Nwabisa Plaatjie

Theatre Administrator, Coordinator, and Curator
Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town
South Africa

Nwabisa Plaatjie is a young Theatre-maker, Administrative producer, and Leader with over five years of experience. She holds a Master’s degree in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town, and is an alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship: Leadership in Public Management Institute at the University of Minnesota.

Currently, she coordinates and curates the Baxter’s Masambe Theatre, driving its relaunch as a space for performance, collaboration, mentorship and networking. She also serves as a trustee for the Denis Goldberg House of Hope, is a member of the National Steering Committee of the newly formed Theatre and Dance Alliance as well as a member of the newly formed Theatre and Dance Employers Association of South Africa.

My career has revolved around five key objectives: Developing professionalisation in the Theatre and Dance industry, creating new plays, offering mentorship, establishing professional affiliations locally and globally, and encouraging cross-sector collaborations.

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