Sandy Nokuthula Vlandir

Teaching Artist

Sandy studied Drama, Ethnomusicology and Psychology at Rhodes University. In completing drama, she specialized in Site-Specific Choreography, Physical and Visual theatre, Directing, Physical theatre and Actor and the Audience. She has directed a number of works such as Spaces between us: ICALA (2023) at National Arts Festival in Makhanda, Spaces Between Us: Colourblind (2022) which showcased at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda; Herold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter (2014), Mike van Graans’ Heartbreak Medusa (2014), Tshepang: The Third Testament (2014) by Lara Foot-Newton and Through The Looking Glass by Lindsay Price (2018) as part of Victoria Girls’ High School Founders’ Weekend Programme. Works that Sandy has choreographed are Living in Sacrifice (2013) and God’s Awakening (2013) .
She has performed at the National Arts Festival 2012 as part of an ensemble of dancers called Angry Africa for the show Discharge directed and choreographed by Gavin Krastin, Alan Parker and Rat Western. She performed a dance routine in the show which also included site-specific work. She has both performed and worked backstage in a number of works for the Rhodes Drama Department at Young Director Season and Theatre in Motion when completing her undergraduate year. She also wishes to use her teaching qualification to become an Actor and Dance-Facilitator in her theatre company and director productions. She runs a number of workshops for the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and other organisations that contract her to work.

I believe theatre is a space to create original, innovative, and relevant theatre experiences that stimulate and inspire young and old people to think critically about the world around them, and to engage in constructive and creative self-expression.