Artists Around the World by Encyclopedia Britannica

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Soyinka attended university in England but returned to Nigeria to study African drama. He also taught drama and literature at Nigerian universities. In 1960 he founded a theater group, where he put on his own plays and even acted in some. His first important play, A Dance of the Forests, was about Nigerian independence. In The Lion and the Jewel, Soyinka made fun of Westernized African schoolteachers. During the Nigerian civil war, Soyinka worked for a cease-fire and was arrested because of his work and writings.

FANNY ELSSLER F RCH LI T GH a n i r e l l a B SE A T heatrical anny Elssler was a famous Austrian dancer who brought energy and drama to her performances. She was born in 1810, in Vienna, Austria, and studied ballet from a young age. As a child, Elssler appeared with her sister in several ballets at Vienna’s Find and Kärntnerthor Theatre. correct the When she was a young adult, Elssler became famous worldwide error in the following sentence: thanks to her energetic spirit onstage and her remarkable pointe Elssler’s style of work (dancing on the points of the toes).

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