The Turner-Schechner Model of Performance as Social Drama
A Re-Examination in the Light of Anlo-Ewe Halo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5774041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Avorgbedor (corresponding author), Daniel Kodzo Avorgbedor |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 144-155 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in African Literatures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-5210 • E-ISSN: 1527-2044 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/ral.2005.0026 |
| OpenAlex | W4235129580 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay isolates dramaturgic procedures in Anlo-Ewe haló performance and evaluates them along the hypothetical and theoretical ideas of Victor Turner and Richard Schechner. The procedures are situated in their significant social and aesthetic formulations and along the manner in which they enhance the communication of dramatic impulse. The influence of the social framework, the deliberate framing or staging (with set rules and procedures), and the competitive engagement of rival groups in haló will clarify the notion of "social drama," as propounded in the works of Turner (The Anthropology of Performance; The Drums of Affliction; Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors; and From Ritual to Theatre) and Schechner (Performative Circumstances; Essays on Performance Theory; and Performance Theory). I will begin with a summary of the components of haló
Framing (construction · Performance studies · Performative utterance · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |