African Theatre 9: Histories 1850-1950

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvMartin Banham,James Gibbs,Femi Osofisan

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What kinds of documentation of performances exist - both of colonial and indigenous theatre and how may this range of documentation have affected how we read theatre history?African performers, dramatists and directors have far out-paced chroniclers, critics and librarians, and as a result, those preparing accounts of theatre movements and performance on the continent have very limited resources to work on. African Theatre 9 addresses the topic of theatre history and, more specifically, looks at a selection of theatrical movements and events between 1850 and 1950.Drawing on such archived resources as are available, this volume seeks to recover moments from the past by bringing together papers that explore the complexity of the relationships that characterised a century of contact, conflict, compromise and creativity. The findings provide essential background to understanding contemporary developments in African theatre, and draw attention to the importance of documenting performances.Volume Editor: YVETTE HUTCHISONSeries Editors: Martin Banham, Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theatre Studies, University of Leeds; James Gibbs, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England; Femi Osofisan, Professor of Drama at the University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow,Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds; Yvette Hutchison, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick

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Utgivningsdatum2010-11-18
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt252 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican Theatre
Antal sidor199
FörlagJames Currey
ISBN9781847010148

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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. Yvette Hutchison is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick. CHRISTINE MATZKE, Lecturer in African Literatures and Cultures, Humboldt-University, Berlin. Jane Plastow is Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds. Yvette Hutchison is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick.

Introduction - Yvette HutchisonLooking for 'Eritrea's past property' (1947): archives & memories in Eritrean theatre historiography - Christine MatzkeSeeking the Founding Father: the story of Kobina Sekyi's The Blinkards (1916) - James GibbsMedieval morality & liturgical drama in colonial Rhodesia: early Christian martyrs dramatized - Owen SedaContesting constructions of cultural production in & through urban theatre in Rhodesia, c.1890-1950 - Samuel Ravengai'Don't talk into my talk': oral narratives, cultural identity & popular performance in colonial Uganda - Sam KasuleThe leaf & the soap: a story of appropriation & resistance - Cristina BoscoloThe representation of Khoisan characters in early Dutch-Afrikaans dramas in South Africa - Marisa KeurisImages of Africa in early twentieth-century British theatre - Steve NicholsonThe First African Play: Tekle Hawariat's Fabula: Yawreoch Commedia & its influence on the development of Ethiopian theatre - Jane PlastowPlayscript: Tekle Hawariat's Fabula: Yawreoch Commedia (The Comedy of Animals) translated from the Amharic by Belayneh AbunehBook Reviews