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Bra Gib: Father of South Africa's Township Theatre
Rolf Solberg
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Description for Bra Gib: Father of South Africa's Township Theatre
Paperback. This is an account of the life and work of Gibson Kente - fondly known to many as 'Bra Gib' - widely recognised to be the foremost black playwright and one of the leading cultural icons of his time. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 330.
This is an account of the life and work of Gibson Kente - fondly known to many as 'Bra Gib' - widely recognised to be the foremost black playwright and one of the leading cultural icons of his time. His prolific musical productions, staged between the mid-1960s and 2004, were enthusiastically received by township audiences throughout South Africa. Kente's touring township shows came to define South African township theatre and provided the base from which much black - and other - South African theatre was later to flourish. His work to date has been poorly documented and the records of ... Read more
This is an account of the life and work of Gibson Kente - fondly known to many as 'Bra Gib' - widely recognised to be the foremost black playwright and one of the leading cultural icons of his time. His prolific musical productions, staged between the mid-1960s and 2004, were enthusiastically received by township audiences throughout South Africa. Kente's touring township shows came to define South African township theatre and provided the base from which much black - and other - South African theatre was later to flourish. His work to date has been poorly documented and the records of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Scottsville, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
ISBN
9781869142094
SKU
V9781869142094
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About Rolf Solberg
Rolf Solberg has spent most of his professional life as a teacher of English and Anglo-African literature. His home is in Norway, but he spends a few months every year in South Africa.
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