African Theatres & Performances looks at four specific performance forms in Africa and uses this to question the tendency to employ western frames of reference to analyze and appreciate theatrical performance. The book examines: masquerade theatre in Eastern Nigeria the trance and possession ritual theatre of the Hausa of Northern Nigeria the musical and oral tradition of the Mandinka of Senegal comedy and satire of the Bamana in Mali. Osita Okagbue describes each performance in detail and discusses how each is made, who ...
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African Theatres & Performances looks at four specific performance forms in Africa and uses this to question the tendency to employ western frames of reference to analyze and appreciate theatrical performance. The book examines: masquerade theatre in Eastern Nigeria the trance and possession ritual theatre of the Hausa of Northern Nigeria the musical and oral tradition of the Mandinka of Senegal comedy and satire of the Bamana in Mali. Osita Okagbue describes each performance in detail and discusses how each is made, who it is made by and for, and considers the relationship between maker and viewer and the social functions of performance and theatre in African societies. The discussions are based on first-hand observation and interviews with performers and spectators. African Theatres & Performances gives a fascinating account of these practices, carefully tracing the ways in which performances and theatres are unique and expressive of their cultural context.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 200 p. Contains: Unspecified, Halftones, black & white. Theatres of the World. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2007005421 Type of material Book Personal name Okagbue, Osy A. Main title African theatres and performances / Osita Okagbue. Published/Created London; New York: Routledge, 2007. Description 200 p. : ill.; 23 cm. ISBN 9780415304535 0415304539 9780203945339 (ebk. ) 0203945336 (ebk. ) 0415304547 (pbk. ) 9780415304542 (pbk. ) LC classification PN2969. O33 2007 LC Subjects Performing arts--Africa. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-196) and index. Series Theatres of the world Dewey class no. 791.096 Geographic area code f------National bib no. GBA716097 National bib agency no. 013683256 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocm82673680 (OCoLC)82673680
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