Mandla Mbothwe
Mandla Mbothwe is a South African writer, researcher, stage director, performance teacher and creative arts practitioner.
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Biography
He holds a MA in Theatre and Performance from University of Cape Town.
Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
For eight years he was a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Drama at the University of Cape Town, while also functioning as managing and artistic co-director of Magnet Theatre. , where he later served as a board member.
For them he created and directed Ingcwaba Lendoda Lise Cankwe Ndlela (2009),
He directed Did We Dance! Ukutshona ko Mendi: Did We Dance, 2012 (Sunday Times, 4 March 2012).
From 2011 to 2013 he was the Artistic Director for the Steve Biko Centre (King Williamstown), while remaining a board member of Magnet Theatre.
In 2014 he became the Creative Manager for the Artscape Theatre Centre.
In 2016 Mandla Mbothwe and Thando Doni's Ityala la Mawele ("The Lawsuit of the Twins", was performed at the Artscape Theatre, Cape Town and the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown.
Awards, etc
Sources
https://iwp.uiowa.edu/programs/book-wings/2015-South-Africa
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