The Kwagh-hir Theater A Weapon for Social Action [Paperback]

Professor Hagher reveals and analyses these theatrical performances with keen insight and deep knowledge. A wonderful addition to the literature on African masquerade and theater.This book is an occasion for anyone who cares about theater, scholarship, and cultural survival.Haghers trenchant defence of the Kwagh-hirs collective capacity for community well-being and social change makes this study important and highly significant for practitioners of applied theater in the globalized twenty-first century.The authenticity of this book is the result of a combination of lived experience and rigorous research that has spanned over three decades. It is a unique book that will continue to be an asset to scholars and students of culture, and especially for those who want to understand the interface between culture, voice and change.This book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria use their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in Nigeria. It celebrates the power of the theater to give voice to the voiceless and to become a catalyst for positive change.The Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in Nigeria. It celebrates the power of the theater to give voice to the voiceless and to become a catalyst for positive change.A Foreword and a CelebrationPrefaceIntroduction: The Theater as a WeaponChapter One: Tiv Worldview; the Context of the Kwagh-hirChapter Two: Searching for the RubricsChapter Three: Organization and FormChapter Four: Kwagh-hir AestheticsChapter Five: Kwagh-hir as Model Theater for Social ActionAppendix A: Tiv Kwagh-Hir Carvers and Their WorksAppendix B: Glossary of Tiv WordsBibliographyIndexIyorwuese Hagher is a professor of theater and drama and forml£#