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[[Francois Venter]] (19**-). | [[Francois Venter]] (19**-). | ||
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| + | Completed his schooling at Noordheuwel High School (1982-1987) and the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]'s [[School of Dramatic Art]] (1989-1993) obtaining a BA (Dramatic Art), and later obtained his Master’s degree in Performance Studies at Wits. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | ===As teacher/coach=== | ||
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| + | Venter has taught at [[Wits School of Dramatic Art]] and the [[Market Theatre Laboratory]] (inter alia as Diction Coach from 1991 to 2011) | ||
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| + | ===As performer=== | ||
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| + | He has had a role in the film ''[[u'Bejani]]'' (1997)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893231/], | ||
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| + | ===As playwright=== | ||
Francois wrote the one-act plays ''[[Woknakwyf!]]'' and ''[[Kandy en Dagga is Gagga]]''. | Francois wrote the one-act plays ''[[Woknakwyf!]]'' and ''[[Kandy en Dagga is Gagga]]''. | ||
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| + | ===As crew member=== | ||
He built the set for a production of ''[[Caritas]]'' in 1983 and had a role in ''[[Tooth and Nail]]'' ([[NAF]] 1991). | He built the set for a production of ''[[Caritas]]'' in 1983 and had a role in ''[[Tooth and Nail]]'' ([[NAF]] 1991). | ||
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| + | ===As arts manager/consultant=== | ||
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| + | Venter worked as South African co-ordinator on the 1994 [[Dogtroep]] workshop for the [[Arts Alive Festival]]. | ||
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| + | He was a founder member of [[KLAP public performance company]] in 1995, and was involved in various performance projects in Newtown, the [[Market Theatre]] and in downtown Joburg. He also worked as company/stage manager for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]], and attended a two-week theatre workshop in Berlin. | ||
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| + | In 1996 he worked with street theatre outfit [[Jungle Theatre Company|Jungle Performance]]. In 1997, he was involved in founding the [[Performance Initiative]], and worked on a four-week master class with nine South African artists and Dogtroep in Oudtshoorn. The result of the master class was the creation of the show, ''[[Sweet Pham-Pham]]'', which the South African team took on a national tour as the [[A1 Theatre Company]]. | ||
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| + | Between November 2009 and November 2011 he was also a consultant on theatre spaces for the Steven Biko Foundation and from 2011 onwards worked for the Cultural Programmes Department of the | ||
| + | Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-venter-62b51a30/?originalSubdomain=za | https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-venter-62b51a30/?originalSubdomain=za | ||
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| + | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893231/ | ||
== For more information == | == For more information == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:37, 20 July 2022
Francois Venter (19**-).
Contents
Biography
Completed his schooling at Noordheuwel High School (1982-1987) and the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Dramatic Art (1989-1993) obtaining a BA (Dramatic Art), and later obtained his Master’s degree in Performance Studies at Wits.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As teacher/coach
Venter has taught at Wits School of Dramatic Art and the Market Theatre Laboratory (inter alia as Diction Coach from 1991 to 2011)
As performer
He has had a role in the film u'Bejani (1997)[1],
As playwright
Francois wrote the one-act plays Woknakwyf! and Kandy en Dagga is Gagga.
As crew member
He built the set for a production of Caritas in 1983 and had a role in Tooth and Nail (NAF 1991).
As arts manager/consultant
Venter worked as South African co-ordinator on the 1994 Dogtroep workshop for the Arts Alive Festival.
He was a founder member of KLAP public performance company in 1995, and was involved in various performance projects in Newtown, the Market Theatre and in downtown Joburg. He also worked as company/stage manager for Junction Avenue Theatre Company, and attended a two-week theatre workshop in Berlin.
In 1996 he worked with street theatre outfit Jungle Performance. In 1997, he was involved in founding the Performance Initiative, and worked on a four-week master class with nine South African artists and Dogtroep in Oudtshoorn. The result of the master class was the creation of the show, Sweet Pham-Pham, which the South African team took on a national tour as the A1 Theatre Company.
Between November 2009 and November 2011 he was also a consultant on theatre spaces for the Steven Biko Foundation and from 2011 onwards worked for the Cultural Programmes Department of the Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg.
Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-venter-62b51a30/?originalSubdomain=za
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893231/
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