Finding the lost fishermen: a study in recovery and performance as preservation
Date
2020-07
Authors
Nii-Dortey, Moses
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Publisher
Arts Research Africa (ARA)
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Abstract
This paper engages what strategic/ethical research options can be deployed for preserving, performing and documenting artworks such as The Lost Fishermen, a dying folk opera, which is arguably one of Ghana’s most successful musical artworks, created by Saka Acquaye in the immediate aftermath of Ghana’s political independence.
Description
Arts Research Africa Conference Proceeding 2020
Keywords
Artistic research, Arts research, Decolonisation, Arts pedagogy
Citation
This paper engages what strategic/ethical research options can be deployed for preserving, performing and documenting artworks such as The Lost Fishermen, a dying folk opera, which is arguably one of Ghana’s most successful musical artworks, created by Saka Acquaye in the immediate aftermath of Ghana’s political independence.