The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance Contributor(s): Perkins, Kathy (Editor), Richards, Sandra (Editor), Craft, Renée Alexander (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138726710 ISBN-13: 9781138726710 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $266.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - African American - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Art | American - African American |
Series: Routledge Companions |
Physical Information: 426 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance is an outstanding collection of specially written essays that charts the emergence, development, and diversity of African American Theatre and Performance--from the nineteenth-century African Grove Theatre to Afrofuturism. Alongside chapters from scholars are contributions from theatre makers, including producers, theatre managers, choreographers, directors, designers, and critics. This ambitious Companion includes:
This book engages a wide audience of scholars, students, and theatre practitioners with its unprecedented breadth. More than anything, these invaluable insights not only offer a window onto the processes of producing work, but also the labour and economic issues that have shaped and enabled African American theatre. |