Download or read book The Kwagh-hir Theater written by Iyorwuese Hagher and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in Nigeria. It celebrates the power of the theater to give voice to the voiceless and to become a catalyst for positive change.