Humour's critical capacity in the context of South African dance, with two related analyses
This thesis spans two fields – South African dance and the philosophy of humour – and attempts to link them through an understanding of their formal mechanisms. I attempt to establish two main ideas: that there is a need for a critical praxis in South African dance, and that humour in dance can be p...
Main Author: | Elliott, Nicola |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Rhodes University
2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013325 |
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