Bird Dance Near Saturday City: Sidi Ballo and the Art of West African Masquerade

by Patrick McNaughton

In 1978, Patrick McNaughton witnessed a bird dance masquerade in the small town of Dogoduman. He was so affected by this performance that its dazzling artistic power has never left him. As he revisits that very special evening in A Bird Dance near Saturday City, McNaughton carefully considers the components of the performance, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253219841
• ISBN13: 9780253219848
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher