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About Alexandra

Alexandra Jansen van Vuuren is a passionate performer, who has more than 20 years experience in performance in various genres ranging from Classical to more contemporary singing and acting.

Over the last 10 years, she has divided her time between teaching the performing arts and performing herself. She is a devoted mother of two, and is instilling her love of music and drama in her two sons as well.

Her passion for the performing arts is infectious to all that meet her and the impact she has had on her students has been incredible.

Over the last four years, Alexandra has also co-written, produced and directed sell-out shows for the schools she has been involved with, selling out seats at the Barnyard Theatre in Vereeniging three years in a row.

Alexandra's Career:

1.EDUCATION

Matriculate 2003 at High School, Dr. Malan with endorsement
Graduated 2008 – B.A. degree in Live Performance, AFDA (School for motion picture and live performance)
Graduated 2009 – B.A.Hons. degree in Motion Picture AFDA (School for motion picture and live performance)

2. QUALIFICATIONS

Music Theory - Gr 5 UNISA
Piano - Gr 7 UNISA
Singing - Gr 7 UNISA
Recorder - Gr 2 UNISA
South African Guild of Speech and Drama - Finale (Senior V)
Dance (Primary Modern) - Gr2 (Pass Plus)
AFDA (S.A. School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance)
- B.A. Live Performance Degree
- B.A. Hons. Motion Picture Degree

3. AWARDS RECEIVED

Received various rewards at school for:

Choir

Arts Festival

Speech Evenings

ATKV Redenaars (Debate competition)

Leadership (both primary and high school)

Receive silver medal for the SA Championships of the Performing Arts (2000, Opera solo)
Top 2003 – Dames Dinamiek, top 10 culture in the Vaal Triangle
2008 – AFDA Award for Best Musical Score
2009 – AFDA Award for Best Musical Score

4. EXPERIENCES

Compete in the various Arts Festivals from 1992 – 2006
Compete in the Tehila Gospel Competition 1996 – 1997
Compete in the “ Reik na die Sterre” 1997
Choirs:
- Sing in Cantare Children’s Choir from 1995 – 1998
- Accompany the Impromptu Children’s Choir from 2002 – 2004
- Conductor of the Risiville Primary School Junior Choir in 2004 – 2005
- Assistant conductor for Risiville Primary School Senior Choir in 2004 – 2005
- Conductor for Disa Pre-primary Choir 2004
- Accompany the Broadlands Senior Choir 2012 – 2014
- Choir mistress for Broadlands Senior Choir 2015 - 2017
- Choir mistress for Broadlands Junior Choir 2013 – 2017
- Choir mistress for Greenacres Choir 2015 - 2017
Orchestras: Member of Unpitched (junior) and Con Amore (senior) 1999 – 2002
Practical Licentiate (year 1) – Speech and Drama collage (SA) 2004
Teacher at AUK – Ateljee vir Uitvoerende Kunste, 2004 – 2005; piano, singing, recorder, drama, music theory.
Choreographer of school revue, “My Wêreld”, 2005 (Krugerlaan School)
Cast member of, “Ouma se Slim Kind”, 2005
Perform at various functions (ladies tea’s, churches, school functions, Meyerton local municipal functions, choir festivals, fund raisings, cabarets)
AFDA:

Subjects taken in 2006 – 2007: Musical Performance, Acting & Script writing
Subjects for 3rd year: Musical Performance / Composing for film (Specialise)
Honnours year: specialised in Music Media

Music:
- 1st year was only about performing
- 2nd year was about writing and composing
- 3rd & 4th year – specialised in film/TV music (Score Composer)
Acting:
- 1st and 2nd year do acting for stage, single camera (film) and multi camera (television)
2007 – 2008 part time work for Mood Mechanics as events entertainer.
- “Fake” crowd member at a business function (theme: Oscars, crowd: Fans of stars)
- Play Little Red Riding Hood (entertain children) for a business function (Coca Cola South Africa) family Christmas day.
- Entertain children at a Nedbank Family day.
- Did promotion work and entertained at smaller events.
2008 Compose music for Dirk Mostert (DMCP) for Church Project
2008 work (internship) on Strictly Come Dancing Season 5 as music assistant for Rapid Blue
2009 Voice artist for Takalani Sesame (Afrikaans program)
2009 work as Teachers assist for the Music department at AFDA; music theory.
2009 work as Production Assistant on SA’s Got Talent
2009 film crew for school concert DVD – Broadlands Private School
2010 film crew for school concert DVD - Broadlands Private School
2010 till present adjudicate for the NEA (National Eisteddfod Academy) in drama and music
Short term drama teacher at Helen O’Grady Drama Academy
- 3 – 5 yr : Kindy Drama
- 6 – 8 yr : Lower Primary Drama
- 9 – 12 yr : Upper Primary Drama
- 13 – 18 yr : Youth Theatre Drama
- Holiday Festival (2 weeks in holiday, where children can come do drama, singing and dancing)
2011 August – Adjudicate Vaaloewerse Kunswedstryd: Afrikaans
2011 film crew for school concert DVD - Broadlands Private School
2010 January until December 2013, teach Piano, Singing, Drama, Recorder and Music Theory at Muz-Act.
2010 July till December 2017 teach Piano, Singing, Drama, Recorder, Keyboard and Music Theory at Broadlands Private School (Extra mural)
2012 Produced, Directed and Choreographed Krugerlaan Schools concert, “STOP”
2013 assistant director / choreographer for Broadlands Private school concert “Around the world in 80 Minute”.
January 2015 - March 2016, Creative Arts teacher at Greenacres Private College, Gr. 8 & 9
January 2015 - December 2017, Creative Arts teacher at Broadlands Private School Gr. 4 – 7 and teach class music for Gr. RR – 3.
2015 Produced, Directed and Choreographed Broadlands Private School concert “BACK TO THE FURURE”
2016 Produced, Directed and Choreographed Broadlands Private School concert “Radio Broadlands”
2017 Produced, Directed and Choreographed Broadlands Private School concert “Proudly South African”
2018 director of Alexandra’s Performing Arts Studio