TY - JOUR

T1 - East African Soul Train

T2 - producing performance and creating atmosphere

AU - Spowage, Poppy

PY - 2019/8/13

Y1 - 2019/8/13

N2 - Despite a diverse and vibrant contemporary artistic scene, East Africa sees less international exposure than other regions on the continent; this article argues that a new approach to understanding the complexities and value of performance in the region is fundamental to developing the sector. East African Soul Train is a pop-up residency, which takes artists on a journey to connect and collaborate with other artists from across the region and beyond. This paper explores how an emphasis on the production of atmosphere can challenge outcome-based narratives currently driven by academics, funders and practitioners thinking about performance in the region.

AB - Despite a diverse and vibrant contemporary artistic scene, East Africa sees less international exposure than other regions on the continent; this article argues that a new approach to understanding the complexities and value of performance in the region is fundamental to developing the sector. East African Soul Train is a pop-up residency, which takes artists on a journey to connect and collaborate with other artists from across the region and beyond. This paper explores how an emphasis on the production of atmosphere can challenge outcome-based narratives currently driven by academics, funders and practitioners thinking about performance in the region.

KW - Producer, atmosphere, affect, performance, East Africa

U2 - 10.1080/13569783.2019.1653176

DO - 10.1080/13569783.2019.1653176

M3 - Article

VL - 24

SP - 490

EP - 500

JO - Research in Drama Education

JF - Research in Drama Education

SN - 1356-9783

IS - 4

ER -