Education and Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY [PhD]

TITLE: South African theatre performances and the performative research paradigm: towards a taxonomy of disruptive techniques as a stagecraft design variable

2019 - present

University of the Free State

ETHICAL DECISION MAKING FOR RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Successfully completed

2019

Directorate of Research Development

TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN RESEARCH ETHICS EVALUATION CERTIFICATE [TRREE]

[Informed Consent] – [100%] – Cum Laude

2019

University of Hong Kong

TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN RESEARCH ETHICS EVALUATION CERTIFICATE [TRREE]

[Research Ethics Evaluation] – [95.83%] – Cum Laude

2017

University of Hong Kong

TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN RESEARCH ETHICS EVALUATION CERTIFICATE [TRREE]

[Introduction to Research Ethics] – [100%] – Cum Laude

2017

University of Hong Kong

MAGISTER ARTIUM [MA]

[Kunst, Cultuur en Media] – Cum Laude

2012

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

MAGISTER ARTIUM [MA]

[Drama and Theatre Arts] – Cum Laude

2007

University of the Free State

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCTION

Credit-bearing Short Learning Programme

2007

Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION [PGCE]

[FET phase] [Drama and Theatre Arts & English]

2006

University of the Free State

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE [N. CERT]

[Motion Picture Production] – Cum Laude

2003

Tshwane University of Technology

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN CERTIFICATE [TEFL]

[[A+] - Linguistic Competence]; [ A ] - Communication Competence] – Cum Laude

2002

University of the Free State

BACCALAUREUS ATRIUM [BA]

[Media Studies]

2002

University of the Free State

Awards and Prizes

YEAR

AWARD / PRIZE

SPONSOR

2018

Best Free State Production

Director of Bang!

Vrystaat Arts Festival

2018

Nomination: Festival Artist

Director of Bang!

Vrystaat Arts Festival

2017

Best Free State Production

Actor in Sarah

Vrystaat Arts Festival

2011

Best Free State Production

Actor in Die Renosters

Vrystaat Arts Festival

2008

Full University Colours

for Arts and Culture

University of the Free State

2007

Sanlam Prize for Afrikaans Theatre Nomination: Best Production

Director of KAF!

Klein Karoo National Arts Festival / Sanlam

2007

Sanlam Prize for Afrikaans Theatre: Best Production

Actor in Lewensreg

Klein Karoo National Arts Festival / Sanlam

2007

Ben De Koker Prize

Best Postgraduate Student in Drama and Theatre Arts

Department of Drama and Theatre [UFS]

2006

Full University Colours

for Arts and Culture

University of the Free State

2006

Sanlam Prize for Afrikaans Theatre: Best Production

Actor in Zollie

Klein Karoo National Arts Festival / Sanlam

2003

Best Non-Full-Time Drama Student

Over Three Years (2000 – 2002)

Department of Drama and Theatre [UFS]

Scholarship(s)

YEAR

SCHOLARSHIP

SPONSOR

2021 – 2022

Study fund for South-African Students (SSF)

Zuid-Afrikahuis Cultuur- en Kenniscentrum

2014 - 2016

EU-Saturn

Erasmus Mundus Programme

European Commission

Creative Research Outputs

TITLE OF PRODUCTION

INVOLVEMENT

EXPOSURE

YEAR

The Last Firefly

Director/Designer

Local (UFS)

2023

Onnies en Ouers / The Happiest Days of our Lives

Actor

Local (UFS)

2023

Build It (TV Advertisement)

Actor

National

2023

The Mealie Moon Rocket

Co-director

Local (UFS)

2022

Jack and the Beanstalk

Director / Designer

Local (UFS)

2021

Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, and the Three Little Pigs

Director / Designer

Local (UFS)

2020

Forfeiture

Lighting Operator / Facilitator

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

National (Grahamstown National Arts Festival)

2019

Deurnis: Bang!

Director

National (Grahamstown National Arts Festival)

2019

Dogg’s Hamlet

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

2019

Emma’s great space escape

Director

Local (UFS)

2019

Around (or we all fall down)

Co-Director / Designer

Local (UFS)

2018

Hoe speel goed regtig-egtig word

Director / Designer

Local (UFS)

2018

Die Moraliteitspel (Radio Play)

Actor

Local (UFS)

2018

Deurnis: Bang!

