African Theatre 1: African Theatre in Development
Heftet /
1999
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780852555996
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
James Currey; James Currey
Vekt
266 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192
Om bidragsyterne
Femi Osofisan is an internationally lauded playwright, scholar, poet, novelist, actor, director, songwriter, and activist and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. Osofisan was awarded the Thalia Prize in 2016. He has published five novellas, six volumes of poetry, and more than 50 plays. Femi Osofisan is an internationally lauded playwright, scholar, poet, novelist, actor, director, songwriter, and activist and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. Osofisan was awarded the Thalia Prize in 2016. He has published five novellas, six volumes of poetry, and more than 50 plays.'... a 'must-have' for anybody interested in issues relating to theatre and development in Africa.' - Sola Adeyemi in H-AfrLitCine@h-net.msu.edu 'An exciting development...' - Research in African Literatures 'A truly worthwhile resource in a growing field of research.' - E.C. Ramirez in Choice '...illuminated by the presence of the English text of Dev Virahsawmy's gem of a play and the editors must be congratulated for affording the reader this pleasure.' - Alan Shelley in Modern African Studies
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
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This volume features the play Babalawo, Mystery-Master by Agbo Sikuade.
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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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780852555996
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
James Currey; James Currey
Vekt
266 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192