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''[[Kniediep...]]'' is a 1987 TV film directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].
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English translation (by [[Michael Flanders]], [[Kitty Black]], and by [[Jeremy Sams]]) of ''[[L'Histoire du soldat]]'', a theatrical work by [[Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz]], with music by [[Igor Stravinsky]], "to be read, played, and danced" by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments (1918).
  
==The film==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Staged in November 1994 by [[Performing Arts in a Container]] adapted by trumpeter [[Michel Schneuwly]] and [[Ellis Pearson]] for Natal school audiences, with Pearson, [[Bheki Mkhwane]], [[Madoda Ncaytya]], ballerina [[Bronwyn Sanders]] and musicians from the [[Natal Philharmonic Orchestra]], conducted by [[Lyk Temmingh]], touring to Natal schools with a mobile container/theatre.
  
Based on the original libretto by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, ''[[L'Histoire du soldat]]'', translated into English by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
The cast included [[Fred Abrahamse]], [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Paige Dawtrey]], [[Shelagh Holliday]].
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A TV film version was produced in 1987, directed by [[Roy Sargeant]], with [[Fred Abrahamse]], [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Paige Dawtrey]], [[Shelagh Holliday]] in the cast.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:35, 6 March 2026

English translation (by Michael Flanders, Kitty Black, and by Jeremy Sams) of L'Histoire du soldat, a theatrical work by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, with music by Igor Stravinsky, "to be read, played, and danced" by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments (1918).

Performance history in South Africa

Staged in November 1994 by Performing Arts in a Container adapted by trumpeter Michel Schneuwly and Ellis Pearson for Natal school audiences, with Pearson, Bheki Mkhwane, Madoda Ncaytya, ballerina Bronwyn Sanders and musicians from the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Lyk Temmingh, touring to Natal schools with a mobile container/theatre.

Translations and adaptations

A TV film version was produced in 1987, directed by Roy Sargeant, with Fred Abrahamse, Dawid Minnaar, Paige Dawtrey, Shelagh Holliday in the cast.

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8963636/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Templates

Return to S in Plays I Original SA Plays

Return to S in Plays II Foreign Plays

Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays

Return to The ESAT Entries

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