African Theatre 17: Contemporary Dance

Yvette Hutchison is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick. Chukwuma Okoye is Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. e has published critical essays on Igbo masquerade theatre, the location of African theatre in current debates on literary and cultural studies, and contemporary dance in Nigeria. Yvette Hutchison is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick. Chukwuma Okoye is Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. e has published critical essays on Igbo masquerade theatre, the location of African theatre in current debates on literary and cultural studies, and contemporary dance in Nigeria.

• Obituary: J.C. Abbey, Master Puppeteer of Ghana (Steve Feld & Nii Noi Ortey)Introduction - Yvette Hutchison and Chukwuma OkoyeDANCE James Mweu & Kunja Dance Theatre: Contemporary dance as African cultural production - 'Funmi AdewoleLooking behind the mirror: Challenging representationalism in contemporary dance in postcolonial African contexts - Kristina JohnstoneDecolonizing the stage: Reflecting on Mamela Nyamza in a Canadian- hosted South African performance festival - Kymberley FelthamUnmuting South African citizenship through integrated/ disability dance - Yvette HutchisonFrom television to the streets: The rise & rise of dance-based advertising in Nigeria - 'Tosin Kooshima TumeDance Photo Essay: Untitled: FOD Gang's Environmental Activism - Chukwuma OkoyeOPEN SECTION Cultural production in a digital age: A reflection on the adaptation of an African folktale for a young audience - J.C. NialaAnd With Them Came Devils: Ebrahim Hussein, Mashetani & the poetics of doubt - Joshua WilliamsPlayscript: Lunatic! by Thoko ZuluBook Reviews edited by Sola Adeyemi