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| − | + | [[Krotoa]] (or "Eva") (c.1642-1674) was a Khoi woman who worked, when she was young, as a playmate and babysitter in the household of Jan van Riebeeck, the first governor of the Cape Colony. As a teenager, she learned Dutch and Portuguese and like her uncle, Autshumato (a Khoi leader and trader) worked as an interpreter for the Dutch. In April 1664 she married Pieter van Meerhoff, a Danish surgeon. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krotoa] | |
| − | + | Her story has been told in a number of ways, including a number of stage and film texts by this name. | |
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| + | =''[[Krotoa]]'' by [[Antoinette Pienaar]] and [[Frik de Jager]] (1995)= | ||
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| + | The one-woman text, written by [[Antoinette Pienaar]] and [[Frik de Jager]], was developed and performed by [[Antoinette Pienaar]], with music by [[Derek Fordyce]]. First staged at the [[KKNK]] and the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1995 and later, in December 1995 in the Castle in Cape Town. | ||
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| + | =''[[Krotoa]]'' by [[John van der Ross]] (2006)= | ||
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| + | This full-length play by [[John van der Ross]] was staged by [[For Him Productions]] in various Eastern Cape venues, directed by the author, in February 2006. | ||
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| − | = | + | =''[[Krotoa]]'' by by [[Roberta Durrant]] (2017)= |
| − | + | A feature film directed by [[Roberta Durrant]], released in 2017. Winner of several international awards. | |
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Revision as of 16:21, 8 July 2017
Krotoa (or "Eva") (c.1642-1674) was a Khoi woman who worked, when she was young, as a playmate and babysitter in the household of Jan van Riebeeck, the first governor of the Cape Colony. As a teenager, she learned Dutch and Portuguese and like her uncle, Autshumato (a Khoi leader and trader) worked as an interpreter for the Dutch. In April 1664 she married Pieter van Meerhoff, a Danish surgeon. [1]
Her story has been told in a number of ways, including a number of stage and film texts by this name.
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Krotoa by Antoinette Pienaar and Frik de Jager (1995)
The one-woman text, written by Antoinette Pienaar and Frik de Jager, was developed and performed by Antoinette Pienaar, with music by Derek Fordyce. First staged at the KKNK and the Grahamstown Festival in 1995 and later, in December 1995 in the Castle in Cape Town.
Krotoa by John van der Ross (2006)
This full-length play by John van der Ross was staged by For Him Productions in various Eastern Cape venues, directed by the author, in February 2006.
Krotoa by by Roberta Durrant (2017)
A feature film directed by Roberta Durrant, released in 2017. Winner of several international awards.
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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Return to South African Theatre Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
