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(1958-) Poet, novelist, performer and playwright. Born in Sint-Niklaas, Northern Belgium, he started his career as a performer in cafés and as the publisher of his own poems. He has since become one of the most well-known Flemish writers. Lanoye's novels, poems, and shows are typified by his strong rhetorical ability and his sharp sense of humour. His theatre work includes the voluminous play ''Ten oorlog!'' (To War!) , based on Shakespeare's History Plays,  ''[[Mefisto for Ever]]'' ) and ''[[Mamma Medea]]'', an adaptation of Euripides' classic [[Medea]]. The last named has been translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Antjie Krog]]; an endeavour that articulates Lanoye's fascination with the themes of language and multiculturalism. In 2003, Lanoye became the first official poet of the city of Antwerp, a posting that was greeted with much public approval. In 2010 he toured Holland and South Africa with [[Antjie Krog]], in a dynamic two-hander performance, focusing on language linkages, which received excellent reviews.  
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[[Tom Lanoye]] (1958-) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lanoye]. Poet, novelist, performer and playwright.  
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== Biography ==
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Born in Sint-Niklaas, Northern Belgium, he started his career as a performer in cafés and as the publisher of his own poems. He has since become one of the most well-known Flemish writers. In 2003, Lanoye became the first official poet of the city of Antwerp, a posting that was greeted with much public approval. His theatre work includes the voluminous play ''Ten oorlog!'' (To War!) , based on Shakespeare's History Plays,  ''Mefisto for Ever'' and ''[[Mamma Medea]]'', an adaptation of Euripides' classic ''[[Medea]]''.  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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The last named has been translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Antjie Krog]] and was produced in South Africa by [[Marthinus Basson]]; an endeavour that articulates Lanoye's fascination with the themes of language and multiculturalism. He also wrote ''[[Kartonnen Dozen]]'' with elements of pop art in literature according to him. [[Daniël Hugo]] translated it into Afrikaans as [[Kartondose]].
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In October/November 2006 he and the Afrikaans performance poet [[Antjie Krog]], undertook a combined stage tour of Flanders, the Netherlands and South Africa. It was a dynamic two-hander performance, focusing on language linkages, which received excellent reviews and was a continuation of earlier instances of collaboration between the two artists.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[Krit]], 2 April 1996.
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''[[Beeld]]'', 13 September, 2002.
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''[[Rapport]]'', 6 October 2002.
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''[[Business Day]]'', 5 March 2003.
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 8 February 2023

Tom Lanoye (1958-) [1]. Poet, novelist, performer and playwright.

Biography

Born in Sint-Niklaas, Northern Belgium, he started his career as a performer in cafés and as the publisher of his own poems. He has since become one of the most well-known Flemish writers. In 2003, Lanoye became the first official poet of the city of Antwerp, a posting that was greeted with much public approval. His theatre work includes the voluminous play Ten oorlog! (To War!) , based on Shakespeare's History Plays, Mefisto for Ever and Mamma Medea, an adaptation of Euripides' classic Medea.

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

The last named has been translated into Afrikaans by Antjie Krog and was produced in South Africa by Marthinus Basson; an endeavour that articulates Lanoye's fascination with the themes of language and multiculturalism. He also wrote Kartonnen Dozen with elements of pop art in literature according to him. Daniël Hugo translated it into Afrikaans as Kartondose.

In October/November 2006 he and the Afrikaans performance poet Antjie Krog, undertook a combined stage tour of Flanders, the Netherlands and South Africa. It was a dynamic two-hander performance, focusing on language linkages, which received excellent reviews and was a continuation of earlier instances of collaboration between the two artists.

Sources

Krit, 2 April 1996.

Beeld, 13 September, 2002.

Rapport, 6 October 2002.

Business Day, 5 March 2003.

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

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