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[[Francois Venter]] (19**-).
 
[[Francois Venter]] (19**-).
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==Biography==
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Completed his schooling at Noordheuwel High School (1982-1987) and the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]'s [[School of Dramatic Art]] (1989-1993) obtaining a BA (Dramatic Art), and later obtained his Master’s degree in Performance Studies at Wits.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
After graduating from [[University of the Witwatersrand]]'s [[School of Dramatic Art]] with a BA (Dramatic Art) in 1994, Venter worked as South African co-ordinator on the 1994 [[Dogtroep]] workshop for the [[Arts Alive Festival]]. He was a founder member of [[KLAP public performance company]] in 1995, and was involved in various performance projects in Newtown, the [[Market Theatre]] and in downtown Joburg. He also worked as company/stage manager for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]], and attended a two-week theatre workshop in Berlin. In 1996 he worked with street theatre outfit [[Jungle Theatre Company|Jungle Performance]]. In 1997, he was involved in founding the [[Performance Initiative]], and worked on a four-week master class with nine South African artists and Dogtroep in Oudtshoorn. The result of the master class was the creation of the show, ''[[Sweet Pham-Pham]]'', which the South African team took on a national tour as the [[A1 Theatre Company]]. In recent years, Venter has taught at Wits School of Dramatic Art and the [[Market Theatre Laboratory]], and obtained his Master’s degree in Performance Studies at Wits.
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===As teacher/coach===
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Venter has taught at [[Wits School of Dramatic Art]] and the [[Market Theatre Laboratory]] (inter alia as Diction Coach from 1991 to 2011)
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===As performer===
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He has had a role in the film ''[[u'Bejani]]'' (1997)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893231/],
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===As playwright===
  
 
Francois wrote the one-act plays ''[[Woknakwyf!]]'' and ''[[Kandy en Dagga is Gagga]]''.
 
Francois wrote the one-act plays ''[[Woknakwyf!]]'' and ''[[Kandy en Dagga is Gagga]]''.
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===As crew member===
  
 
He built the set for a production of ''[[Caritas]]'' in 1983 and had a role in ''[[Tooth and Nail]]'' ([[NAF]] 1991).
 
He built the set for a production of ''[[Caritas]]'' in 1983 and had a role in ''[[Tooth and Nail]]'' ([[NAF]] 1991).
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===As arts manager/consultant===
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Venter worked as South African co-ordinator on the 1994 [[Dogtroep]] workshop for the [[Arts Alive Festival]].
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He was a founder member of [[KLAP public performance company]] in 1995, and was involved in various performance projects in Newtown, the [[Market Theatre]] and in downtown Joburg. He also worked as company/stage manager for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]], and attended a two-week theatre workshop in Berlin.
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In 1996 he worked with street theatre outfit [[Jungle Theatre Company|Jungle Performance]]. In 1997, he was involved in founding the [[Performance Initiative]], and worked on a four-week master class with nine South African artists and Dogtroep in Oudtshoorn. The result of the master class was the creation of the show, ''[[Sweet Pham-Pham]]'', which the South African team took on a national tour as the [[A1 Theatre Company]].
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Between November 2009 and November 2011 he was also a consultant on theatre spaces for the Steven Biko Foundation and from 2011 onwards worked for the Cultural Programmes Department of the
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Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-venter-62b51a30/?originalSubdomain=za
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-venter-62b51a30/?originalSubdomain=za
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893231/
  
 
== For more information ==
 
== For more information ==

Latest revision as of 10:37, 20 July 2022

Francois Venter (19**-).

Biography

Completed his schooling at Noordheuwel High School (1982-1987) and the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Dramatic Art (1989-1993) obtaining a BA (Dramatic Art), and later obtained his Master’s degree in Performance Studies at Wits.

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

As teacher/coach

Venter has taught at Wits School of Dramatic Art and the Market Theatre Laboratory (inter alia as Diction Coach from 1991 to 2011)

As performer

He has had a role in the film u'Bejani (1997)[1],

As playwright

Francois wrote the one-act plays Woknakwyf! and Kandy en Dagga is Gagga.

As crew member

He built the set for a production of Caritas in 1983 and had a role in Tooth and Nail (NAF 1991).

As arts manager/consultant

Venter worked as South African co-ordinator on the 1994 Dogtroep workshop for the Arts Alive Festival.

He was a founder member of KLAP public performance company in 1995, and was involved in various performance projects in Newtown, the Market Theatre and in downtown Joburg. He also worked as company/stage manager for Junction Avenue Theatre Company, and attended a two-week theatre workshop in Berlin.

In 1996 he worked with street theatre outfit Jungle Performance. In 1997, he was involved in founding the Performance Initiative, and worked on a four-week master class with nine South African artists and Dogtroep in Oudtshoorn. The result of the master class was the creation of the show, Sweet Pham-Pham, which the South African team took on a national tour as the A1 Theatre Company.

Between November 2009 and November 2011 he was also a consultant on theatre spaces for the Steven Biko Foundation and from 2011 onwards worked for the Cultural Programmes Department of the Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg.


Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-venter-62b51a30/?originalSubdomain=za

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893231/

For more information

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