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The son of [[Willem de la Querra]] and Catharina Gezina de la Querra, he was born on 6de February 1955, in Durbanville , one of five children, including [[Carin de la Querra]]. | The son of [[Willem de la Querra]] and Catharina Gezina de la Querra, he was born on 6de February 1955, in Durbanville , one of five children, including [[Carin de la Querra]]. | ||
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He is also credited as the lighting designer on the [[CAPAB]] production of ''[[Geleende Vere]]''. | He is also credited as the lighting designer on the [[CAPAB]] production of ''[[Geleende Vere]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 17:45, 15 June 2015
Billy de la Querra(1955-) is a stage technician and professional photographer.
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Biography
The son of Willem de la Querra and Catharina Gezina de la Querra, he was born on 6de February 1955, in Durbanville , one of five children, including Carin de la Querra.
He started out in theatre, working for CAPAB, but by 1980 he had entered the carpet business and become a professional photographer.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He has had no formal training, but learnt theatre skills from a young age while working as an assistant to his father.
As a youth he was also cast as a page in a production of Antigone by Fred Engelen.
By 1975 he was part of John Birch's technical team for the touring company of Faan se Trein (Fourie). In January 1976 he obtained a permanent appointment with CAPAB, becoming an assistant stage manager, working under Martin Crous and Pieter de Swart. In his first year he toured with 9 different productions, the first being Die Belofte ("The Promise"), which toured the Western and Eastern Cape region for three months.
In 1977 the was made stage manager for the national tour of Faan se Stasie (Fourie) going to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Mosselbay.
He is also credited as the lighting designer on the CAPAB production of Geleende Vere.
Sources
Private e-mail correspondence with Billy de la Querra, 8-10 June 2015.
http://jwcproductions.co.za/wp/about-us/
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