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1987: ''[[Toro: The African Dream]]''
  
 
1992: [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[Death and the King’s Horseman]]''
 
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1993: [[Hilary Blecher]]'s ''[[Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera]]'' (billed as [[ Nomsa Kupi Manaka]])  
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1993: ''[[Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera]]'' (billed as [[ Nomsa Kupi Manaka]])  
  
 
1999: ''[[Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera]]'' and [[Mandla Langa]]'s ''[[Milestones (musical)]]''.  
 
1999: ''[[Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera]]'' and [[Mandla Langa]]'s ''[[Milestones (musical)]]''.  

Revision as of 06:27, 1 November 2026

Nomsa Manaka (19*-) is a choreographer and dancer.

Also known as Nomsa Kupi Manaka

BEING EDITED

Biography

Nomsa was married to Matsemela Manaka.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

As dancer:

As choreographer:

1987: Toro: The African Dream

1992: Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

1993: Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera (billed as Nomsa Kupi Manaka)

1999: Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera and Mandla Langa's Milestones (musical).

As producer/director:

2004 Goree at the Barney Simon Theatre, Market Theatre, as a tribute to her late husband.

Sources

National Arts Festival programmes, 1992 and 1999.

Sunday Independent, 28 March 2004.

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