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A Contended Space: The Theatre of Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente

Robert Mshengu Kavanagh

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Description:Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente [1932-2004] was the most successful entrepreneur and his plays the most popular in the history of South African theatre. This book describes and assesses his phenomenal achievement and traces his development in the context of the growth of indigenous South African theatre and the social and cultural history which produced it from the earliest beginnings up to the present time. In doing so Kavanagh makes use of resources not hitherto accessible, including the scripts and music of some of his plays. "In the rich and detailed tapestry of South African theatre there once stood a giant. In his early and midcareer he was honoured and applauded and celebrated. Then he was rejected, neglected, and spurned. Then he re-merged and audiences were reminded of his skill and prowess and towering talent. Then he faded away again, to end his days neglected and virtually forgotten...In the final sentences of this meticulously detailed work aimed at rehabilitating the giant and repositioning him in that tapestry, Robert Mshengu Kavanagh suggests that few things could be more shameful or sad than that South Africans should neglect the claim of the giant, Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente and others like him to be remembered for his extraordinary achievements...Kavanagh shows us in impressive detail how this icon of professional theatre deserves our ongoing applause, and deserves rehabilitation as one of the great achievers in South African theatre"—Ian Steadman, former Professor and Chair of Dramatic Art at the University of the Witwatersrand, author of numerous essays on South African theatre during the 1980s and 1990s, and founding co-editor of the South African Theatre Journal , is retired and lives in Oxford, UK. "Robert Mshengu Kavanagh’s well-researched book is a look at South Africa’s theatre over the last 60 years or even more and covers aspects of the theatre that only a person who has had a front row seat can. With this book Mshengu claims the space to be the single authority on Black South African theatre. Mshengu is able to trace Kente’s development from his early life in the Eastern Cape, tracing and connecting early Xhosa intellectualism and music development, to Kente’s later successes. His [Kavanagh’s] taste and smell of the South African literary and artistic landscape is fresh and refreshing. His book goes on to demonstrate that no one has before or after had the success in permeating Black society through theatre, the way that Kente did. Mshengu paints a very vivid picture of the plays and the meaning behind them. writings and insights of the time. The last part of the book tries to put into perspective Kente’s life and his politics. A Contended Space will surely fill a gaping hole in our literary and theatrical history—Duma kaNdlovu history"—Duma kaNdlovu, poet, writer, journalist and theatre, film and television writer and director. Studied at Hunter College in New York and taught African American Literature (at Stoneybrook University in NY). Established the Woza Afrika Foundation to raise money in support of black theatre in South Africa and organised the Woza Afrika Theatre Festival at Lincoln Center Theatre, which featured six black South African plays, which were published in an anthology compiled and introduced by Ndlovu entitled, Woza Afrika (1986]. Returned to South Africa in 1992. Casting Director for the Hollywood blockbuster, The Lion King, and producer and writer of the popular television drama, Muvhango,We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Contended Space: The Theatre of Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente. To get started finding A Contended Space: The Theatre of Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 460

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1539803120

Description: Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente [1932-2004] was the most successful entrepreneur and his plays the most popular in the history of South African theatre. This book describes and assesses his phenomenal achievement and traces his development in the context of the growth of indigenous South African theatre and the social and cultural history which produced it from the earliest beginnings up to the present time. In doing so Kavanagh makes use of resources not hitherto accessible, including the scripts and music of some of his plays. "In the rich and detailed tapestry of South African theatre there once stood a giant. In his early and midcareer he was honoured and applauded and celebrated. Then he was rejected, neglected, and spurned. Then he re-merged and audiences were reminded of his skill and prowess and towering talent. Then he faded away again, to end his days neglected and virtually forgotten...In the final sentences of this meticulously detailed work aimed at rehabilitating the giant and repositioning him in that tapestry, Robert Mshengu Kavanagh suggests that few things could be more shameful or sad than that South Africans should neglect the claim of the giant, Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente and others like him to be remembered for his extraordinary achievements...Kavanagh shows us in impressive detail how this icon of professional theatre deserves our ongoing applause, and deserves rehabilitation as one of the great achievers in South African theatre"—Ian Steadman, former Professor and Chair of Dramatic Art at the University of the Witwatersrand, author of numerous essays on South African theatre during the 1980s and 1990s, and founding co-editor of the South African Theatre Journal , is retired and lives in Oxford, UK. "Robert Mshengu Kavanagh’s well-researched book is a look at South Africa’s theatre over the last 60 years or even more and covers aspects of the theatre that only a person who has had a front row seat can. With this book Mshengu claims the space to be the single authority on Black South African theatre. Mshengu is able to trace Kente’s development from his early life in the Eastern Cape, tracing and connecting early Xhosa intellectualism and music development, to Kente’s later successes. His [Kavanagh’s] taste and smell of the South African literary and artistic landscape is fresh and refreshing. His book goes on to demonstrate that no one has before or after had the success in permeating Black society through theatre, the way that Kente did. Mshengu paints a very vivid picture of the plays and the meaning behind them. writings and insights of the time. The last part of the book tries to put into perspective Kente’s life and his politics. A Contended Space will surely fill a gaping hole in our literary and theatrical history—Duma kaNdlovu history"—Duma kaNdlovu, poet, writer, journalist and theatre, film and television writer and director. Studied at Hunter College in New York and taught African American Literature (at Stoneybrook University in NY). Established the Woza Afrika Foundation to raise money in support of black theatre in South Africa and organised the Woza Afrika Theatre Festival at Lincoln Center Theatre, which featured six black South African plays, which were published in an anthology compiled and introduced by Ndlovu entitled, Woza Afrika (1986]. Returned to South Africa in 1992. Casting Director for the Hollywood blockbuster, The Lion King, and producer and writer of the popular television drama, Muvhango,We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Contended Space: The Theatre of Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente. To get started finding A Contended Space: The Theatre of Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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