Theatre And Drama In Francophone Africa

Author : John Conteh-Morgan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994-10-20
Category : Drama
ISBN : 052143453X

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Theatre and Drama in Francophone Africa by John Conteh-Morgan Pdf

This is the first study to be entirely devoted to African literary drama in French, a major component of African theater. Beginning with a detailed analysis of its relationship to a variety of precolonial, but sometimes still contemporary, traditions of performance that constitute part of its roots, the author examines this drama in both its literary and theatrical dimensions. He discusses its development, themes and techniques up to and including contemporary theater. The book is divided into two sections: Part One offers a theoretical and historical background; Part Two analyzes key individual plays central to the repertoire, including two from the Caribbean. All quotations are translated into English.

Author : John Conteh-Morgan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780253004581

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New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres by John Conteh-Morgan Pdf

John Conteh-Morgan explores the multiple ways in which African and Caribbean theatres have combined aesthetic, ceremonial, experimental, and avant-garde practices in order to achieve sharp critiques of the nationalist and postnationalist state and to elucidate the concerns of the francophone world. More recent changes have introduced a transnational dimension, replacing concerns with national and ethnic solidarity in favor of irony and self-reflexivity. New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres places these theatres at the heart of contemporary debates on global cultural and political practices and offers a more finely tuned understanding of performance in diverse diasporic networks.

Author : Ousmane Diakhate,Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh,Don Rubin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136359491

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World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Ousmane Diakhate,Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh,Don Rubin Pdf

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.

Author : Anne Fuchs
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9042007354

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New Theatre in Francophone and Anglophone Africa by Anne Fuchs Pdf

This volume is mainly a collection of papers presented at the 1995 Mandelieu conference in France which brought together artists and critics. The theme was that of contemporary African theatre in the former British and French empires. The contributions are of interest to those working in theatre generally and to those specialising in African performance, development studies and comparative literature. The varied topics include: popular theatre, Soyinka and France, syncretic theatre, comparisons between Anglophone and Francophone theatre in the Cameroon, censorship, development theatre and Sony Labou Tansi. There are also interview with Southern African writers and pieces of creative writing.

Author : Martin Banham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781139451499

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A History of Theatre in Africa by Martin Banham Pdf

This book aims to offer a broad history of theatre in Africa. The roots of African theatre are ancient and complex and lie in areas of community festival, seasonal rhythm and religious ritual, as well as in the work of popular entertainers and storytellers. Since the 1950s, in a movement that has paralleled the political emancipation of so much of the continent, there has also grown a theatre that comments back from the colonized world to the world of the colonists and explores its own cultural, political and linguistic identity. A History of Theatre in Africa offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, account of this long and varied chronicle, written by a team of scholars in the field. Chapters include an examination of the concepts of 'history' and 'theatre'; North Africa; Francophone theatre; Anglophone West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Lusophone African theatre; Mauritius and Reunion; and the African diaspora.

Author : Brian Valente-Quinn
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810143678

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Senegalese Stagecraft by Brian Valente-Quinn Pdf

Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country’s colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater‐making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country’s theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, Senegalese Stagecraft explores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan‐Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente‐Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies.

Author : Don Rubin,Ousmane Diakhate,Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0415227461

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The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Don Rubin,Ousmane Diakhate,Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh Pdf

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.

Author : Karin Barber,John Collins,Alain Ricard
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0253210771

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West African Popular Theatre by Karin Barber,John Collins,Alain Ricard Pdf

" . . . a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature . . . " —Research in African Literatures "Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." —Leeds African Studies Bulletin "A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " —Margaret Drewal "A fine book. The play texts are treasures." —Richard Bauman African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.

Author : Martin Banham,Clive Wake
Publisher : London : Pitman
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015000584147

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African Theatre Today by Martin Banham,Clive Wake Pdf

Author : Martin Banham,James Morel Gibbs,James Gibbs,Femi Osofisan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0253214580

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African Theatre by Martin Banham,James Morel Gibbs,James Gibbs,Femi Osofisan Pdf

This second annual volume in the African Theatre series focuses on the intersection of politics and theatre in Africa today. Topics include the remarkable collaboration between Horse and Bamboo, a puppet theatre company based in the United Kingdom, and Nigerian playwright Sam Ukala that was inspired by the infamous execution of Nigerian playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni activists; the plays of Femi Osofisan; and plays by Ghanaian playwrights Joe de Graft and Mohammed Ben-Abdallah. African Theatre features the work of Mauritian playwright Dev Virahsawmy and includes an interview with him, reviews of an English production of his play, Toufann, as well as the translated playscript. Reports of workshops and conferences, reviews, and news of the year in African theatre make this volume a valuable resource for anyone interested in current issues in African drama and performance.

Author : Kamal Salhi
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015040364856

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African Theatre for Development by Kamal Salhi Pdf

This book acts as a forum for investigating how African Theatre works and what its place is in this postmodern society. It provides the subject with a degree of detail unmatched in previous books, reflecting a new approach to the study of the performing arts in this region. The book provides an opportunity to discover contemporary material from experts, critics and artists from across the world. The contributions are in a language and style that allow them to be read either as aids to formal study or as elements of discussion to interest the general reader.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1800
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:466724821

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Embaxada de la Corte de España al Rey de Marruecas en 1799 por el Plenipotenciario D. Juan M. G. Salmón by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Banham,Errol Hill,George Woodyard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994-08-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521411394

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The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre by Martin Banham,Errol Hill,George Woodyard Pdf

Comprehensive alphabetical guide to theatre in Africa and the Caribbean: national essays and entries on countries and performers.

Author : Lokangaka Losambe,Devi Sarinjeive
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1919876065

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Pre-colonial and Post-colonial Drama and Theatre in Africa by Lokangaka Losambe,Devi Sarinjeive Pdf

In this collection of essays written from different critical perspectives, African playwrights demonstrate through their art that they are not only witnesses, but also consciences, of their societies.

Author : Mzo Sirayi
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781477120828

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South African Drama and Theatre from Pre-colonial Times to the 1990s: An Alternative Reading by Mzo Sirayi Pdf

Mzo Sirayi has embarked on a highly impressive and daring enterprise with the unfl inching boldness of a scholar who is driven by a passionate pursuit to set the record straight. He manages to pull no punches and make no apologies by being true to his convictions, especially within the context of a new South Africa. The book adopts a largely historicized, critical and analytical perspective, which strikingly approximates that of postcolonial theory. — Owen Seda This new and authoritative book is an excellent addition to the few existing books on black South African drama and theatre. South African Drama and Th eatre from Pre-colonial Times to 1990s: An Alternative Reading takes the reader on a tour of the indigenous as well as the modern South African theatre zones. The chapters reverberate with echoes of Africanisation and rock on renaissance waves. This exciting and stimulating book is transparently readable, accessible and is of inestimable value to academics and general readers. — Patrick Ebewo