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Creating Democratic Spaces Through Theatre: The Case of Speak Out! 通过戏剧创造民主空间:大声说出来!

Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.23865/noasp.135.ch07

C. Moyo

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Liezel’s story – #NotInMyName: Playback Theatre in Post-apartheid South Africa 列泽尔的故事——#NotInMyName:后种族隔离时代南非的回放剧院

Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.23865/noasp.135.ch12

Kathy Barolsky, Cheraé Halley

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What Role can Physical Theatre Play in Reimagining Democracy in South Africa? 戏剧在重塑南非民主中扮演什么角色?

Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.23865/noasp.135.ch06

Kamogelo Molobye

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Watch Out! Theatre Is Anywhere – Redistributing the Ethics of Arts Education and Applied Theatre 小心!戏剧无处不在——重新分配艺术教育和应用戏剧的伦理

Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.23865/noasp.135.ch01

Kristian Nødtvedt Knudsen, Bjørn Rasmussen

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