Denise Stoklos

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Denise Stoklos (1950-)[1] is a Brazilian a playwright, director and actress

Biography

Born on 14 July 1950 in Irati, Paraná, Brazil, she began her career as a playwright, director and actress in 1968, performing in her home country. In 1987, while visiting New York for four months on a Fullbright scholarship, she created Denise Stoklos in Mary Stuart for La Mama Theatre, continuing to premier her plays in New York each year. Among them Hamlet in Irati, Casa, and numerous other.

She has published seven books of plays and performs her works in Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Russian, Ukrainian and German, appearing at important international events in thirty-one different countries.

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

Performances in South Africa

1998: Performed, directed, designed and choreographed (billed as Maria Stuart) at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, 5, 7 and 8 July. Isla Jay was the lighting designer. Presented with the assistance of the Embassy of Brazil.

Sources

https://hemisphericinstitute.org/en/enc03-performances/item/1505-enc03-denise-stoklos.html

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