Position
Junior Lecturer (Units)
Department
Drama and Theatre Arts
Dept Drama and Theatre Arts
Jani Marais is a Junior Lecturer (units) at the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts of the University of the Free State. She completed her BA Drama and Theatre Arts in 2017 (Cum Laude), N5 Certificate in Sound Engineering in 2018 (with distinction) and BA Hons Drama and Theatre Arts in 2019 (Cum Laude). She was awarded the Elza Krantz Medal for Best Artistic Contribution in 2017. She is currently working on obtaining her MA Drama and Theatre Arts focusing on meaning-making in multi-sensory theatre. Her research focuses mostly on studying the experience and meaning-making process in live theatre by applying both Semiotic and Phenomenological philosophies. Jani specializes in Theatre Acting and Technical Aspects of Theatre. Besides her work at the university, Jani is also a professional theatre actor and technician specializing in stage management and sound operating/engineering. In July of 2021 Jani was selected to be one of 16 artists from across the country to attend the Creative Practices Laboratory, a Vrystaat Arts Festival initiative that brings artists of various disciplines together to create experimental interdisciplinary art.
Qualification(s)
| Education and Qualifications |
| BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM [BA] |
| [Drama and Theatre Arts] – Cum Laude | 2017 | UFS |
| N5 CERTIFICATE |
| [Sound Engineering] – Qualification with distinction | 2018 | UFS |
| BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM HONORES [BA HONS] |
| [Drama and Theatre Arts] – Cum Laude | 2019 | UFS |
Prizes and Awards
| Awards |
| YEAR | AWARD | SPONSOR |
| 2017 | Elza Krantz Medal For Best Artistic Contribution | Department of Drama and Theatre [UFS] |
Publications
| Publications |
| BOOK | TITLE | YEAR |
| Contesting Epistemologies in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies: The Current State of Play | “Tackling stillness though movement”; or Constraining the extended mind: Cognitive-semiotic insights into translation | 2021 |
Research
| Artistic Research Outputs |
| TITLE OF PRODUCTION | INVOLVEMENT | EXPOSURE | YEAR |
| Elusive Spring | Co-Director | Local (UFS) | 2021 |
| Ke Nako/Isikhathi/It’s Time | Co-writer, Co-director, Actor | Local (UFS Heritage Day Film) | 2021 |
| Enige Iemand vir Ontbyt? | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2021 |
| Out of Order | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2020 |
| Not I | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2019 |
| My Brilliant Divorce | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2019 |
| The Island | Stage Manager | National (Vrystaat Arts Festival and Woordfees) | 2019-2020 |
| Refraction | Actor | National (Vrystaat Arts Festival) | 2018 |
| The Hate Crime Project | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2017 |
| The Lover | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2016 |
| Red Riding Hood | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2016 |
| ‘n Flooi in Frankryk | Stage Manager | Local (UFS) | 2016 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2015 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Actor | Local (UFS) | 2015 |
Courses Presented
| Undergraduate Program(s) |
| B.A. (Drama and Theatre Arts) |
| 1ST YEAR MODULES |
| THEP1505 – Performance Art 1 | NQF Level: | 5 | Credits: | 20 |
| Unit 2 – Acting and Theatre Making |
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| THET1504 - Technical Aspects of the Performing Arts 1 | NQF Level: | 5 | Credits: | 16 |
| Unit – Theatre Safety |
| Unit – Theatre Terminology |
| Unit – Technical Aspects |
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| 2ND YEAR MODULES |
| THET2605 – Technical Aspects of the Performing Arts 2 | NQF Level: | 6 | Credits: | 24 |
| Unit – Stage Management |
| Unit – Practical Implementation |
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| THEP2606 – Performance Art 2 | NQF Level: | 6 | Credits: | 24 |
| Production – Realism Production |
| Unit – Acting Techniques |
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