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Kohl, Marie-Anne:
Dancing with Empty Water Bottles at L’ Afrique a un incroyable talent, Brought to You by Nestlé.
In: Matatu : Journal for African Culture and Society.
Vol. 51
(2020)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 169-192.
ISSN 1875-7421
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05101005
Abstract in another language
Departing from a close reading of a particular performance to examplify localisation processes of the global Reality TV talent show format, this paper offers an analysis of the relationship between talent shows and patronage. Based on a concrete music and dance performance analysis, it further contributes to the more general discussion of transnational format trade and format adaptation by putting a focus on the entanglement of patronage, intervention and transformation. The analysis of the performance in question addresses how the musicians and dancers approached a concrete problem by creating a sense of belonging, involvement and disorientation through aesthetic means. With their critical stance, they position themselves in a specific local performing arts tradition, which itself is connected to earlier theatre and TV talent contests. Referring to the concept of glocalisation, I suggest that local topics of critique and intervention are part of the localising effect of the Reality TV talent show format.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | African talent shows; L’ Afrique a un incroyable talent; Mbalax; Glocalisation; Critical Performance; Nestlé; Commodification of Art; Water Problem; Senegalese Dance |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair Theatre Studies with a focus on Music Theatre Research Institutions > Research Units > Research Institute for Music Theater Studies - FIMT Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Units |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 700 Arts and recreation > 700 Arts 700 Arts and recreation > 780 Music |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2020 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2022 10:30 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/55573 |