Sweet grass visions: the combination of trickster and theatre for the transmission of culture

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dc.contributor.advisorBramwell, Roberta J. T.
dc.contributor.authorFirst Rider, Amethyst
dc.coverage.spatial2000002281en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-29T23:15:27Z
dc.date.available2005-07-29T23:15:27Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 98-100.en
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the idea that a theatre experience which explores the trickster character in Native stories is an effective medium for the transmission of culture. The trickster character is central in Native storytelling and is an important medium for the education of Native children. The trickster character is especially suited to theatrical incorporation because of his multidimensional characteristics, partly supernatural and partly human. He is a creator, a transformer, a culture hero, a teacher, and, a remnant of the past and primitive psyche of human beings. Theatre, like the trickster, is also multidimensional and complex. Theatre can be used to transcend time and cultural boundaries. Both theatre and the trickster can be used to make explicit complex ideas and concepts. This study demonstrates that Native urban people acquire an understanding of dominant Native cultural values by creating and performing a trickster/theatre piece.en
dc.format.extentx, 141 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationFirst Rider, A. (1994). Sweet grass visions: the combination of trickster and theatre for the transmission of culture (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19416en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/19416
dc.identifier.isbn0315993553en
dc.identifier.lccE 98 D8 F57 1994en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/30594
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccE 98 D8 F57 1994en
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Drama
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Education
dc.subject.lcshTrickster
dc.subject.lcshDrama in education
dc.titleSweet grass visions: the combination of trickster and theatre for the transmission of culture
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineDrama
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 919 520542010
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