Theatre of struggle and transformation
A critical investigation into the power of oral traditions as used by director Mark Fleishman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14960985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kati Francis (University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 102-127 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10137548.2006.9687828 |
| OpenAlex | W2038669238 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
In 1991 Mark Fleishman wrote his Masters dissertation on Workshop Theatre in 1980s South Africa. The focus of his investigation was an analysis of the connections between Workshop Theatre and both the African oral and European carnivalesque traditions. From this analysis Fleishman realised that the formulae of oral traditions fit the model of workshop theatre and that both of these contain powerful tools for the making of theatre for the people. In a later article (1997) Fleishman continued to express his belief in the need for a physical, dialogical theatre of struggle and transformation as a collective mode of expression. This he sees as essential to the quest for 'freedom' within the constantly evolving and complex socio-political context of South Africa
Aesthetics · Art · Carnivalesque · Dialogical self · Drama · Epistemology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theatre studies · History · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · South African History and Culture · Theatre and Performance Studies
The rock art of southern Africa
Images of power
Rabelais and his world
Oral Poetry
Orality and Literacy
Carnival
Carnival and the Carnivalesque
Carnival and the Carnivalesque
Physical Images in the South African Theatre
From the Savoy to Soweto
Workshop Theatre as Oppositional Form
The Drama of Hunting and Healing
Theatrical Possibilities of the Traditional Xhosa Iintsomi
Nature and Variety of Tribal Drama
Images of Power
Carnival and the Institutions of Theater in Elizabethan England
Oral literature in Africa
Body and Image in Oral Narrative Performance
Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture
The Drama of South Africa
Xhosa Oral Poetry
| 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 |