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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Christopher B Balme |
| ISBN: | 0198184441 9780198184447 |
| OCLC Number: | 39655593 |
| Description: | xiv, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Indigenous Theories of Syncretic Theatre -- 2. Ritual Frames and Liminal Dramaturgy -- 3. Language and the Post-Colonial Stage -- 4. Orality as Performance -- 5. Visualizing the Body -- 6. Dance and Body Language -- 7. Spaces and Spectators. |
| Responsibility: | Christopher B. Balme. |
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Abstract:
A study of post-colonial drama and theatre. It examines how dramatists from various societies have attempted to fuse the performance idioms of their traditions with the Western dramatic form, demonstrating how the dynamics of syncretic theatrical texts function in performance.
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Since major studies of post-colonial drama are scarce, as are attempts to place Indian drama in a global context, we can be doubly grateful to Christopher Balme for his excellent book. Years Work in English Studies Read more...
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