West African popular theatre
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West African popular theatre
(Drama and performance studies)
Indiana University Press , James Currey, c1997
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Includes bibliography (p. [277]-279) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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Description
" . . . 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction/Karin Barber
1. Three West African Popular Theatre Forms: A Social History/Karin Barber, John Collins,
Alain Ricard
2. The Jaguar Jokers and Orphan Do Not Glance/John Collins
3. Text of Orphan Do Not Glance
4. Concert Party in Lome and The African Girl from Paris
5. Text of The African Girl from Paris
6. The Eda Theatre and The Secret Is Out
7. Text of The Secret Is Out
Bibliography
Index
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Description
This text provides a view from below on the new forms of theatre in West Africa. Throughout, the voices of the theatre practitioners are heard, reminiscing, explaining, philosophizing and grumbling. Their personalities come across vividly, and their views play a vital role.
North America: Indiana University Press
Table of Contents
- Three west African popular theatre forms - social history
- the Jaguar Jokers and "Orphan do not Glance"
- concert party in Lome, and "The African Girl from Paris" with text
- the Edna Theatre and "The Secret is Out", with text.
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Description
US & Canada: Indiana University Press
Table of Contents
- Three west African popular theatre forms - social history
- the Jaguar Jokers and "Orphan do not Glance"
- concert party in Lome, and "The African Girl from Paris" with text
- the Edna Theatre and "The Secret is Out", with text.
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