Director

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

2018

Seeker’s Veldt (Film)

Actor

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

2018

Die Koekkabaret

Director

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

2018

The Druid Walk with Willem Boshoff

Co-Organizer

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

2018

Mars One

Director / Facilitator

National (Grahamstown National Arts Festival)

2018

Bunnicula, the Vampire Bunny

Director / Designer

Local (UFS)

2018

The Hate Crime Project

Co-Director / Designer

Local (UFS)

2018

Sarah

Actor

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

2017

Hedda

Actor

National (Vrystaat-Kunstefees)

2017

A South African Xmas

Actor / Singer

International (International Café) (NL)

2015

Vrystaat Kunstefees (TV Advertisement)

Director / Designer

National (Vrystaat Kunstefees)

2015

Vriende van Zuid-Afrika

Director/ Sound Operator

International (Belgium)

2015

Afrikaanse Avond

Actor / Singer

International (De Sleutel) (NL)

2015

Donderdagaand

Director

Local (Inniskuur)

2015

Sterkstroom

Actor / Co-Director

Local (UFS)

2015

Lyle The Crocodile

Director

Local (UFS)

2014

Richard III

Projection Designer

Local (UFS)

2013

Towenaar van Oz

Projection Designer

Local (UFS)

2013

Valenpynsdag

Sound Designer

National (Vryfees)

2013

Sera Sakboude Sing ‘n Solo

Actor

National (Vryfees)

2013

Heidi

Actor / Projection Designer

National (Vryfees)

2013

Kanna Hy Kô Hystoe

Projection Designer

National (Vryfees)

2013

Helen van Bethesda

Projection Designer

Local (UFS)

2013

Poppekas

Actor

National (KKNK)

Local (Eunice High School)

2013

The Monster Under the Bed

Director

Local (UFS)

2013

The Blacks

Actor

National (Pacofs)

2013

The Laramie Project

Director

Local (UFS)

2012

Tsjechow in Yalta

Actor

Local (UFS)

2012

Piet se Tante

Actor

National (Vryfees)

2011

Die Renosters

Actor

National (Vryfees)

2011

Die Kaskenades van Liewe Heksie

Actor

National (Vryfees)

2011

Revolting Rhymes

Director

Local (UFS)

2011

Apies Innibos

Actor

Local (Bloemskou)

National (Innibos)

2011

Boer Manie en die Basaar

Actor

National (KKNK)

National (Claerhoudt Fees)

Local (Bloem Skou)

2011

Pasella (TV)

Actor

National (SABC2)

2011

Sekelmaan

Director

Local (UFS)

2011

A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream

Actor

Local (UFS)

2011

Tailor Made / Nommerpas

Production Manager

National (Tours to 13 Locations in South Africa)

2010

‘n Seder val in Waterkloof

Actor

National (Volksblad)

2010

Soetlief en die Getoorde Prins

Actor / Co-Director

Local (Mimosa Mall)

2010

RUGBY: THE GA(Y)me

Director

Local (UFS)

2010

Mielie Malie Maantuig

Director

Local (UFS)

2010

Boer Manie se Melk word suur

Actor / Sound

National (Aardklop)

National (Innibos)

National (KKnK)

2010

Apies Innibos

Actor

National (Innibos)

2010

Impi

Sound / Lighting

National (Claerhoudt Fees)

2010

Happy Feet

Multi-Media

Local (C&N Meisieskool Oranje)

2010

Bevange

Actor / Multi-Media

National (Volksblad)

2009

Mure

Director

Local (UFS)

2009

Yerma

Actor

Local (UFS)

2009

Dis Ek, Anna

Production Manager

National (Gariep)

National (Volksblad)

National (Aardklop)

2009

Wilder as die Wildtuin

Director

National (Graaff-Reinette)

Local (UFS)

2009

Aladdin

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

2008

Kinkel in die Fabel

Director

Local (UFS)

2008

Deathwatch

Actor

Local (UFS)

