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[[Duma ka Ndlovu]] (1954 - ). Filmmaker, poet, playwright, journalist, and TV producer. | [[Duma ka Ndlovu]] (1954 - ). Filmmaker, poet, playwright, journalist, and TV producer. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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He wrote a play ''[[Sheila's Day]]'', directed for the Crossroads Theatre Company in the USA by [[Mbongeni Ngema]] in 1990, in South Africa in 1993. Published in 1999. In July 1996 a musical play, ''[[The Game]]'' was staged at [[Windybrow Arts Centre]]. He also wrote ''[[Bergville Stories]]''. | He wrote a play ''[[Sheila's Day]]'', directed for the Crossroads Theatre Company in the USA by [[Mbongeni Ngema]] in 1990, in South Africa in 1993. Published in 1999. In July 1996 a musical play, ''[[The Game]]'' was staged at [[Windybrow Arts Centre]]. He also wrote ''[[Bergville Stories]]''. | ||
He edited a collection of plays ''[[Woza Afrika: An Anthology of South African Plays]]''. | He edited a collection of plays ''[[Woza Afrika: An Anthology of South African Plays]]''. | ||
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| + | He created the TV series ''[[Muvhango]]'', and wrote several episodes of ''[[Imbewu - The Seed]]''. | ||
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| + | ===As director=== | ||
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| + | As TV director, he directed several episodes of ''[[Uzalo]]'', ''[[Muvhango]]'' and ''[[Imbewu - The Seed]]''. | ||
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| + | ===As producer=== | ||
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| + | He was producer/executive producer on the the TV series ''[[Uzalo]]'', ''[[Muvhango]]'', ''[[Umkhokha: The Curse]]'' and ''[[Imbewu - The Seed]]''. | ||
== Awards, etc. == | == Awards, etc. == | ||
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''[[Mail and Guardian]]'', 15-21 August 1997. | ''[[Mail and Guardian]]'', 15-21 August 1997. | ||
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| + | Duma Ndlovu. [[IMdB]]. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5262331/ | ||
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Revision as of 16:09, 1 February 2025
Duma ka Ndlovu (1954 - ). Filmmaker, poet, playwright, journalist, and TV producer.
Also billed variously as Duma Ndlovu and Duma Ka Ndlovu.
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Biography
Born in Orlando West, Soweto.
He was professor of African history and African-American literature at New York's Stoneybrook University in the eighties and between 1996 and 2004 he was chairman of the SA Music Awards (SAMA).
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As writer
He wrote a play Sheila's Day, directed for the Crossroads Theatre Company in the USA by Mbongeni Ngema in 1990, in South Africa in 1993. Published in 1999. In July 1996 a musical play, The Game was staged at Windybrow Arts Centre. He also wrote Bergville Stories.
He edited a collection of plays Woza Afrika: An Anthology of South African Plays.
He created the TV series Muvhango, and wrote several episodes of Imbewu - The Seed.
As director
As TV director, he directed several episodes of Uzalo, Muvhango and Imbewu - The Seed.
As producer
He was producer/executive producer on the the TV series Uzalo, Muvhango, Umkhokha: The Curse and Imbewu - The Seed.
Awards, etc.
His play The Game was joint winner 'best script', Vita Awards (Gauteng region), Award Year: 1997 and 'best director' Vita Award (National), award year 1997.
Sources
Sowetan, 13 June 1997.
Mail and Guardian, 15-21 August 1997.
Duma Ndlovu. IMdB. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5262331/
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