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| − | An improvised play utilizing mime, mimetic sounds, dance, songs, storytelling and minimalist techniques to address the extinction of the white rhino. First performed at *1989, then toured the country. The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]]) | + | An improvised play utilizing mime, mimetic sounds, dance, songs, storytelling and minimalist techniques to address the extinction of the white rhino. First performed at *1989, then toured the country. The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]]), ''[[Plays for a New South Africa]]'' (Ed [[David Graver]]) (Indiana University Press, 1999) and ''[[Nicholas Ellenbogen's Horn of Sorrow and Elephant of Africa]]'' (edited by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Liz Szymczak]], published by [[Theatre for Africa]] in 2003). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Horing van Hartseer]]'' by [[Frans Swart]] and [[Christien Coetzee]] | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Horing van Hartseer]]'' by [[Frans Swart]] and [[Christien Coetzee]] and published by [[Theatre for Africa]] in ''[[Horing van Hartseer en Olifant van Afrika]]'', a collection compiled for Western Cape schools, edited with notes by [[Anina Joubert]]. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 06:57, 8 October 2022
Horn of Sorrow is an ecological play by Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa.
Contents
The original text
An improvised play utilizing mime, mimetic sounds, dance, songs, storytelling and minimalist techniques to address the extinction of the white rhino. First performed at *1989, then toured the country. The performance text is contained in Volume Two of The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa (privately published by Theatre for Africa), Plays for a New South Africa (Ed David Graver) (Indiana University Press, 1999) and Nicholas Ellenbogen's Horn of Sorrow and Elephant of Africa (edited by Nicholas Ellenbogen and Liz Szymczak, published by Theatre for Africa in 2003).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Horing van Hartseer by Frans Swart and Christien Coetzee and published by Theatre for Africa in Horing van Hartseer en Olifant van Afrika, a collection compiled for Western Cape schools, edited with notes by Anina Joubert.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Theatre for Africa. (n.d.) The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa Claremont, Cape Town.
Nicholas Ellenbogen and Liz Szymczak (eds). 2003. Nicholas Ellenbogen's Horn of Sorrow and Elephant of Africa. Cape Town: Theatre for Africa.
Anina Joubert (ed). 2003. Nicholas Ellenbogen: Horing van Hartseer en Olifant van Afrika. Cape Town: Theatre for Africa
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