2008

Moerpampoen

Actor / Co-Director

National (Volksblad)

2007

Die Balkon

Actor

Local (UFS)

2007

Pinocchio

Actor

National (Volksblad)

National (Aardklop)

2007

Lewensreg

Actor

National (KKnK)

National (Volksblad)

National (Aardklop)

2007

KAF

Director

National (KKnK)

2007

The Grinch

Director

Local (UFS)

2007

Salem-Verhoor

Actor

Local (UFS)

2007

Zollie

Actor /

Production Manager

National (Aardklop)

National (Volksblad)

National (KKnK)

National (Suid-Ooster)

2006

Towenaar van Onderste bo-land

Director

Local (UFS)

2006

Mieliestronk

Actor / Co-Director

National (Volksblad)

Local (UFS)

2006

Mielie Malie Maantuig

Director

Local (UFS

2006

Enkelspel

Co-Director

National (Gariep)

Local (UFS)

2006

Die Van Aardes van Grootoor

Actor

Local (UFS)

2006

Bloeiende Lente

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

2006

Wie se Storie is die Ergste?

Actor

National (Tours)

2005

Songs for Seugnet

Lighting

Local (UFS)

2005

River of Tears: Africa’s Tale of David Livingstone

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

National (Volksblad)

2005

Of Mice and Men

Actor

Local (UFS)

2005

Hondepisbos (Film)

Director /

Cinematographer

Local (UFS)

2005

Dis ‘n goeie jaar vir geblikte ertappels

Actor / Co-Director

Local (UFS)

National (KKnK)

National (Volksblad)

2004

Alice In Wonderland

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

2004

Woesklip

Director

Local (UFS)

National (Volksblad)

2004

Mooi Maria

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

National (Volksblad)

2004

Lucky Luke

Actor

National (Brandfort)

2004

Bloedbruilof / Blood Wedding

Co-Director

Local (UFS)

2004

Anthony Ant

Actor

Local (UFS)

2004

Skroot

Actor

Local (UFS)

National (Volksblad)

2002

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Actor

Local (UFS)

2002

This Property is Condemned

Designer

Local (UFS)

2002

Shards

Production Manager

Local (UFS)

National (Grahamstown)

2002

‘n Seder Val in Waterkloof

Actor

Local (UFS)

National (Volksblad)

2002

Fiddler on The Roof

Actor

Local (UFS)

Local (Sand Du Plessis)

2002

Wallace and the Woman

Actor

Local (UFS)

2002

The Mab Factor of Romeo and Juliet

Actor

Local (UFS)

2001

The Boyfriend

Actor

Local (Sand Du Plessis)

Local (UFS)

2001

Soetlief en die Getoorde Prins

Actor /

Production Manager

Local (UFS)

National (Volksblad)

2001

Whale Music

Sound

Local (UFS)

2001

Piet se Tante

Actor

National (Volksblad)

Local (UFS)

National (GariepWaterfees)

2001

Heidi

Actor

National (KKnK)

National (Aardklop)

National (Volksblad)

Local (UFS)

Local (Civic)

2001

Tambotie die Pop

Actor

National (Aardklop)

Local (UFS)

2001

Vetjie die Feetjie

Sound

Local (UFS)

2000

Avonture in TV-Land

Lighting

Local (UFS)

2000

Tartuffe

Actor

Local (UFS)

2000

Die Reisende Ribbebeen

Fly Operator

Local (UFS)

National (KKnK)

2000

Undergraduate Program(s)

B.A. (Drama and Theatre Arts)

1ST YEAR MODULES

THET1504 - Technical Aspects of the Performing Arts 1

NQF Level:

5

Credits:

16

Unit - Makeup

• Beauty
• Old Age
• Fantasy

2ND YEAR MODULES

DRAH2606 – History of Drama and Performance 2

NQF Level:

6

Credits:

24

Unit - Early Cinema History (Pre-Cinema –1920s)

• Pre-Cinema History
• The Birth of Cinema (1896-1906)
• Hollywood, Classical Narrative Cinema, and the Coming of Sound (1903-1927)
• Alternatives to Classical Hollywood Cinema (1918-1928)

