China, India & the Eastern world. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: China, India and the Eastern world
• Further Information: Note: Volume editors, James Gibbs and Femi Osofisan ; reviews editor, Martin Banham.
• Editors: Banham, Martin; Gibbs, James (James Morel); Osofisan, Femi
• Contents: Introduction - James Gibbs; I AFRICA'S DISCOVERY OF CHINESE THEATRE China in Ghana: an interview with Mohammed Ben Abdallah about the National Theatre, built by the Chinese Government in Accra; introduced & annotated by James Gibbs - Awo Mana Asiedu; The Orphan of Chao : A Chinese Play at a Nigerian University, 1979 - Tony Humphries; II CHINA'S DISCOVERY OF AFRICA: TEXTS, FESTIVALS & BUILDINGS Theatre in China in 1965, with a focus on War Drums Along the Equator - an interview with Robert Bolt, with an introduction by James Gibbs - James Gibbs; The post-colonial imaginary & politics of representation in the Macao SAR: the Teatrau & the (re) emergence of 'lusofonia' under Chinese stars - Isabel Maria Da Costa Morais; China-Africa relations at the Mindelact Theatre Festival, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde - Rita M. Rufino Valente; China meets South Africa in the theatre: some recent South African work about China & in China, & The Year of China in South Africa - Ying Cheng; A checklist of African playscripts translated into Chinese - Wang Shang; Introducing Blickakte - (Acts of Viewing): 'Do I see what I see, do I know what I know, do I hear what I hear' - Christine Matzke; Playscript: Blickakte (Acts of Viewing) based on an idea by Ahmed Jama Aden - Daniel Schauf; Playscript: Blickakte (Acts of Viewing) based on an idea by Ahmed Jama Aden - Philipp Scholtysik; Playscript: Blickakte (Acts of Viewing) based on an idea by Ahmed Jama Aden - Jonas Alsleben; III INDIAN THEATRE EXCHANGES WITH EAST & SOUTH AFRICA: HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS Indians of African descent: Sidis, Bava Gor & spiritual practices - Beheroze Shroff; Jay Pather, South African artist of Indian ancestry: Transforming society in post-apartheid South Africa through his theatre-dance works - Ketu H. Katrak; IV CONTESTED SPACES: Asian & African theatre in Mauritius: A report from the front line - Michael Walling; Hidden under a black veil in Terra Incognita : representations of Africa in Bangladesh theatre, with a checklist of African playscripts performed in Bangladesh - Syed Jamil Ahmed; Book Reviews
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge, Suffolk : James Currey Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 792.096; Theater -- Africa -- History; Théâtre -- Afrique -- Histoire; Theater; Africa; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782048596; 1782048596
• Related ISBNs: 1847011462; 9781847011466
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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