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 . The entire body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]]. The late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc., and these are often counted as Afrikaans and English (or Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu, etc.). In the case of performances, this usually includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation or adaptation.
-. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]] [[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity,  the notion of some kind of (predominantly) [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g.  the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.
+. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]] [[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity,  the notion of some kind of (predominantly) [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g.  the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the [[Dutch]] and/or [[Afrikaans]] by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.
 An additional factor in the latter category is of course the fact that so many South Africans are proficiently bi- or multi-lingual. Afrikaans-speaking performers for example, often also perform in English productions.

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-For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, [[Afrikaans Theatre]] ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in Afrikaans'' by South Africans. This may include [[Afrikaans]] language translations of texts from other languages.
+For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, [[Afrikaans Theatre]] ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in the [[Afrikaans]] language (or a regional variant of it)'' by South Africans. Depending on the focus, this may include [[Afrikaans]] language translations of texts from other languages when speaking of performances.
 ''More specifically the term can refer to:''
-. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.
+. The entire body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]]. The late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc., and these are often counted as Afrikaans and English (or Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu, etc.). In the case of performances, this usually includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation or adaptation.
-. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]] [[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity,  the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g.  the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.
+. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]] [[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity,  the notion of some kind of (predominantly) [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g.  the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.

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	1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.		1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.

−	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]][[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.	+	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]] [[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.

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	1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.		1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.

−	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African theatre system]] encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.	+	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African]][[theatre system]] or [[theatre industry]], encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.

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	1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.		1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.

−	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a sub-~~sytem~~ of the overarching [[South African theatre system]] encompasses not only the works and their publication and performance, but also the ~~performers~~, the ~~directors~~, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of cultural pride and of creativity.	+	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a [[sub-system]] of the overarching [[South African theatre system]] encompasses not only the particular works and their publication and [[performance]], but also the [[performer]]s, the [[director]]s, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, including the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[theatre systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of intense cultural pride and of creativity within each of those communities.

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	For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, [[Afrikaans Theatre]] ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in Afrikaans'' by South Africans. This may include [[Afrikaans]] language translations of texts from other languages.		For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, [[Afrikaans Theatre]] ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in Afrikaans'' by South Africans. This may include [[Afrikaans]] language translations of texts from other languages.
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		+	More specifically the term can refer to:
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		+	1. The large body of theatrical work published and/or performed in the language of [[Afrikaans]] (or at least predominantly in [[Afrikaans]], for the late 20th century saw the rise of many multilingual and/or cross-cultural plays, films, TV programmes, etc.). This in many instances includes foreign works in [[Afrikaans]] translation.
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		+	2. The specific and separate [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]] which (as a sub-sytem of the overarching [[South African theatre system]] encompasses not only the works and their publication and performance, but also the performers, the directors, the designers and all other supporting administrative systems, the audiences, the festivals, the critical systems and so on. Though not a formally constituted entity, the notion of some kind of [[Afrikaans]] [[theatre system]], which differs from other [[systems]], (e.g. the [[Dutch]], [[English]], French, German, [[Sotho]], [[Zulu]], [[Xhosa]], and so on), has existed from the late 19th century, and is still generally accepted today - despite the ostensible "democratization" of the South African rainbow nation. The concept of a language specific has at times of course been a means of exclusion (the Dutch and/or Afrikaans by the English and ''vice versa''; the Xhosa by the English and Afrikaans systems, and ''vice versa''. However, it has also been a source of cultural pride and of creativity.
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	See also '''[[Afrikaans]]'''		See also '''[[Afrikaans]]'''

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−	For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, [[Afrikaans Theatre]] ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in Afrikaans'' by South Africans. This may include Afrikaans language translations of texts from other languages.	+	For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, [[Afrikaans Theatre]] ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in Afrikaans'' by South Africans. This may include [[Afrikaans]] language translations of texts from other languages.

	See also '''[[Afrikaans]]'''		See also '''[[Afrikaans]]'''

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	+	For the purposes of this encyclopaedia, '''[[Afrikaans Theatre]]''' ([[Afrikaanse Teater]] or [[Afrikaanse Toneel]]) normally refers to theatrical work and performances created and staged ''in Afrikaans'' by South Africans. This may include Afrikaans language translations of texts from other languages.
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	+	See also '''[[Afrikaans]]'''
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