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For eight years he was a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Drama at the University of Cape Town, while also functioning as managing and artistic co-director of [[Magnet Theatre]], where he now serves as a board member.  
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For eight years he was a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Drama at the [[University of Cape Town]], while also functioning as managing and artistic co-director of [[Magnet Theatre]]. , where he later served as a board member.  
  
  
For them he created and directed  
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For them he created and directed ''[[Ingcwaba Lendoda Lise Cankwe Ndlela]]'' (2009),
  
He directed  ''[[Did We Dance!]]'' Ukutshona ko Mendi: Did We Dance, 2012 (''Sunday Times'', 4 March 2012).
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He directed  ''[[Did We Dance!]]'' ''[[Ukutshona ko Mendi: Did We Dance]]'', 2012 (''Sunday Times'', 4 March 2012).
  
From 2011 to 2013 he was the Artistic Director for the [[Steve Biko Centre]] (King Williamstown);  
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From 2011 to 2013 he was the Artistic Director for the [[Steve Biko Centre]] (King Williamstown), while remaining  a board member of [[Magnet Theatre]]. 
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In 2014 he became the Creative Manager for the [[Artscape Theatre Centre]].
 
In 2014 he became the Creative Manager for the [[Artscape Theatre Centre]].
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In 2015/16 [[Mandla Mbothwe|Mbothwe]] co-directed [[Thando Doni]]'s ''[[Ityala la Mawele]]'' ("The Lawsuit of the Twins"), with the author at the [[Artscape Theatre]], Cape Town and the [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown.
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==

Latest revision as of 09:20, 16 April 2024

Mandla Mbothwe is a South African writer, researcher, stage director, performance teacher and creative arts practitioner.


Biography

He holds a MA in Theatre and Performance from University of Cape Town.


Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

For eight years he was a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Drama at the University of Cape Town, while also functioning as managing and artistic co-director of Magnet Theatre. , where he later served as a board member.


For them he created and directed Ingcwaba Lendoda Lise Cankwe Ndlela (2009),

He directed Did We Dance! Ukutshona ko Mendi: Did We Dance, 2012 (Sunday Times, 4 March 2012).

From 2011 to 2013 he was the Artistic Director for the Steve Biko Centre (King Williamstown), while remaining a board member of Magnet Theatre.

In 2014 he became the Creative Manager for the Artscape Theatre Centre.

In 2015/16 Mbothwe co-directed Thando Doni's Ityala la Mawele ("The Lawsuit of the Twins"), with the author at the Artscape Theatre, Cape Town and the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown.

Awards, etc

Sources

https://iwp.uiowa.edu/programs/book-wings/2015-South-Africa

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