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| + | Born in Soweto, he went to in Durban 1987, where he went to Ohlange High School ( matriculated in 1990). | ||
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| + | === Youth === | ||
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| + | === Training === | ||
| + | Theatre schooling includes a Drama Certificate from the [[Upstairs Theatre]] (1988), a BA with Speech and Drama and Anthropology at the [[University of Natal]], Durban (1995) and a Certificate of Achievement in Theatre Arts from Indiana University (1999). | ||
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| + | === Career === | ||
| + | Between 1991-1999 he was co-ordinator of the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama]]’s Community Project, served on numerous committees and community projects, and became directly involved as writer/director in such community arts projects as ''[[DramAidE]]'', ''[[Amajika]]'' and ''[[Kusa]]''. | ||
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| + | In 1999 he founded and became the director of [[Eager Artists]], a theatre company. | ||
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| + | Was acting Artistic Director at [[PACOFS]] for a while (2012-2014?). | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Besides writing numerous aids awareness programmes and more that 20 industrial theatre and street theatre shows between 1998-2000, he also wrote and directed creative theatre works. His first play, ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000). | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 17 December 2016
Jerry Mpho Pooe (born 14 August 1970). Playwright, director, actor, drama lecturer and facilitator.
Contents
Sources
Ntonto Vezi: M.Dram essay, a CENTAPS/Asoka Theatre Project
Return to ESAT Personalities P
Biography
Born in Soweto, he went to in Durban 1987, where he went to Ohlange High School ( matriculated in 1990).
Youth
Training
Theatre schooling includes a Drama Certificate from the Upstairs Theatre (1988), a BA with Speech and Drama and Anthropology at the University of Natal, Durban (1995) and a Certificate of Achievement in Theatre Arts from Indiana University (1999).
Career
Between 1991-1999 he was co-ordinator of the University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama’s Community Project, served on numerous committees and community projects, and became directly involved as writer/director in such community arts projects as DramAidE, Amajika and Kusa.
In 1999 he founded and became the director of Eager Artists, a theatre company.
Was acting Artistic Director at PACOFS for a while (2012-2014?).
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Besides writing numerous aids awareness programmes and more that 20 industrial theatre and street theatre shows between 1998-2000, he also wrote and directed creative theatre works. His first play, Not Again, was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by Isililo (1989?), The Curse (19**), Life is a Journey (19**), Mathatha (1995), Living Treasures (1998), Peace in the Valley (1998), Messiah in Canaan (1999), My Life My Voice (2000).
Awards, etc
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities P
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
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