Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling

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dc.contributor.advisorTshazibane, Mfundo
dc.contributor.advisorCrewe, Jenni-lee
dc.contributor.authorPlaatjie, Nwabisa
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T15:12:10Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T15:12:10Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-15T02:27:53Z
dc.description.abstractThis research explores the notion of the ntsomi; the oral storytelling custom of amaXhosa, by identifying ten elements listed by various writers as unique to African oral storytelling and weaving these elements into poetics which assist us in tracing how they are used to stage and facilitate conversations around sustainability in the production Xhalanga Blues. The unique African oral storytelling poetics include; contextually, sensitive storytelling; etiological formula usage; deviation or ring composition; an opening formula; orature in the form of narrative proverbs; personal metaphors; riddles and songs; analogous explanations; personification; image-repertoire; extensive use of long speeches or monologues and survival construct. The research further explores the challenges of using these poetics as I try to make sense of my experiences, the visibility of black theatre-makers and self-representation. The research essay is presented as an autoethnographic narrative that hopes to archive my experience, develop a shared understanding of the challenges facing emerging theatre-makers, clarify my values as a theatre maker and centre storytelling as a systemised approach for imagining a dramaturgy of sustainability.
dc.identifier.apacitationPlaatjie, N. (2021). <i>Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33922en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPlaatjie, Nwabisa. <i>"Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33922en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPlaatjie, N. 2021. Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33922en_ZA
dc.identifier.risTY - Master Thesis AU - Plaatjie, Nwabisa AB - This research explores the notion of the ntsomi; the oral storytelling custom of amaXhosa, by identifying ten elements listed by various writers as unique to African oral storytelling and weaving these elements into poetics which assist us in tracing how they are used to stage and facilitate conversations around sustainability in the production Xhalanga Blues. The unique African oral storytelling poetics include; contextually, sensitive storytelling; etiological formula usage; deviation or ring composition; an opening formula; orature in the form of narrative proverbs; personal metaphors; riddles and songs; analogous explanations; personification; image-repertoire; extensive use of long speeches or monologues and survival construct. The research further explores the challenges of using these poetics as I try to make sense of my experiences, the visibility of black theatre-makers and self-representation. The research essay is presented as an autoethnographic narrative that hopes to archive my experience, develop a shared understanding of the challenges facing emerging theatre-makers, clarify my values as a theatre maker and centre storytelling as a systemised approach for imagining a dramaturgy of sustainability. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Theatre and Performance LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - ETD: Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling TI - ETD: Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33922 ER -en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/33922
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPlaatjie N.Exploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33922en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Drama
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectTheatre and Performance
dc.titleExploring meaning in Xhalanga Blues: a theatre of ntsomi palimpsests encouraging sustainable storytelling
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMA
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