Theatre Lighting Archive

The Theatre Lighting Archive is a site about the people who laid the foundations for theatre lighting design in South Africa. The primary focus is video interviews with the various individuals.

http://www.theatrearchive.co.za/

Unlike most archives with their reams of paper and dust, here you will find a much more personal approach with the primary focus being video interviews with these amazing people.

The site was conceived because, as the site says, "there is very little recorded about theatre designers in the more formal archives and while there may be production photographs and plans, the people behind them are all too soon forgotten. Yet we have all learnt from them and in many cases passed their knowledge on to younger generations ourselves." It is the aim of this project is to afford the designers of tomorrow the opportunity to learn from these talented people and appreciate the legacy that they will be building on.

Qualification for inclusion in this archive is being over 60 years old and having earned a living in the field in South Africa for at least 20 years.

It is hoped that sponsorship, we hope to be able to expand beyond lighting to include scenic, costume and sound design as well.

Address: http://www.theatrearchive.co.za/

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