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A Sourcebook on African-American Performance is the first volume to consider African-American performance between and beyond the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and the New Black Renaissance of the 1990s. As with all titles in the Worlds of Performance series, the Sourcebook consists of classic texts as well as newly commissioned pieces by notable scholars, writers and performers. It includes the plays 'Sally's Rape' by Robbie McCauley and 'The American Play' by Suzan-Lori Parks, and comes complete with a substantial, historical introduction by Annemarie Bean. Articles, essays, manifestos and interviews included cover topics such as: * theatre on the professional, revolutionary and college stages * concert dance * community activism * step shows * performance art. eBook available with sample pages: 0203182219
A Sourcebook on African-American Performance is the first volume to consider African-American performance between and beyond the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and the New Black Renaissance of the 1990s. As with all titles in the Worlds of Performance series, the Sourcebook consists of classic texts as well as newly commissioned pieces by notable scholars, writers and performers. It includes the plays 'Sally's Rape' by Robbie McCauley and 'The American Play' by Suzan-Lori Parks, and comes complete with a substantial, historical introduction by Annemarie Bean. Articles, essays, manifestos and interviews included cover topics such as: * theatre on the professional, revolutionary and college stages * concert dance * community activism * step shows * performance art. Contributors include Annemarie Bean, Ed Bullins, Barbara Lewis, John O'Neal, Glenda Dickersun, James V. Hatch, Warren Budine Jr. and Eugene Nesmith.
As the blackface minstrel show evolved from its beginnings in the
American Revolution to its peak during the late 1800s, its frenetic
dances, low-brow humor, and lively music provided more than mere
entertainment. Indeed, these imitations and parodies shaped
society's perceptions of African Americans-and of women-as well as
made their mark on national identity, policymaking decisions, and
other entertainment forms such as vaudeville, burlesque, the revue,
and, eventually, film, radio, and television. Gathered here are
rare primary materials-including firsthand accounts of minstrel
shows, minstrelsy guides, jokes, sketches, and sheet music-and the
best of contemporary scholarship on minstrelsy.
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