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West African Popular Theatre

Author : Karin Barber

Publisher : Indiana University Press

Page : 309 pages

File Size : 33,84 MB

Release : 1997-06-22

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 0253028078

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" . . . 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.



Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank

Author : Gabriel Varghese

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 26,75 MB

Release : 2020-03-21

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 3030302474

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Since the 1990s, Palestinian theatrical activities in the West Bank have expanded exponentially. As well as local productions, Palestinian theatre-makers have presented their work to international audiences on a scale unprecedented in Palestinian history. This book explores the histories of the five major theatre companies currently working in the West Bank: Al-Kasaba Theatre, Ashtar Theatre, Al-Harah Theatre, The Freedom Theatre and Al-Rowwad. Taking the first intifada (1987-93) as his point of departure, and drawing on original fieldwork and interviews with Palestinian practitioners, Gabriel Varghese introduces the term ‘abject counterpublics’ to explore how theatre-makers contest Zionist discourse and Israeli state practices. By foregrounding Palestinian voices, and placing theories of abjection and counterpublic formation in conversation with each other, Varghese argues that theatre in the West Bank has been regulated by processes of colonial abjection and, yet, it is an important site for resisting Zionism's discourse of erasure and Israeli settler-colonialism and apartheid. Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank: Our Human Faces is the first major account of Palestinian theatre covering the last three decades.



The Kabuki Theatre

Author : Earle Ernst

Publisher : University of Hawaii Press

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 50,95 MB

Release : 1974-01-01

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 9780824803193

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Studies the production and psychology of this Japanese drama form and compares its techniques with those of the Western theater



Western Theatre in Global Contexts

Author : Yasmine Marie Jahanmir

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 50,8 MB

Release : 2020-08-12

Category : Drama

ISBN : 0429534000

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Western Theatre in Global Contexts explores the junctures, tensions, and discoveries that occur when teaching Western theatrical practices or directing English-language plays in countries that do not share Western theatre histories or in which English is the non-dominant language. This edited volume examines pedagogical discoveries and teaching methods, how to produce specific plays and musicals, and how students who explore Western practices in non-Western places contribute to the art form. Offering on-the-ground perspectives of teaching and working outside of North American and Europe, the book analyzes the importance of paying attention to the local context when developing theatrical practice and education. It also explores how educators and artists who make deep connections in the local culture can facilitate ethical accessibility to Western models of performance for students, practitioners and audiences. Western Theatre in Global Contexts is an excellent resource for scholars, artists, and teachers that are working abroad or on intercultural projects in theatre, education and the arts.





A Message for Children

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Publisher : Hitoshi Tsuchiyama

Page : 63 pages

File Size : 41,79 MB

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Wicked

Author : Winnie Holzman

Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 25,55 MB

Release : 2010-10

Category : Music

ISBN : 9781423492764

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Each title in The Applause Libretto Library Series presents a Broadway musical with fresh packaging in a 6 x 9 trade paperback format. Each Complete Book and Lyrics is approved by the writers and attractively designed with color photo inserts from the Broadway production. All titles include introduction and foreword by renowned Broadway musical experts. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. The story of how these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.



Lost Girl

Author : Kimberly Belflower

Publisher : Concord Theatricals

Page : 83 pages

File Size : 14,72 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Drama

ISBN : 057370743X

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Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone. A coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss, Lost Girl continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character – the girl who had to grow up.



The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Author : C.S. Lewis

Publisher : Wyatt North Publishing, LLC

Page : 101 pages

File Size : 14,53 MB

Release : 2018-04-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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C. S. Lewis was a British author, lay theologian, and contemporary of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.



Josephine and I

Author : Cush Jumbo

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 93 pages

File Size : 50,48 MB

Release : 2013-08-30

Category : Drama

ISBN : 1472528468

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Josephine Baker: captivating performer, political activist and international icon, who lived from 1906 to 1975. From the ragtime rhythms of St Louis and the intoxicating sounds of 1920s Paris, to present-day London, Josephine and I intertwines the story of a modern-day girl with that of one of the greatest, yet largely forgotten, stars of the twentieth century. Cush Jumbo stars in the premiere of her debut play, which centres on the legendary American entertainer and her impact on a contemporary young woman. Live music combines with dance to bring to life the contemporary legacy of a woman Ernest Hemingway described as "the most sensational woman anyone ever saw, and ever will."