South African drama and theatre heritage (part II): what does the future hold?
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Keuris, Marisa
Kruger, Lida
Issue Date
2014-01-28
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Article
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en
Keywords
theatre archive , ECLAP , NTLive , Routledge Performance Archive , digital archive
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In Part I, ‘A map of where we find ourselves’, the focus was firstly on providing a
theoretical substantiation for the new technological approach towards cultural heritage
(including the performance arts); secondly, to give a short historical overview of the
South African drama and theatre heritage; and thirdly, to survey the current situation
with regard to drama and theatre preservation in South Africa. In Part II the focus is on
the future: how can the many issues and problems currently experienced in terms of
the preservation of our drama and theatre heritage in South Africa be addressed? The
answer lies in the technological advances made in the field of performance heritage
over the past two decades. Although there are numerous excellent examples of
theatre archives internationally (especially in the USA, UK and Europe), in this article
we focus on three exceptional initiatives, namely: (1) ECLAP (e-library for
performing arts); (2) National Theatre Live, London, UK; and (3) the Routledge
Performance Archive (UK). We hope that foregrounding these initiatives will inspire
our own South African theatre practitioners and researchers to see the value of
these developments for our own drama and theatre heritage. The article concludes with
an invitation to all interested parties to participate in a project entitled SA Drama and
Theatre Heritage launched at Unisa in 2012 by the Department of Afrikaans and
Theory of Literature in collaboration with the Unisa Library (Archive).
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Marisa Keuris & Lida Krüger (2014) South African drama and theatre heritage (part II): what does the future hold?, South African Theatre Journal, 27:2, 86-94, DOI: 10.1080/10137548.2014.876805
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Taylor & Francis
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2163-7660