UWI BOOKSHOP » Faculty of Humanities and Education » English » ST/EN0070 » VODOU, A SACRED THEATRE: THE AFRICAN HERITAGE IN HAITI
Model: ST/EN0070
ISBN: 1584321776
Authors: SAINT-LOT, MARIE-JOSE A.
Publishers: EDUCA VISION
Price: $5,130.00JMD
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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 September, 2011.
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This books focuses on the relationship between Vodou and theatre, a subject on which very limited research has been done. The objective is to demonstrate that Vodou, like some other rituals, encompasses theatrical and dramatic elements, which give it the character of a sacred theatre. Theatrical and dramatic elements are analyzed basically according to Aristotelian criteria. The research reveals that Vodou contains eight major theatrical elements: impersonation, mise-en-scene, audience, chorus, music, dance, scenery, costume, and four dramatic elements: plot, character, thought, diction. These theatrical and dramatic elements make Vodou a potential model for a secular indigenous theatre in Haiti.............