Browsing Masters Degrees (Drama) by Title
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Die aard en funksie van Afrikaanse kabaret en enkele aanverwante vorme
(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 ... -
An analysis and proposed expansion of the market for theatre for young people in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Theatre for young people (TYP) is the umbrella term for all theatre created by professional actors for the age group 2 to 25. Within this term there is a form or genre that creates theatre for the ages 13 – 18 with the ... -
The attainment of personal catharsis through the realisation of the dislocation between the internal and external expressive forms of the self
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is aimed at establishing what personal catharsis is, specifically defining what it is and under what conditions it may occur. During the creation and execution of an autobiographical solo, I ... -
Bemarking van die Afrikaanse teater : vraag en aanbod ten opsigte van toneel as produk
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Production houses, theatres and arts festivals are closely involved in the development of the Afrikaans theatre industry. Other than the first two entities, arts festivals, with their special focus on ... -
Bertolt Brecht en die funksionele gebruik van musiek
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)This study focuses on Bertolt Brecht`s use of music in his epic theatre. After looking at his objectives against the background of his times, certain key aspects of his dramatic theory and practice in general are discussed ... -
Cape curtains : a study of selected Cape Town theatres, 1843-1916
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to reconstruct the history of the Capetonian theatrical venue of the second half of the 19th century. It explores the many different venues used for theatrical activities. Venues discussed ... -
Children's theatre : in search of an approach to theatre by children, for children
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children's Theatre, although appreciated by participants, has largely been marginalized, even by practitioners in theatre. It is still viewed as a lesser form oftheatre and as a dumping ground for ... -
The Conradie Codec : the recoding of meaning in four of my stage adaptations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis I attempted to analyse the four adaptations I created between 2004 and 2010. The first two products (texts and productions) were created in 2004 and 2005, while I was a student at the ... -
Deadly funny : the subversion of clowning in the killer clown genre
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)This dissertation investigates the potential for horror in the comic repertoires and performance styles of clowns, in an attempt to address the popular questions of why clowns inspire fear as well as laughter, and what ... -
Developing a potential youth festival model to aid and develop the theatre for young people industry in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the phenomena of theatrical events and festivalisations, specifically aimed at young people. Various methodologies on theatrical events and festivalisation are integrated ... -
The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The terminology used in segregationist discourse that South Africa is a combination of 'first world' and 'third world' elements has been appropriated from an international discourse about problems of ... -
Die effektiwiteit van poppeteater in Kenia as sosiale ingrypingsmiddel ten opsigte van tradisie-verwante probleme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Kenyan culture is deeply rooted in tradition. Many problems arise from the traditional role and conceptions of the Kenyan woman. These include female genital mutilation, polygamy and lack of scholastic ... -
Exploring issues of identity and belonging in the films of Mira Nair : Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis is to study the themes of identity and belonging in the films of Mira Nair. Three films form the basis of this study namely Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding. ... -
Exploring some of Cicely Berry’s voice and language exercises for a directing concept of Athol Fugard’s Sorrows and Rejoicings
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to explore how using voice practitioner and writer, Cicely Berry’s, exercises and language strategies on sound and text, could lead to finding a directing concept for the play ... -
Filled nothingness : hearing silence onstage
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to address the question of how silence can be defined and applied as a communicative device in theatre. The study consists of a theoretical and a practical component. The theoretical ... -
Film spectatorship and subjectivity : semiotics, complications, satisfactions
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)Spectatorship is an essential aspect of the film industry, and hence a key facet of film studies. In film studies, however, the notion of subjectivity is marginalized in a preference for broad generalizations. This is ... -
Finding balance : a study of the text and context of two Afrikaans festival comedy scripts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores two critically acclaimed Afrikaans festival comedies, which are situational and predominantly located in a specific time and place, and the question how they can gain continuity in the ... -
Die funksie van musiek in die musiekblyspel en die kabaret
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)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. ... -
Die funksies en vereistes van die resensiewese in ’n veranderende bedryf : teaterkritiek en die nuwe media
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)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 ... -
Funksies van taalvariasie in die Afrikaanse toneelkuns
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)The spoken language usually consists of the formal and standardised component and an informal colloquial language. The colloquial language may include some language variants. These variants are forms of the language that ...
