African Theatre for Development

African Theatre for Development acts as a forum for investigating how African Theatre works and what its place is in this postmodern society. It provides the subject with a degree of detail unmatched in previous books reflecting a new approach to the study of the performing arts in this region. The collection:<br />• reveals the dynamic position of the arts and culture in post-independent countries as well as changes in influences and audiences<br />• shows African theatre to be about aesthetics and rituals the sociological and the political the anthropological and the historical<br />• examines theatre's role as a performing art throughout the continent representing ethnic identities and defining intercultural relationships<br />• investigates African theatre's capacity to combine contemporary cultural issues into the whole artistic fabric of performing arts and<br />• considers the variety of voices forms and practices through which contemporary African intellectual circles are negotiating the forces of tradition and modernity.<br />The book provides an opportunity to discover contemporary material from experts critics and artists from across the world. The contributions are in a language and style that allow them to be read either as aids to formal study or as elements of discussion to interest the general reader.African Theatre for Development acts as a forum for investigating how African Theatre works and what its place is in this postmodern society. It provides the subject with a degree of detail unmatched in previous books reflecting a new approach to the study of the performing arts in this region. The collection:<br />• reveals the dynamic position of the arts and culture in post-independent countries as well as changes in influences and audiences<br />• shows African theatre to be about aesthetics and rituals the sociological and the political the anthropological and the historical<br />• examines theatre's role as a performing art throughout the continent representing ethnic identities and defining intercultural relationships<br />• investigates African theatre's capacity to combine contemporary cultural issues into the whole artistic fabric of performing arts and<br />• considers the variety of voices forms and practices through which contemporary African intellectual circles are negotiating the forces of tradition and modernity.<br />The book provides an opportunity to discover contemporary material from experts critics and artists from across the world. The contributions are in a language and style that allow them to be read either as aids to formal study or as elements of discussion to interest the general reader.