Synopses & Reviews
Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and to post-colonial expression remain especially neglected, a problem that this book addresses.
About the Author
KHALID AMINE is Professor of Performance Studies at Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Interweaving Performance Cultures, Free University, Berlin, Germany (2008-2010). Since 2006, he has been President of the International Centre for Performance Studies (ICPS) in Tangier, Morocco. Among his published books are
Fields of Silence in Moroccan Theatre and
Dramatic Art and the Myth of Origins: Fields of Silence.
MARVIN CARLSON is Sidney E. Cohn Distinguished Professor of Theatre, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate Centre, CUNY, USA. He has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens, Greece,the ATHE Career Achievement Award, the ASTR Distinguished Scholarship Award, the George Jean Nathan Award and the Calloway Prize.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
PART I: THE PRE-COLONIAL MAGHREB
The Roman Maghreb
Orature
The Halqa
Shadow Plays and Costumed Performers
Carnival and Ritual Performance
PART II: COLONIAL THEATRE IN THE MAGHREB
Nineteenth Century European Theatres
The First Arab Performances
The Developing Maghreb Stage
The Theatre of Resistance
Islam and the Colonial Stage
From the Second World War to Independence
PART III: POST COLONIAL THEATRE IN THE MAGHREB
The Early Theatres of Independence, 1956-1970
Developing National Traditions, 1970-1990
Entering a New Century, 1990-2010
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index