Doctoral Degrees (Drama)
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Assessing change : investigating evaluation practices in applied theatre
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the problematic nature of assessing and evaluating change brought about by applied theatre programmes. Many applied theatre programmes, projects and practitioners lay claim to ... -
A critical inquiry into the evolution of socio-political performances in traditional Nigeria Yoruba Alarinjo and contemporary itinerant theatre through a review of selected works of Hubert Ogunde, Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi and Femi Osofisan
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the evolution of socio-political theatre and drama performances in Nigeria. The first part consists of the introduction, theory and historical contexts, while the second part discusses ... -
Reclaiming cultural space through performance : the intercultural activities of the Ghana Dance Ensemble (1964-2013)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the intercultural practices of the Ghana Dance Ensemble (GDE) from 1964 to 2014. Intercultural performance, often defined as an intentional artistic encounter between diverse ... -
Within between : an investigation on intermediality in the Malawian and South African theatre context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the state of African theatre in the age of new media and digital technology. Through the engagement with current literature, the researcher found that the concept of intermediality ... -
The life and work of Yvonne Bryceland : an arts-based investigation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation spotlights South African actress and theatre practitioner Yvonne Bryceland, who earned respect and admiration during her lifetime but has largely been marginalised in South African ... -
After the megamusical : exploring the intimate form
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The megamusical has become one of the most popular performance forms, with productions such as The Phantom of the Opera (1986) and The Lion King (1997) running profitably for decades. In South Africa, ... -
Serious play : exploring the ethical tensions of license and limits in drama, theatre and performance education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Broad global trends evidence the need for improving ethics in a variety of disciplines. The general education codes do not address the unique culture specific to teaching and learning drama, theatre ... -
Contact improvisation as a foundational learning tool for contemporary performers : singular complexity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This artistic research dissertation employs the principles and practices of contact improvisation in a literary performative to describe and demonstrate this somatic form’s potential as a complex system ... -
Symbolic interaction and intercultural theatre performance dynamics in Uganda : the case of Makerere Universitys Intercultural Theatre Collaborations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigates and examines the dynamics of intercultural theatre practice. Existing scholarship on interculturalism in theatre praxis regards intercultural theatre as a site for bridging ... -
Towards an integrated theory of actor training : conjunctio oppositorum and the importance of dual consciousness
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The proliferation of Western actor training methods in the past century had mainly been derived from the groundbreaking research undertaken by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and Constantin Stanislavski at ... -
Hyperartifical cinema and the art of cool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, an ontology of contemporary cinema is developed using the position assumed by postmodern thinkers (notably Jean Baudrillard) and contemporary filmmakers. Using Baudrillard's perspective ... -
"Memory is a weapon" : the uses of history and myth in selected post-1960 Kenyan, Nigerian and South African plays
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In hierdie proefskrif word gekyk na die verwantskap tussen geskiedenis, mite, geheue en teater. Daar word ook gekyk na die mate waartoe historiese of mitiese toneelstukke gebruik kan word om die amptelike ... -
Luister-leer : die opvoedkundige moontlikhede van die hoorspel in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The aim of this study is to ascertain what the nature of educational drama is and whether it would be feasible to apply educational radio drama to help meet the learning needs of South Mrica. In England, ... -
Theatre for development in Kenya : in search of an effective procedure and methodology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)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 ... -
Cutting real : self-reflexive editing devices in a selection of contemporary South African documentary films
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)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 ... -
Drama-opleiding : ’n ondersoek na die aard, implementering en uitkomste van kurrikula in Suid-Afrikaanse skole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)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 ... -
A certain idea of reality : possible worlds in the films of Michael Winterbottom
(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 ... -
Understanding film and video as tools for change : applying participatory video and video advocacy in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009-03)The purpose of this study is to examine critically the phenomenon of participatory video and to situate within this the participatory video project that was initiated as part of this study in the informal settlement area ... -
Theatre in a new democracy : some major trends in South African theatre from 1994 to 2003
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)Following the socio-political change in South Africa after the democratic elections of 1994 the relationship between the state and the arts changed markedly. Whereas, under apartheid, the white population groups benefited ... -
Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)This study aims to describe the puppet, mask and actor as icons or mediums in performance in Africa. The types of performances that will be discussed are religious performances, as well as liminal and hybrid performances. ...
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