East African Soul Train : producing performance and creating atmosphere. / Spowage, Poppy.
In: Research in Drama Education, Vol. 24, No. 4, 13.08.2019, p. 490-500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
East African Soul Train : producing performance and creating atmosphere. / Spowage, Poppy.
In: Research in Drama Education, Vol. 24, No. 4, 13.08.2019, p. 490-500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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