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| − | [[Dorkay House]] was a building in Johannesburg, | + | [[Dorkay House]] was a commercial building in Johannesburg, |
| − | It housed a centre for a group of black artists in the 1950s, known as [[Union Artists]] [Founded by Ian Bernhardt**??,]. | + | It housed a centre for a group of black artists in the 1950s, known as [[Union Artists]] [Founded by Ian Bernhardt**??,], fitting up the [[Rehearsal Room]], as a rehearsal and performance venue. [[Dorkay House]] was also the premises for the offices of the [[African Musical and Dramatic Association]] ([[AMDA]]). There they continued the work of promoting black theatrical development, as initiated by [[Herbert Dhlomo]] and the [[Bantu Dramatic Society]] in the 1930s. ** () [JH]*EXPAND!!*** Dorkay House: [[Gibson Kente]]’s ''[[The Train]]'' was staged here circa 1974. John Kani, Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona’s The Island was staged here circa 1974. **** (Tucker, 1997) |
| − | == | + | == Sources== |
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkay_House | ||
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| + | Gosher, 1988 | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 29 December 2020
Dorkay House was a commercial building in Johannesburg,
It housed a centre for a group of black artists in the 1950s, known as Union Artists [Founded by Ian Bernhardt**??,], fitting up the Rehearsal Room, as a rehearsal and performance venue. Dorkay House was also the premises for the offices of the African Musical and Dramatic Association (AMDA). There they continued the work of promoting black theatrical development, as initiated by Herbert Dhlomo and the Bantu Dramatic Society in the 1930s. ** () [JH]*EXPAND!!*** Dorkay House: Gibson Kente’s The Train was staged here circa 1974. John Kani, Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona’s The Island was staged here circa 1974. **** (Tucker, 1997)
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkay_House
Gosher, 1988
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