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1967: The [[Afrikaans]] version (''Dodedans'' as translated by Smit) was directed by [[Fred Engelen]] for [[PACT]] shortly before his death in 1967 starring [[Louis van Niekerk]] as Kurt, [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Edgar and [[Kita Redelinghuys]] as his wife. The play was presented in a triple bill with ''[[Die Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' by Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux and ''[[Die Burgemeester]]''. | 1967: The [[Afrikaans]] version (''Dodedans'' as translated by Smit) was directed by [[Fred Engelen]] for [[PACT]] shortly before his death in 1967 starring [[Louis van Niekerk]] as Kurt, [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Edgar and [[Kita Redelinghuys]] as his wife. The play was presented in a triple bill with ''[[Die Spel van Liefde en Toeval]]'' by Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux and ''[[Die Burgemeester]]''. | ||
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| + | 1971: Durrenmatt's version (''[[Strindberg Without Tears]]'') was performed by [[CAPAB]] Drama's [[Theatre Laboratory]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. Directed by [[Nicholas Wright]] with [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Marika Mann]] and [[John Whiteley]]. Designed by [[Raimond Schoop]], assisted by [[Penny Simpson]]. Musical arrangements by [[Michael Tuffin]], dance supervised by [[Jennifer Craig]]. | ||
1998: Staged as ''[[The Dance of Death]]'' in the [[Market Theatre]] in April 1998, directed by Swedish director [[Carl Kjellgren]], with [[John Kani]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Arthur Molepo]] and [[Bayo Jwayi]]. This was a co-production between the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Stockholm Stadsteater]] as part of an exchange programme that started in 1995. | 1998: Staged as ''[[The Dance of Death]]'' in the [[Market Theatre]] in April 1998, directed by Swedish director [[Carl Kjellgren]], with [[John Kani]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Arthur Molepo]] and [[Bayo Jwayi]]. This was a co-production between the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Stockholm Stadsteater]] as part of an exchange programme that started in 1995. | ||
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Dödsdansen ("Dance of death") refers to two related Swedish plays by August Strindberg (1849-1912)[]
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The original text
The first text (Dance of Death Part 1) was written in September 1900, and then, after receiving a response to the play, part two was written in November. The two plays have much in common, and each is a full length theatrical work.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted and ranslated into English as or The Dance of Death (sometimes referred to imply as Dance of Death)
Play Strindberg an adaptation by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Written in 1968 and published in 1969, this is a free adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death, using Strindberg's characters. The author's alternative working title for the play was Strindberg Without Tears, possibly the better known title in South Africa.
Published in English as Play Strindberg: The dance of death, choreographed by Friedrich Durrenmatt translated from the German by James Kirkup. London : Jonathan Cape, 1972.
Performance history in South Africa
1971: Durrenmatt's version (Strindberg Without Tears) was performed by CAPAB Drama's Theatre Laboratory at the Hofmeyr Theatre. Directed by Nicholas Wright with Michael Atkinson, Marika Mann and John Whiteley. Designed by Raimond Schoop, assisted by Penny Simpson. Musical arrangements by Michael Tuffin, dance supervised by Jennifer Craig.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Strindberg
Strindberg Without Tears theatre programme, 1971.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt wrote Play Strindberg in 1968 [1]. Based on the characters and central situation of The Dance of Death, it is an independent and quite different play. Also known by its alternative working title Strindberg Without Tears [2].. See Play Strindberg.
An Afrikaans translation entitled Dodedans is listed in the Geleende Vere theatre programme of André Huguenet's Teatergroep in 1944. The translator is not named, but it is clearly an earlier translation than the one subsequently done by Bartho Smit.
An Afrikaans translation by Bartho Smit, also entitled Dodedans was published in Bartho Smit – Vertalings 3 by HAUM Literêr, 1984.
The plays were adapted and filmed a number of times (e.g. The Dance of Death (France, 1948, with Erich von Stroheim); The Dance of Death (West Germany, 1967, with Lilli Palmer); and Dance of Death (UK, 1969, with Laurence Olivier).
Performance history in South Africa
1944: A production by the André Huguenet and his Teatergroep entitled Dodedans is listed in the Geleende Vere theatre programme in 1944. The translator is not named, but it is clearly an earlier translation than the one done by Bartho Smit.
1967: The Afrikaans version (Dodedans as translated by Smit) was directed by Fred Engelen for PACT shortly before his death in 1967 starring Louis van Niekerk as Kurt, Patrick Mynhardt as Edgar and Kita Redelinghuys as his wife. The play was presented in a triple bill with Die Spel van Liefde en Toeval by Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux and Die Burgemeester.
1971: Durrenmatt's version (Strindberg Without Tears) was performed by CAPAB Drama's Theatre Laboratory at the Hofmeyr Theatre. Directed by Nicholas Wright with Michael Atkinson, Marika Mann and John Whiteley. Designed by Raimond Schoop, assisted by Penny Simpson. Musical arrangements by Michael Tuffin, dance supervised by Jennifer Craig.
1998: Staged as The Dance of Death in the Market Theatre in April 1998, directed by Swedish director Carl Kjellgren, with John Kani, Jana Cilliers, Arthur Molepo and Bayo Jwayi. This was a co-production between the Market Theatre and the Stockholm Stadsteater as part of an exchange programme that started in 1995.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dance_of_Death_%28Strindberg%29
Geleende Vere theatre programme in 1944.
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, New Series 6(1), 1968.
Strindberg Without Tears theatre programme, 1971.
Siener in die Suburbs theatre programme containing list of actors and their roles for TRUK 1965-1971.
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