Voyages in Postcolonial African Theatre Practice

Charles Nwadigwe, Keneth Bamuturaki (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

284 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-6755-9 (ISBN)

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Voyages in Postcolonial African Theatre Practice goes beyond the predictable academic discursive trips on postcolonial drama and theatre practice. In 14 unique but interrelated essays, this volume dissects the critical issues that envelop the practice of theatre in postcolonial Africa and the African Diaspora, and how practitioners engage with the trends which arise. The volume departs from the conventional theoretical constructs of humanistic studies and focuses on concrete realities that interface and interfere with the professional practice of African theatre, a creative industry confined by the historical and dialectical motifs of the colonial experience. Topics such as secondary adaptations, theatre training and pedagogy, censorship and performance politics, applied theatre, cultural policy and tourism, scenography, festivals and oral tradition, dance internationalisation, popular music, text and the African film reflect the broad coverage and diversity of this volume on African postcolonial theatre practices, from text to performance, planning to production.

Charles Nwadigwe is Professor of Theatre and Film Studies at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria, and his research interests include African performance aesthetics, designs and scenography and multimedia technology. He edited, along with Molinta Enendu and Canice Nwosu, Metaphors and Climax (2014).Keneth Bamuturaki, PhD, is a specialist on African drama and applied theatre. He earned his doctorate from the University of Exeter, UK, and lectures at Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda. His research interests include theatre for development, interventionist performance and African dramaturgy.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-5275-6755-9 / 1527567559
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-6755-9 / 9781527567559
Zustand	Neuware