Theatre, in a variety of forms and contexts, can make, and indeed has made, positive political and social interventions in a range of developing cultures across the world. In this book a distinguished team of theatre historians and dramatists explores how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult relationship with societies and states, arguing positively that theatrical activity can make a difference. The collection begins with a foreword by Wole Soyinka and, through the volume, specially chosen plays, projects and movements are examined, embracing a variety of theatrical forms from conventional text to on-site developmental work. The communities addressed range from the national to the local, from middle-class elites to the economically dispossessed in countries such as Brazil and Argentina, Nigeria, Eritrea and South Africa, and India and the Caribbean countries.
| ISBN | 0521634431 | | Pages | 228 | | ISBN13 | 9780521634434
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 340 | | Imprint | Cambridge University Press | | Published in | Cambridge | | Format | Paperback | | Series editor | Bradby, David (Royal Holloway, University of London) | | Publication date | 10 Dec 1998 | | Series title | Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre | | Writer of foreword | Wole Soyinka | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Library of Congress | PN2049 .T44 1998 | | Width (mm) | 152 | | DEWEY | 792 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education |
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Foreword: a letter from Kingston Wole Soyinka; 1. Introduction Jane Plastow; 2. 'The Revolution as Muse': drama as surreptitious insurrection in a post-colonial, military state Femi Osofisan; 3. Making theatre for a change: two plays of the Eritrean liberation struggle Jane Plastow and Solomon Tsehaye; 4. Race matters in South African theatre Ian Steadman; 5. Dreams of violence: moving beyond colonialism in Canadian and Caribbean drama Christopher Innes; 6. The French-speaking Caribbean: journeying from the native land Carole-Anne Upton; 7. 'Binglishing' the stage: a generation of Asian theatre in England Jatinder Verma; 8. Popular theatre for the building of social awareness: the Indian experience Jacob Srampickal and Richard Boon; 9. The promise of performance: True Love/Real Love Paul Heritage; 10. Making America or making revolution: the theatre of Ricardo Halac in Argentina George Woodyard.
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