1st Edition

Playful Performers African Children's Masquerades

By David Binkley Copyright 2006
268 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

African children develop aesthetic sensibilities at an early age, roughly from four to fourteen years. By the time they become full-fledged adolescents they may have had up to ten years experience with various art forms--masking, music, costuming, dancing, and performance. Aesthetic learning is vital to their maturation. The contributors to this volume argue that the idea that learning the... Read more
Acknowledgments, Introduction: An Overview, Part 1: Integrated Masquerades, Part 2: Emulating Masquerades, Part 3: Independent Masquerades, Part 4: Girls’ Masquerading. Contributors. Index. Illustrations follow page

Biography

David Binkley