Pieter Jacobs (playwright)
Pieter Jacobs (born 1 January 1980) is an award-winning South African playwright, actor and arts executive. He was the Chief Executive Officer of The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) [1] until 2010.
Pieter Jacobs | |
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| Born | Petrus Johannes Jacobs 1 January 1980 Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Head: Arts & Culture University of Johannesburg |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ashraf Johaardien (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
He studied Performing Arts at Tshwane University of Technology and holds a MA in Creative Writing from the School of Literature, Language, and Media (SLLMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand where he graduated cum laude.
He performed in several stage plays as well as the Afrikaans 2003 television drama series, Song vir Katryn and the Hollywood film Stander.[2] He won a KKNK Nagtegaal Debut prize for his play Plofstof in 2003 and his 2008 play, Dalliances was also nominated for an Oscar Wilde Award in Dublin.[3] His latest play, Prey, creates a world where virtual life and reality are intertwined to explore themes of online revenge pornography, racism and blackmail. Prey was selected from 50 submissions for a showcase at the inaugural KKNK Teksmark new play development initiative in 2016.
He is The Chairperson of Arterial Network, South Africa, and he was also an Ambassador for Assitej’s 2017 World Congress and Performing Arts Festival, “Cradle of Creativity".[4] In 2015, the Mail & Guardian included him on their list of the top 200 noteworthy young South Africans.[5]
References
- "Overview". www.act.org.za. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- "Pieter Jacobs". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- "Artscape wins international theatre award | Press Releases | Artscape". www.artscape.co.za. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- "Cradle of Creativity". ASSITEJ 2017. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- "PIETER JACOBS – 2015". 200ysa.mg.co.za. Retrieved 2016-08-13.