Dramatic Performance Traditions in Morocco: Selected Models

About this book

Anwar El-Bukhari studies Moroccan performance traditions through their connections with theatre and cultural anthropology. His examples range from the horses and gunpowder of Tbourida to Taghenja rain-seeking rituals and the collective stadium displays known as tifos. These forms place performance in public spaces and community life. The book considers how ritual, celebration, dramatic conflict and the performing figure relate to what scholars call pre-theatre. It examines the place of these arts in Moroccan experience and communal identity, beyond a conventional understanding of the stage.