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'''Also referred to as [[AA Vita Awards]], [[AA Mutual Life Vita Awards]], the [[IGI Life Vita Awards]],  and the [[FNB Vita Awards]]'''
 
'''Also referred to as [[AA Vita Awards]], [[AA Mutual Life Vita Awards]], the [[IGI Life Vita Awards]],  and the [[FNB Vita Awards]]'''
  
== Founding and early history ==
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== Founding and history ==
  
 
Founded by [[Philip Stein]] in 1983, with the help of AA Mutual Life managing director, Brian Benfield, the awards were sponsored by the AA Mutual Life insurance company and were intended to reward excellence in local artis, including theatre and dance. They were originally called [[AA Life Theatre Awards]], but when Stein created [[Vita Promotions]] to fund a whole range of privately funded projects over a period of almost 20 years. These included the [[Vita Theatre Awards]] (both regional awards in the various provinces, and ultimately national awards); the Vita Art Prize and exhibition; the Vita Craft Now awards and exhibitions; the [[Market Laboratory Community Theatre Festival]], the [[Windybrow Arts Festival]] and the [[FNB Dance Umbrella]]. The name of the sponsoring company would change intermittently over the years, thus giving us the later [[IGI Life Vita Awards]]  and ultimately the [[FNB Vita Awards]]).
 
Founded by [[Philip Stein]] in 1983, with the help of AA Mutual Life managing director, Brian Benfield, the awards were sponsored by the AA Mutual Life insurance company and were intended to reward excellence in local artis, including theatre and dance. They were originally called [[AA Life Theatre Awards]], but when Stein created [[Vita Promotions]] to fund a whole range of privately funded projects over a period of almost 20 years. These included the [[Vita Theatre Awards]] (both regional awards in the various provinces, and ultimately national awards); the Vita Art Prize and exhibition; the Vita Craft Now awards and exhibitions; the [[Market Laboratory Community Theatre Festival]], the [[Windybrow Arts Festival]] and the [[FNB Dance Umbrella]]. The name of the sponsoring company would change intermittently over the years, thus giving us the later [[IGI Life Vita Awards]]  and ultimately the [[FNB Vita Awards]]).
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== Current status ==
 
== Current status ==
  
 
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After Philip Stein's retirement, the awards have been the responsibility of [[Nicola Danby]]
  
  

Revision as of 09:47, 30 October 2014

Awards for excellence arts.

Also referred to as AA Vita Awards, AA Mutual Life Vita Awards, the IGI Life Vita Awards, and the FNB Vita Awards

Founding and history

Founded by Philip Stein in 1983, with the help of AA Mutual Life managing director, Brian Benfield, the awards were sponsored by the AA Mutual Life insurance company and were intended to reward excellence in local artis, including theatre and dance. They were originally called AA Life Theatre Awards, but when Stein created Vita Promotions to fund a whole range of privately funded projects over a period of almost 20 years. These included the Vita Theatre Awards (both regional awards in the various provinces, and ultimately national awards); the Vita Art Prize and exhibition; the Vita Craft Now awards and exhibitions; the Market Laboratory Community Theatre Festival, the Windybrow Arts Festival and the FNB Dance Umbrella. The name of the sponsoring company would change intermittently over the years, thus giving us the later IGI Life Vita Awards and ultimately the FNB Vita Awards).

Aims and function

Current status

After Philip Stein's retirement, the awards have been the responsibility of Nicola Danby


Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Winners

Sources

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