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1998: ''[[The Love of the Nightingale]]'' (with [[Andrew Buckland]], [[Rhodes University Drama Department]]) | 1998: ''[[The Love of the Nightingale]]'' (with [[Andrew Buckland]], [[Rhodes University Drama Department]]) | ||
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2002: ''[[Blood Wedding]]'' ([[Rhodes University Drama Department]]) | 2002: ''[[Blood Wedding]]'' ([[Rhodes University Drama Department]]) | ||
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2011: ''[[The Land of the Cranes]]'' ([[Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company]]) | 2011: ''[[The Land of the Cranes]]'' ([[Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company]]) | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 27 June 2025
Dion van Niekerk (?-) is an actor, director and academic.
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Biography
In 2025, he was a lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of the Free State (UFS).
Training
He studied at Rhodes University, and was awarded a BA in English and Drama (1991), BA Hons in Drama (1992) and a MA in Drama (Distinction) (2002). He was awarded a MFA in Theatre and Dance from Tulane University, USA (2006).
Career
He taught several courses at Rhodes University, both full-time and part-time, from 1994 – 2003 and again from 2006-2007, and for 2010. In 2011, he was resident director for Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company. He was Project Officer (Full time) for the National Arts Festival (2012 - 2015), and subsequently took up a role as lecturer at the University of the Free State.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actor
He appeared in a number of productions while studying and working at the Rhodes University Drama Department. These include: The Crucible (1990), Through Blue (2000).
As director
He has directed a number of productions, including:
1991: Bouncers (Rhodes University Drama Department)
1993: Songs My Lover Stole (Rhodes University Drama Department)
1998: The Love of the Nightingale (with Andrew Buckland, Rhodes University Drama Department)
1999: An Experiment with an Airpump (Rhodes University Drama Department)
2002: Blood Wedding (Rhodes University Drama Department)
2003: The Lorax (Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company)
2006: Big Love (Rhodes University Drama Department)
2011: The Land of the Cranes (Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company)
2011: Romeo and Juliet: Remixed (Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company)
2011: Phases (Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company)
2011: Carol’s Christmas (Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company)
2015: Gouelokkies (PACOFS)
2016: Improv-oh-ccasion (on the Vrynge at Vrystaat Kunstefees)
2016: The Lover (UFS Drama Department)
2016: The Birthday Party (UFS Drama Department)
2017: Pygmalion (UFS Drama Department)
2017: Tok Tok (Missing B Productions at the Vrystaat Kunstefees)
2017: The Hate Crime Project (UFS Drama Department)
2018: The Bald Diva (UFS Drama Department)
2024: Ons wag vir Godot (Vrystaat Kunstefees)
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