AT 21 he was frustrated about which career he should follow!He loved acting and always wanted to work on radio.But by then he had already enrolled for his National Diploma in Journalism at Techikon Northern Gauteng, now called Tshwane University of Technology, and was doing his first year.
Klaas Motebejane (32) never fulfilled his love for theatre and his ability to produce, write plays, direct and act until he got his first breakthrough in directing a production.This young man from Phalaborwa, Limpopo, and now staying in Tshwane, said while he was doing his first year in 1997, he and his friends did a stage play called The Truth Will Out in Joburg.
We got an award,because there were only three groups that took part on the day, and from that time, I never looked back,” said Klaas.While he was still a youngster in Phalaborwa, he acted in community groups and loved acting, and now his love for acting has paid off. Klaas, who holds a journalism diploma, co-owns Mikateko Yanga Productions with Tshepo Matlala.
They produced the final staging of the controversial nude play Cards by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom . Speaking about why he choose theatre and didn’t follow his career as a journalist, he said: “While I was studying, I made money through the jobs I did in acting and thought of following that path.”Being involved in other drama societies helped him develop more skills in his work. In 2000, he worked with a community group in Mamelodi called the Usuthu Cultural Group.He also does international plays and has appeared in the drama series Hillside, where he played a sangoma .Next month the stage manager and producer will tour Holland and Switzerland with the group that performs Relativity, by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom. And in September he will visit Berlin, Germany.
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