I had students research African dance theatre and African ritual drama last year and they were frustrated by the limited information they were finding. So, I had them play with their search terms. Eventually, they came up with enough information for a good 45 minute lesson. My recommendation would be the same: play with various search terms to see what kind of hits you get. Many of them will be links to books on the subject, or current research projects.
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Kaila Schwartz
Theatre Arts, Director
Milpitas Unified School District
San Jose CA
Original Message:
Sent: 09-18-2016 13:24
From: Lindsay Brustein
Subject: theatre history... in Africa
Hey everyone! I'm moving into a theatre history unit with my advanced high school students. They are doing the teaching in this unit and are assigned specific historical eras/genres of theatre to research and share with the class. I'd like to include early African theatre traditions/dramatic rituals in the project, but am looking for resources that I can send the students to for their research-- especially as it relates to styles of performance. Do you have any recommended sources or sites (beyond a simple google search)? Any ideas are welcomed!!
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Lindsay Hearn Brustein
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Austin TX
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