| A Sourcebook on African-American Performance: Plays, People, Movements Contributor(s): Bean, Annemarie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415182352 ISBN-13: 9780415182355 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: "A Sourcebook on African-American Performance: Plays, People, Movements" 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. This" Sourcebook" consists of writings previously published in The Drama Review (TDR) as well as newly commissioned pieces by notable scholars, writers and performers including Annemarie Bean, Ed Bullins, Barbara Lewis, John O'Neal, Glenda Dickersun, James V. Hatch, Warren Budine Jr., and Eugene Nesmith. Included are articles, essays, manifestos and interviews on: * theatre on the professional, revolutionary and college stages * concert dance * community activism * step shows * performance art A unique collection, it also includes the plays "Sally's Rape" by Robbie McCauley and "The American Play" by Suzan-Lori Parks, and comes complete with an introduction by Annemarie Bean. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Reference - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 792.089 |
| LCCN: 98-35340 |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Series: Worlds of Performance |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.19" W x 9.23" (1.53 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |