The use of masks in Igbo theatre in Nigeria: the aesthetic flexibility of performance traditions
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Main Author: Ukaegbu, Victor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lewiston, N.Y. [u.a.] Mellen 2007
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Item Description: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
Physical Description:XVIII, 371 S., [15] Bl. Ill.
ISBN:9780773451759
0773451757

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