DRAT2707 – Drama and Performance Studies 2

NQF Level:

7

Credits:

28

Unit – Early Cinema Theory

• Pre-Cinema Theory
• Cinema of Attractions and the Kuleshov Effect
• The Studio and Star System
• Soviet Montage, Documentary, and the European Avant-gardes

Unit - Film Analysis

• Film Narrative Analysis
• Film Cinematographic Analysis
• Film Soundtrack Analysis
• Film Mise-en-Scène Analysis
• Film Editing Analysis

THEP2606 – Performance Art 2

NQF Level:

6

Credits:

24

Production - Children’s Theatre

THET2605 – Technical Aspects of the Performing Arts 2

NQF Level:

5

Credits:

20

Unit - Makeup

• Wounds and Scarring
• Prosthetics
• Masks

3RD YEAR MODULES

DRHT3700 – Theories of Drama and Performance 3

NQF Level:

7

Credits:

72

Unit - Analysing the Viewing Experience (Film)

• Beyond the Labels: How to Identify, Compare, and Critique Film Genres Using Genre Analysis Theory (Romantic Comedy, Horror and Science Fiction)

Unit – Responses to Modernism and the New Waves in Film

• The Avant-Garde Experiment: How European Filmmakers Pushed the Boundaries of Cinema (Futurism, Constructivism, Surrealism, Expressionism, and the Soviet Avant-Gardes)
• Theatricality on the Big Screen: How Artaud, Meyerhold, Brecht, & Brook Shaped Modernist Cinema
• Monsters in the Machine: A Look at Horror Cinema during the Modern Period
• From Real Hope to Raw Disillusion: American Realism & the American Dream in Modernist Cinema (Orson Welles, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Elia Kazan)
• From Existential Angst to Absurdist Humour: The Influence of Philosophy on Modernist Film
• Breaking the Rules: New Waves and Modernist Cinema (Italian Neorealism, French Nouvelle Vague, Third Cinema, and New Hollywood)

Unit – After Modernism - Late 20th and Early 21st Century Reactions to Postmodernism in Cinema

• The Postmodern Lens: An Introduction to Postmodernism in Cinema
• Twisted Timelines and Shattered Narratives: Exploring Complexity in Postmodern Cinema
• Laughing in the Dark: Unveiling L`Humour Noir and Irony in Postmodern Cinema
• The Art of Allusion: The Lore of Referentiality, Exploitation, and Pastiche in Postmodern Cinema
• Chasing Shadows: Paranoia, Othering, and the Quest for Identity in Postmodern Cinema
• The Illusion of Real: Hyperreality, CGI, and the Uncanny Valley in Postmodern Cinema
• Exploring the Extraordinary: Magica(al) Realism as Window to Deeper Truths in Postmodern Films
• From Repulsion to Fascination: The Abject and the Grotesque in Postmodern Body Cinema
• Subjectivity in Focus: Challenging the Male Gaze in Postmodern Cinema
• Postmodernism goes Meta: Meta-modernism and Cinema

Unit - Breaking the Binary: An Introduction to Queer Theory and Intersectionality in Cinema and Theatre

• Introduction to the History of Queer Theory
• Core Queer Theory Theorists
• Implications of Queer Rights Nationally and Abroad
• Queer Theory and Intersectionality

THEP3700 – Performance Art 3

NQF Level:

7

Credits:

40

Production – Postmodern Theatre

Postgraduate Program(s)

B.A. Hons (Drama and Theatre Arts)

HONOURS MODULES

DRHR6804 – Research Methodology and Ideologies

NQF Level:

8

Credits:

16

Unit – Research Methodologies in Drama and Theatre Arts

• Performative Research

Unit – Ideologies

• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Consumerism
• Fandom

DRMT6802 – Advanced Performance Theories

NQF Level:

8

Credits:

8

Unit – The Grotesque

• History of the Grotesque Aesthetic
• Grotesque Theory
• The Grotesque and Theatre

THSM6808 – Makeup

NQF Level:

8

Credits:

