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He was arts editor of the ''[[Pretoria News]]'' in the 1980s, and subsequent founder and/or editor of a number of artsa and culture magazines, such as ''[[De Kat]]'' (founding editor, 1985), ''[[VUKA!]] (198*-198*), and [[Habitat]]''???*** | He was arts editor of the ''[[Pretoria News]]'' in the 1980s, and subsequent founder and/or editor of a number of artsa and culture magazines, such as ''[[De Kat]]'' (founding editor, 1985), ''[[VUKA!]] (198*-198*), and [[Habitat]]''???*** | ||
| − | In 1980 he apparently founded [[PATSO]] (a student organisation for performing artists), which would eventually become | + | In 1980 he apparently founded [[PATSO]] (a student organisation for performing artists), which would eventually become an independent production company, known as PATO]] (the [[Performing Artists Theatre Organisation]]). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Johan van Rooyen (19*-2004) theatre director, journalist, theatre reviewer, arts editor.
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Biography
He died in March 2004 in a hospital in Pretoria.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was arts editor of the Pretoria News in the 1980s, and subsequent founder and/or editor of a number of artsa and culture magazines, such as De Kat (founding editor, 1985), VUKA! (198*-198*), and Habitat???***
In 1980 he apparently founded PATSO (a student organisation for performing artists), which would eventually become an independent production company, known as PATO]] (the Performing Artists Theatre Organisation).
Sources
Pretoria News, 19 March 1985.
Die Burger, 30 March 2004.
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