A Tempest: Based on Shakespeare's The Tempest : Adaptation for a Black Theatre
- ISBN-10
- 0913745405
- ISBN-13
- 9780913745403
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ubu Repertory Theater
- Author
- Aimé Césaire
Description
A troupe of black actors perform their own Tempest. Cesaire's rich and insightful adaptation draws on contemporary Caribbean society, the African-American experience and African mythology to raise questions about colonialism, racism and their lasting effects.
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Other editions
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- 2002
- 69 pages
- Paperback
- Theatre Communications Group
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