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First known production of an original ballet-pantomime to be staged in South Africa. It was choreographed and staged by a [[Mr Petersen|J.L. Petersen]] and his pupils in the [[Afrikaansche Schouwburg]] on Monday 28 June , 1802,  in celebration of the King's birthday. It was performed alongside ''[[Little Hunchback, or A Frolic in Bagdad]]'' (O'Keefe), ''[[The Interlude of the Magic Zone]]'' and [[The Devil to Pay, or Metamorphised]] (Coffey).  
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''[[The Cunning Wife, or The Lover in the Sack]]'' is the first known production of an original ''ballet-pantomime''(or ''ballet d'action''[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_d%27action]) to be staged in South Africa.  
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The provenance of the original text is unknown, but it was choreographed and staged by a [[Mr Petersen|J.L. Petersen]] and his pupils in the [[Afrikaansche Schouwburg]] on Monday 28 June , 1802,  in celebration of the King's birthday. It was performed alongside ''[[The Little Hunchback, or A Frolic in Bagdad]]'' (O'Keeffe), the interlude of ''[[The Magic Zone]]'' and ''[[The Devil to Pay, or The Wives Metamorphosed]]'' (Coffey).  
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp 68-9.  
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_d%27action
  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.68-9., 109
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 21 April 2017

The Cunning Wife, or The Lover in the Sack is the first known production of an original ballet-pantomime(or ballet d'action[1]) to be staged in South Africa.

The provenance of the original text is unknown, but it was choreographed and staged by a J.L. Petersen and his pupils in the Afrikaansche Schouwburg on Monday 28 June , 1802, in celebration of the King's birthday. It was performed alongside The Little Hunchback, or A Frolic in Bagdad (O'Keeffe), the interlude of The Magic Zone and The Devil to Pay, or The Wives Metamorphosed (Coffey).


Sources

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_d%27action

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.68-9., 109

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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