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| − | ''[[Het Dansende Ezeltje]]'' is a full-length [[Dutch]] children's play by Erik Vos () | + | ''[[Het Dansende Ezeltje]]'' is a full-length [[Dutch]] children's play by Erik Vos (1929-)[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Vos] |
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(The title written in lower script as ''[[Het dansende ezeltje]]'' in [[Dutch]] publications). | (The title written in lower script as ''[[Het dansende ezeltje]]'' in [[Dutch]] publications). | ||
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==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Described as a "toneelspel met liedjes voor kinderen", the play is | + | Described as a "toneelspel met liedjes voor kinderen", the play was Vos's first dramatic work and is apparently a full-length adaptation of a one-act play by Léon Chancerel (1886 1965)[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Chancerel] |
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| + | Written in the style of the Italian commedia dell'arte, which Chancerel championed, it tells of a donkey is stolen by two scoundrels, who disguise themselves afterwards in order to sell the stolen donkey back to its original owner. | ||
| + | The [[Dutch]] version published by Heijnis, 1965. | ||
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
| − | Translated into English from the [[Dutch]] by Bill Honeywood as ''[[The Dancing Donkey]]''.[https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/7055] | + | Translated into English from the [[Dutch]] by Bill Honeywood as '''''[[The Dancing Donkey]]'''''.[https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/7055] |
| − | Translated | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] from the [[Dutch]] by [[Wilma Stockenström]] as '''''[[Die Dansende Donkie]]'''''. |
| − | + | ==Performance History in South Africa== | |
| + | 1966: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] by [[PACOFS]] as ''[[Die Dansende Donkie]]'', directed by with [[Henk Hugo]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Francesca Bantock]], [[Marie Pentz]]. | ||
| + | 1967/8: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] by [[PACT Youth Theatre]] as ''[[Die Dansende Donkie]]'', directed by with [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Chancerel | ||
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Het_dansende_ezeltje_toneelspel_met_lied.html?id=BFMQAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Het_dansende_ezeltje_toneelspel_met_lied.html?id=BFMQAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/7055 | https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/7055 | ||
| + | https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Vos | ||
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| + | https://theaterencyclopedie.nl/wiki/Erik_Vos:_Repertoire_-_Regies | ||
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| + | [[George Ballot]] scrapbooks. (Provisionally held in the [[ESAT Archive]], with the kind permission of Prof Muller Ballot[http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/ballotm.html] and consulted 2024-1925). | ||
''PACOFS Drama 25 Years'', 1963-1988 | ''PACOFS Drama 25 Years'', 1963-1988 | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 3 March 2025
Het Dansende Ezeltje is a full-length Dutch children's play by Erik Vos (1929-)[1]
(The title written in lower script as Het dansende ezeltje in Dutch publications).
Contents
The original text
Described as a "toneelspel met liedjes voor kinderen", the play was Vos's first dramatic work and is apparently a full-length adaptation of a one-act play by Léon Chancerel (1886 1965)[2]
Written in the style of the Italian commedia dell'arte, which Chancerel championed, it tells of a donkey is stolen by two scoundrels, who disguise themselves afterwards in order to sell the stolen donkey back to its original owner.
The Dutch version published by Heijnis, 1965.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English from the Dutch by Bill Honeywood as The Dancing Donkey.[3]
Translated into Afrikaans from the Dutch by Wilma Stockenström as Die Dansende Donkie.
Performance History in South Africa
1966: Performed in Afrikaans by PACOFS as Die Dansende Donkie, directed by with Henk Hugo, Wilson Dunster, Francesca Bantock, Marie Pentz.
1967/8: Performed in Afrikaans by PACT Youth Theatre as Die Dansende Donkie, directed by with [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]].
Sources
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Chancerel
https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/7055
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Vos
https://theaterencyclopedie.nl/wiki/Erik_Vos:_Repertoire_-_Regies
George Ballot scrapbooks. (Provisionally held in the ESAT Archive, with the kind permission of Prof Muller Ballot[4] and consulted 2024-1925).
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
