African Popular Theatre: From Precolonial Times to the Present Day

by David J. Kerr and Professor David Kerr

Book Overview

An overview of African popular theatre, its history and contemporary forms

In this survey of theatre forms in sub-Saharan Africa from pre-colonial times to the present day, popular theatre is interpreted widely to include not only conventional drama, but such non-literary forms of performance as dance, mime, dramatised story-telling, masquerades, improvised urban vaudeville theatre, and the theatre of resistance and social action. The book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852555334
• ISBN13: 9780852555330
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.4"