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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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== Training == | == Training == | ||
| − | University of Cape Town, | + | He graduated from the [[University of Cape Town]], circa 1981. |
| + | == Career == | ||
| + | He was the Assistant director of [[CAPAB]] Opera for many years. | ||
| − | + | Alfred worked on the ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony at Newlands, Cape Town, as a cast co-ordinator and artistic director in 2004. | |
| − | + | He has directed many musicals, stage managed Artscape's hugely successful production of ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''. | |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Performed in ''[[Kings of Rok]]'' (1986), ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1987), ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1987), ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' (1989), ''[[The Elephant Man]]'' (1998). | ||
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| + | Assisted as director ''[[Cabaret]]'' (1995). | ||
| + | Sound ''[[Dikker as Water]]'' (1998). | ||
| − | + | Designed ''[[Careful]]'' (2009), ''[[The Tent]]'' (2009), ''[[The Night Doctor]]'' (2010), ''[[The Lahnee's Pleasure]]'' (2010), ''[[The Myth of Andrew and Jo]]'' (2010), ''[[The Beneficiary]]'' (lighting, 2011), ''[[CA 12-6]]'' (2011), ''[[Seashells]]'' (lighting, 2012), ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'' 2012 , [[Peter Voges]]’s ''[[Henrietta, With Love]]'' (lighting, 2015). | |
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| + | Stage managed [[Jocasta Rising]] (2004), | ||
| + | He wrote ''[[Tickey's Fantastic Circus Adventure]]'', ''[[Die Cirkus avonture van Nicholas James]]'', a bilingual musical play. (Playscript [[NELM]]: [Collection: WILSON, Diane]: 2012. 18. 2. 50), ''[[Chiwele and the giant]]'', a puppet play (copyright 1991, Playscript [[NELM]]: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 1. 2. 4. 21). | ||
| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
| + | He was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap]] in the category best set design for ''[[The Tent]]'', award year 2010. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''[[Saturday Star]]'', 1 March 2003. | ||
''[[Jocasta Rising]]'' programme notes in 2004. | ''[[Jocasta Rising]]'' programme notes in 2004. | ||
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| + | ''[[Sunday Independent]]'', 8 November 2009. | ||
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| + | ''[[Cape Times]]'', 9 February 2010 (award nominations). | ||
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| + | ''[[Cape Times]]'', 30 December 2010. | ||
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| + | ''[[Cape Argus|Sunday Argus]]'', 8 April 2012. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 3 October 2019
Alfred Rietmann (19**-). Designer, actor, director, writer.
Contents
Biography
Training
He graduated from the University of Cape Town, circa 1981.
Career
He was the Assistant director of CAPAB Opera for many years.
Alfred worked on the ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony at Newlands, Cape Town, as a cast co-ordinator and artistic director in 2004.
He has directed many musicals, stage managed Artscape's hugely successful production of Cry, The Beloved Country.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in Kings of Rok (1986), James and the Giant Peach (1987), Hello, Dolly! (1987), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1989), The Elephant Man (1998).
Assisted as director Cabaret (1995).
Sound Dikker as Water (1998).
Designed Careful (2009), The Tent (2009), The Night Doctor (2010), The Lahnee's Pleasure (2010), The Myth of Andrew and Jo (2010), The Beneficiary (lighting, 2011), CA 12-6 (2011), Seashells (lighting, 2012), Nothing but the Truth 2012 , Peter Voges’s Henrietta, With Love (lighting, 2015).
Stage managed Jocasta Rising (2004),
He wrote Tickey's Fantastic Circus Adventure, Die Cirkus avonture van Nicholas James, a bilingual musical play. (Playscript NELM: [Collection: WILSON, Diane]: 2012. 18. 2. 50), Chiwele and the giant, a puppet play (copyright 1991, Playscript NELM: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 1. 2. 4. 21).
Awards, etc
He was nominated for a Fleur du Cap in the category best set design for The Tent, award year 2010.
Sources
Saturday Star, 1 March 2003.
Jocasta Rising programme notes in 2004.
Sunday Independent, 8 November 2009.
Cape Times, 9 February 2010 (award nominations).
Cape Times, 30 December 2010.
Sunday Argus, 8 April 2012.
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