Recasting Transnationalism Through Performance: Theatre Festivals in Cape Verde, Mozambique and Brazil

A rigorous ethnography of three international theatre festivals spanning the Portuguese-speaking world, this book examines the potential for African theatre artists to generate meaningful cultural and postcolonial dialogues in festival venues despite the challenges posed by a global arts market.

Author: C. McMahon
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/19/2013
Pages: 229
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137006806

About the Author
Christina S. McMahon is Assistant Professor in the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. She is a recipient of the IFTR New Scholars Prize and a Fulbright-Hays grant. Her articles have appeared in Theatre Survey, Theatre Research International, Theatre History Studies, and The Latin American Theatre Review.