24

Unit – Principles of Design

Unit – The History of Makeup

Makeup Portfolio

DRMP6808 – Research Report

NQF Level:

8

Credits:

32

Research Report

Postgraduate Program(s)

B.A. Hons (Film and Visual Media)

HONOURS MODULES

FVMH6800 – Film History

NQF Level:

8

Credits:

30

Unit –From Silent Flickers to Talkie Triumphs: Unveiling Cinema`s Early Years (1895-1939)

• The Birth of the Cinema (1895 – 1918)
• The Hollywood Dream (1918 – 1928)
• The Golden Age of World Cinema (1918-1932)
• The Arrival of Sound (1928 – 1939)

Unit –From World War to Counterculture: Cinematic Transformations (1939-1969)

• Post-War Cinema (1939-1952)
• Sex and the Melodrama (1953-1957)
• European New Wave (1957-1964)
• New Directors, New Form (1965-1969)

Unit –From Hippies to High-Tech: The Changing Face of Cinema (1969-2000)

• American Cinema of the 70s (1967-1979)
• Movies that changed the World (1969-1979)
• The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream (1970-1979)
• Fight the Power: Protest in Film (1980-1989)
• New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America (1990 – 1998)

Unit –Digital Dreams and Global Screens:Navigating Cinema`s New Millennium (2000-present)

• New American Independents & the Digital Revolution
• Cinema in the Beginning of the 21st Century (2000-2019)
• Cinema Post-COVID (2020-present)

Postgraduate Program(s)

M.A. (Drama and Theatre Arts)

MASTER’S MODULES

DRMM8900 – Dissertation Drama and Theatre Arts

NQF Level:

9

Credits:

180

Supervision

Post-Graduate Supervision

YEAR

CANDIDATE

QUALIFICATION

ROLE

TITLE

STATUS

2023

Jani Marais

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Sensory meaning-making in theatre: an exploration of embodied cognition in multi-sensory theatrical performance through the use of technical aspects of theatre.

Complete

2023

Sikhuthali Bonga

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Towards a preliminary framework for the exploration of Interactivity in South African Immersive Theatre

Complete

2023

Jané Schnetler

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

The identification and utilisation of techniques of distortion in makeup and costume design in selected Afrikaans theatrical performance.

* Complete

2023

Barend Kriel

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Towards a framework of Theatrical Syncretism in South African theatrical performance

* Complete

2021

Esté Strydom

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Creating awareness of human trafficking through filmmaking: A performance-based research study

* Complete

2021

Marijda Kamper

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Augusto Boal`s Simultaneous Dramaturgy theory and techniques to highlight themes of human trafficking: A performance-based research study

Complete

2020

Berli Swart

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Co-Supervisor

Adam Small – The Alienated writer: a critical analysis of Small and Kanna Hy Ko Hystoe (1965)

* Complete

2020

Adriaan de Ridder

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Co-Supervisor

Die identifisering en klassifisering van die Afrikaanse gotiese genre in die spelteks: Plaston: DNS-kind (P.G. du Plessis) en Mirakel (Reza de Wet)

* Complete

2019

Ané van den Berg

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Co-Supervisor

Minimizing limitations associated with the spoken word in theatre through physicality: A theoretical exploration of physicality and theatre semiotics in selected theatre performances

Complete

2018

Michelle Hoffman

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Emblematic features of fictional female Afrikaner characters in selected South African TV and theatre productions

* Complete

2018

Nelien Smith

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Co-Supervisor

Towards a preliminary taxonomy of multi-sensory deprivation/stimulation theatre for the analysis of selected plays

Complete

2018

Marli van der Bijl

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Narrative and structural characteristics of South African one-person musicals

* Complete

2017

Mark Dobson

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Supervisor

Pina Bausch and the grotesque: A performance-based research study

* Complete

2015

Yue Lu

MA (Drama and Theatre Arts)

Co-Supervisor

All-dimensional surround sound in the 3D film era

Complete

Committees

YEAR

ORGANIZATION

ROLE

 2024

Stichting Neerlandia

Member

2022

Adjudicator

2016 - present

Member/Chair (2023/24)

2017 - present

Member

2008 - present

Member