Recasting transnationalism through performance : theatre festivals in Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Brazil /

The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a lively Portuguese-language theatre festival circuit, where Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African artists come together and jointly negotiate the cultural dynamics of an emerging transnational community grounded in a common language and sha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McMahon, Christina S., 1976-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Studies in international performance.
Subjects:	Drama festivals > Cape Verde. Drama festivals > Mozambique. Drama festivals > Brazil. Theater and society > Cape Verde > History > 21st century. Theater and society > Mozambique > History > 21st century. Theater and society > Brazil x History > 21st century. PERFORMING ARTS / General. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Global Casting Calls: Performing (Trans)National Identity On Festival Circuits
1. Mapping Festivals: Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Brazil in the Lusophone World
2. Recasting the Colonial Past: History, Imagination, and Fantasy on Festival Stages
3. African Women on Festival Circuits: Recasting Labor Roles and Female Sexuality
4. Adaptation and the (Trans)Nation: Creolized Shakespeare, Intercultural Cervantes
5. Toward a Conclusion: Forum Theatre in Festival Venues.