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British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of
writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance
artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and
artistic context. Until now discussion of choreography by Black
dance practitioners has been dominated by the work of
African-American artists, facilitated by the civil rights movement.
But the work produced by Black British artists has in part been
within the context of Britain's colonial legacy. Ramsay Burt and
Christy Adair bring together an array of leading scholars and
practitioners to review the singularity and distinctiveness of the
work of British-based dancers who are Black and its relation to the
specificity of Black British experiences. From sub-Saharan West
African and Caribbean dance forms to jazz and hip-hop, British
Dance, Black Routes looks afresh at over five decades of artistic
production to provide an unparalleled resource for dance students
and scholars.
British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of
writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance
artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and
artistic context. Until now discussion of choreography by Black
dance practitioners has been dominated by the work of
African-American artists, facilitated by the civil rights movement.
But the work produced by Black British artists has in part been
within the context of Britain's colonial legacy. Ramsay Burt and
Christy Adair bring together an array of leading scholars and
practitioners to review the singularity and distinctiveness of the
work of British-based dancers who are Black and its relation to the
specificity of Black British experiences. From sub-Saharan West
African and Caribbean dance forms to jazz and hip-hop, British
Dance, Black Routes looks afresh at over five decades of artistic
production to provide an unparalleled resource for dance students
and scholars.
Examines the impact of new media (such as video and YouTube) and
the use of multi-media on live and recorded performance in Africa.
Focuses on the ways African theatre and performance relate to
various kinds of media. Includes contributions on dance; popular
video, with an emphasis on video drama and soaps from Eastern and
Southern Africa, and the Nigerian 'Nollywood' phenomenon; the
interface between live performance and video (or still
photography), and links between on-line social networks and new
performance identities. As a group the articles raise, from
original angles, the issues of racism, gender, identity, advocacy
and sponsorship. Volume Editor: DAVID KERR is Professor of English
in the University of Botswana, and is the author of African Popular
Theatre Series Editors: Martin Banham, Emeritus Professor of Drama
& Theatre Studies, University of Leeds; James Gibbs, Senior
Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England; Femi
Osofisan, Professor of Drama at the University of Ibadan; Jane
Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds; Yvette
Hutchison, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre &
Performance Studies, University of Warwick
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