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| − | ''[[Die Bram Fischer Wals]]'' (" | + | ''[[Die Bram Fischer Wals]]'' ("The Bram Fischer Waltz") is a play by [[Harry Kalmer]] (1956-2019). |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | The play, originally written in [[Afrikaans]], tells the story of [[Bram Fischer]], the lawyer and [[Afrikaner]] member of the communist party who campaigned against [[Apartheid]] and saved [[Nelson Mandela]] from a death sentence, but who himself would die in prison. Based on research and conversations with people who had known Fischer well, the piece is set in a tiny prison cell and looks back at his [[Afrikaner]] roots, his political views, his personal life - and how this would ultimately determine his fate. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into English by the author as ''[[The Bram Fischer Waltz]]''. The text published by [[Wits University Press]] in 2016.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.18772/32016119742] | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 2013: Performed at the [[KKNK|Oudtshoorn Festival]] in April as a [[Vryfees]] production, supported by the [[University of the Free State]], directed by [[Harry Kalmer]], with [[David Butler]]. | ||
| + | 2013: Performed in English (as ''[[The Bram Fischer Waltz]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown, directed by [[Harry Kalmer]], performed by [[David Butler]]. | ||
| − | 2014: | + | 2014: Performed as ''[[The Bram Fisher Waltz]]''at the [[Market Theatre]], directed: [[Harry Kalmer]], performed by [[David Butler]]. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | ||
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| + | [[Marisa Keuris]]. 2015. ''Portrait of an Afrikaner revolutionary: Harry Kalmer's The Bram Fischer Waltz'', ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' Volume 28, 2015 - Issue 2: pp.117-128. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:54, 17 April 2024
Die Bram Fischer Wals ("The Bram Fischer Waltz") is a play by Harry Kalmer (1956-2019).
Contents
The original text
The play, originally written in Afrikaans, tells the story of Bram Fischer, the lawyer and Afrikaner member of the communist party who campaigned against Apartheid and saved Nelson Mandela from a death sentence, but who himself would die in prison. Based on research and conversations with people who had known Fischer well, the piece is set in a tiny prison cell and looks back at his Afrikaner roots, his political views, his personal life - and how this would ultimately determine his fate.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by the author as The Bram Fischer Waltz. The text published by Wits University Press in 2016.[1]
Performance history in South Africa
2013: Performed at the Oudtshoorn Festival in April as a Vryfees production, supported by the University of the Free State, directed by Harry Kalmer, with David Butler.
2013: Performed in English (as The Bram Fischer Waltz) at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, directed by Harry Kalmer, performed by David Butler.
2014: Performed as The Bram Fisher Waltzat the Market Theatre, directed: Harry Kalmer, performed by David Butler.
Sources
KKNK programme, 29 March-6 April 2013
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Marisa Keuris. 2015. Portrait of an Afrikaner revolutionary: Harry Kalmer's The Bram Fischer Waltz, South African Theatre Journal Volume 28, 2015 - Issue 2: pp.117-128.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.18772/32016119742
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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