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Ferdinand has been part of the SA entertainment industry for over 15 years and has evolved from being a sought after vocalist and Performer to a respected and accomplished Choreographer, Director and Producer. Ferdinand recently produced, directed and choreographed the Smash Hit musical "REIK NA DIE STERRE" and is currently in the process of developing the full feature film "#SCARS"He has also been seen on the small screen in varied featured parts in "VILLA ROSA, ISIDINGO, 7de LAAN & SCANDAL" His most recent theatre accolade was playing the role of Electra in the Roller Skating Musical "STARLIGHT EXPRESS"Ferdinand completed his diploma in Musical Theatre at Pretoria Technikon in 1999.
After his studies he joined "African Footprint" for three years (704 performances) as part of the original cast, touring abroad to Atlanta, Georgia and performed at the "Royal Variety Performance" in 2000, London. He also performed for "Celebrity Cruise Lines" and "Princess Cruises" as singer/dancer and guest entertainer for two years. On Ferdinand's return to South Africa he choreographed and starred in "Best of the boys - Calendar Boys" as lead vocalist at the Performer Theatre, following he choreographed "Duke" for Tswane University of Technology (TUT) for their annual Dance Season in 2005.
Other Shows include: "7'Tease Fever" "The Wizard of Oz" "Vodacom CEO Awards 2005" Fred Casely in "Chicago" the Musical "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" Galileo understudy in "We Will Rock You" "The King and I" and wowed audiences as the John Travolta character Tony Manero in the West End hit Musical "Saturday Night Fever"Ferdinand's short film screenplay "Uit die Kaskenades" got commissioned for production for kykNET's Silwerskerm Filmfees which landed in the TOP 10 out of 450 other scripts.
"Debuut - PILOT" an Afrikaans GLee kykNET Series which has been developed into the popular kykNET series STERLOPERS. 8 DAYS IMDB credit as writer for this feature film, produced by After Eden Pictures USA. His screenplay and brainchild "LINE OUT - the movie musical" is in development with DreamVision and After Eden Pictures, USA. Further projects include: Nianell - Sand en Water CD launch, Innibos Kunstefees 2011 as well as "SKOUSPEL 2013 & 2014" He was also the choreographer for the Afrikaans 50's movie musical "Pretville" Produced by Hartiwood Films.
Ferdinand acts as producer, director and choreographer of this yearly yout... Diani began her career shortly after completing her studies at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg, when she joined the acclaimed South African Ballet Theatre. During her time with SABT, she performed in various ballets with the company, some titles include: Giselle, Carmen, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Coppelia, Les Sylphides and Sleeping Beauty.
From classical ballet she moved on to the contemporary dance genre, joining the Fantastic Flying Fish Dance Company in Durban for some time. Here she formed part of the celebrated touring production, Grass Gardens and later, back in Johannesburg, was cast in the second season of the magnetic production Big Band Blast, with Harry Sideropoulos Productions. Diani found herself greatly privileged to make her debut into the world of musical theatre as part of the momentous production of Chicago- the Musical, first in 2005 with the original South African cast and again in 2008.
Other theatre credits include: Janice Honeyman's pantomimes Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Jack and the Beanstalk; Deon Opperman's the King and I; Shoglo Management's We Will Rock You - the SA seasons and the New Zealand Tour; as well as a memorable production of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Nelson Mandela Theatre, playing the quirky role of Gloria. She went on to perform with the cast of the Coral Princess Cruise Liner in a variety of vibrant productions namely What a Swell Party, Dance, Motor City and Tribute.
In 2013, Diani was delighted to serve as joint Dance Captain and play the role of Mother, for the first ever South African roller-skating production of Starlight Express. Diani is also thrilled to have recently joined the well-known improvisation troupe Causing A Scene. Diani's film credits include the 50's Afrikaans Musical feature film - Pretville, released in Nov 2012 and French Toast, to be released in 2015.
She can also be seen featured in the fresh new series Sterlopers on KykNET. For both Pretville and Sterlopers, Diani also filled the role of Assistant Choreographer. The 2012 KykNET's Silwerskerm Filmfees, saw Diani in a new capacity as Assistant Director on a short film screenplay Uit die Kaskenades, (in which she also played the role of Tanya) which was one of 10 films commissioned from 450 other entries.
Diani can now often be found on film production sets, either as Assistant Director, Cast Coordinator or as part of the Production team. This accomplished artist can also be found applying her...