Strauss & co - 12 November 2012, Johannesburg

171 228 William Joseph KENTRIDGE south african 1955– Drawing for Faustus in Africa! signed and dedicated ‘for Wilbert from William’ executed in 1995 charcoal and gouache 55 by 75,5 cm R350 000 – 450 000 notes In the early 1980s, William Kentridge spent time in Paris. It was during his time at Ecole Jacques Lecoq where he says that he learnt more about the history of art through dramaturgy than the Academy. 1 Kentridge drew on his dramatic training for the animations he produced and later this became integral to the collaborations he undertook with the Handspring Puppet Company. Created in 1995 Faustus in Africa! was a theatre production which combined actors, puppets and a back-projected animation. Integral to this production was the seamless synergy of all components. Production was as large a part of the success as the puppets and animation that reviews lauded sound design and lighting as well. Wilbert Schübel, one of South Africa’s most accomplished sound designers, worked in collaboration with Kentridge on this theatre production and also numerous of his films. 1 http://www.gregkucera.com/kentridge_reviews.html