| Choreographies of African Identities: Négritude, Dance, and the National Ballet of Senegal Contributor(s): Castaldi, Francesca (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252072685 ISBN-13: 9780252072680 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Folk |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005011094 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.04" W x 9" (0.94 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Choreographies of African Identities traces interconnected interpretative frameworks around and about the National Ballet of Senegal. Using the metaphor of a dancing circle Castaldi's arguments cover the full spectrum of performance, from production to circulation and reception. Castaldi first situates the reader in a North American theater, focusing on the relationship between dancers and audiences as that between black performers and white spectators. She then examines the work of the National Ballet in relation to L opold S dar Senghor's N gritude ideology and cultural politics. Finally, the author addresses the circulation of dances in the streets, discotheques, and courtyards of Dakar, drawing attention to women dancers' occupation of the urban landscape. |