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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
She had a role in ''[[After Cardenio]]'' (2011). | She had a role in ''[[After Cardenio]]'' (2011). | ||
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| − | ''[[The Last Show]]'', written by [[Gwydion Beynon]] and directed by [[Jemma Kahn]] at the [[Wits Theatre Complex]] (2013). | + | As artist/performer she has co-created and performed ''[[The Epicene Butcher and Other Stories for Consenting Adults]]'' (with by [[Gwydion Beynon]], 2012), ''[[The Last Show]]'' (with by [[Gwydion Beynon]], 2013), , written by [[Gwydion Beynon]] and directed by [[Jemma Kahn]] at the [[Wits Theatre Complex]] (2013). |
==Awards, etc, == | ==Awards, etc, == | ||
Revision as of 06:39, 12 April 2024
Jemma Kahn (19**-) [1]. Theatre and film maker.
Contents
Training
She read Fine Art and Drama at the University of the Witwatersand and then spent two years as a teacher of English in Japan. It was in this context that she learned kamishibai -- an illustrated story-telling theatre medium, which draws on ancient Japanese traditions.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She had a role in After Cardenio (2011).
As artist/performer she has co-created and performed The Epicene Butcher and Other Stories for Consenting Adults (with by Gwydion Beynon, 2012), The Last Show (with by Gwydion Beynon, 2013), , written by Gwydion Beynon and directed by Jemma Kahn at the Wits Theatre Complex (2013).
Awards, etc,
Standard Bank Young Artist Award (Theatre) (2018).
Sources
Business Day, 23 July 2013.
Sowetan, 2 November 2017.
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