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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]]" - 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 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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| − | == 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 changes in 1980 when [[NAPAC]] staged [[Cinderella]] by [[John Moss]], the leading local panto scriptwright. During the 1990s [[PACT]] produced pantomimes in English and Afrikaans with [[Janice Honeyman]] as scriptwright and [[Nerina Fereira]] as translator.
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| − | === From 1994 onwards ===
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| − | See Bosman, 1928 and 1980; Greyvenstein, 19** and Kruger, 199*)
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
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