Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Twice a year in the central Malian region of Segou, communities put aside daily routines to observe and participate in elaborate puppet masquerades produced by local youth associations. These performances rank among the region's most celebrated artistic events.
Mary Jo Arnoldi weaves a vivid account of this vibrant West African theater tradition from the interrelated vantage points of the players, the audiences, and the artists who make the masquerades and puppets. Basing her work on current theory in anthropology, art, and performance studies, she examines in depth the processes by which Malians create an affective and dramatic vehicle that expresses their individual, social, and historical identities.
Generously illustrated with field photographs and incorporating materials from the author's extensive interviews with sculptors and performers, this performance-centered study foregrounds time, change, and human agency. It recognizes the theater as a dynamic arena of artistic action and a site for the production of cultural knowledge.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Social life and customs, Puppet theater, Social aspects, Social aspects of Time, Rites and ceremonies, Bambara (African people), Folklore, Time, Performance, Mœurs et coutumes, Théâtre de marionnettes, Sociologie, Rites et cérémonies, Manners and customs, Bambara (peuple d'Afrique), Uitvoerende kunsten, Temps, Marionnettes, Kunst, Folklore, africa, Puppet theater, history and criticism, Mali, Africa, west, social life and customsPlaces
Kirango, Kirango (Mali), Mali, Ségou (Mali : Region), Ségou (Region)Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Playing with time: art and performance in central Mali
1995, Indiana University Press
in English
025330900X 9780253309006
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-220) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 18, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
November 17, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
February 28, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
December 13, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |