The course explores major concepts, theories, practices, periods and movements in African theatre and drama, from precolonial manifestations through foreign-influenced experiments to contemporary and ‘futuristic’ creations. The work of major African dramatists like Ola Rotimi, Efua Sutherland, John Ruganda, Francis Imbuga and Athol Fugard, as well as representatives theatre practices, like oral narrative, dance, ritual, mime and “wordless” theatre, composite performance and theatre for development, will be studied as illustrations of the basic concepts.
