Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance & Other Contexts - Couverture souple

Gottschild, Brenda D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 027596373X ISBN 13 : 9780275963736

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1998

Synopsis

This ground-breaking work brings dance into current discussions of the African presence in American culture. Dixon Gottschild argues that the Africanist aesthetic has been invisibilized by the pervasive force of racism. This book provides evidence to correct and balance the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a conditioning factor in shaping American performance, onstage and in everyday life. She examines the Africanist presence in American dance forms particularly in George Balanchine's Americanized style of ballet, (post)modern dance, and blackface minstrelsy. Hip hop culture and rap are related to contemporary performance, showing how a disenfranchised culture affects the culture in power.

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À propos de l?auteur

BRENDA DIXON GOTTSCHILD is Professor Emerita of Dance at Temple University. Formerly a professional dancer and actress, she is the Philadelphia critic for Dancemagazine and has published articles in The Drama Review, Dance Research Journal, Design for Arts in Education, and The Black American Literature Forum. She is coauthor of the third and most recent edition of The History of Dance in Art and Education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 027596373X
• ISBN 13: 9780275963736
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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