The Repurposed Pantomime: Exploiting aesthetic distance and playfulness via Brechtian dialectics to engage young adult audiences

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The Repurposed Pantomime: Exploiting aesthetic distance and playfulness via Brechtian dialectics to engage young adult audiences

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<b>This thesis seeks to explore the dramaturgical approaches and outcomes related to a pantomime created especially for young adults (aged 13 to 20). The theoretical aspect of the thesis looks at pantomime through the lens of dramaturgy, psychology and cognitive science i.e. the propensity for the pantomime to be subversive in form and content- its light hearted entertainment value masking the multi-layered avenues for political and social commentary, the aesthetic distance it maintains with ...

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Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2022

Creator

Shekinah Jacob

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_Repurposed_Pantomime_Exploiting_aesthetic_distance_and_p...

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Drama, theatre and performance studies / Pantomime / Brechtian dialectics / young adult audiences / School: School of English, Film, Theatre, Media Studies and Art History / Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies / Degree Discipline: Theatre / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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