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African popular theatre : from precolonial times to the present day / David Kerr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kerr, David.
- Series:
- Studies in African literature
- Studies in African literature. New series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.
- Theater.
- Theater--Political aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Theater and society--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Theater and society.
- Theater--Political aspects.
- History.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Physical Description:
- x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : James Currey ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1995.
- Summary:
- In this survey of theatre forms in sub-Saharan Africa from pre-colonial times to the present day, popular theatre is interpreted widely to include not only conventional drama, but such non-literary forms of performance as dance, mime, dramatised story-telling, masquerades, improvised urban vaudeville theatre, and the theatre of resistance and social action. The book also considers theatre embedded in the modern media of film, radio and television. Kenya: EAEP
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0435089676
- 0435089692
- OCLC:
- 32166914
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