South African Drama And Theatre From Pre Colonial Times To The 1990s An Alternative Reading
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South African Drama And Theatre From Pre Colonial Times To The 1990s An Alternative Reading
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Author : Mzo Sirayi
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012
South African Drama And Theatre From Pre Colonial Times To The 1990s An Alternative Reading written by Mzo Sirayi and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Drama categories.
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
Explorations In Southern African Drama Theatre And Performance
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Author : Patrick J. Ebewo
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2017-05-11
Explorations In Southern African Drama Theatre And Performance written by Patrick J. Ebewo and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-11 with Performing Arts categories.
In spite of the rich repertoire of artistic traditions in Southern Africa, particularly in the areas of drama, theatre and performance, there seems to be a lack of a corresponding robust academic engagement with these subjects. While it can be said that some of the racial groups in the region have received substantial attention in terms of scholarly discussions of their drama and theatre performances, the same cannot be said of the black African racial group. As such, this collection of thirteen chapters represents a compendium of critical and intellectual discourses on black African drama, theatre and performance in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. The topics covered in the book include, amongst others, ritual practices, interventionist approaches to drama, textual analyses, and the funeral rites (viewed as performance) of the South African liberation icon Nelson Mandela. The discussions are rooted mainly using African paradigms that are relevant to the context of African cultural production. The contributions here add to the aggregate knowledge economy of Southern Africa, promote research and publication, and provide reading materials for university students specialising in the performing arts. As such, the book will appeal to academics, theatre scholars, cultural workers and arts administrators, arts practitioners and entrepreneurs, the tourism industry, arts educators, and development communication experts.
Pre Colonial And Post Colonial Drama And Theatre In Africa
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Author : Lokangaka Losambe
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Books
Release Date : 2001
Pre Colonial And Post Colonial Drama And Theatre In Africa written by Lokangaka Losambe and has been published by New Africa Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Drama categories.
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.
African Drama Theatre
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Author : Charles Kebaya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
African Drama Theatre written by Charles Kebaya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with African drama categories.
"The contributors to this text investigate the developments of African drama and theatre from the pre-colonial period to the present ... [in] a rich collection of essays that cover a wide range of topics such as the concept and nature of traditional African drama and theatre, African aesthetics in traditional African drama and theatre, re-appropriation of the African aesthetic in modern African drama, the growth and development of Kenyan drama and theatre, theatre for development in East Africa, and minimalism as a theatrical strategy in Athol Fugard's plays."--Back cover.
A History Of Theatre In Africa
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Author : Martin Banham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-05-13
A History Of Theatre In Africa written by Martin Banham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-13 with Drama categories.
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.
African Drama And Theatre
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Author : Charles Kebaya
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2022-03-17
African Drama And Theatre written by Charles Kebaya and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-17 with categories.
African Drama and Theatre: A Criticism, explores critical questions that scholars of African drama and theatre continue to grapple with. The contributors to this text investigate the developments of African drama and theatre from the Pre-colonial period to the Present. While paying attention to issues that characterize the practice of African drama and theatre in each historical period and with illustrations drawn from various parts of Africa, the contributors engage particular perspectives, theoretical and/or conceptual frameworks in their analyses. The result is a rich collection of essays that cover a wide range of topics such as the Concept and Nature of Traditional African drama and theatre, African Aesthetics in Traditional African drama and theatre, Re-appropriation of the African Aesthetic in Modern African drama, the Growth and Development of Kenyan drama and theatre, Theatre for Development in East Africa, and Minimalism as a theatrical strategy in Athol Fugard's plays. The essays herein reflect a well researched representation of what has and is taking place in drama and theatrical scenes in the African continent. It is a book whose insights can be brought to bear upon contemporary discourses on African drama and theatre beyond the confined boundaries of this text. About the Editors John Mugubi., PhD. is a seasoned scholar of Literature, Theatre Arts and Film at Kenyatta University. He holds a B.A. and M. A. from the University of Nairobi and a PhD from Kenyatta University. He has widely published in Literature, Theatre and Film. Charles Kebaya, M.A, holds a Master of Arts degree in Literature with a bias in Drama and Theatre Criticism and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from Kenyatta University. Currently, Kebaya is working on his PhD Dissertation on drama and theatre. His research interests are in Postcoloniality in Literature, Drama and Theatre.
South African Theatre As And Intervention
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Author : Marcia Blumberg
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 1999
South African Theatre As And Intervention written by Marcia Blumberg and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Literary Criticism categories.
One of the most striking features of cultural life in South Africa has been the extent to which one area of cultural practice - theatre - has more than any other testified to the present condition of the country, now in transition between its colonial past and a decolonized future. But in what sense and how far does the critical force of theatre in South Africa as a mode of intervention continue? In the immediate post-election moment, theatre seemed to be pursuing an escapist, nostalgic route, relieved of its historical burden of protest and opposition. But, as the contributors to this volume show, new voices have been emerging, and a more complex politics of the theatre, involving feminist and gay initiatives, physical theatre, festival theatre and theatre-for-education, has become apparent. Both new and familiar players in South African theatre studies from around the world here respond to or anticipate the altered conditions of the country, while exploring the notion that theatre continues to 'intervene.' This broad focus enables a wide and stimulating range of approaches: contributors examine strategies of intervention among audiences, theatres, established and fledgling writers, canonical and new texts, traditional and innovative critical perspectives. The book concludes with four recent interviews with influential practitioners about the meaning and future of theatre in South Africa: Athol Fugard, Fatima Dike, Reza de Wet, and Janet Suzman.
African Theatre And Politics
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Author : Jane Plastow
language : en
Publisher: Brill Rodopi
Release Date : 1996
African Theatre And Politics written by Jane Plastow and has been published by Brill Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Drama categories.
Comparative historical study of the three national cultures of Ethiopia, Tanganyika/Tanzania, and Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. The development of theatre is seen against the background of centuries of cultural evolution and interaction, from pre-colonial times, through phases of African and European imperialism, to the liberation struggles and newly-won independence.
Subject Guide To Books In Print
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Subject Guide To Books In Print written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with American literature categories.
Soyinka
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Author : Wole Soyinka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Soyinka written by Wole Soyinka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Africa categories.