The author offers fresh theoretical perspectives on Schlingensiefs work, as when they connect it to concepts such as narcissism or dialogical images. Also the authors great field research in
Burkina Faso and the first-hand interviews conducted there distinguish the book from previous studies.Ilinca Todorut, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca This is the first major study of the Opera village. The author has an excellent command not only of the scholarship on Schlingensief but also on Wagner, and all the current discussions on post-colonialism that continue to preoccupy the public sphere. It is an extremely timely contribution to a set of topical and also controversial discussions. Christopher Balme, LMU Munich This book makes significant strides not only in understanding Schlingensiefs work in Africa but also in addressing the complexities when it comes to German-language theater in the Global South. - Katherine Pollock, German Studies Review, vol. 46 no. 3, 2023, p. 521-523. https://doi.org/10.1353/gsr.2023.a910200