African Theatre 15: China, India & the Eastern World (EPDF) von Martin Banham

Extends the study of China's "soft power" into theatre studies and looks more widely at syncretic traditions evolving in other long-term historic exchanges between Asia and Africa.

Introduction - James Gibbs
I AFRICA'S DISCOVERY OF CHINESE THEATRE China in Ghana: an interview with Mohammed Ben Abdallah about the National Theatre, built by the Chinese Government in Accra; introduced & annotated by James Gibbs - Awo Mana Asiedu
The Orphan of Chao: A Chinese Play at a Nigerian University, 1979 - Tony Humphries
II CHINA'S DISCOVERY OF AFRICA: TEXTS, FESTIVALS & BUILDINGS Theatre in China in 1965, with a focus onWar Drums Along the Equator - an interview with Robert Bolt, with an introduction by James Gibbs - James Gibbs
The post-colonial imaginary & politics of representation in the Macao SAR: the Teatrau & the (re) emergence of 'lusofonia' under Chinese stars - Isabel Maria Da Costa Morais
China-Africa relations at the Mindelact Theatre Festival, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde - Rita M. Rufino Valente
China meets South Africa in the theatre: some recent South African work about China & in China, & The Year of China in South Africa - Ying Cheng
A checklist of African playscripts translated into Chinese - Wang Shang
IntroducingBlickakte - (Acts of Viewing): 'Do I see what I see, do I know what I know, do I hear what I hear' - Christine Matzke
Playscript:Blickakte (Acts of Viewing) based on an idea by Ahmed Jama Aden - Daniel Schauf
Playscript:Blickakte (Acts of Viewing) based on an idea by Ahmed Jama Aden - Philipp Scholtysik
Playscript:Blickakte (Acts of Viewing) based on an idea by Ahmed Jama Aden - Jonas Alsleben
III INDIAN THEATRE EXCHANGES WITH EAST & SOUTH AFRICA: HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS Indians of African descent: Sidis, Bava Gor & spiritual practices - Beheroze Shroff
Jay Pather, South African artist of Indian ancestry: Transforming society in post-apartheid South Africa through his theatre-dance works - Ketu H. Katrak
IV CONTESTED SPACES: Asian & African theatre in Mauritius: A report from the front line - Michael Walling
Hidden under a black veil inTerra Incognita: representations of Africa in Bangladesh theatre, with a checklist of African playscripts performed in Bangladesh - Syed Jamil Ahmed
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