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As a student she assisted [[Juanita Swanepoel]] in directing a [[UTS]] production of ''[[WAM (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)]]'' (1991). | As a student she assisted [[Juanita Swanepoel]] in directing a [[UTS]] production of ''[[WAM (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)]]'' (1991). | ||
| − | While a student she and [[Pedro Kruger]] devised a few cabaret acts, including one featuring the now famous and beloved character ''[[Dowwe Dolla]]'', which she had evolved for the show. The character went on to | + | While a student she and [[Pedro Kruger]] devised a few cabaret acts, including one featuring the now famous and beloved character ''[[Dowwe Dolla]]'', which she had evolved for the show. The character went on to become a staple act in her stage career since 1992. The shows over the years have included ''[[Dowwe Dolla Krismisdoos]]'', (1998), ''[[Dowwe Dolla Staatsslet]]'' (19**/200*), ''[[Dowwe Dolla]]'' ([[KKNK]], 2008), ''[[Dowwe Dolla Dink Diep]]'' (2013). |
| − | Besides the texts for the [[Dowwe Dolla]] series of one-woman performances, she has written (or co-written | + | Besides the texts for the [[Dowwe Dolla]] series of one-woman performances and the [[Liewe Heksie]] series, she has also written (or co-written) a number of other theatre texts, including: |
''[[X-identiteit]]'' (undated), | ''[[X-identiteit]]'' (undated), | ||
| − | + | As a director she has been responsible for productions like ''[[Bye Ma, Jaypee]]'' (co-directed with [[Chris van Niekerk]]), ''[[Boksballade]]'' (2013), ''[[Kytie - 'n Koos Kombuis-storie]]'' | |
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| + | Alongside her solo performances, she has acted in pieces like ''[[Jong Dames Dinamiet]]'', ''[[K]]'' and ''[[Lag Jou G*t Af]]''. | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 27 April 2023
Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck (1970-) Comedienne, actress, cabaret artiste, producer.
She is also widely known by her stage persona and alter ego, Dowwe Dolla. (meaning something like "dim-witted doll").
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Biography
She was born in Paarl in 1970, matriculated in Durbanville and started her studies at the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in 1988. She graduated with a B.A. (Hons) in 1991 and completed a master's degree in theatre management in 1997.
She is married to broadcasting engineer Jurg Human and they have a daughter, Luca.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As a student she assisted Juanita Swanepoel in directing a UTS production of WAM (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) (1991).
While a student she and Pedro Kruger devised a few cabaret acts, including one featuring the now famous and beloved character Dowwe Dolla, which she had evolved for the show. The character went on to become a staple act in her stage career since 1992. The shows over the years have included Dowwe Dolla Krismisdoos, (1998), Dowwe Dolla Staatsslet (19**/200*), Dowwe Dolla (KKNK, 2008), Dowwe Dolla Dink Diep (2013).
Besides the texts for the Dowwe Dolla series of one-woman performances and the Liewe Heksie series, she has also written (or co-written) a number of other theatre texts, including:
X-identiteit (undated),
As a director she has been responsible for productions like Bye Ma, Jaypee (co-directed with Chris van Niekerk), Boksballade (2013), Kytie - 'n Koos Kombuis-storie
Alongside her solo performances, she has acted in pieces like Jong Dames Dinamiet, K and Lag Jou G*t Af.
Apart from her stage work (children's theatre, cabaret, etc.), she works as radio presenter and she is co-owner, with her husband , of Die Boer theatre restaurant [1] in Durbanville.
Awards, etc
She was the winner of a FNB Vita Award (Free State region, 2000/2001) in the category Best Performance in a Comedy for Dowwe Dolla.
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margit_Meyer-R%C3%B6denbeck
The Citizen, 17 July 1999.
Sowetan, 25 July 2001.
Perspektief, 27 August 2006.
Rapport, 31 March 2013.
Dowwe Dolla page [2].
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