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Practitioner focus: Angelique Rockas

Keith Burt investigates the work of Angelique Rockas, and how to implement her practice with your students
Angelique Rockas as Carmen with Okon Jones in Genet's The Balcony, Internationalist Theatre (1982)
Angelique Rockas as Carmen with Okon Jones in Genet's The Balcony, Internationalist Theatre (1982) - Sonia Hopkins/ Wiki Commons

Background and career

Angelique Rockas has had quite a remarkable career. Perhaps best known for founding the Internationalist Theatre Company in London in 1981, her achievements go much further.

Born in South Africa in 1951, Angelique already had a multicultural awareness and perspective before she established the Internationalist Theatre Company in London when she was 30 years old. As an actor she attracted admiration for her strong interpretation of roles which also challenged casting cliches. She is now a well-established theatre producer and artistic director has her own film company, Contemptuous Mundi Films. Her work as an activist is also inextricably connected to her role as producer and actor.

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