Physical Theatre consumption and the advent of the ‘Festivore’
A case study of audience attendance at the South African National Arts Festival
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14960967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Antrobus (0000-0002-4031-5563, Rhodes University, corresponding author), Jeanette Snowball (Rhodes University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 327-344 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1013-7548 • E-ISSN: 2163-7660 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10137548.2010.9687937 |
| OpenAlex | W1988779630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
Coupled with a decline in government and consumer support and disparity between value and funding of the arts, theatre companies in South Africa can no longer rely on external subsidies to finance productions (Visser 2005; Snowball & Willis 2006). Despite this apparent dilemma, the proliferation of festivals has provided a new means to support and even promote theatre in South Africa, reaching a newer audience that has extended from a small, loyal theatre-going exclusive to a vast, eclectic festival public. If one wants to find a cultural democratisation of theatre and the arts in South Africa then, one should not look at the old theatre establishments of the past, but rather look to festivals as a new and dynamic way theatre is being democratised and brought to the people - to the festinos (Van Graan 2007; Mahomed 2009)
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Let’s be festive
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Cultural omnivorousness as a combination of highbrow, pop, and folk elements
Social status and cultural consumption in the United States
Problems in comparative research
Social Differentiation in Musical Taste Patterns
Understanding Cultural Omnivorousness
Social Class and Cultural Mobility
The Omnivore Thesis Revisited
Cultural Consumption Patterns in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |