ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the role and function of theatre critics and reviews in the industry at present.
Characteristics of a good review are also examined and the role of the traditional review in the
‘new ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Critical theory forms part of the foundation of the South African school curriculum.
The development of critical thinking is part of the general aims of the curriculum. This
study will investigate the ...
Esterhuysen, Jana Maria(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this research paper an investigation into applied theatre as medium for community
development in the Stellenbosch area is conducted. An initial investigation was launched to
determine whether there ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is aimed at providing useful insights into the field of audiovisual perception and understanding in South African children’s programmes, as well as demonstrating how the Congruence-Associationist ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Empirical studies have shown that music has a determinable effect on human emotions. In
this study, the function of music is analysed in terms of how it functions in the musical and
the cabaret as genres. ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the field of choreography, there are many different emerging theories and methodologies.
One such theory uses the individual and unique performers to create and generate movement
vocabulary. For the ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The appearance of actresses on stage during the seventeenth century gave rise to the discarding of
gender boundaries and the exploration of male characters. By investigating the cause and effect and
the ...
Van Zyl, Annelie(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines cabaret in South Africa, and more particularly the use of a
personation in cabaret. Cabaret employs a variety of comedic forms that combine to
comment on social and political issues. ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This is a study of Theatre for Development (TfD) in Kenya. It is an attempt to map out
and describe different manifestations of the practice which would, in a way, act as a
critical model for practitioners ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since John Grierson first coined the term “documentary film” in the 1920s, there has
been a debate about the objectivity or subjectivity of the filmmaker. Some theoreticians
believe that a documentary ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Poetry performance as a universal phenomenon is a performing art form. The aim of
this study is to explore the diverse nature of this art form.
The different types are investigated according to their ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the past drama education was an uncommon occurrence in South African schools, limited
to the elective subject Speech and Drama at secondary level, which was only offered in a few
schools in some of ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS has escalated into a global health pandemic. Africa has emerged as the
most severely affected continent with more than half of the world’s HIV infected
population residing in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Zwiegers, Marlene(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research has shown that children are not reading books for their enjoyment anymore. Also, children living in unfavourable socio-economic circumstances are raised without any book culture. The absence of ...
Nel, Maryke(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the contemporary Afrikaans cabaret and the theatrical forms
related to it. As background to the study and to determine the original nature of
cabaret, I have examined the European ...
Hamman, Frans Josias(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die literêre interteks staan sentraal tot die teks-analitiese proses en die gevolglike ontsluiting
van betekenis binne die oeuvre van Sarah Kane, maar in die huidige besprekings van haar
werk, word ...
Smalberger, Lize-Meri(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die verkenning, skepping en oordrag van geslagskodes in
toneelpoppe. Die studie ondersoek die gebruik van geslagskodes in die skepping van
manlike en vroulike identiteite. ...
Crous, Andre Johan(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigates the notion of realism and in particular its applicability to the visual and narrative strategies employed in eight of Michael Winterbottom’s films. Realism is a term that ...
Litkie, Celeste Avril(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Late twentieth century theatre studies has been characterised by an expansion of the
notion of theatre to encompass an enormous variety of performance-based activities.
A range of pioneering academics ...
Prigge, Lanon Carl(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to discuss the complementarity of Western performance training and the Toltec Teachings. It is motivated by a recognition that performers in training might often have to develop their own ...