| Description |
1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies |
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Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies
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| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part I -- 1. The political is personal: Smal Ndaba and Phyllis Klotz in thumbnail portraits of origins and orientations -- Putting people first: Personal introductions -- Growing up in the apartheid decades -- Entering the world of work -- Klotz and Ndaba meet in the foyer of the market theatre and plan to work together on So Where To? in Perth -- Notes -- References -- 2. Founding Sibikwa: A professional partnership tempered in the forge of apartheid's final years |
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Aligned artists converged in Gaborone (1982) and Amsterdam (1987) -- Intensified resistance and oppression in South Africa -- So Where To? and the founding of Sibikwa Arts Centre -- 1990-1994: The unbanning of the ANC, extended negotiations, and the first democratic election -- Sibikwa's work 1990-1994 -- Notes -- References -- 3. Democracy, the first decade: The Mandela-Mbeki years (1994-2005) -- Individual and collective covenants in rites of passage -- Situating Sibikwa within South Africa's global integration and transition to democratic governance |
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Human rights and the public presentation of personal narratives -- Notes -- References -- 4. ""The Trouble with Freedom"": Mbeki's dream of an African Renaissance, nation-building, and issues surrounding HIV/AIDS in South Africa -- Towards an African renaissance and the nation-building initiatives -- Activism in a new key as a response to the emerging social crisis of HIV and AIDS -- Notes -- References -- 5. Issues of governance, policy, delivery, and accountability escalate: Sibikwa responds to developments in arts and culture policy documents and continues theatre-in-education projects |
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Political promises and failures in delivery: A critique of a decade of ANC governance by Mamphela Ramphele -- Problems with policy and delivery: The evolution of an arts and culture policy document -- 2006-2009: Sibikwa's theatre-in-education projects with productions for high school learners -- Notes -- References -- 6. The struggle for social justice in confronting gender-based violence and strategies of intensifying an African cultural heritage as the project moves into the future -- Issues of governance and leadership at macro and micro-levels |
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Women's issues and gender-based violence: Two Sibikwa plays -- Advancing African languages, heritage, and culture -- Festivals, fostering partnerships and dialogues: Outreach and conferences -- The spirit of Sibikwa -- Conclusion: ""... the struggle of memory against forgetting -- Notes -- References -- Appendix 1: A chronology of major political events, cultural developments, and Sibikwa plays -- Part II -- 7. Governance of Sibikwa Arts Centre: A reflection on the agility, progress, and longevity of the organisation -- Introduction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Brief historical, policy, and organisational context (challenges, transitions, and successes) |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ndaba, Smal
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| ISBN |
9781000806748 |
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100080674X |
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