly well equipped.
  
==The Spier Summer Festival==
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==The Spier Summer Festival (1996 - 2007) ==
  
An annual festival sponsored by the [[Spier Arts Trust]]. Founded in 1997. Also called the [[Spier Summer Arts Festival]]. (2003) Hansel & Gretel  by Janice Honeyman.
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Also called the [[Spier Summer Arts Festival]]. An annual festival sponsored by the Spier Arts Trust. Founded in 1996.  
  
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The annual Spier Performance Arts Festival that lasted more than a decade was designed to deliver innovation and excellence in the performing arts; to showcase, promote and develop emerging South African artists; to provide opportunities for collaboration with Pan-African artists; and to build new audiences for performance art forms.
  
Each year Spier hosts a summer festival of about 5 months, running from end November to mid April the following year.  The season consists of an array of musical entertainments, plays, operas, and so on.  
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Each year [[Spier]] hosted a summer festival of about 5 months, running from end November to mid April the following year.  The season consists of an array of musical entertainments, plays, operas, and so on.  
  
Performances have included ''[[Ubu and the Truth Commission]]'' ([[Jane Taylor]] and [[William Kentridge]], 1997),  ''[[La Traviata]]'' (2000), Kentridge's ''[[Confessions of Zeno]]'' (2002).
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Performances included:
  
Operas presented by [[Spier]] have included:
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1997:
  
1998: ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[I Pagliacci]]''
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1998: ''[[Ubu and the Truth Commission]]'', ''[[Tosca]]'', ''[[I Pagliacci]]''
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1999:
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2000: ''[[La Traviata]]''
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2001:
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2002: 
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2003: ''[[Hänsel und Gretel]]'', ''[[Confessions of Zeno]]''
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2004:
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2005:
  
 
2006: ''[[Princess Magogo]]''
 
2006: ''[[Princess Magogo]]''
  
 
2007: ''[[macbEth: The Opera]]''
 
2007: ''[[macbEth: The Opera]]''
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==The Spier Arts Trust==
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The Spier Arts Trust supports the contribution of art to the South African economy through the administration of an ecosystem of career development opportunities for fine artists. At the heart of the programme has been the [[Spier Arts Academy]], which offered a three-year full time apprenticeship in mosaic and ceramic applied arts. The Creative Block programme provides a fun platform of experimentation with regular income potential to professional fine artists.
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==Spier Films==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 11:34, 21 February 2024

Situated outside Stellenbosch on the banks of the Eerste River. Also often referred to simply as Spier.

Purchased by Richard (Dick) Enthoven (1937 – 2 December 2022) in 1993. Enthoven developed the property, and built a hotel and amphitheatre on the farm, effectively creating a centre for the arts. Spier Wine Farm subsequently hosted several festivals on the farm.

The Spier Amphitheatre

Built in 1993 and it opened in 1996 for its first summer festival. The amphitheatre can seat 1 100 people and the stage is covered and exceedingly well equipped.

The Spier Summer Festival (1996 - 2007)

Also called the Spier Summer Arts Festival. An annual festival sponsored by the Spier Arts Trust. Founded in 1996.

The annual Spier Performance Arts Festival that lasted more than a decade was designed to deliver innovation and excellence in the performing arts; to showcase, promote and develop emerging South African artists; to provide opportunities for collaboration with Pan-African artists; and to build new audiences for performance art forms.

Each year Spier hosted a summer festival of about 5 months, running from end November to mid April the following year. The season consists of an array of musical entertainments, plays, operas, and so on.

Performances included:

1997:

1998: Ubu and the Truth Commission, Tosca, I Pagliacci

1999:

2000: La Traviata

2001:

2002:

2003: Hänsel und Gretel, Confessions of Zeno

2004:

2005:

2006: Princess Magogo

2007: macbEth: The Opera

The Spier Arts Trust

The Spier Arts Trust supports the contribution of art to the South African economy through the administration of an ecosystem of career development opportunities for fine artists. At the heart of the programme has been the Spier Arts Academy, which offered a three-year full time apprenticeship in mosaic and ceramic applied arts. The Creative Block programme provides a fun platform of experimentation with regular income potential to professional fine artists.

Spier Films

Sources

Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.

'Citation: Richard Enthoven', https://www.wits.ac.za/media/wits-university/students/graduations/documents/Citation_RichardEnthoven.pdf

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