The Ghana Dance Ensemble takes Ghana's national culture and
interprets it in performance using authentic dance forms adapted
for local or foreign audiences. Often, says Paul Schauert, the aims
of the ensemble and the aims of the individual performers work in
opposition. Schauert discusses the history of the dance troupe and
its role in Ghana's post-independence nation-building strategy and
illustrates how the nation's culture makes its way onto the stage.
He argues that as dancers negotiate the terrain of what is or is
not authentic, they also find ways to express their personal
aspirations, discovering, within the framework of nationalism or
collective identity, that there is considerable room to reform
national ideals through individual virtuosity.
General
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2015 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Paul Schauert
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
|
| Pages: |
352 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-01732-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Dance >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-253-01732-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780253017321 |
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