Myth Performance in the African Diasporas

This book examines the concept and practice of myth performance in African Diaspora dramas and dances. These six essays chart a new path that enriches and enhances the understanding of African diaspora myth performance in literary and diaspora studies.

Benita Brown is professor in African dance and performance at Virginia State University. Dannabang Kuwabong is professor of Caribbean literature in the Department of English at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan. Christopher Olsen is associate professor of drama in the English department at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan. He is the author of Off-Off Broadway: The Second Wave, 1968-1980 (2011).