African Theatre 3: Women - Brossura

Gibbs, James; Femi, Osofisan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0852555962 ISBN 13: 9780852555965

Casa editrice: James Currey, 2002

Riassunto

Women have struggled to be heard in the world of modern African theatre. Traditionally they had secure roles as dancers, singers and storytellers, but as theatre became professionalised and commercialised, control increasingly lay with the literate elites. This volume is testimony to the scope of their work as playwrights, musicians and actors from the Algerian diaspora to the new South Africa.

Guest edited by JANE PLASTOW

North America: Indiana U Press; South Africa: Wits U Press

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Recensione:

African Theatre: Women is a refreshingly original collection of essays. Offering detailed information on a wide range of theatrical traditions as well as in-depth studies of individual playwrights, the book covers material from the entire continent ... As with the other titles in the African Theatre series, African Theatre: Women introduces readers to a fascinating variety of theatre projects and practices from the entire continent ... If a single message emerges from the volume, it is that the category of 'African women' is polyphonic rather than monolithic, infused with a multitude of traditions and ambitions. - Stephanie Newell in AFRICAN RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION

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• Editore: James Currey
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0852555962
• ISBN 13: 9780852555965
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Redattore: Banham Martin, Gibbs James, Osofisan Femi