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Fiona Ramsay, Head of Department of Theatre and Performance and PhD candidate, University of the Witwatersrand

Africans in World War 1: artist William Kentridge's epic theatre production restores forgotten histories

Choreographer and dancer Gregory Maqoma helped create the production. Stella Olivier/The Head & The Load

South African artist William Kentridge became world famous for his charcoal drawings and hand-drawn animated films, but his work continued to grow in scope and he began staging performances. Today he also creates operas and collaborative stage productions combining numerous art forms.

A portrait of a man with greying hair surrounded by statues, artworks and gramophone-like machines.
William Kentridge. Stella Olivier
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