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| − | ( | + | '''PIENAAR, Hans''' (1955-) Journalist and playwright. * Pienaar is a journalist with the Independent Newspapers group, specialising in the coverage of the rest of Africa. In 2002 he began producing his own theatre pieces, culminating in ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', a critical look at the cult of the freedom fighter. He also began exhibiting "photopoems", poems accompanying photos taken in Africa, the Middle East and China. In 2002 he self-published his acclaimed poetry collection, ''[[Die Taal van Voëls]]''. ''[[Ching Chong Che]]'', published in 2003, contained the text of the play and a memoir on his retracing of the footsteps of Che Guevara in the rebel-held eastern Congo. In 2005 he wrote and Afrikaans play , ''[[Kom Terug Saartjie]]'' ([[KKNK]], 2005) and in 2006 an English work ''[[Double Bill]]'' (a set of two-handers: ''[[Madiba Street]]'' and ''[[Conscientious Objection]]'') which won the [[NLDTF/PANSA Festival of Contemporary Theatre Readings]] in Durban in 2006. |
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PIENAAR, Hans (1955-) Journalist and playwright. * Pienaar is a journalist with the Independent Newspapers group, specialising in the coverage of the rest of Africa. In 2002 he began producing his own theatre pieces, culminating in Ching Chong Che, a critical look at the cult of the freedom fighter. He also began exhibiting "photopoems", poems accompanying photos taken in Africa, the Middle East and China. In 2002 he self-published his acclaimed poetry collection, Die Taal van Voëls. Ching Chong Che, published in 2003, contained the text of the play and a memoir on his retracing of the footsteps of Che Guevara in the rebel-held eastern Congo. In 2005 he wrote and Afrikaans play , Kom Terug Saartjie (KKNK, 2005) and in 2006 an English work Double Bill (a set of two-handers: Madiba Street and Conscientious Objection) which won the NLDTF/PANSA Festival of Contemporary Theatre Readings in Durban in 2006.
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