African Drama and Performance

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African Drama and Performance A Research in African Literatures Book African Expressive Cultures Patrick McNaughton, general editor Associate editors Catherine M. Cole Barbara G. Hoffman Eileen Julien Kassim Koné D. A. Masolo Elisha Renne Zoë Strother E D I T E D B Y J OH N C ON T E H - MORG A N A N D T E J U MOL A OL A N I YA N African Drama and Performance INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2004 by Indiana University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data African drama and performance / edited by John Conteh-Morgan and Tejumola Olaniyan. p. cm. — (African expressive cultures) “A Research in African Literatures Book.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34439-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-253-21701-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Theater—Africa—History—20th century. 2. Performing arts—Africa—History—20th century. 3. African drama—20th century—History and criticism. I. Conteh-Morgan, John. II. Olaniyan, Tejumola. III. Series. PN2969.A34 2004 791′.096′0904—dc22 2004000688 1 2 3 4 5 09 08 07 06 05 04 ...