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Mask a Release of Acting Resources Volume Four - Touch and the Masquerades of Nigeria

By David Griffiths

Book information

Year
1998
ISBN
9780203985441, 9783718657209, 3718657201
LCC
PR6057.R5124 M37 1998
Open Library ID
OL116277M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
853 kB (873652 bytes)
Pages
88\90
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This work investigates the use of mask in the Masquerade traditions of West Africa, specifically Nigeria. The author argues in favour of a common language of mask performance and focuses on the manner in which the Nigerian dramatist Wole Soyinka explores the theatrical virtuosity and vibrancy of mask in his plays, particulary "A Dance of the Forests". Also presented are the author's trilogy of plays under the title "Touch" which was created to explore the subtleties of African mask in a manner accesible for Western actors. This trilogy is based on Soyinka's play.

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