Difference between revisions of "Illka Louw"
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=== Career === | === Career === | ||
| − | She lectured in the history of costume for [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] undergraduates. | + | She started out as a fashion designer but she was drawn to theatre subsequently worked at Artscape as Ladies' Costumier before becoming Head of Wardrobe at UCT Drama Department in 1997. She lectured in the history of costume for [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] undergraduates. She also freelances as a costume and set designer. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Her freelance set and costume designs include ''[[Chess]]'', ''[[Die Ballade van Koos Sas]]'', ''[[Ghoema]]'', ''[[District Six – The Musical]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009). | + | Her freelance set and costume designs include ''[[The Fire Raisers]]'' (Baxter), ''[[Chess]]'', ''[[Die Ballade van Koos Sas]]'', ''[[Ghoema]]'', ''[[District Six – The Musical]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009). |
== Training == | == Training == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''Ghoema]]'' theatre programme (Baxter 2005). | ||
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''The Tempest'' theatre programme (Baxter, 2009). | ''The Tempest'' theatre programme (Baxter, 2009). | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 19 November 2015
LOUW, Illka (19**-) Designer. Lecturer.
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Career
She started out as a fashion designer but she was drawn to theatre subsequently worked at Artscape as Ladies' Costumier before becoming Head of Wardrobe at UCT Drama Department in 1997. She lectured in the history of costume for University of Cape Town Drama Department undergraduates. She also freelances as a costume and set designer.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Her freelance set and costume designs include The Fire Raisers (Baxter), Chess, Die Ballade van Koos Sas, Ghoema, District Six – The Musical, The Tempest (2009).
Training
She holds a National Diploma in Fashion design from the Cape Technikon as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Design fromthe Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
Sources
Ghoema]] theatre programme (Baxter 2005).
The Tempest theatre programme (Baxter, 2009).
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