190 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.
The book develops new paradigms for thinking about African performance in general through the construction of a critical framework that addresses questions concerning performance particularities and... Read more
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
Biography
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.
