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African Theatre 18
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2019
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Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The play has until now only been published in Nigeria.
This open issue of African Theatre is a departure from the traditional themed format to showcase the plethora of styles, approaches and perspectives that populate the contemporary field of African theatre studies, with contributions from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana. Focusing mainly on case studies, contributors engage a variety of performance forms, ranging from investigations into radical dramatic and popular musical performances, through "street theatre" (festivals and masquerade shows) and pop culture, to consideration of applied theatre, dance, audience, cultural performances and folktales. Articles address African American and African cultural dialogue; choreographic study; the carnivalization of indigenous African festivals; the stigmatization of disability; the performance of nationality, as well as orality and African performance aesthetics.
Highlighted in this volume is the playscript of the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's foremost playwrights.
Volume Editor: CHUKWUMA OKOYE
Series Editors: Yvette Hutchison, Reader, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick; Chukwuma Okoye, Reader in African Theatre & Performance, University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds.
This open issue of African Theatre is a departure from the traditional themed format to showcase the plethora of styles, approaches and perspectives that populate the contemporary field of African theatre studies, with contributions from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana. Focusing mainly on case studies, contributors engage a variety of performance forms, ranging from investigations into radical dramatic and popular musical performances, through "street theatre" (festivals and masquerade shows) and pop culture, to consideration of applied theatre, dance, audience, cultural performances and folktales. Articles address African American and African cultural dialogue; choreographic study; the carnivalization of indigenous African festivals; the stigmatization of disability; the performance of nationality, as well as orality and African performance aesthetics.
Highlighted in this volume is the playscript of the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's foremost playwrights.
Volume Editor: CHUKWUMA OKOYE
Series Editors: Yvette Hutchison, Reader, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick; Chukwuma Okoye, Reader in African Theatre & Performance, University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Chukwuma Okoye
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.
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Contributor: Chukwuma Okoye
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.
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Contributor: Femi Osofisan
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.
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Contributors
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Introduction
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‘Man in the Mirror’ The Issue of Appropriation in the Exchange between African & African American Popular Cultures
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NAFEST Danceturgy in Search of Integration & Identity A Study of Selected Nasarawa State Dance Entries
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Carnivalization of Indigenous Performance Forms & the Demystification of Ritual Essence in Costume & Mask Designs of Masquerade Art
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An Initial Investigation into Contemporary Theatre Audiences in Malawi
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Exploring Educational Theatre & Peer Learning to Combat Stigma & Myths about Albinism in School Settings in Malawi
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Performing the Nation: Incorporating Cultural Performances into Theatre in Ethiopia
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Orality & the Folktale: Reflections on Anansesɛm & its Metaphysical Content
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Playscript: The Inspector & the Hero
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Yvette Hutchison & Amy Jephta (eds), Contemporary Plays by African Women
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Tiziana Morosetti (ed.), Africa on the Contemporary London Stage
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Austin C. Okigbo, Music, Culture, and the Politics of Health: Ethnography of a South African AIDS Choir
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Emmanuel N. Ngwang and Kenneth Usongo, Art and Political Thought in Bole Butake
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Samuel Kasule, Walukagga the Black Smith
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Judith G. Miller (ed.), Chantal Bilodeau (trans.), Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahulé: In and Out of Africa
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Frida M. Mbunda-Nekang, Thorns and Roses: A Play
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eBook ISBN:
9781787446953
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James Currey
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eBook ISBN:
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Keywords for this book
African Theatre; detective play; The Inspector and the Hero; Femi Osofisan; Africa; playwright; Nigeria; contemporary field; theatre studies; performance forms; investigations; dramatic performances; musical performances; street theatre; festivals; masquerade shows; pop culture; applied theatre; dance; audience engagement; cultural performances; folktales; African American; African cultural dialogue; choreographic study; indigenous African festivals; carnivalization; disability stigma; performances of nationality; orality; performance aesthetics; Chukwuma Okoye; Yvette Hutchison; University of Warwick; University of Ibadan; University of Leeds; case studies; African performance.
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
