The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre is a large international co-operative undertaking focusing on the history of world theatre. In six volumes, it aims to document artistic development all over the world, country by country, region by region. International and detailed, coverage includes playwriting, music theatre, dance theatre, theatre for young audiences, puppet theatre, design, architecture and developments in theatre technology, theatre training, criticism and scholarship. The work is a project of The International Theatre Institute, The International Federation for Theatre...

The series of which this volume forms part of, is an international co-operative publication on the history of world theatre. In six volumes, WECT documents artistic development all over the world, country by country, region by region. Volumes one and two, are on Europe and the Americas respectively and are published. This third volume in the series examines theatrical developments in Africa since 1945. Entries on 44 African countries are featured, preceded by introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences...

This encyclopaedia of contemporary theatre in the Arab world includes essays and photographs from 22 different countries from Africa to the Middle East. Countries covered include: Algeria; Bahrain; Comoros Islands; Djibouti; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; and Yemen.

This volume on Asia and the Pacific provides a unique examination of theatre in Asia and Oceania and is written by leading experts from within the countries covered. Its far-reaching scope and broad interpretation of theatre (to include all types of performance) set it apart from any other similar publication. Entries on 30 Asian countries are featured in this volume, preceded by introductory essays on Asian Theatre, Theatre in the Pacific, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences, Mask Theatre and Puppetry. The volume contains approximately 300,000 words and...

This inter-cultural and non-colonial world map of theatrical activity provides an articulation of the theatrical and performative world-wide which is free of value judgements. The period covered is essentially the second half of the 20th century but much of the material dates much further back allowing the contemporary theatre researcher to draw on related materials, giving deeper insight into the period under examination. The emphasis is on nations and their theatres. The volume provides an annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world-wide...

This volume covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on 26 countries are preceded by specialist introductions on theatre in post-colonial Latin America, theatres of North America, puppet theatre, theatre for young audiences, music theatre and dance theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at...

Now available in paperback for the first time this edition of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre series examines theatrical developments in Africa since 1945. Entries on thirty-two African countries are featured in this volume, preceded by specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry. There are also special introductory general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his...

The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe covers theatre since World War II in 47 European nations, including the nations which re-emerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Each national article is divided into 12 sections: history; structure of the national theatre community; artistic profile; music theatre; theatre for young audiences; puppet theatre; design; theatre, space and architecture; training; criticism; scholarship and publishing; and further reading - allowing the reader to use the book as a source for both area and subject...

This new paperback edition provides a unique examination of theatre in Asia and the Pacific and is written by leading experts from within the countries covered. Its far-reaching scope and broad interpretation of theatre (to include all types of performance) set it apart from any other similar publication. Entries on 33 Asian countries are featured in this volume, preceded by introductory essays on Asian Theatre, Theatre in the Pacific, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences, Mask Theatre and Puppetry.
The volume contains approximately 300,000 words and...