User:ElidaGama/sandbox/Mukhethwa Nemaname

Mukhethwa Nemaname, aka MK, is a graduate for the Tshwane university of Technology in entertainment technology. He is an Art Director / Décor And Props/ Set Builder born in January 16, 1994 in Venda, Siloam Hospital. He discovered the theatre world in grade R where he was casted for a children’s show as the protagonist of the show, and ever since then, he developed an incredible passion for stories. He enjoyed reading them, watching them in movies and learning to write them himself. He lived in Venda, Nzhelele, for most part of his childhood life where he was raised by his mother and father as a young artist. He started painting in 2010. Discovered his love for art forms while attending The university of Venda in 2013 where he started writing plays. He then enrolled at the Tshwane University of technology, Arts Campus, in 2017 to study Entertainment Technology and majored in Props and Décor Painting. He was awarded certificate for best props student for two consecutive years, top of his class, 2017 and 2018. He’s been freelancing since 2017 for private productions building and designing their sets, and this include film sets as well. He’s taken on roles like the Assistant stage manager, Décor painter and props master for some of the shows he’s worked on, incredibly driven and relentless at being a team player. He’s worked with the likes of Tiro Venter (StageFright Industrial Theatre), Vanity club as a temporal carpenter, and built sets for third years Drama students since 2017. He became the Co-founder of two companies which are Cinemages studios, film production company, and Sylver Star Productions.

EDUCATION Tshifhena Secondary School 2008 - 2012 - Matric passed with Bachelor (Mathematics And science) Tshwane University of Technology 2017 – To Date - Enrolled for National Diploma in Entertainment Technology (3 years Course) - Awarded Best Student in theory and Practice: Properties 01 2017 - Awarded Best Student in theory and Practice: Properties 02 2018

WORK EXPERIENCE

[Galeboe Moabi] [Assistant Stage Manager] Show Name: Where stories come from (Breytenbach Theatre) Written and Directed by Galeboe Moabi 11 April 2019–11 may 2019 Job included Stage Hand responsibility.

[Hulisani Ndou] [Décor painting] Show Name: Bare (Breytenbach Theatre) Adapted and Directed by Hulisani Ndou 20 May 2019–20 June 2019 Job Included broken Set Restoration and building.

'''[Tshwane University of Technology] [Prop Master/ Décor/ set building]''' Show Name: Vocal Art – Le Nozze Di Figaro (Breytenbach Theatre) Adapted and Directed by Pierre Du Toit 23 July 2018–19 August 2018

[Tshwane University of Technology] [Decor] Show Name: Dance Shows (Breytenbach Theatre) Written by Facilitated by Ashley Churchyard 8 October 2018–27 October 2018

'''[Tshwane University of Technology] [Properties/ Décor/ set building]''' Show Name: Musical Theatre – Show Time (Breytenbach Theatre) Facilitated By Rostislava Pashkevitch 3 September 2018–22 September 2018 Multiple Shows Directed by Tshwane University of technology Btech Musical Theater Students.

Tshwane University of Technology] [Front of House] Show Name: DRAMA – Mohlauli/ Bahahlaaudi (Breytenbach Theatre) Directed by Kabi Thulo 26 February 2018–24 March 2018

[Galeboe Moabi] [Stage Hand] Show Name: Kgosi Tau - Drama (Breytenbach Theatre) Adapted and Directed by Galeboe Moabi 26 February 2017–25 march 2017

[Ashley Churchyard and Jeannette Ziady] [FOH] Show Name: Body of Truth 2017 - Dance (Breytenbach Theatre) Facilitated by Ashley Churchyard 26 February 2017–25 march 2017

[Galeboe Moabi] [Stage Hand] Show Name: Showtime 2017 (Breytenbach Theatre) Facilitated by Rostilava Pashkevitch, Hulisani Ndou, Bryan Ntsweni, Malene Theron, Kgosi Khiba, Wandile Mgcodo 27 August 2017–23 September 2017

SKILLS Set Designing Graphic designing Improvisation Carpentry Upholstery Welding Skulpting Foam Smithing Décor Painting Puppetry Communicating Teller

Spouse -None

- He is a trained Artist - Painting, Drawing, Carpentry, set designing, graphic designing, website building, upholstery. - He has mastered Photoshop and Corel draw, Canva, premier Pro and Blender. - He does Graphic works and set designing as the assistant art director of a leading TV show in South Africa called Generations The legacy - He started working for Generations: the legacy on the 29th November 2019. - He build and design props for the TV show As well - Brochures, Business cards, FAKE WEBSITES, fake newspaper, fake money, ETC. Truly talented in the works he creates.

Check Some of his Artworks on social medias such as: Instagram: @mukhethwa_mk_nemaname Facebook: Mukhethwa Nemaname Facebook Page: @MkPaintsArt