Gary Gordon

GORDON, Gary. (19**-) Actor, dancer, choreographer, director, academic and teacher. The leading proponent of “physical theatre” in South Africa in the 1990s and early 21st century. Born in ** he trained at the University of Natal (Durban) Department of Speech and Drama, before going to England and the Laban School, where he both trained and taught. In 198*/9* he returned to South Africa to become professor and head of the Rhodes University Drama Department. There he also founded the First Physical Theatre Company in 1993 and began to train numerous young practitioners in the field. Among his most celebrated works are The Unspeakable Story (1996)***, ***, ***. and ****

GORDON, GARY (19**) Trained: has a Masters in dance from the famous Laban Centre for Movement & Dance in Europe. Also experience in in Brittain & Europe as choreographer and verhoogkunstenaar*. Die Mimiekteater-werkswinkels sedert 1988 by Standard Bank Kunsfees in Grahamstad onder sy vaandel. Choreographer at Rhodes University. First Physical Theatre Company, Rhodes.(1993). Icons (3 dance works with Reza de Wet (about modern & old icons. Portraits (collage of visionary, sketches & movement portraits by various choreographers directed by Gary Gordon. Winner of the first Standard Bank Young Artist Award for contemporary dance (1989). 1994 as Choreogrpaher of the Year for On the Light Side of the Moon & Surround her With Water: An Epiphany. The Unspeakable Story - “Mirror”(Epiese beweginsdrama)(1996) with Andrew Buckland & Reza de Wet received the FNB Vita prize for the most uitsonderlike* aanbieding van ‘n oorspronklike eietydse danswerk . Performed in ** Vrypas (KKNK and NAF, 2006), 6 Kinds of Emptiness (NAF, 2006) ***

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