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Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances

Thesis (DPhil (Drama)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.

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Main Author: Du Preez, Petrus
Other Authors: Kruger, M. S.
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Language:Afrikaans
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Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2008
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1288 Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances Du Preez, Petrus Kruger, M. S. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Drama. Centre for Theatre Research. Dissertations -- Drama Theses -- Drama Puppet theater -- Africa. Rites and ceremonies -- Africa. Symbolic anthropology. Africa -- Religious life and customs. Africa -- Social life and customs. Drama Thesis (DPhil (Drama)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. 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. It is in the cases where the mask and puppet are used in religious performances, such as rituals, that the iconic characteristics or values are added to the mediumship of the object. In such cases, these objects do not represent concepts/thoughts/persons/spirits; they are these things in the space of the ritual. Matters pertaining to representation and acting are discussed, since iconic representation does not allow for acting from the performer. The actor can function with, or independently, as an icon, while all these performance elements can function as mediums in a performance using acting or role-play. These different concepts are then applied by discussing the term performance. The different elements of a performance and its characteristics – such as the use of time, space, objects, productivity and rule of a performance – are explained. The creation of a performance through the use of restored behaviour as well as the possible results of a performance in the sense of transportation and transformation as temporary or permanent changes in the performers or audience members is then addressed in the discussion. Different performance genres such as rituals and social drama will be used to describe the function of the mask, puppet and actor in liminal and liminoid performances, and to show how these different performance objects function as icons and/or mediums in these genres. Hybrid forms of performance that cannot be classified as purely liminal or liminoid performances are also studied, since these types of performances are often found in contemporary performances in Africa. The production Tall Horse is used to apply performance theory to see how the different performance objects function in changed context in a hybrid performance. Doctoral 2008-03-26T09:56:55Z 2010-06-01T08:17:35Z 2008-03-26T09:56:55Z 2010-06-01T08:17:35Z 2007-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1288 af af University of Stellenbosch 2347165 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
spellingShingle Dissertations -- Drama
Theses -- Drama
Puppet theater -- Africa.
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa.
Symbolic anthropology.
Africa -- Religious life and customs.
Africa -- Social life and customs.
Drama
Du Preez, Petrus
Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
title Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
title_full Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
title_fullStr Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
title_full_unstemmed Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
title_short Ikoon en Medium: die toneelpop, masker en akteurmanipuleerder in Afrika-performances
title_sort ikoon en medium die toneelpop masker en akteurmanipuleerder in afrika performances
topic Dissertations -- Drama
Theses -- Drama
Puppet theater -- Africa.
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa.
Symbolic anthropology.
Africa -- Religious life and customs.
Africa -- Social life and customs.
Drama
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1288
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