The Performance Arts of Africa: A Reader - Hardcover

Frances Harding

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041526197X ISBN 13: 9780415261975

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

The Performance Arts in Africa is the first anthology of key writings on African performance from many parts of the continent.
As well as play texts, off the cuff comedy routines and masquerades, this exciting collection encompasses community-based drama, tourist presentations, television soap operas, puppet theatre, dance, song, and ceremonial ritualised performances. Themes discussed are:
* theory
* performers and performing
* voice, language and words
* spectators, space and time.
The book also includes an introduction which examines some of the crucial debates, past and present, surrounding African performance.
The Performance Arts of Africa is an essential introduction for those new to the field and is an invaluable reference source for those already familiar with African performance.

About this title

About the Author:

Frances Harding is Lecturer in African Drama at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. She has taught n many different countries in Africa and is the author of a range of article on African theatre.

Review:

"This anthology is a rich collection illustrating the variety of African performance traditions and the often very fine work that has been done on them.."
-Jonathan Haynes, Southampton College

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 041526197X
• ISBN 13: 9780415261975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 380