Event overview
Tales of the Unexpected - Lunga Radebe: Avalon
The Performance Research Forum is a meeting ground between contemporary practitioners, researchers, students and staff in the college as well as the general public via a programme of cutting edge talks, events and performances.
Curated and chaired by Professor Anna Furse, the next unmissable event is with Lunga Radebe.
Lunga John Radebe is an actor, dramaturg and writer from Soweto, South Africa. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and a Master of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy from Columbia University in New York. He has trained under such esteemed theatre practitioners as Anne Bogart, Gregory Mosher, and Arnold Aronson.
Lunga is the first recipient of the Oscar Hammerstein II award at Columbia University and he has been awarded the Richard Haines Prize twice for his work as a young South African actor. He is also a Mandela Rhodes Scholar, a Cultural Hour Fellow (International House, New York) and Ford Foundation Fellow.
Lunga has worked as an actor and writer for both the stage and television. Lunga’s own plays include Blues for Tsheleng (performed at the Crossroads Theatre in New Jersey as part of the Genesis Festival) and Avalon.
Lunga’s work as a dramaturg includes productions such The Colored Museum directed by Jordan Mahome (Barnard Theater, New York), Tears of Anatolia directed by Awoye Timpo (Shapiro Theatre, NewYork), Hrant is Dead directed by Sina Heiss. Lunga has also directed plays like Refiloe Lepere’s short play Heading Out at the Rattlestick Theatre in New York, and his own play Blues for Tsheleng (Shapiro Theatre and Crossroads Theatre).
His other directing and dramaturgy credits include co-devising Voices a Black History Month presentation at the International House in New York.
Lunga has starred and written for popular South African television shows and his film credits include short films such as In the Eyes of My Mother (Producer) directed by Eugene Paramoer, Muting a Horn (Mxolisi) directed by Kabelo Seane and A Tailored Suit: an adaptation of The Suit (Philemon) directed by Kitso Lelliot.
The event takes place in the George Wood Theatre, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, Lewisham Way, SE14 6NW, at 6.15pm.
Entrance free of charge, but booking is essential.
Email d.louzioti@gold.ac.uk
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 28 Jan 2015 | 6:15pm - 8:00pm |
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