South African actor, playwright, director and scholar Anton Krueger will be serving a virtual residency in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance with free events on Thursday, January 21 through Saturday, January 23.
Krueger is a writer and scholar specializing in South African performance modalities. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on subjects ranging from indigenous dance to Zef. His book, Experiments in Freedom: Issues of Identity in New South African Drama (2010) won the Rhodes Vice Chancellor’s Book Award and Magnet Theatre: Three Decades of Making Space (2016, co-edited with Megan Lewis) won the Hiddingh-Currie Award.
Free Events
January 21 – 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. – Zoom Workshop
“Playful Mindfulness: Improvisation and Spontaneous Creativity”
Link: https://zoom.us/j/7226488112?pwd=WGZYUEZDTzNXVVdLc213dTBxK2hsQT09
January 22 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Participatory Online Performance
“The Voice in Your Head” written and performed by Anton Krueger
Limited to 15 participants – contact Dr. Gibson Cima, NIU Head of Theatre Studies for a link.
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
“Current Trends in South African Theatre” with Renos Spanoudes
Link: https://zoom.us/j/7226488112?pwd=WGZYUEZDTzNXVVdLc213dTBxK2hsQT09
January 23 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Participatory Online Performance
“The Voice in Your Head”
Limited to 15 participants – contact Dr. Gibson Cima, NIU Head of Theatre Studies for a link.
12:35 to 1:00 p.m. – Post-show discussion with Anton Krueger
Link: https://zoom.us/j/7226488112?pwd=WGZYUEZDTzNXVVdLc213dTBxK2hsQT09
For more information and links to these events, contact Dr. Gibson Cima, Head of Theatre Studies.
