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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Drama) by Issue Date
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Pretorius, Hermanus
(University of Pretoria, 1994)
When the National Party came into power in 1948, Apartheid began to influence
all facets of South African life, also that of the theatre. This study documents
Apartheid legislation and the resistance against it, then ...
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Scott, Georgina
(University of Pretoria, 2002)
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Le Grange, Rene
(University of Pretoria, 2005-08-11)
The aim of this research project was to determine and describe the challenges and advantages presented to artists taking part in student theatre festivals as well as the challenges and advantages presented to the organisers ...
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Zeeman, Estelle
(University of Pretoria, 2006-12-15)
The purpose of this thesis is to substantiate the hypothetical development of a community radio station for a South African National Park, such as the Kruger National Park and to design the programming. As such the thesis ...
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Broodryk, Chris Willem
(University of Pretoria, 2007-08-21)
The cinematic experience is often an emotional or ‘felt’ experience. In the aftermath of the film, it is challenging to indicate precisely how I was guided to react emotionally to the film. This study presents an investigation ...
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Smuts, Jacqui
(University of Pretoria, 2008)
AFRIKAANS : Die studie ondersoek magiese realisme se bydrae tot die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In. Binêre geslagsopposisies dra by tot die konstruksie van gemarginaliseerde ...
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Maritz, Gerrit Ulrich
(University of Pretoria, 2010)
This dissertation positions Community Theatre as an agency for development and education based on the educational principles of Freire and Boal’s Theatre for Development. The dissertation argues that Appreciative Inquiry ...
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McCaul-Dommisse, Hermien
(University of Pretoria, 2010-04-14)
AFRIKAANS: Die ondersoek na die dramaturg en sy gemeenskap gaan uit van die veronderstelling dat die toneel nie net ‘n verbygaande vermaaklikheidsvorm is nie maar ‘n noodsaaklike en sinvolle uitingsvorm van die gemeenskapslewe ...
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Stemmet, Carl
(University of Pretoria, 2012-01-18)
This study investigates the manner in which cinematic visual translation styles can be used to incorporate dominant and subversive historical versions in fictional narratives constructed within the conspiracy film genre. ...
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Jacobs, Nicolaas Hendrik
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
When portraying a character in a fictional world the actor is faced with many challenges. To circumvent these challenges, he must become congruent with the reality of the fictional world. In order to do so, the actor has ...
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Van den Berg, Celia
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
Adolescence is a turbulent time and a critical transformational phase during which
major physical, emotional, cognitive and social shifts occur. The objective of this
study is to explore ways in which female adolescents ...
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Moseki, Goitumetswe Selina
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
This study interrogates the construction of the black female action hero in contemporary American mainstream action cinema, with specific reference to the films Catwoman and Colombiana, as well as the X-Men trilogy.
In ...
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Bezuidenhout, Tamara Louise Kenny
(University of Pretoria, 2013-03-07)
This dissertation explores the ways in which Janice Honeyman’s 2007 Swashbuckling Adventure, Peter Pan, The Pantomime represents notions of nation and identity in post-apartheid South Africa. In order to accomplish this, ...
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Steyn, Morné
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
A significant part of an actor’s craft is creating and presenting characters with substantial credibility in order to stimulate a belief in the character from the point of view of an audience member (McGaw 1975; McGaw et ...
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Van Wyk, Laetitia
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
This study investigates the use of drama-in-education (hereafter DIE) to explore the ways in
which South African adolescents construct and perform gender identity. The study provides a
brief outline of Life Orientation ...
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Haskins, Nicola
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This study attempts to document my emerging choreographic signature through a qualitative,
practice-based autoethnographic approach. It describes and examines three of my
choreographic works One-way (2010), As night falls ...
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Jordaan, Odia
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This dissertation explores the ways in which playback theatre can interrogate the relationships between dominant and personal discourses within an adolescent focus group with specific reference to personal responsibility ...
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Davel, Anitra Michelle
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
The aim of this research is to trace how the theatrical translation process, specifically within the genre of musical theatre, can be systematically approached by a director. Through practice-led research, this study ...
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De Wet, Micia
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
This study aims to investigate and directorially apply Antonin Artaud's concept
of The Absolute in order to destabilise the victim/perpetrator binary between
the characters Beth and Jake in Sam Shepard's play text, A lie ...
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Rossouw, Esther Alet
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
The resurgence of the discussion and practice of performance art in the past thirty
years has moved towards the digital age and consequently has been met with a
new dimension for exploration: YouTube. This paper investigates ...