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A History of East African Theatre, Volume 1 Chapter 1: Somali Theatre

A History of East African Theatre, Volume 1 : Chapter 1: Somali Theatre [This chapter deals with Somali-language theatre across the nations of Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen. I show how, drawing on the colonial introduction of ideas of theatre to schools in Somaliland in the 1940s, Somali poets took up the form and created a unique mode of theatre utilising poetry, music and improvisation that became hugely popular and influential across the region. I show how the form operated transnationally, debating ideas about a changing society and urging the political unity of all Somali peoples. The chapter shows the strong growth of the form once Somali nations became independent, its utilisation for propaganda purposes by the Marxist government of Siyad Barre and its struggles to reinvent itself following the Somali civil war.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of East African Theatre, Volume 1 Chapter 1: Somali Theatre

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-47271-9
Pages
51 –135
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-47272-6_2
Publisher site
See Chapter on Publisher Site

Abstract

[This chapter deals with Somali-language theatre across the nations of Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen. I show how, drawing on the colonial introduction of ideas of theatre to schools in Somaliland in the 1940s, Somali poets took up the form and created a unique mode of theatre utilising poetry, music and improvisation that became hugely popular and influential across the region. I show how the form operated transnationally, debating ideas about a changing society and urging the political unity of all Somali peoples. The chapter shows the strong growth of the form once Somali nations became independent, its utilisation for propaganda purposes by the Marxist government of Siyad Barre and its struggles to reinvent itself following the Somali civil war.]

Published: Oct 30, 2020

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