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Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes
In this paper, I investigate the idea of cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed georgraphical landscapes. Key to this is the synergy between mainstream and community theatre, out of which this idea emerges. I explore how theatre facilitates conversations across differenc...
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| author | Matchett, Sara |
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| description | In this paper, I investigate the idea of cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed georgraphical landscapes. Key to this is the synergy between mainstream and community theatre, out of which this idea emerges. I explore how theatre facilitates conversations across differences. 'Differences' encompass questions of geographical, class and racial divides as well as the ideological differences between mainstream and community theatre. Cross-community professional theatre involves working with people from different communities around specific issues. Professional actors work alongside non-professional actors from communities to create a piece of theatre. Community members are involved in the process as well as in the performance. Cross-community refers not only to the exchange between professional actors and non-professional actors, but also to the idea of theatre providing a framework for conversations between different communities. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8034 Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes Matchett, Sara Banning, Yvonne Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42). In this paper, I investigate the idea of cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed georgraphical landscapes. Key to this is the synergy between mainstream and community theatre, out of which this idea emerges. I explore how theatre facilitates conversations across differences. 'Differences' encompass questions of geographical, class and racial divides as well as the ideological differences between mainstream and community theatre. Cross-community professional theatre involves working with people from different communities around specific issues. Professional actors work alongside non-professional actors from communities to create a piece of theatre. Community members are involved in the process as well as in the performance. Cross-community refers not only to the exchange between professional actors and non-professional actors, but also to the idea of theatre providing a framework for conversations between different communities. 2014-10-03T12:50:12Z 2014-10-03T12:50:12Z 2005 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8034 eng application/pdf Department of Drama Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42). Matchett, Sara Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| title_full | Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| title_fullStr | Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| title_short | Breathing space : cross-community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| title_sort | breathing space cross community professional theatre as a means of dissolving fixed geographical landscapes |
| topic | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42). |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8034 |
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