Question: Critically assess the degree to which to which it can be said that traditional African theatre was also ‘a theatre of resistance’ to colonialism.
Answer: Pre –colonial, Traditional African theatre was an extremely important division of the typical Africans life. It was not purely for entertainment, as it also had an essential role to play in the harmonious functioning of African society. It relied heavily on music and dance, along with mime, masquerade and acrobatics. But by far the most significant element of African theatre was its story telling aspect. In a society where reading and writing was inaccessible but to a privileged few, oral methods were just about the only way to convey information....(short extract)
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- Subject: Art History
- Course: Art History
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 66%
- Words: 5110
- Date submitted: March 05, 2009
- Date written: May, 2003
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 894
