Professor Andrew Buckland
Head of Department
Having tripped and fallen from Physical Education Studies into Theatre Studies in 1974, Andrew Buckland has continuously nurtured a growing obsession with live theatre and performance and the notion of theatre as a necessary function of life. Employing a dynamic and exciting combination of visual comedy, sophisticated political satire, clowning, physical theatre, mime and an explosive performance style, the works of Andrew Buckland have become synonymous with provocative, entertaining and stimulating theatre both in South Africa and internationally.
Since July 1992 he has been employed in the Drama Department at Rhodes, and the opportunity to combine research and teaching of new performance forms and contexts with professional practice has resulted in the creation of 24 new theatre works many of which have been toured internationally. It is this vital, productive interaction of professional practice and research which distinguishes and typifies the output of the Rhodes Drama Department staff. Professor Buckland spent 2008/2009 performing for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. In July 2010 he was appointed Head of the Drama Department.
CREATIVE ACTIVITY 2009/2010
2009 | Played Sgt Pepper in LOVE The Beatles for CIRQUE DU SOLEIL in Las Vegas June 2008 – July 2009
2009 | Co-directed, with Brink Scholtz, THE SWIMMING LESSON for Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company at NAF Fringe July 2009
2009 | Directed STILTED for 1st Physical Theatre Coy at NAF Fringe July 2009
2010 | Resident artist and performer in collaborative performance MEET MARKET as part of INFECTING THE CITY FESTIVAL, Cape Town. Collaborators Lerato Shadi, Ibrahim Quraishi, Athina Vahla. Curated by Brett Bailey
2010 | Directed MOROUNTODUN by Femi Osofisan with the students of the Drama Department April 2010
2010 | Performed a season of works for Baxter Theatre; ANDREW BUCKLAND; 3 PLAYS, ONE MAN, 150 CHARACTERS May 2010
2010 | Co-wrote and performed in BREED for Ubom! At NAF. Production winner of Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award. July 2010
2010 | Performed a season of works for Market Theatre; ANDREW BUCKLAND; 3 PLAYS, ONE MAN, 150 CHARACTERS November 2010
email | a.buckland at ru.ac.za
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