World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa v.3: Africa Vol 3 Book

This lavishly illustrated volume examines theatrical developments since 1945 in more than 40 African countries. The authoritative entries on each country have been written by the leading scholars, critics and theatre practitioners working within the area discussed. Preceeding the entries are specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry, and general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his untimely death in 1995. The countries covered are: Angola * Benin * Burkina * Faso * Burundi * Cameroon * Chad * Congo * Cote d'Ivoire * Ethiopia * Ghana * Guinea * Guinea Bissau * Kenya * Liberia * Madagascar * Mali * Mauritius * Mozambique * Namibia * Niger * Nigeria * Rwanda * Senegal * Seychelles Islands * Sierra Leone * South Africa * Tanzania * Togo * Uganda * Zaire * Zambia * Zimbabwe The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre (WECT) is the largest international co-operative publication in the history of world theater. In six outstanding volumes, WECT documents artistic development all over the world, country by country, region by region. Volumes One and Two, on Europe and the Americas respectively have already been published to outstanding reviews. studies and African studies. Volume 4 will deal with The Arab World, Volume 5 with Asia/Oceania, and Volume 6 will provide a Bibliography and Cumulative Index. There is a 10% discount for standing orders.Read More