About the Journal
African Performance Review (APR) is a bi-annual refereed online journal of the African Theatre Association (AfTA), which is dedicated to publishing and disseminating high-quality research and information on theatre and performance in Africa and the African Diaspora. The journal publishes articles, commentaries, and reviews on all aspects of African theatre and performance.
Areas of particular interest include critical theory and practice; theatre history/history of the theatre; theatre, culture & society; themes in African performance processes, drama and theatre; theatre-for-development; African performance pedagogy;
research in African performance; performance processes; performers and audiences; places of performance; performance and politics/politics of performance; theatre for young people; popular performance/theatre; radio/television drama; video movies; theatre in the African diaspora; theories of African dance & music; oral performances in Africa.
