Evette Weyers

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Evette Weyers (1946-2023). Artist and translator.

Her name sometimes written Yvette Weyers

Biography

Born in 1946 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal and obtained a BA (Fine art) from the University of Pretoria (1963-1967). She went on to become a highly regarded sculptor and potter, who has had studios in Rooi Els in the Western Cape as well as The Clay House in Los Angeles.

Married actor Marius Weyers, . She passed away after a long illness in 2023.

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

She translated (and appeared in) The Trojan Women and Equus into Afrikaans.

Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/evette-weyers-23b1314/?originalSubdomain=za

The Company theatre programme for the Afrikaans production of The Trojan Women (1976)

Evette Weyers. 2012 Wat Die Hart Van Vol Is Hemel en See Boeke[1]

https://www.netwerk24.com/sarie/bekendes/ons-praat-met/marius-weyers-20170914

Sarie 1 March 2015

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