Theatre and performance in Africa

Theatre for Development, popular theatre, and musical performance describe the social and political implications of cultural practice; production analyses of Soyinka's classic and his most recent plays, semiotic analyses of masquerades or ritual drama explore the aesthetics of performance arts in Africa. Radical change in South Africa or democratisation elsewhere seek expression in contemporary theatre, popular song, and even state controlled television. Scholars and theatre practitioners from Africa and Europe reveal the regional, artistic and political diversity of theatre and performance in Africa.