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Phillippa de Villiers |
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Biographical
Information HEIGHT : 1.62m HAIR : Brown EYES : Hazel LANGUAGES : English ,Afrikaans, French, German. Understand Zulu and a little SeSotho. SPECIAL SKILLS : Mime, juggling, singing, rudimentary magic, stilts, karate WRITING, DIRECTING AND WORKSHOPPING EXPERIENCE 2005-6 wrote Tsha Tsha (6 episodes on current series IV) Performed, wrote and published original poetry 2005 wrote Where the Children Live, a play that came second in the NLDTF/PANSA Festival of Contemporary Theatre Readings (one and two-hander category) 2004-5 wrote On A Cultural Note, 20-part documentary series on SA musical culture for SABC Education Collaborated with Swedish writer Charlotte Lesche and South African Pule Hlatshwayo to create a 3-part mini-series to be flighted locally and in Sweden Directed “No Strings Attached” by Nelisiwe Xaba for the Dance Umbrella Published various articles in Your Baby magazine Performed/wrote poetry published online Wrote children’s story: the bitter aloe and the good brown earth 2003 Wrote 8 episodes of youth drama Thetha Msawawa II (Head Writer: Kamscilla Naidoo) Wrote 10 episodes of Backstage (Head Writer: Charl Blignaut) Production assistant on 2 European tours of Robyn Orlin's “We Must Eat Our Suckers” Poetry commission for Rand Water 2002 Directed "Heal, South Africa Heal" satirical performance art at the 2002 AA Vita Dance Umbrella contemporary dance festival Created 18 original scripts for Takalani Sesame. Head Writer: Nick Warren/Bruce Laing Poetry commission for Cell C's Art in the City project (cnr Commissioner & Nugget) Wrote children’s story: “Kusasa Dreams” 2001 Soul City's 6th series (3 episodes) Head Writer: Greg Latter What's the Story (educational quiz show) links for 13 episodes Vierhoek for Curious Pictures (development of series, cruelly terminated due to funders pulling out). Head Writer: Oliver Schmidt. Participated in workshop led by Canadian scriptwriting guru Barbara Samuels. 1998-99 On the writing team for Soul Buddyz I. Produced by Bobby Heaney. 1998 Re-directed Xamina Xawena for Jumping Dust Productions and the Kruger National Park Devised and directed Clown Nine for AA Vita Dance Umbrella 1997 Wrote short story on which the play fall, I catch you is based. Devised the play with director and other cast members. 1996 Wrote and directed The Ziggy Brothers, children's play for National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown ` Devised One Country, One Picnic and toured it with Jungle Performance 1995 Devised and performed Nine and a Half Lives with Rosalind Butler and Tony Bentel Co-wrote How to treat a woman for Chiawelo (Soweto) drama group 1993 Assistant to Barney Simon on Silent Movie, a Market Theatre production. PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 2004-6 weekly entertainer for children in hospital, walkabout clowning and mime for corporate events and casinos, Performed living sculpture of Madonna and child for Robyn Orlin’s babysitting Irma: Dance Umbrella, Ongoing poetry performances and mime performances, Barney’s Women for Market Theatre, dir Fiona Ramsay 2003 Venus, dir Cynthia Crute 2002 Fanon’s Children dir Bobby Rodwell 99-03 Ziyabuya Children's Creativity Festival, Joubert Park, freelance clowning 99 solo mime performance with Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra 95 Various roles in Janice Honeyman’s musical, Leader of the Pack 93-02 Theatresports, the improv company. Represented Africa at the International Improvisation Festival in Amsterdam. Toured nationally and internationally. Directors: Craig Freimond, Robert Colman and Mncedisi Shabangu 2002 US-South Africa co-production of Venus, a play by NY poet Suzan Lori-Parks, directed by Cynthia, Crute. Turned down NY season due to family obligations. 2001 performed for Lesego Rampolokeng in his play Fanon’s Children directed by Bobby Rodwell. Toured nationally and to Belgium. 97-98 devised and performed in fall, I catch you, a new play directed by Warrick Grier 96 One Country, One Picnic collaborated with Jungle Performance and toured nationally 95 performed in Leader of the Pack, directed by J. Honeyman 94 devised and performed in AIDS awareness play Bad News for Cowboy Jannie directed by Robert Colman 93 played Lady In Blue in Ntozake Shange’s For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf directed by Tselane Tambo 91-2 performed in various productions that toured nationally and internationally for TheatreforAfrica TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1993-2004 Clown and Mime Teacher at Market Theatre Laboratory 1993-1997 Gave workshops for youths at various national theatre festivals, physical theatre, Stage fighting, theatre of the oppressed and clowning. OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 1999-2005 Motherhood, (apprentice) 1995 Research assistant and workshop facilitator for Ashoka and New Economics Foundation. Dialogue coach for local actors on French feature films 1994 Six-month contract as assistant editor on a book on Nigeria for Bailey's African Photo archives. Editor: Sally Dyson 1989-91 Freelance journalism for London-based film and television trade paper, Screen International Busker, Paris metro TRAINING 2000 Workshop with Barbara Samuels on creating a character-driven television series 1997-98 BA Honours in Dramatic Art: Choreography, Design, Screenwriting (Malcolm Purkey) 1992-99 Workshops in clowning (John Wright), contemporary dance (Germaine Acogny, Peter Goss, PJ Sabbagga, Jeannette Ginslov, Neville Campbell) voice, (Patsy Rodenberg) Shakespeare, (Sir Ian McKellan and Antony Sher), writing(Timothy Daly) 1994 Mime master class: Theatre de l'Ange Fou, School of Dramatic and Corporal Mime, Paris 1989-91 International School of Theatre of Jacques Lecoq, Paris. Performing Arts Diploma. 1983-87 Bachelor of Journalism: Rhodes University, Grahamstown. |
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