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African Theatre 11: Festivals
Martin Banham (Ed.)
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Paperback. Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. Festivals. Series: African Theatre. 172 pages. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; AN. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 11. Weight: 254.
Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. During the last fifty years, large sums of money, huge resources of labour and vast amounts of creative energy have been invested in international theatre festivals in Africa. Under banners such as 'Reclaiming the African Past' and 'African Renaissance', the festival participants have used the performing arts to address a variety of topical issues and to confront images embedded by a century of patronising colonial expositions. The themes indicate the desire to take history by the forelock, challenge perceptions and ... Read more
Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. During the last fifty years, large sums of money, huge resources of labour and vast amounts of creative energy have been invested in international theatre festivals in Africa. Under banners such as 'Reclaiming the African Past' and 'African Renaissance', the festival participants have used the performing arts to address a variety of topical issues and to confront images embedded by a century of patronising colonial expositions. The themes indicate the desire to take history by the forelock, challenge perceptions and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847010575
SKU
V9781847010575
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Ref
99-50
About Martin Banham (Ed.)
Femi Osofisan is an internationally lauded playwright, scholar, poet, novelist, actor, director, songwriter, and activist and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. Osofisan was awarded the Thalia Prize in 2016. He has published five novellas, six volumes of poetry, and more than 50 plays.
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