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Anton van Niekerk can refer to a Stellenbosch based philosopher, academic and amateur actor, or to a ballet dancer and performer.
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Anton van Niekerk (1953-) philosopher, academic and amateur actor
Biography
Born Anton Albert van Niekerk in Brits in the Transvaal, South Africa on 4 December 1953, he matriculated from the Paul Roos Gymnasium School in Stellenbosch in 1971,then completed a BA degree (1974), BA Honours in philosophy (1976), MA in philosophy (1980), BTh (1978) and a licentiate in theology (1979), all cum laude, from Stellenbosch University. He obtained his DPhil in 1983.
He became a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Philosophy at Stellenbosch and the founding and director of the Centre for Applied Ethics there.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As a student he was a member of the Libertas Teaterklub, for example playing "Die Kommisaris" in their production of Lokval vir ‘n Eensame Man (1976).
Sources
Anton van Niekerk () ballet dancer and performer
Biography
Training
Quoted from the programme of Snake Beneath the Rose of 1986: 'Anton started ballet training in Pietersburg and matriculated with higher grade music in 1980. He then studied for a year at the UCT Ballet School with Dudley Tomlinson and Mignon Furman and the for 3 years at the Pretoria Technikon with Susan Oosthuizen - Botha Yeatman and Ken Yeatman. He completed the National Diploma in Ballet as well as RAD examinations to SOLO SEAL'.
Career
Quoted from the programme of Snake Beneath the Rose in 1986: 'One of his most critically acclaimed performances during this time was as the Blackamoor in the student production of Petrushka. In January 1985 he was called up for National Service, but also managed to fit in a short spell with the PACT Ballet Company.
Anton, who is at home in both classical and contemporary styles, has also danced for Esther Nasser's Movement Inc..
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1999 he performed as dancer in a commissioned staged version of the dramatic poem Raka by N.P. van Wyk Louw at the KKNK festival in Oudtshoorn.
Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-van-niekerk-a1aba312/?originalSubdomain=za
Programme of Pieter Toerien's Snake Beneath the Rose of 1986.
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