Wellington actor Jeremeo le Cordeur will proudly showcase his productions at the Free State Arts Festival in Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le Cordeur, a former learner of Berg River Secondary School, will perform in his two one-man shows Jerry, an unconventional Hero<\/i> and Dude, wa\u2019s my Bakkie?<\/i> at the Festival from 1 to 7 July. He wrote both scripts, which are based on his real-life experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Jerry, an unconventional Hero,<\/i> is a piece about a shy computer nerd who winds up in an interrogation room. In a convoluted tale of action and absurdity, Jerry faces shady, larger-than-life characters as he\u2019s thrust into dangerous situations. He has to be brave and learn that anyone can be a hero, or even a nerd. The adventure begins with a mysterious pizza delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Jerry, an unconventional Hero,<\/i> relates to a tragic incident that happend last year when Le Cordeur\u2019s home in Wellington was invaded while he was still inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a traumatic experience, and my love for comic books and superhero movies was something that served as a coping mechanism to help face the trauma,\u201d he explained. \u201cMy love for superheroes and their stories inspired me to adapt one of my former plays, Pizza\u2019s here<\/i>, into a monodrama that focuses on the character Jerry who escapes to a world of comics to cope with a traumatic experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Jerry, an unconventional Hero<\/i> is directed by Ian van der Westhuizen and the choreography is by Lee Roodt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Dude, wa\u2019s my bakkie?<\/i> is a piece about Dean September, whose bakkie<\/i> is stolen, and who casts his mind back to his 21st birthday, when he received the bakkie<\/i> as a present, and all of the adventures he undertook in the bakkie<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three years ago, Le Cordeur\u2019s bakkie was stolen in Rondebosch, Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was a gut wrenching experience,\u201d he pointed out. \u201cAs a theatre-maker, I\u2019ve always been encouraged to write about or draw from my personal experiences \u00ad\u2013 so, that is exactly what I did. Once I had the title Dude, wa\u2019s my bakkie?<\/i> the rest just came organically,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The play is directed by Dean van der Ventel and the choreography is by Lee Roodt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both productions were staged at the Suidoosterfees in Cape Town, where Le Cordeur received the Rising Star award, sponsored by Nati (Nasionale Afrikaanse Teater-Inisiatief) for his work on these productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But his work at the Free State Arts Festival does not stop with his two one-man shows, he will also be the director of the production Mama<\/i> (written and performed by Chenal Kock) and he will be the producer of #ActorsLife<\/i> (writtend and peformed by Estelle Terblanche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is such a wonderful achievement, and I would love the opportunity to share this positive experience with my Wellington and Paarl community,\u201d Le Cordeur said, \u201cin the hopes that it will inspire other young artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIts very exciting and nerve-wracking. We\u2019ll be performing these productions outside of Cape Town for the first time. It will also be my first time at the Vrystaat-kunstefees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will also be juggling multiple roles \u2013 actor, writer, director and producer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le Cordeur, who is also a photographer, is the entrepreneur behind Vulture Productions, an independent production and design platform encouraging the creation of original South African work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, he was one of two artists who represented Artscape and South Africa as ambassadors in the European Voluntary Service Exchange Programme, which took place in Liverpool, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help Vulture Productions get to the Arts Festival in Bloemfontein, crowd funding was started on www.thundafund. com\/project\/vultureproductionstobloem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For further information, please visit www.vulture-productions.com or email info@vulture-productions.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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