The use of masks in Igbo theatre in Nigeria
Subtitle: the aesthetic flexibility of performance traditions
By: Victor Ukaegbu ; with a foreword by Osita A. Okagbue.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9780773451759
Subjects: Masks, Igbo; Folk drama, Igbo -- Nigeria; Religious drama, Igbo -- Nigeria; Igbo (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Igbo society : Traditional polity and socio-cultural; title: Origins, concept and development of Igbo masking; title: Triangular relationship : Igbo religion, cosmology  and the masking theatre; title: Igbo regions and performance landscapes; title: Performance frameworks; title: Performance contexts, structure, and staging; title: Dramatic action, narrative, and characterisation; title: Acting and stagecraft; title: Mask designs; title: Masking music and dance; title: Costuming; title: Make-up, props, and theatrical meaning; title: Women and gender in Igbo masking; title: Theatre organisation and performance management; title: Performance and skills training; title: Space : concept, designs and uses; title: Reception : audiences, spectatorship and participation; title: Conclusion : aesthetic flexibility.