This article attempts to place Nyau, a dance form, a men's association, and a ritual system among the Chewa of central Malawi, in the context of contemporary (1983-86) rural Malawi. Deriving from ...
Gender, power, and performance -- Dance and nationalism in the independence movement -- Dance and social control in Banda's Malawi -- Dance, the transition to multipartyism, and patronage -- Power and ...