African Theatre 3: Women
James Gibbs author Osofisan Femi author James Gibbs editor Martin Banham editor Femi Osofisan editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:James Currey
Published:19th Sep '02
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Includes the playscript of Glass House by Fatima Dike with a brief introduction by Marcia Blumberg. Women have struggled to be heard in the world of modern African theatre. Traditionally they had secure roles as dancers, singers and storytellers, but as theatre became professionalised and commercialised, control increasingly laywith the literate elites. This volume is testimony to the scope of their work as playwrights, musicians and actors from the Algerian diaspora to the new South Africa. Guest edited by JANE PLASTOW North America: Indiana U Press; South Africa: Wits U Press
African Theatre: Women is a refreshingly original collection of essays. Offering detailed information on a wide range of theatrical traditions as well as in-depth studies of individual playwrights, the book covers material from the entire continent ... As with the other titles in the African Theatre series, African Theatre: Women introduces readers to a fascinating variety of theatre projects and practices from the entire continent ... If a single message emerges from the volume, it is that the category of 'African women' is polyphonic rather than monolithic, infused with a multitude of traditions and ambitions. -- Stephanie Newell * AFRICAN RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION *
ISBN: 9780852555965
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 256g
192 pages