Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa

by Brian Valente-Quinn

Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater-making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810143666
• ISBN13: 9780810143661
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 208 Pages