Editor: Rubin, Don; Editor: Diakhate, Ousmane
Series#:3; World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre; Paperback; 90 B&w Photographs
448 pages
Published: June 1997
Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN: 0415227461

This illustrated book 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. Preceding 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.Focusing on non-Arabic Africa, this volume examines theatrical developments since 1945. Entries on 32 African countries are featured, preceded by introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, history and culture, cosmology, music, dance, theatre for young audiences, and puppetry.