This Text Looks At Four Performances In Africa And Uses This To Question The Tendency In Much Western And Some Non-western Scholarship To Employ Western Frames Of Reference To Examine/appreciate Every Kind Of Theatre Or Performance. Introduction -- Mmonwu: Igbo Masquerade Theatre -- Bori: A Hausa Ritual Theatre -- Jaliya: The Art Of Mandinka Griots And Griottes -- Koteba (kote-tlon): Comedy And Satire Of The Bamana -- Conclusions. Osita Okagbue. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [194]-196) And Index.