Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre

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dc.contributor.advisorMorris, Gayen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLeffler, Ellioten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:34:30Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:34:30Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 79-82).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores the efficacy of workshop theatre processes in nurturing intercultural dialogue among members of a multicultural group. It investigates two kinds of intercultural dialogue - interpersonal dialogue and intergroup dialogue - which, it is argued, are each catalysed by different theatrical processes. Theatre games and improvisations seem to nurture an interpersonal dialogue, in which cultural differences are transcended as group members recognise each other's common humanity. Theatre research, on the other hand, seems more able to nurture an intergroup dialogue, in which group members acknowledge and contextualise cultural differences. At the same time, this dissertation proposes that it is unethical and ultimately ineffective for a facilitator to deliberately nurture a purely-interpersonal dialogue or a purely-intergroup dialogue. Rather, the group members themselves should determine the nature of the dialogue in which they participate. The dissertation therefore embraces Fred Casmir' s model of third-culture building, which conceptualises the multicultural group as a 'third-culture' that ideally evolves to accomodate the needs of all of its members.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLeffler, E. (2008). <i>Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8162en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLeffler, Elliot. <i>"Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8162en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLeffler, E. 2008. Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Leffler, Elliot AB - This dissertation explores the efficacy of workshop theatre processes in nurturing intercultural dialogue among members of a multicultural group. It investigates two kinds of intercultural dialogue - interpersonal dialogue and intergroup dialogue - which, it is argued, are each catalysed by different theatrical processes. Theatre games and improvisations seem to nurture an interpersonal dialogue, in which cultural differences are transcended as group members recognise each other's common humanity. Theatre research, on the other hand, seems more able to nurture an intergroup dialogue, in which group members acknowledge and contextualise cultural differences. At the same time, this dissertation proposes that it is unethical and ultimately ineffective for a facilitator to deliberately nurture a purely-interpersonal dialogue or a purely-intergroup dialogue. Rather, the group members themselves should determine the nature of the dialogue in which they participate. The dissertation therefore embraces Fred Casmir' s model of third-culture building, which conceptualises the multicultural group as a 'third-culture' that ideally evolves to accomodate the needs of all of its members. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre TI - Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8162 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8162
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLeffler E. Devising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatre. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8162en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Dramaen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTheatre and Performanceen_ZA
dc.titleDevising dialogue : structuring intercultural encounters through the process of workshop theatreen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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