Now available in paperback for the first time this edition of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre series examines theatrical developments in Africa since 1945. Entries on thirty-two African countries are featured in this volume, preceded by specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry. There are also special introductory general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his untimely death in 1995. More up-to-date and more wide-ranging than any other publication, this is undoubtedly a major ground-breaking survey of contemporary African theatre.
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'This is a fine example of the contribution made by UNESCO to the recording and encouragement of the world's cultural heritage. The vivid reality is conveyed, accompanied by some telling photos. I recommend this very welcome volume. - Reference Reviews
'The subject is theatre as Africans have created and experienced it. The result is indispensable for anyone interested in either African culture or in modern theatre. It is a significant achievement.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
'The subject is theatre as Africans have created and experienced it. The result is indispensable for anyone interested in either African culture or in modern theatre. It is a significant achievement.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
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Don Rubin is former Chair of the Department of Theatre at York University in Toronto and founding Editor of the Canadian Theatre Review.
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national theatre community, ujamaa era, hira gasy, heroic recitations, ses fonctions sociales, francophone theatre, theatre for young audiences, theatre arts department, national theatre movement, government theatres, foreign cultural centres, theatrical research, spoken theatre, national troupe, theatre competition, national dance troupe, theatre organization, mask tradition, formal theatre, performative events, peuples africains, theatre activities, theatre space, theatre artists, amateur theatre groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, New York, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, World War, Wole Soyinka, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, University of Dar, British Council, French West Africa, Institute of African Studies, United States, University of Zambia, Athol Fugard, Ahmadu Bello University, The Drama Review, Port Louis, Market Theatre, Ministry of Culture, Belgian Congo, Ministry of Education, Fourah Bay College, National Institute of the Arts, Cape Coast New!
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South Africa, New York, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, World War, Wole Soyinka, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, University of Dar, British Council, French West Africa, Institute of African Studies, United States, University of Zambia, Athol Fugard, Ahmadu Bello University, The Drama Review, Port Louis, Market Theatre, Ministry of Culture, Belgian Congo, Ministry of Education, Fourah Bay College, National Institute of the Arts, Cape Coast New!
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- Kongi's Harvest: A Play (Three Crowns) by Wole Soyinka on 6 pages
- The Lion and the Jewel (Three Crowns Book) by Wole Soyinka on 4 pages
- Death and the King's Horseman: A Play by Wole Soyinka on page 134, page 224, and Index
- The Development of African Drama by Michael Etherton on page 88, page 89, and page 234
- Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher on page 89, and page 374
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- African Drama and Performance (A Research in African Literatures Book) by John Conteh-Morgan in Front Matter, page 52, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture (Cambridge Companions to Culture) by John King on page 279, and page 280
- A History of Theatre in Africa by Martin Banham on page 180, and page 447
- Theorizing Practice: Redefining Theatre History (Redefining British Theatre History) by W. B. Worthen on page 27, and page 39
- Women's Intercultural Performance by Julie Holledge in Back Matter
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