This web page is devoted to Nahuatl theater, especially the Nahuatl Theater Set co-edited by Louise M. Burkhart and Barry D. Sell, published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Louise M. Burkhart is Professor of Anthropology at the University at Albany, SUNY.

Barry D. Sell is an independent scholar residing in Glendale, California..

"Nahuatl theater" refers to dramatic productions in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs and related peoples in Central Mexico, who collectively are called "Nahuas."

This performance genre developed and flourished when Mexico was under Spanish colonial rule, which lasted from 1521-1820.

Project description

The sixteenth-century church at
Tepoztlan, Morelos

Web site created and maintained by Louise M. Burkhart with support from the College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany. Thanks to Dan White for technical support and help with web design.

I will be adding more content. Comments are welcome!