Abstract:
Theatre as an art employs varied expertise ranging from the Playwright; who gives the
blue print, the Director; the interpreter and creative artist, Actors as the performers and the
Technical units thus; the Scenic Designers who served as the creator of the world of the
play production. These creators create the scenery. Scenery has experienced so many
stages in terms of era and location. Undoubtedly, consciously or unconsciously when
telling a story, the imagery existence is the locale around which the story unfolds. This
research sought to examine the varied approaches to cultural representation evident in the
selected works of four Ghanaian Scenic Designers. The research approach employed was
qualitative. The study employed two research designs; the case study design and the
historic design. A sample size of ten (10) was selected and used in analyzing the data.
Respondents were purposively selected for the study. The data was analyzed using
thematic and content analysis, which reveals that cultural relies such as Adinkrah symbols
happens to convey cryptic message that these Artist used in creating the world of the play
production. In conclusion; the concept of portraying an African theme and African locale
is the goal. The study recommends that, their background, styles and philosophies, their
intent of establishing and using Ghanaian cultural elements in creation of scenic design
must be upheld
Description:
A Thesis in the Department of Music Education,
School of Creative Arts, submitted to
School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Arts and Culture)
in the University of Education, Winneba