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| − | ''La Ronde'' by Arthur Schnitzler. | + | ''La Ronde'' by German playwright Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931). ''Reigen'' (''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 == | ||
| + | 1987 Baxter Theatre/Chacma production directed by [[Mark Legward]] starring himself with [[Odette Leat]], [[Gaye Barbour]], [[Tim Mahoney]], [[Kathy Clark]]. | ||
2013 [[Jacqui Singer]] with UCT students, Arena Theatre , Cape Town. | 2013 [[Jacqui Singer]] with UCT students, Arena Theatre , Cape Town. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | Adapted as [[The Eternal Dance]] by [[Brian Astbury]], at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in 197*, with [[Gillian Burl]], [[Andrea Fine]], [[Peter Fourie]], [[Errol Hart]], [[Bill Jervis]] and [[Corinne Willoughby]]. | ||
| − | + | Translated into Afrikaans by [[Arnold Blumer]] with the title ''Mallemeulwals''. It was performed at the [[KKNK]] 1998, directed by [[Ilse van Hemert]], starring [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Ian Roberts]], assisted by [[Samantha Pienaar]] and [[Lannon Prigge]]. | |
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| − | + | == Sources == | |
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_(play) | ||
| + | ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949. | ||
| + | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'' | ||
| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 R|R]] in Plays | + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 R|R]] in Plays II Foreign Plays |
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:27, 21 March 2014
La Ronde by German playwright Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931). Reigen (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.
Performance history in South Africa
1987 Baxter Theatre/Chacma production directed by Mark Legward starring himself with Odette Leat, Gaye Barbour, Tim Mahoney, Kathy Clark.
2013 Jacqui Singer with UCT students, Arena Theatre , Cape Town.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as The Eternal Dance by Brian Astbury, at The Space (Cape Town) in 197*, with Gillian Burl, Andrea Fine, Peter Fourie, Errol Hart, Bill Jervis and Corinne Willoughby.
Translated into Afrikaans by Arnold Blumer with the title Mallemeulwals. It was performed at the KKNK 1998, directed by Ilse van Hemert, starring Sandra Prinsloo and Ian Roberts, assisted by Samantha Pienaar and Lannon Prigge.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_(play)
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to R in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
