At Large: Reviewing the Arts in South Africa

As a 'critic at large', Chris Thurman has engaged with the work of theatre practitioners, musicians, dancers, visual artists and writers from across the South African arts spectrum. In this collection of journalistic essays, reviews and interviews produced over the course of five years, he not only explores the role of the arts - and the challenges facing artists - in a country still completing its transition to democracy, but also asks provocative questions about a range of social and political issues. Informed by an awareness of South Africa's complex cultural history/histories, At Large offers a snapshot (or, rather, a series of snapshots) of the arts in the country during the early years of the twenty-first century, providing insight into the production and reception of both 'local' and 'global' artistic phenomena.

• Publisher :  Common Ground Publishing; First Edition (January 24, 2012)
• Language :  English
• Paperback :  346 pages
• ISBN-10 :  1863359273
• ISBN-13 :  978-1863359276
• Item Weight :  512 g
• Dimensions :  24 cm x 16 cm x 2 cm