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| − | ''La Ronde'' by German playwright Arthur Schnitzler [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schnitzler] (1862-1931). ''Reigen'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_%28play%29] (''La Ronde''; ''Hands Around'') (written 1896-97, printed 1900). The play consists of ten sketches - ten private meetings between ten couples. It scrutinizes the sexual morals and class ideology of its day through a series of encounters between pairs of characters (shown before or after a sexual encounter). By choosing characters across all levels of society, the play offers social commentary on how sexual contact transgresses boundaries of class. Schnitzler's play was not publicly performed until 1920, on 23 December 1920 in Berlin and 1 February 1921 in Vienna. The play elicited violent critical and popular reactions against its subject matter. The titles of the play—in German ''Reigen'' and in French ''La Ronde'' refer to a round dance, as portrayed in the English nursery rhyme Ring a Ring o' Roses.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1978: ''The Eternal Dance'', the adaptation by [[Brian Astbury]] was directed, designed and lit by him, at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in 1978, starring [[Gillian Burl]], [[Andrea Fine]], [[Peter Fourie]], [[Errol Hart]], [[Bill Jervis]] and [[Corinne Willoughby]]. Costumes by [[Birrie le Roux]].
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| − | 1987: Baxter Theatre/Chacma production directed by [[Mark Legward]] starring himself with [[Odette Leat]], [[Gaye Barbour]], [[Tim Mahoney]], [[Kathy Clark]].
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| − | 2013: [[Jacqui Singer]] with UCT students, Arena Theatre , Cape Town.
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| − | ''Liefdeskringloop'', directed by [[James Blankenberg]], assisted by [[Shirley Ellis]], was performed at the UCT Arena in May/June 1985. Costume and set design by [[Marthinus Basson]]. Cast members were [[Alexandra Murphy]], [[Mark Fleishman]], [[Anna-Mart van der Merwe]], [[Robert Finlayson]], [[Sandi Schultz]], [[Lionel Newton]], [[Susan Dall]], [[Gideon de Wet]], [[Isadora Verwey]], [[Mark Hoeben]].
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| − | ''Mallemeulwals'' was first performed at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch in January 1998, directed by [[Ilse van Hemert]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Ian Roberts]] and dancers [[Samantha Pienaar]] and [[Lannon Prigge]]. Lighting designer and stage manager [[Kobus Rossouw]], costumes by [[René Fourie]]. The same production was staged in the [[Thabong Theatre]] at [[The Civic]] in February 1998 and at the [[KKNK]] later in 1998.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Adapted as ''[[The Eternal Dance]]'' by [[Brian Astbury]].
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| − | Translated by [[James Blanckenberg]] into [[Afrikaans]], titled ''Liefdeskringloop''.
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| − | Translated from the German into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Arnold Blumer]] with the title ''Mallemeulwals''.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_(play)
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| − | ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
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| − | ''Liefdeskringloop'' programme, 1985
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| − | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''
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| − | ''Mallemeulwals'' theatre programme, 1998.
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 R|R]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
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