Thabiso
Cornet Mamabolo (21) better known as Tbose in the drama series Skeem Sam grew
up in Ivory Park, Tembisa. He started acting in 2003 and 2006 that’s when he
took this serious as a career; he studied acting at Wits University.
Mamabolo is
not just an actor; he’s a director, writer, translator, dancer and currently
pursuing content and technical producing for radio. He also does stage managing
for theatre productions and content director.
He is now
pursuing his honors with Wits University in BADA (Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic
Arts) and a Degree in Computational Linguistics. “So Arts is what I do for a
living… Any text (Visual or Words).” said Mamabolo.
Q Was it your dream growing up as a
kid?
A One of my big dreams was to perform for a large
audience...I would tell my friends that I want to perform for 20 000
people when I was doing community theatre. So Performing has always been my
dream.
A LOL Eish the first character that I played was a
Tokoloshi in theatre. It was fun, crazy and challenging. It was very easy to
perform it because we wore too much make up so audience couldn’t recognize us.
Q Who are your influences in the
industry?
A Aubrey Sekhabi (Artistic Director and Writer at SA
State Theatre) and Phillip “Tipo” Thindisa (Actor and Lecture) are the people
who drive me to try reach for perfection whenever I craft.
Q Where do you see yourself in five
(5) years to come?
A I see myself recognized globally as a theatre and
film practitioner.
Q How according to you should an
actor/actress behave like at work and in the public domain?
A At work I believe everyone must deliver and not take
anyone for granted. Then in public you should be grounded, humble and act like
any ordinary citizen; no need to be arrogant. Most actors must also understand
that some people look up to them so they must be careful of what they say and
do.
Q Do you think it is important for
talented artists to go to school?
A Yes, going to school help develop you as a person and
you get to know other things about the career you pursuing.
Q Well, what is the difference
between yourself and your character?
A Tbose is a very young boy who lives in a bubble world;
he wants to grow fast yet not ready to face responsibilities. I’m matured, very
careful of what I do and say to anyone. I’m self driven and not very
experimental like Tbose. What’s common between us is that we both love Maths
and we master it.
Q What can the viewers expect about
your character?
A No comment about that at this stage.
Q Keep watching guys obviously he
does not want to give the story away, what is your favourite clothing item?
A I have a collection
of Hats.
Q Any three (3) people that you would
like to give thanks to?
A My community theatre group (B.T.S) in Tembisa, Ivory
Park. It discovered my talent. I would also like to thank my family, friends
for being supportive and those people who doubted me because without them I
wasn’t going to work extra hard.
Q What was your turning point in
life?
A Leaving Wits University in 2011 and checking if I can
make it on my own.
Q Are you single?
A No.
Q Well in that case, what are your
plans for Valentine’s Day?
A I’ll be with my girlfriend, spoiling her.
Q Finally, What is your motto in
life?
A My craft, money and disadvantaged people.
Thabiso is
currently working on theatre projects that will be performed at Wits Theatre
from the 20th – 25th February 2012, times will be
confirmed as time goes on. The names of the shows are Revolution Between My Thighs which
is scheduled to go to Mozambique after the run at Wits Theatre. And the second
one is Zimbo! This toured Africa in 2011 and will be going to United
States soon this year.
“Ke leboga ge oile wa wa bona bohlokwa bjago
ka boledisana lenna mabapi le mmereko waka. Ke leboga go menagane kgosi!”
Concluded Mamabolo…
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