Angelique Rockas (born in Boksburg, South Africa) is an actress,
producer and activist. Rockas founded Internationalist Theatre in the
UK with patron Athol Fugard. The theater featured multi-racial casts
in classical plays, breaking racial barriers that were once accepted
norms for theatrical performances.Rockas was born and raised in
Boksburg, South Africa to Greek parents who had emigrated from Greece
with hopes of finding a better life. She had three siblings, followed
Orthodox Christian traditions, and was taught to honor her Greek
cultural heritage. She received her early education at St Dominic's
Catholic School for Girls, Boksburg, and later earned a BA honours
degree in English literature with a major in philosophy at the
University of the Witwatersrand. After earning her degree, Rockas went
on to complete an acting course at the Drama School of the University
of Cape Town under the direction of Robert Mohr.A young activist,
Rockas appeared on the June 1970 front page of the Star with a group
of debutantes raising funds for Saheti School, a Greek school located
in Germiston, South Africa. She also participated in a 25 March Greek
War of Independence Poetry Celebration with George Bizos. Bizos
nicknamed her “l’enfant terrible†for her resistance to the
status quo, and became her role model leading up to her founding of
the Internationalist Theatre.
producer and activist. Rockas founded Internationalist Theatre in the
UK with patron Athol Fugard. The theater featured multi-racial casts
in classical plays, breaking racial barriers that were once accepted
norms for theatrical performances.Rockas was born and raised in
Boksburg, South Africa to Greek parents who had emigrated from Greece
with hopes of finding a better life. She had three siblings, followed
Orthodox Christian traditions, and was taught to honor her Greek
cultural heritage. She received her early education at St Dominic's
Catholic School for Girls, Boksburg, and later earned a BA honours
degree in English literature with a major in philosophy at the
University of the Witwatersrand. After earning her degree, Rockas went
on to complete an acting course at the Drama School of the University
of Cape Town under the direction of Robert Mohr.A young activist,
Rockas appeared on the June 1970 front page of the Star with a group
of debutantes raising funds for Saheti School, a Greek school located
in Germiston, South Africa. She also participated in a 25 March Greek
War of Independence Poetry Celebration with George Bizos. Bizos
nicknamed her “l’enfant terrible†for her resistance to the
status quo, and became her role model leading up to her founding of
the Internationalist Theatre.
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