Theatre and Performance in East Africa

ISBN-13: 9780367740894 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 182 str.

Osita Okagbue; Samuel Kasule

Opis

Theatre and Performance in East Africa looks at indigenous performances to unearth the aesthetic principles, sensibilities and critical framework that underpin African performance and theatre.

Spis treści

Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two The Abevugyi/Abasizi of Ankore (Uganda) and Rwanda: Praise Recitation Performance; Chapter Three Identity Rituals of the Bamasaba and the Babukusu of Uganda and Kenya; Chapter Four Bwola and Larakaraka of the Acholi of Northern Uganda; Chapter Five Abadongo and Inanga Itinerant Musicians of Rwanda and Uganda; Chapter Six Gacaca: Performance and Nation; Chapter Seven Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary

O autorze

Osita Okagbue is a Professor of Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths, University of London. Samuel Kasule is Professor in Postcolonial Theatre and Performance, University of Derby.