The use of masks in Igbo theatre in Nigeria the aesthetic flexibility of performance traditions
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Lewiston, N.Y. [u.a.]
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2007
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-364) and index Igbo society : traditional polity and socio-cultural background -- Origins, concept and development of Igbo masking -- Triangular relationship : Igbo religion, cosmology and the masking theatre -- Igbo regions and performance landscapes -- Performance frameworks -- Performance contexts, structure and staging -- Dramatic action, narrative and characterisation -- Acting and stagecraft -- Mask designs -- Masking music and dance -- Costuming -- Make-up, props and theatrical meaning -- Women and gender in Igbo masking -- Theatre organisation and performance management -- Performance and skills training -- Space : concept, designs and uses -- Reception : audiences, spectatorship and participation -- Conclusion : aesthetic flexibility |
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| Beschreibung: | XVIII, 371 S., [15] Bl. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780773451759 0773451757 |