THE judging panels for the 2022 Naledi Theatre Awards have been announced.
They started their term on 1 January and it will end on 31 December.
The exact dates have not been announced but the nominations will be announced in February.
The CEO and executive director of the Naledi Awards, Lihan Pretorius, said: “Naledi Awards are looking forward to an incredibly busy and fulfilling year ahead and are quite optimistic to recognise and reward excellence in theatre in line with the vision and honouring the legacy of Naledi founder, the late Dawn Lindberg.”
Lihan’s statement was echoed by Naledi chairwoman Kgomotso Christopher, who said: “Primarily, we are looking forward to a year of theatre, innovation and hopefully a return to a semblance of normality in our decimated industry.”
Director of judging panels Renos Spanoudes said: “The panels for 2022 are truly representative of the theatre industry. The Naledi Theatre Awards are excited by the incredible diversity and breadth of theatrical knowledge that the newly constituted judging panels represent.
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“As our industry slowly opens up, we are also very happy to announce that the awards ceremony for the combined years in review of 2020 and 2021, as a singular judging cycle will take place during May 2022, with the nomination announcements to be made by the end of February 2022,” said Renos.
The full list of the Naledi executive team and judging panels have been elected and confirmed as follows:
Naledi Board of Directors 2022:
Kgomotso Christopher – Chair
Sello Maake Ka Ncube – Deputy Chair
Lihan Pretorius – CEO / Executive Director: Legal
Des Lindberg – Executive Director: Technical
Renos Spanoudes – Director: Judging Panels
Chris Avant Smith – Director: Public Relations, Strategy and Marketing
Anthony Chait – Consultant: Finance, Audit and Risk.
Management committee
Lihan Pretorius – CEO / Legal
Renos Spanoudes – Judging Panels and related matters
Chris Avant Smith – Strategy and Sponsorships
Dayle Littlefield – Administrative Manager
Awards nominations and winners voting auditor(s)
Marno Coetzer CA (SA)
Plays and musical theatre 2022
Gregory Goss – Convenor
AJ Opperman
Alby Michaels
Annelize Hicks
Chris Avant Smith
Johan van der Merwe
Lance Maron
Lihan Pretorius
Maralin Vanrenen
Marie-Heleen Coetzee
Nita Cronje
Ntambo Rapatla
Obett Motaung
Renos Spanoudes
Sibongile Mngoma
Taryn Henning
Tebogo Ditinti
Thabiso Tshabalala
Thea Gafin
Dance, physical theatre and ballet 2022
Ignatius Van Heerden – Convenor
Debbie Rakusin
Kelsey Middleton
Owen Lonzar
Sonia Radebe
Independent/fringe theatre 2022
Chet Diepraam – Convenor
Gillian Wittstock
Gregg Pettigrew
Lehlohonolo Peega
Lesego Moalafi
Thamsanqa Mbongo
Tertiary/incubator theatre 2022
Johan van der Merwe – Convenor
Lihan Pretorius
Lungile Themba
Ratanang Mogotsi
Renos Spanoudes
Thabiso Tshabalala
Children’s theatre (supported by Assitej) 2022
Thea Gafin – Convenor
Chubeka Nongwana
Darren Meltz
Ratanang Mogotsi
Shira Milstein
Tsholofelo Shounyane
