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During her four years at Wits she devised, directed and choreographed a number of productions, most notably ''Laagerhythms'' for the 1986 [[Grahamstown Festival]]. | During her four years at Wits she devised, directed and choreographed a number of productions, most notably ''Laagerhythms'' for the 1986 [[Grahamstown Festival]]. | ||
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| + | ''[[Happy as a Sandbag]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''. | ||
For [[NAPAC]] she has appeared in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]''; ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' for [[PACT]], assistant choreographer to [[Wally Green]] on ''[[Divorce Me Darling]]'' for Wits; she played Aida in ''[[Playboys]]'' (1990) and Bebe in ''[[A Chorus Line]]'' (1992). | For [[NAPAC]] she has appeared in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]''; ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' for [[PACT]], assistant choreographer to [[Wally Green]] on ''[[Divorce Me Darling]]'' for Wits; she played Aida in ''[[Playboys]]'' (1990) and Bebe in ''[[A Chorus Line]]'' (1992). | ||
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| + | She did the choreography of ''[[Robin's A Cruise-Ou]]''. | ||
Work on film includes ''Reason to Die'' and ''Masque of the Red Death''. | Work on film includes ''Reason to Die'' and ''Masque of the Red Death''. | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 23 July 2016
Lynsey Shmukler (19**-). Actress, choreographer.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
She graduated fron Wits in 1987 with a BA Dramatic Art.
Career
Lynsey began her career in 1976 a brigitta in the Brickhill/Burke production of The Sound of Music. As a child she appeared in numerous stage and television shows. Since graduating her career has followed a varied path ranging fromfilm, television commercials, to dance, cabaret and industrial launches.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in The Sound of Music (as “Brigitta” in 1976 for PACT and in 1977 for Brickhill-Burke), The Archon (1979), The Wonderful World of Make Believe, Night of 100 Stars.
During her four years at Wits she devised, directed and choreographed a number of productions, most notably Laagerhythms for the 1986 Grahamstown Festival.
Happy as a Sandbag, Guys and Dolls.
For NAPAC she has appeared in Singin' in the Rain; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for PACT, assistant choreographer to Wally Green on Divorce Me Darling for Wits; she played Aida in Playboys (1990) and Bebe in A Chorus Line (1992).
She did the choreography of Robin's A Cruise-Ou.
Work on film includes Reason to Die and Masque of the Red Death.
Awards, etc
Sources
SACD 1977/78; 1980/81.
Playboys programme notes.
A Chorus Line theatre programme, 1992.
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