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008			940922s1995 inuaf b s001 0 eng
010			_a94038744
020			_a025330900X (acidfree paper)
020			_a9780253309006 (acidfree paper)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dNLGGC _dBTCTA _dBAKER _dYDXCP _dUBC _dZWZ _dFCX _dBDX _dGBVCP _dOCLCO _dOCLCF
050	0	0	_aDT551.45.B35 _bA76 1995
082			_222 _a791.53089
100	1		_aArnoldi, Mary Jo.
245	1	0	_aPlaying with time : _bart and performance in central Mali / _cMary Jo Arnoldi.
260			_aBloomington : _bIndiana University Press, _cc1995.
300			_axx, 227 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.) ; _c26 cm.
500			_ainclude index, bibliography
520			_aTwice a year in the central Malian region of Segou, communities put aside daily routines to observe and participate in elaborate puppet masquerades produced by local youth associations. These performances rank among the region's most celebrated artistic events. Mary Jo Arnoldi weaves a vivid account of this vibrant West African theater tradition from the interrelated vantage points of the players, the audiences, and the artists who make the masquerades and puppets. Basing her work on current theory in anthropology, art, and performance studies, she examines in depth the processes by which Malians create an affective and dramatic vehicle that expresses their individual, social, and historical identities. Generously illustrated with field photographs and incorporating materials from the author's extensive interviews with sculptors and performers, this performance-centered study foregrounds time, change, and human agency. It recognizes the theater as a dynamic arena of artistic action and a site for the production of cultural knowledge.
650		0	_aBambara (African people) _xRites and ceremonies.
650		0	_aBambara (African people) _vFolklore.
650		0	_aBambara (African people) _xSocial life and customs.
650		0	_aPuppet theater _zMali _zS©♭gou (Region)
650		0	_aPuppet theater _zMali _zKirango.
650		0	_aFolklore _xPerformance _zMali.
650		0	_aTime _xSocial aspects _zMali.
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