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| − | = Pantomime as concept =
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| − | The term has a range of meanings, including:
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| − | 1 The art or technique of communicating emotions, actions, feelings, and so without words, using only gestures, movements and facial expressions - i.e. as the equivalent of the word "Mime"[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mime] - which its the more commonly used term today.
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| − | 2 As a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music.
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| − | 3 Most often defined today as an exotic form of entertainment for the entire family which is remotely based on a fairy tale or familiar story, but padded with popular songs, topical comedy and peopled with cross-dressed men and women.
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| − | '''For a comprehensive popular overview, see for example the entry on "Pantomime" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime].'''
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| − | '''See also [[Harlequin]]'''
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| − | = Pantomime in South Africa =
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| − | Because of socio-political ties with Britain, pantomime became part of the South African theatre tradition in the 19th century.
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| − | ==Beginnings in the 19th Century ==
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| − | The first locally written pantomime in South Africa was performed in 1813, entitled ''[[The Siege of Troy]]'' and written by Boniface. [[Sefton Parry]] introduced the tradition of a seasonal pantomime with his production of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' in 1857. In the 1870s and 1880s it was mainly the United Service Dramatic Company of Captain [[Disney Roebuck]] that gave annual pantomimes.
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| − | == Early 20th century ==
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| − | During the First World War the seasonal pantomimes were mainly produced by the [[J.C. Williamson]] organisation and the local impresario Leonard Rayne. They initiated the tradition of mounting a pantomime to tour the main centres. This tradition continued by African Theatres, was brought to an end by the depression of the 1930s.
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| − | Amateur dramatic societies started to produce pantomimes I 1935, a practice which gained momentum in the late 1950s. After 1955 when [[African Consolidated Theatres]] did their last pantomime, amateur dramatic companies became mainly responsible for staging pantomimes.
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| − | == Pantomimes on ice ==
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| − | These were introduced in 1953 by [[African Consolidated Theatres]].
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| − | ==From 1960 till 1993==
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| − | In Durban, during the 1960s [[Marjorie Chase]] developed this entertainment further. * This trend was only changed in 1980 when [[NAPAC]] staged ''[[Cinderella]]'' by [[John Moss]], the leading local panto scriptwright.
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| − | During the 1990s [[PACT]] produced pantomimes in English and [[Afrikaans]] with [[Janice Honeyman]] as scriptwriter and [[Nerina Ferreira]] as translator (in the case of [[Afrikaans]]).
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| − | == From 1994 onwards ==
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| − | =Sources=
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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| − | [[Marie Kruger|M.S. Kruger]]. 1997. ''Tradisionele elemente en kontemporêre tendense in die pantomime: 'n teater-historiese ondersoek''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Stellenbosch: [[University of Stellenbosch]].
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| − | [[Marie Kruger|M.S. Kruger]]. 2000. English pantomime: reflections on a dynamic tradition. ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', 14:146-173.
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| − | [[Marie Kruger|M.S. Kruger]]. 2003. Pantomime in South Africa: the British tradition and the local flavour. ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', 17:129-152.
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