Embodied selves : ritual, relationships and identity in theatre production : an ethnographic case
study of <italic toggle= Page 1 SATJ 2005 VOLUME 19 72 Embodied selves: ritual …

Helen Nicholson (2005) aptly describes applied drama and theatre as a gift.
Notwithstanding the contestable meanings that may be attached to the metaphor of a gift …

The work that is reflected on in this paper grew out of my personal connection with the
Khayelitsha community and many years of personal experience in using theatre to …

Young black South Africans living in the townships that surround each city and town in this
country are investing time, energy and talent in making theatre that they perform when the …

In keeping with the auto-ethnographical 1 approach (as postulated by Mitra (2010) and Spry
(2001)) this paper strives to frame physical actions as expressive performance narratives in …

This article aims its attention at interrogating the integrity of choices, the state of identities
and reflects upon notions of selfhood in South African choreographer and dancer Mamela …

The centrality of narrative in identity formation has been the focus of inquiry in many
disciplines (Somers, 1994; Connelly & Clandinin, 1990). Whilst older research read …

This article explores the use of self-study as a methodology for interrogating embodied
practice, in our work as theatre-makers, teachers, and researchers. This approach offers a …

The theatre of the scientific age is in a position to make dialectics into a source of enjoyment.
The unexpectedness of logically progressive or zigzag development, the instability of every …

The central premise of this essay is based on personal experiences in the field of applied
theatre, mostly as projects carried out in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was …