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African Theatre 1: African Theatre in Development


African Theatre 1: African Theatre in Development

Paperback by Banham, Martin; Gibbs, James; Gibbs, James; Osofisan, Femi; Osofisan, Femi

African Theatre 1: African Theatre in Development

£19.99

ISBN:
9780852555996
Publication Date:
16 Sep 1999
Language:
English
Publisher:
James Currey
Pages:
192 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 6 - 8 May 2024
African Theatre 1: African Theatre in Development

Description

This volume features the play Babalawo, Mystery-Master by Agbo Sikuade. First title in the African Theatre series with accounts of Theatre for Development workshops and critical discussions of the theme which continues to be a major area of endeavour in African theatre. Series editors: Martin Banham, James Gibbs, Femi Osofisan North America: Indiana University Press

Contents

Strategies in staging - theatre technique in the plays of Zakes Mda, Carolyn Duggan; propaganda and mass education - Alec Dickson and drama for development in the Gold Coast, James Gibbs; theatre development in Mauritius - from a theatre of protest to a theatre of cultural miscegenation, Roshni Mooneran; telling the Lion's Tale - making theatre in Eritrea, Ali Campbell et al; Alemseged Tesfai - a playwright in service to Eritrean liberation, Jane Plastow; performance studio workshop in Igboelerin East (1997), Chuck Mike et al; art as tool, weapon or shield? report on a seminar on arts for development, Harare (4-8 March 1997), David Kerr; arts and development II - furthering the agenda, Ibadan (1998), Jumai Ewu; 15 years between - Benue and Katsina workshops, Nigeria, Frances Harding; practice and policy in theatre and development - seminar, London (1998) - a personal response, Jan Cohen-Cruz; noticeboard - short materials and reports on theatre/development projects and related material; a new playscript from Africa - "Babalawo, Mystery-Master", Agbo Sikuade.

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