Contemporary Nigerian Theatre
Author : Olu Obafemi
Publisher : Bayreuth African Studies
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 11,91 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Drama
ISBN :
Otaelo
Author : Ahmed Yerima
Publisher : Kraft Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Drama
ISBN :
Book Description
A Nigerian re-working of Shakespeare's Othello, this is an ambitious effort in the tradition of much contemporary Nigerian drama and spirit of cultural exchange to translate the timeless and classic work into the language, cultural reality and settingof the Igbo people. Yerima's play responds to the humanistic values, social and religious sensibilities of the original, reinventing them to speak for different people of a different age. From these perspectives, the play raises questions about the freedom of the individual in society, the nature of collective existence, and whether folly and greatness, jealousy, suspicion, tradition and love can co-exist.
Contemporary Nigerian Theatre
Author : Olu Obafemi
Publisher :
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Literature and society
ISBN : 9783927510494
Book Description
New Nigerians
Author : Oladipo Agboluaje
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 34,71 MB
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1786821389
Book Description
Nigeria: ‘the Giant of Africa’. Conservatives rule over the biggest economy on the continent, and one of the largest and youngest populations in the world. What if the people wanted something different? What if they got it? As time runs out to build a coalition which can challenge the ruling party, can progressive forces overcome their personal and political differences, or will their troubled pasts define an even more troubling future?
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Author : Ousmane Diakhate
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136359494
Book Description
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.
African Theatre in Development
Author : Martin Banham
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 10,30 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253335999
Book Description
"A truly worthwhile resource in a growing field of research--the theater and drama of Africa--this volume collects ten essays about theater practice, publications, and productions; in-depth reviews of 17 books; and a new play." --Choice "... a 'must-have' for anybody interested in issues relating to theatre and development in Africa.... a pioneering effort... " --H-Net Reviews Art as a tool, weapon, or shield? This compelling issue and others are explored in this diverse collection of intriguing perspectives on African theatre in development. Also here: strategies in staging, propaganda, and mass education, and a discussion of the playwright Alemseged Tesfai's career in service to Eritrean liberation.
Contemporary African Plays
Author : Jane Plastow
Publisher : Methuen Drama
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 36,94 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Drama
ISBN :
Book Description
The plays included in this volume are: Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka; Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo; The Chattering and the Song by Femo Osofisan; The Rise and SHine of Comrade Fiasco by Andrew Whalley; Woza Albert! by Percy Mtwa, et al; and The Other War by Alemseged Tesfai.
Drama and Theatre in Nigeria
Author : Yemi Ogunbiyi
Publisher : Lagos : Nigeria Magazine
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Nigerian drama
ISBN :
Book Description
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre
Author : Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 11,97 MB
Release : 2003-05-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1134767870
Book Description
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. All who enjoy the theatre will find their pleasure enhanced and their knowledge extended by this fascinating work of reference. Its distinctive blend of information, analysis and anecdote makes for entertaining and enlightening reading. Hugely influential innovators, household names, and a whole host of less familiar, international figures - all have their lives and careers illuminated by the clear and succinct entries. All professions associated with the theatre are represented here - actors and directors, playwrights and designers. By virtue of the broad range of its coverage, Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre offers a unique insight into the rich diversity of international drama today.
Trends in Twenty-First-Century African Theatre and Performance
Author : Kene Igweonu
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 37,94 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9401200823
Book Description
Trends in Twenty-First Century African Theatre and Performance is a collection of regionally focused articles on African theatre and performance. The volume provides a broad exploration of the current state of African theatre and performance and considers the directions they are taking in the 21st Century. It contains sections on current trends in theatre and performance studies, on applied/community theatre and on playwrights. The chapters have evolved out of a working group process, in which papers were submitted to peer-group scrutiny over a period of four years, at four international conferences. The book will be particularly useful as a key text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in non-western theatre and performance (where this includes African theatre and performance), and would be a very useful resource for theatre scholars and anyone interested in African performance forms and cultures.
