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She worked as a fine art columnist for a major daily South African newspaper and as an arts and theatre editor for a lifestyle magazine before political pressure forced her to leave the country in 1994. | She worked as a fine art columnist for a major daily South African newspaper and as an arts and theatre editor for a lifestyle magazine before political pressure forced her to leave the country in 1994. | ||
| − | In | + | In 2010, Renée Sigel was living in Italy. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | She directed ''[[Max and Moritz]]'' (1985). The play went on tour in Zulu | + | She directed ''[[Max and Moritz]]'' (1985). The play went on tour in Zulu. |
She was assistant choreographer on ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War!]]'' (1993). | She was assistant choreographer on ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War!]]'' (1993). | ||
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Two of her theatre pieces were published by [[Trinket Productions]] before being banned during the 1980s in South Africa during the national state of emergency. | Two of her theatre pieces were published by [[Trinket Productions]] before being banned during the 1980s in South Africa during the national state of emergency. | ||
| − | Her | + | She wrote the libretto for ''[[Of Love and Remembrance Sonnet Cycl]]e'' (a work for Piano & Mezzo-Soprano) which was first performed at the [[Linder Auditorium]] in 1984. |
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| + | Her theatre piece ''[[Not the Graceland]]'', a 'Reading Cabaret of Banned Writing' presented at the [[Black Box Theatre]] was closed down within the first week of opening in 1985. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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http://conversationswithwriters.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-renee-sigel.html | http://conversationswithwriters.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-renee-sigel.html | ||
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Renée Sigel (1960-) Choreographer, director, poet.
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Biography
She worked as a fine art columnist for a major daily South African newspaper and as an arts and theatre editor for a lifestyle magazine before political pressure forced her to leave the country in 1994.
In 2010, Renée Sigel was living in Italy.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She directed Max and Moritz (1985). The play went on tour in Zulu.
She was assistant choreographer on Oh, What a Lovely War! (1993).
Two of her theatre pieces were published by Trinket Productions before being banned during the 1980s in South Africa during the national state of emergency.
She wrote the libretto for Of Love and Remembrance Sonnet Cycle (a work for Piano & Mezzo-Soprano) which was first performed at the Linder Auditorium in 1984.
Her theatre piece Not the Graceland, a 'Reading Cabaret of Banned Writing' presented at the Black Box Theatre was closed down within the first week of opening in 1985.
Sources
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
http://conversationswithwriters.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-renee-sigel.html
https://incertaesedes.wordpress.com/portfolio-1983-2025/
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