John Caviggia

John Caviggia (19**-) is an actor, designer, director and make-up artist and a prominent and eccentric figure in theatrical circles in the Cape Town since the 1980s. (His surname is somewtimes misspelled "Cavaggia" or "Cavaggio" by authors.)

Trained at Maas-Philips and the University of Cape Town.

As actor appeared in The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1977), School Play at The Space (Cape Town, 1972 [his name recorded as Caviggio in the Space book by Astbury?*] *** , Chinchilla (1980), David Nissen's The Prince and the Sphinx (1987).

Costume and Jewelry Historian and Head of History at Fedisa since 200*. He has studied and worked both nationally and internationally in various disciplines, which include Fashion & Jewelry Design and the Performing Arts. After studying at UCT, he studied at the Cine Citta and the Silvio d'Amico Academy, specializing in Design and the Dramatic Arts. He has lectured on various subjects: English, History of Art, of Fashion, of Cosmetology and of Jewellery, of Design of Theatre, Opera, Ballet and Film. He has taught at the University of Cape Town, the University of Stellenbosch, the American University in London, the University of Rome, the Italian Ministry of Health in Rome, the Academy of Film and Dramatic Arts (AFDA) and the Cape Technikon (CPUT) and now head the Design History programme at FEDISA. He has served on the Cape Town Press Club Committee, (founder Member), the Cape Town Theatre Club Committee (Chairman of the Board) and the Little Touring Company (Chairman of the Board), which takes educational programmes to disadvantage areas.