Collaborating in No man's land : an enquiry towards creating an environment for 'equal' collaboration between international partners in an applied theatre project

This dissertation is an enquiry towards creating an environment for 'equal' collaboration between international partners in an applied theatre project. As a direct case study, I used my master's fieldwork project, No-man's land, a theatre project involving performers from South Africa and The Netherlands. The problematics of international exchanges in which people, resources and art works are brought together over long distances, generates issues around power, culture and the performing arts which demand attention from project partners. The term 'No Man's Land' isthe metaphor developed throughout this dissertation in order to conceptualise the space of collaboration, as well as the mentality such a collaboration necessitates. The focus here is on international collaboration projects within the field of applied theatre that have the potential to unite artists from different backgrounds to explore issues of mutual interest through theatre processes and performances.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Drama

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Streek, Katy

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Morris, Gay

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8257

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8257