Wendy de la Harpe
Wendy de la Harpe (****-****) was a choreographer and director.
Choreographer for Around the World in 80 Days, Sweet Fanny Adams, Follies Spectacular, Group Hairier and Kismet. Assistant Choreographer and director for West Side Story and Applause. Director of Wendy de la Harpe Dance Promotions. (SACD 1973) (SACD 1974)
DE LA HARPE, Wendy. (19*-) Choreographer. She did choreography for Anthony Farmer’s production of Around the World in 80 Days for JODS at the Johannesburg Civic in 1966. She took over the role of choreographer from Geoffrey Sutherland, after dissatisfaction from the director, for the JODS production Applause at the Civic Theatre in 1971. Anthony Farmer designed the set and Otto Pirchner directed. She choreographed the Brickhill-Burke extravaganza Follies Spectacular at the Civic in 1972. She did the choreography for the JODS production of New Faces of 1978, directed by Anthony Farmer at the Alhambra Theatre in 1978 * (See Tucker, 1997)
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