Browsing Research articles (Dept of English) by Subject "Performance"

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  • Styles and levels of acting in Zimbabwean traditional performances 

    Omoregie, F-K. (University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
    In this paper, I intend to support Schechner's (1988:197) argument that "to be in trance is not to be out of control", and that in trance or possession the performer does exhibit elements of acting. Schechner mentions that ...

  • Voicing the text: South African oral poetry and performance 

    Pongweni, A. (Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2000)
    This article is about how communities living within the same borders and planet view each other and is mainly concerned about Southern Africa. The article goes further to say social groups are partly defined by our stories, ...