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| − | (“The Ballad of Koos Sas”) by [[David Kramer]], [[Jody Abrahams]] and [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]]. A dramatization of a song which Kramer had written about the hunting and killing of the slippery cattle thief and San folk hero Koos Sas. First performed at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] in 2001. | + | [[Die Ballade van Koos Sas]] (“The Ballad of Koos Sas”) by [[David Kramer]], [[Jody Abrahams]] and [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]]. |
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| + | A dramatization of a song which Kramer had written about the hunting and killing of the slippery cattle thief and San folk hero Koos Sas. The show explores the trade in “Bushmen” skeletons during the early 1900’s. | ||
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| + | ==Performance history in South Africa== | ||
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| + | 2001: First performed at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] in 2001. , starring ***David Kramer, ***, ***, [[Jody Abrahams]] and [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]]. Kramer's regular musicians [[Gammie Lackay]] and [[Howard Links]] performed in this play. Rewritten, expanded and directed by Kramer in 200* and performed at ***, with ***, [[Jody Abrahams]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]], **, ** and **. Went to England in 2009. | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
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| + | Winner of the [[De Kat Herrie Award]] for best production at the [[KKNK]] festival. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Pretoria News]], 18 April 2001. | [[Pretoria News]], 18 April 2001. | ||
| + | https://www.davidkramer.co.za/history.html | ||
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 B|B]] | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 B|B]] | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 29 September 2024
Die Ballade van Koos Sas (“The Ballad of Koos Sas”) by David Kramer, Jody Abrahams and Gaerin Hauptfleisch.
Original text
A dramatization of a song which Kramer had written about the hunting and killing of the slippery cattle thief and San folk hero Koos Sas. The show explores the trade in “Bushmen” skeletons during the early 1900’s.
Performance history in South Africa
2001: First performed at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees in 2001. , starring ***David Kramer, ***, ***, Jody Abrahams and Gaerin Hauptfleisch. Kramer's regular musicians Gammie Lackay and Howard Links performed in this play. Rewritten, expanded and directed by Kramer in 200* and performed at ***, with ***, Jody Abrahams, Nicholas Ellenbogen, **, ** and **. Went to England in 2009.
Awards
Winner of the De Kat Herrie Award for best production at the KKNK festival.
Sources
Pretoria News, 18 April 2001.
https://www.davidkramer.co.za/history.html
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