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| − | He was arts editor of the ''[[Pretoria News]]'' in the 1980s, and subsequent founder and/or editor of a number of glossy arts and culture magazines, such as '''''[[De Kat]]''''' (founding editor, 1985), '''''[[VUKA!]]''''' (198*-198*), and '''''[[Habitat]]'''''. | + | He was arts editor of the ''[[Pretoria News]]'' in the 1980s, and subsequent founder and/or editor of a number of glossy arts and culture magazines, such as '''''[[De Kat]]''''' (founding editor, 1985), '''''[[VUKA!]]''''' ("to wake up, to awaken", 198*-198*), and '''''[[Habitat]]'''''. |
In 1980 he apparently founded [[PATSO]] (a student organisation for performing artists), which would eventually become an independent production company, known as [[PATO]] (the [[Performing Artists Theatre Organisation]]). | In 1980 he apparently founded [[PATSO]] (a student organisation for performing artists), which would eventually become an independent production company, known as [[PATO]] (the [[Performing Artists Theatre Organisation]]). | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 18 December 2024
Johan van Rooyen (19*-2004) theatre director, journalist, theatre reviewer, arts editor.
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Biography
He died in March 2004 in a hospital in Pretoria.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was arts editor of the Pretoria News in the 1980s, and subsequent founder and/or editor of a number of glossy arts and culture magazines, such as De Kat (founding editor, 1985), VUKA! ("to wake up, to awaken", 198*-198*), and Habitat.
In 1980 he apparently founded PATSO (a student organisation for performing artists), which would eventually become an independent production company, known as PATO (the Performing Artists Theatre Organisation).
Sources
Pretoria News, 19 March 1985.
Die Burger, 30 March 2004.
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