African Theatre. Festivals.

During the last fifty years, those working in the cultural sectors in African countries have attempted to write history by organising festivals. Under banners such as 'Reclaiming the African Past' and 'African Renaissance', they have used the performing arts to address a variety...

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Main Author: Banham, Martin
Other Authors: Gibbs, James, Osofisan, Femi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer Ltd., 2012.
Series:African theatre (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England)
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:During the last fifty years, those working in the cultural sectors in African countries have attempted to write history by organising festivals. Under banners such as 'Reclaiming the African Past' and 'African Renaissance', they have used the performing arts to address a variety of topical issues and to confront images embedded by a century of patronising colonial expositions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781782040477
1782040471