Angelique Rockas

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Angelique Rockas (born August 31, 1951 in Boksburg , Transvaal Province , South Africa ) is a South African- Greek actress and theater practitioner . In the 1980s she produced plays with multiethnic and multinational actors in London with the Internationalist Theater, which she directs .

Angelique Rockas, Yvette, mother Courage and their children
Angelique Rockas and Garry Cooper in Miss Julie

Origin and education

Rockas was born and raised in Boksburg, South Africa. She had three siblings who followed Orthodox Christian traditions and Greek cultural heritage. She received her early education at St. Dominic's Catholic School for Girls in Boksburg and later earned a BA honors degree in English literature with a focus on philosophy from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg . Upon graduation, Rockas completed an acting course at the University of Cape Town's Drama School under the direction of Robert Mohr.

Young activist Rockas appeared on the front page of the South African star in June 1970, related to fundraising drives for the Saheti School - a Greek school in Germiston , South Africa . With George Bizos she took part in a celebration of the War of Independence in Greece on March 25, 1970. Bizos called them "l'enfant terrible" for their rejection of the status quo. He became her role model, which led to the establishment of the Internationalist Theater .

Act

Theater actress

Rockas began her acting career at Theatro Technis London, where she took part in classics such as 'Prometheus Bound', 'Lysistrata', The Knights Oh Democracy and political plays in Greek / English Rockas received as an actress for her interpretation of roles such as that of Yvette Good reviews in Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht or Carmen in The Balcony by Jean Genet. Their representation in Medea was described as "extremely agile". She also played Emma in El Campo by Griselda Gambaro , referred to as "magistralmente" by BBC Latin American Service. Her groundbreaking performance by Strinberg Miss Julie as a short, Greek-looking aristocrat was described as a feat that "brings big dimensions to the figure" which was ignored in previous productions

Angelique Rockas, Emma, ​​El Campo, Griselda Gambaro

'Tis Pity She`sa Whore' which was also Rocka's first theatrical production under the 'New Theater' banner and is now listed as one of Tis Pity's main productions for the 1980s decade of the 20th century

Internationalist theater

Rockas headed the Internationalist Theater, where from 1981 pieces such as Le Balcon (The Balcony) by Jean Genet , El Campo by Griselda Gambaro , Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht , and Liola by Luigi Pirandello were staged. The staging of The Balcony was announced in the theater magazine The Stage with artists from different cultural backgrounds, for example with the Sierra Leone actress Ellen Thomas in the role of Madame Irma.

Film actress

Rocka starred in films, for example

In Greece she appeared in the lead role of MS Ortiki in the TV series Emmones Idees (1989–1990). Rockas is working on her own film projects with Contemptus Mundi Film.

archive

Web links

Commons : Angelique Rockas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stage Editorial: Multi-racial Genet . In: The Stage . April 9, 1981.
  2. ↑ Why An International Theater . In: BBC French . June 30, 1981.
  3. ↑ Peter Hepple: Art of Keeping Alive . In: The Stage / Internrnationalist Theater . May 13, 1982.
  4. ↑ Ann Morey: BBC Latin American The Camp by Gambaro . In: BBC Latin American Service page 2 . 26 de octubre de 1981.
  5. ↑ Ann Morey: BBC Latin The Camp by Gambaro . In: BBC Latin American Service page 1 . 26 de octubre de 1981.
  6. ↑ Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid . May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ Angelique Rockas: bold theater pioneer . In: The South African , August 10, 2011. 
  8. ^ University of Stellenbosch: Robert Mohr .
  9. ↑ Little Theater, Univ. of Cape Town: Program of Die Effek van Gamma Strale directed by Robert Mohr, Reza De Wet in cast . In: The Effek van Gamma Strale . 1976.
  10. ↑ Debutantes for SAHETI . In: The Star . 5th June 1970.
  11. ↑ BBC World Service Interview Archive: George Bizos . July 29, 2003.
  12. ↑ Angelique Rockas: bold theater pioneer . August 10, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ Evangelos Kordakis: Interview with Angelique Rockas . In: hellenism.net .
  14. ↑ http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/people/3272
  15. ↑ https://archive.org/details/InterviewAngeliqueRockasParakiakiHaravgi
  16. ↑ Julia Pascal: Review Mother Courage . In: City Limits . May 1982.
  17. ^ John Leach: The Balcony performance . In: Where to Go pg . 36 . July 16, 1981.
  18. ↑ https://ia800702.us.archive.org/1/items/Screengrab1SundayTelegraphWomenssWorldsMidPage24Januray1982/Screengrab%20%201%20Sunday%20Telegraph%20Womens%60s%20Worlds%20%20mid%20page%2024%20Janurayng .2012982
  19. ↑ Ann Morey: Angelique as Emma in The Camp by Gambaro . In: BBC Latin American Service page 2 . October 26, 1981.
  20. ↑ Ann Morey: Angelique as Emma in The Camp by Gambaro . In: BBC Latin American Service page 1 . October 26, 1981.
  21. ^ The Morning Star: Searing and of great power . In: The Camp . October 1981.
  22. ^ Jenny Vaughan: El Campo (The Camp) . In: Spare Rib, Issue 115, pages 46-47 . February 1982.
  23. ↑ https://archive.org/details/MorningStarProfoundConflictArticle
  24. ↑ https://archive.org/details/ScrrengrabTisPityShesAWhore
  25. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vECJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT43&lpg=PT43&dq=tis+pity+she%60s + a + Hure + 1980 + declan + Donnellan & source = bl & OTS = 5hDOW0heTq & sig = ACfU3U3ONq7PqTw8UQYggGEc0uqljb4IMA & hl = en & sa = X & ved = 2ahUKEwjNk8Ch3rDnAhXUnVwKHStlAbc4FBDoATAAegQIChAB #whdonn #
  26. ↑ https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583471
  27. ↑ IMDB Ellen Thomas additional work: Ellen Thomas Multi-racial Genet . In: IMDB . April 9, 1981.
  28. ↑ Stage Editorial: Multi-racial Genet . In: The Stage . April 9, 1981.
  29. ^ The Stage: British Newspaper Archive Screenshot The Stage Second show by Genet multi-racial . In: britishnewspaperarchive.uk . April 9, 1981.
  30. ↑ The Stage: British Newspaper Archive Screenshot The Stage Second show by Genet multi-racial No 3 . In: flickr.co.uk . April 9, 1981.
  31. ↑ Angelique Rockas film roles . In: BFI .
  32. ↑ Angelique Rockas Watch this on YouTube
  33. ↑ https://archive.org/details/EleftherotypiaArtsPageAngeliqueRockasTopHalf
  34. ↑ Emmones Ideess . In: IMDb .
  35. ^ Contemptus Mundi . 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Rockas, Angelique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek-South African actress and theater practitioner
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Boksburg , South Africa