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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He composed the opera ''[[Ubuntu – The Opera]]'' (2015).
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He composed the opera ''[[Ubuntu – The Opera]]'' (2015). He launched the [[Ubuntu Opera Company]] in 2019.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 13:10, 31 July 2025

Juan Burgers (?-) is a composer and musician.

Biography

Training

Burgers' musical training was as a concert pianist, both at Pretoria University and subsequently at the University of Cape Town. A formative influence was his piano teacher during his teens, the renowned Durban pedagogue, Ethel Kerkin.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He composed the opera Ubuntu – The Opera (2015). He launched the Ubuntu Opera Company in 2019.

Sources

https://theluvvie.com/2015/08/17/juan-burgers-ubuntu-the-opera-to-premiere-in-november/

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