Trends in Twenty-First Century African Theatre and Performance.

Trends in Twenty-First Century African Theatre and Performance is a collection of regionally focused articles on African theatre and performance. The volume provides a broad exploration of the current state of African theatre and performance and considers the directions they are taking in the 21st C...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Igweonu, Kene (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Editions Rodopi 2011.
Series:	Themes in theatre.
Subjects:	2000-2099 African drama > 21st century > History and criticism. Theater > Africa > 21st century. African drama. Theater. Africa. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Striding Out: Emergent Trends in Twenty-First Century African Theatre and Performance
PART I GENERAL TRENDS IN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
1. The Dilemma of the African Body as a Site of Performance in the Context of Western Training
2. Interculturalism Revisited: Identity Construction in African and African-Caribbean Performance
3. Beyond the Miracle: Trends in South African Theatre and Performance after 1994
4. Transformation and the Drama Studies Curriculum in South Africa: A Survey of Selected Universities5. The Tall Tale of Tall Horse: The Illusion (or Manifestation) of African Cultural and Traditional Aesthetics in Hybrid Performances
6. From Trance Dance to PaR: Theatre and Performance Studies in South Africa
PART II APPLIED/COMMUNITY THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
7. Theatre in/for Development in Tanzania: A Neoliberal Nightmare
8. A Voice in the Teeth of Power: Popular Theatre under the Censorship Radar in Zimbabwe (1998-2008)
9. Citizensâ€? Stories â€? or Theatre as Performing Citizenship in Zimbabwe10. Towards a Politically Efficacious Community-Based Theatre
11. Dance Movement Analysis as Psycho-Diagnostic Tool in Modern Nigerian Medical Practice: An Introduction
PART III PLAYWRIGHTS AND PERFORMANCE
12. Treading Subtly on Volatile Ground: Ahmed Yerimaâ€?s Hard Ground and the Dramatization of the Niger Delta
13. Drama as an Analytical Tool of Contemporary Society: Ahmed Yerimaâ€?s Hard Ground and the Politics of the Niger Delta
14. Theatre-on-Demand: Stella Oyedepo â€? Theatrical Megastar of the Twenty-First Century15. Abibigoro: Mohamed Ben Abdallahâ€?s Search for an African Aesthetic in the Theatre
16. African Dance in Diaspora: The Examples of Nigerian Yoruba bÃ tÃ¡ and dÃ¹ndÃðn
17. Celebration as Aesthetic Device in Contemporary Nigerian Dance Productions: Hubert Ogundeâ€?s Destiny as Example
18. â€?Piecing Together a Girlhoodâ€?: Using the â€?Girlfriend Aestheticâ€? as a Practical Methodology in the Making and Performance of Katuntu (â€?and you too)
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Trends in Twenty-First Century African Theatre and Performance.

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