Kabaret as sosiale en politieke kommentaar : 'n ontleding van die aanwending van die komiese, satire en parodie

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines cabaret in South Africa, and more particularly the use of apersonation in cabaret. Cabaret employs a variety of comedic forms that combine tocomment on social and political issues. The personation is often a manifestation ofcurrent social and political values, and the cabaretist uses such personation toderide these values and expose society. Themes such as human nature and life areforegrounded by means of comedy, parody and satire in order to highlightedweaknesses and malpractices.The personation often serves as a shield, affording the cabaretist the freedom ofspeech to assume a critical stance; it serves as a mouthpiece for enquiring societalmores and norms. The cabaretist not only entertains the audience in a comical way,but also strives to make audiences aware of social and political irregularities.Comedy, parody and satire are found in various forms of entertainment andliterature, but in the cabaret genre it is purposefully applied to voice socio-politicalcriticism. The success of cabaret is indebted to each caberetist's unique style. SouthAfrican performers such as Pieter-Dirk Uys, Casper de Vries and Hennie Aucampapply these means successfully to entertain their audiences and encouragereflection.The cabaret persona, drawing upon comedic devices, is used to present reality asopposed to the human ideal, while treating the audience to a lighter view of life.Apart from the fact that cabaret, like comedy, parody and satire, is difficult to define,these forms often overlap, as they serve the same purpose, namely to entertain andto comment.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University