Yaël Farber
, b. 1971
Yaël Farber is a South African playwright, actress and director. She was born in Johannesburg and studied Dramatic Arts at the University of Witwatersrand where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in this field. She attended many workshops abroad and finally opened her own production company, The Farber Foundry, in 2004. Seven years later, she became the Head of the Directing Program at the National Theatre School of Canada, alongside the Playwright-in-Residence for Nightwood Theatre. Some of her prominent plays include: A Woman in Waiting (2000), Sezar (2001), Amajuba (2003), Molora (2003), RAM: The Abduction of Sita into Darkness (2011), and Mies Julie (2012). She won many awards with her works. Some of them are the FNB Vita Best Actress Award (1996), the Standard Bank Artist of the Year Award(2003) and the Naledi Best Cutting Edge Production Award(2008), to name a few.
Bio prepared by Eleanor A. Dasi, University of Yaoundé 1, wandasi5@yahoo.com
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