Billy de la Querra
Billy de la Querra(1955-) is a stage technician and professional photographer.
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Biography
The son of Willem de la Querra and Catharina Gezina de la Querra, he was born on 6de February 1955, in Durbanville , one of five children, including Carin de la Querra.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He has had no formal training, but learnt theatre skills from a young age while working as an assistant to his father.
As a youth he was also cast as a page in a production of Antigone by Fred Engelen.
By 1975 he was part of John Birch's technical team for the touring company of Faan se Trein (Fourie). In January 1976 he obtained a permanent appointment with CAPAB, becoming an assistant stage manager, working under Martin Crous and Pieter de Swart. In his first year he toured with 9 different productions, the first being Die Belofte ("The Promise"), which toured the Western and Eastern Cape region for three months.
In 1977 the was made stage manager for the national tour of Faan se Stasie (Fourie) going to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Mosselbay.
He is also credited as the lighting designer on the CAPAB production of Geleende Vere.
Wat net n tydelike werk in die mat bedryf sou wees, is nou al 35 yaar my beroep! Ek is bly dat ek is darem genoem is, as die beligting ontwerper, in: 'Geleende Vere'
Sources
Private e-mail correspondence with Billy de la Querra, 8-10 June 2015.
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