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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, ... -
Applying indigenous knowledge resources in children’s play-crafting in Southern Nigeria : practice-led research using Ibibio folk narratives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study is to investigate the possibility to use play-crafting as a form of educational drama to renew the interest of Ibibio children in their Indigenous Knowledge Resources. The educational ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Identifying and exploring key principles of the clown in theatre – a practice-led approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, an artistic research methodology is employed to identify principles of clowning as they are practiced in contemporary clown training workshops, to then offer applications of these within a ... -
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. ... -
Indigenous performance and modernity : investigating the vitality of play and work songs of the Dagaaba community in North Western Ghana as verbal art performance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at play and work songs of the Dagaaba in north western Ghana as verbal art performance and how modernity has influenced the vitality of these indigenous performances. Performance ... -
Investigating process drama as methodology to address sensitive curriculum content in secondary schools in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) was introduced in Lesotho in 2005 by the Lesotho government through the Ministry of Education and Training. The introduction of the subject was a response ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
"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 ... -
'n Ondersoek na kinderteater as 'n moontlike tersiere toneelspelonderrigmeganisme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the current actor-training approach for students in South Africa and how this training is presented at tertiary level. The starting point for the study is the Drama Department, ... -
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 ... -
Representation of albinism and persons with albinism in narratives from East and Southern Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines representations of albinism and characters or subjects with albinism in a selection of literary and cultural texts set in, and from, East and Southern Africa. The analysis brings ... -
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 ...
