lange1995
Lange, Siri: |
CONTENTS
List of illustrations iv
Preface v
1. Introduction 1
Research problem and conceptual context 1
The setting: A Saturday Night at Vijana Social Hall 6
Fieldwork and research methods 22
2. Traditional Dance as Symbol and Vehicle in the Nation-building Process 27
Introduction 27
The nationalist movement 28
The quest for a national culture 30
National symbols and the problem of tradition 33
Enlightenment of the people or political propaganda? 40
The cultural revolution goes commercial 51
Project “national culture” abandoned 60
Conclusion 69
3. The Effects of Commercialization and Nationalization on Traditional Dance 77
Introduction 77
The fate of the dance songs 77
Sensualization of movements 89
Artists and their status 93
Traditionalism and modernization: Artist and audience view 99
The introduction of separation 108
Conclusion 114
4. Popular theatre: A cultural alternative 117
Introduction 117
The transformation of Western drama in Tanzania 117
Popular theatre plays and social reality 120
Conclusion 136