Thembi Mtshali-Jones

UThembi Mtshali-Jones (owazalwa 7 November 1949), umlingisi waseNingizimu Afrika.Uthathwa njengomunye wabaculi abadume kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, uThembi uphawuleka ngokulingisa emidlalweni eminingi kamabonakude ethandwayo okubalwa kuyo uSgudi 'Snaysi, Stokvel, Silent Witness nethi Imbewu.Ngaphandle kokulingisa, ubuye abe ngumculi odumile, umbhali wemidlalo yeshashalazi kanye ne-Associate Teaching Artist eGlobal Arts Corps eKosovo kanjalo nomqeqeshi eCambodia.
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Wazalwa ngomhlaka 7 Novemba 1949 eSabhoza, isigodi esiseduze noLundi, eThekwini, eNingizimu Afrika .Abazali bakhe bahlukanisa ngemuva nje kokuzalwa kwakhe.Kamuva wakhulela elokishini laKwaMashu lapho aqedela khona izifundo zakhe.Ngezikhathi zesikole, wakhulelwa ngakho-ke waphoqeleka ukuba ashiye isikole.

Ngo-1998, waba nokuhlala eGallaudet University eWashington DC, e-USA kwathi kamuva waba se- University of Louisville, e-USA ngo-2004. Nge umnikelo emkhakheni wezobuciko, yena wenziwe Honorary Citizen of Louisville yiMeya futhi wathola emavi ekubonga yi Kentucky iSigele . Kamuva uMbusi waseKentucky wamnika isihloko esithi Honorary Kentucky Colonel, udumo oluphakeme eKentucky.

Unendodakazi eyodwa, uPhumzile wasemshadweni wakhe wokuqala owagcina ngesehlukaniso. Kamuva, wayeshade no-Emrys Jones, owayemncane ngeminyaka eyishumi kunoThembi. Uhlangane no-Emrys, ngesikhathi ezobuka owesifazane oyedwa kaThembi ekhombisa i- A Woman in Waiting . Babenezinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili bethandana futhi ekugcineni bashada. U-Emrys wasebenza njengomhlaziyi webhizinisi enkampanini kawoyela ezinze eLondon. Bahlala ndawonye iminyaka engu-17, waze washona ngo-2016 kulandela isifo senhliziyo.
Umsebenzi

Ithalente lakhe lokulingisa latholwa nguWelcome Msomi lapho uThembi adlala khona emdlalweni wakhe wokuqala uMabatha. Wabe esejoyina i-'Musical Ipi Tombi ', waba ngowesifazane oholayo njengo-'Mama Tembu'. Wenza izinkambo eziningi zomhlaba wonke ezibandakanya iWest End neBroadway . Kamuva waya e-USA ukuze athuthukise umsebenzi wakhe wezomculo lapho ahlangana khona nabaculi abadumile uHugh Masekela noMiriam Makeba .Bavakashela iYurophu ne-Afrika iminyaka eminingana. Ngo-1987, uThembi wabuyela eNingizimu Afrika wajoyina iMarket Theatre. Etheatre, uthole ithuba lokusebenza noJanice Honeyman kwiBlack And White Follies.

Kusukela ngawo-1970, ubedlala esiteji ngenombolo yemidlalo ethile. NoGcina Mhlophe noMaralin Vanrenen, ubebhalile futhi wadlala umdlalo wasesteji Owake Wambona uZandile . Uwine i-Fringe First e- Edinburgh Festival Fringe ngendima ayidlalile kulowo mdlalo. Ngaleyo mpumelelo, wabe esehlanganyela ngokubhala umdlalo we- Edeni nezinye izindawo kanye nabesifazane base-Afrika noBarney Simon .Khonamanjalo, wahambela e-UK nase-USA ngomculo weMalcom Purkey ' uMarabi '. Ngo-1998, wathola ilungelo lokuculela ingoma kamongameli wangaleso sikhathi uNelson Mandela ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-80 eWashington DC. Ingoma yasakazwa bukhoma kwi- CNN .

Kodwa-ke, waduma ngomdlalo wethelevishini obizwa ngo-1986 uSgudi 'Snaysi ngendima ka'Thoko '.Ngo-1988, wenza ukuba intombazane yakhe ibukeke njengowesifazane ohola phambili eMapantsula . Le filimu yaklonyeliswa njengeBest New Film e- Cannes Film Festival ngalowo nyaka. Ngo-1999, wabhala ngokubhala umdlalo wesifazane oyedwa othi A Woman in Waiting . Lo mdlalo ubususelwa empilweni yangempela kaThambile futhi ubudlalelwa eJoseph Paps Theatre eNew York. Umdlalo kamuva wanqoba iFringe First e-Edinburgh Festival. Ngo-2001, lo mdlalo wadlalwa eNew Ambassador Theatre, eLondon futhi kamuva eNingizimu Afrika, eTunisia, eCanada, e-US naseBermuda Island.Ngo-1999, uThembi wahlabana ngendondo yeBest Actress Award eThe Carthage Festival eTunisia. Kamuva wenza uhlelo lomsakazo i-BBC 4, futhi wawina iSony Gold Award ngo-2002.

Ngo-2002, wajoyina isitokofela sethelevishini ngendima ethi 'Hazel'. Kamuva waphakanyiselwa i- International Emmy Award ngo-2004 ngale ndima. Ngo-2002 waqokwa emkhakheni we-African Excellence in Entertainment & Arts kwiTribute Achievers Awards Ceremony. Ngo-2006, uThembi wajoyina umkhankaso wamazwe omhlaba i- Truth In Translation owawuqondiswe ngumqondisi waseMelika uMichael Lessac . Lo mdlalo wavulwa eRwanda futhi kamuva wadlala e-US, eYurophu nase-Afrika kanye naseBaxter Theatre Centre ngo-2007. Ngo-2009, wathola i-Lifetime Achievement Award yeDolobha laseThekwini kanye nesiFundazwe saKwaZulu-Natali. Wabe esethola umklomelo we-Lifetime ku-Arts and Culture Trust ngo-2015.

NgoNovemba 2019, uThembi wahlonishwa nge-The Living Legend Award kuNational Black Theatre Festival eNorth Carolina, e-USA ukuhlukanisa umsebenzi wakhe kumabhayisikobho aseNingizimu Afrika.Ngawo lowo nyaka, walingisa emdlalweni owawuhlonishwa ngokugxeka uMama kuMama kuNational Black Theatre Festival. Lo mdlalo ubususelwa kunoveli kaSindiwe Magona . Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uMagona wabhala incwadi yomlando womuntu ethi 'Theatre Road: My Story i-akhawunti ekhuthazayo kaThembi Mtshali-Jones', eyakhishwa yaqondana nosuku lokuzalwa lukaMtshali-Jones iminyaka engama-70.
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