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Editorial / Éditorial
Savas Patsalidis (editor-in-chief)

Special Topic: Contemporary African Drama and Theatre

Guest Editors: Femi Osofisan (Nigeria), Tejumola Olaniyan (USA), Don Rubin (Canada)

African Theatre in a Global Context^[1]

by Don Rubin, Special Topic

Anglophone Africa—Looking Back: The Beginnings of the Modern

by Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh, Special Topic

The Roots of African Theatre Ritual and Orality in the Pre-Colonial Period

by Ousmane Diakhaté and Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh, Special Topic

French Language Theatre in Africa: Connecting to the Francophonie

by Ousmane Diakhaté, Special Topic

South Africa—Theatre Lost, Performance Found?

by Loren Kruger, Special Topic

South Africa—Towards Collective Action: Improvised Performance Jozi Style

by Sarah Roberts and Kieran Reid, Special Topic

Nigeria—Revisiting Language in Two Wole Soyinka Plays

by Dele Layiwola, Special Topic

Uganda—From Research to Activism: Theatre and Anthropology in Walukuba

by Katie McQuaid and Jane Plastow, Special Topic

Nigeria—The Challenge of (and for) the Female Playwright

by Onyeka Iwuchukwu, Special Topic

In Search of Theatre for Development in Malawi: a Modern History

by Zindaba Chisiza, Special Topic

Egypt—Subversive Theology in Nawal El Saadawi’s Quest for Justice

by Omolola A. Ladele, Special Topic

Essays – Michael Chekhov: Pedagogy Today

Guest Editor: Yana Meerzon (Canada)

The Art of Michael Chekhov’s Chart: A Training Sequence for Contemporary Practice in Professional Studios and Academia

by Lisa Dalton, Essays

Performing in Mask: Michael Chekhov’s Pedagogy, Commedia and Mime

by Lenka Pichlíková, Essays

ImageWork Training and the Chekhov Technique

by David Zinder, Essays

Musical Synthesis of the Michael Chekhov Technique: Integrated Training for the Singer – Actor

by James Haffner, Essays

Gestures of Listening

by Ulrich Meyer-Horsch, Essays

Presence, Significance and Radiation in Acting: Creating the Psychophysical Foundation for Working on Chekhov’s Atmospheres^[1]

by Sol Garre, Essays

Conference Papers – Theatre, Criticism, and Politics: Where Are the Limits?

Section Editor: Ivan Medenica (Serbia)

The Shadow Theatre of Theatre Criticism

by Margareta Sörenson, Conference Papers

Politics of Theatre and the Theatre of Politics in Nigeria

by Olu Obafemi, Conference Papers

The Bourgeois Theatre and Its Criticism: From Emancipation to Decadence and Back

by Ivan Medenica, Conference Papers

Interviews

Section Editor: Savas Patsalidis (Greece)

Workshopping the Refugee Condition: Interview with Anina Jendreyko

by Katerina Delikonstantinidou, Interviews

Comment capter et traduire le réel sur scène: Chroniques de la société cubaine: Entretien avec Abel Gonzalez Melo

by Irène Sadowska, Interviews

L’Ombre de Venceslao ou une épopée argentine: Entretien avec Jorge Lavelli

by Irène Sadowska, Interviews

“Better Days for Ugandan Theatre”: Interview with Asiimwe Deborah GKashugi

by Andrew Kaggwa, Interviews

The Artist in Times of Crisis: Interview with Theodoros Terzopoulos

by Penelope Chatzidimitriou, Interviews

Performance Reviews

Section Editor: Matti Linnavuori (Finland)

Les Français : Warlikowski, agitateur de la décadence

by Mathias Daval, Performance Reviews

Le théâtre comme carte de la mémoire

by Irène Sadowska, Performance Reviews

Frénétique Afrique !

by Christiane Makward, Performance Reviews

How Southern Dialects Convey the Sense of Theatre in Italy

by Claudia Provvedini, Performance Reviews

The Present Meaning of “Stranger” Revealed in Cluj

by Maria Zărnescu, Performance Reviews

The Sins of the Parents: Several Characters in Search of an Author

by Soila Lehtonen, Performance Reviews

Un formidable retour aux sources

by Jean-Pierre Han, Performance Reviews

Un théâtre de l’excès

by Selim Lander, Performance Reviews

Ancient Meets Cutting Edge: China’s Wuzhen Theatre Festival

by Lissa Tyler Renaud, Performance Reviews

Into the Intricacies of Memory: Journey into Strelitzia

by Mosunmola Omowunmi Adeojo, Performance Reviews

Hold Up That Mirror And Preen: South African Solo Theatre At Its Finest

by Robyn Sassen, Performance Reviews

And the Rest is Silence

by Margareta Sörenson, Performance Reviews

Book Reviews

Section Editor: Don Rubin (Canada)

The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre

Author: Patrice Pavis; Reviewer: Philippe Rouyer, Book Reviews

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre

Author: Martin Middeke, Book Reviews, Peter Paul Schnierer and Greg Homann; Reviewer: Temple Hauptfleisch

Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

Author: Ismail Khalidi and Naomi Wallace; Reviewer: Marjan Moosavi, Book Reviews

How To Write About Theatre: A Manual for Critics, Students and Bloggers

Author: Mark Fisher; Reviewer: Don Rubin, Book Reviews

One Man Dancing

Author: Patricia Keeney; Reviewer: Octavian Saiu, Book Reviews

Critics on Criticism

Section Editor: Diana Damian Martin (UK)

Criticism in a Time of Crisis

by Sam Williams, Critics on Criticism