Author: Harvey Young
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009359592
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer Drama and the evolution of African American Dance Theatre. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights, and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century.
The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
Author: Harvey Young
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009359592
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer Drama and the evolution of African American Dance Theatre. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights, and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009359592
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer Drama and the evolution of African American Dance Theatre. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights, and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century.
The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
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Languages : en
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With contributions from the leading scholars in the field, this Companion provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Along the way, it chronicles the evolution of African American theatre and its engagement with the wider community.
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With contributions from the leading scholars in the field, this Companion provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Along the way, it chronicles the evolution of African American theatre and its engagement with the wider community.
The Cambridge Companion to American Theatre since 1945
Author: Julia Listengarten
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108570267
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to American Theatre since 1945 provides an overview and analysis of developments in the organization and practices of American theatre. It examines key demographic and geographical shifts American theatre after 1945 experienced in spectatorship, and addresses the economic, social, and political challenges theatre artists have faced across cultural climates and geographical locations. Specifically, it explores artistic communities, collaborative practices, and theatre methodologies across mainstream, regional, and experimental theatre practices, forms, and expressions. As American theatre has embraced diversity in practice and representation, the volume examines the various creative voices, communities, and perspectives that prior to the 1940s was mostly excluded from the theatrical landscape. This diversity has led to changing dramaturgical and theatrical languages that take us in to the twenty-first century. These shifting perspectives and evolving forms of theatrical expressions paved the ground for contemporary American theatrical innovation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108570267
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to American Theatre since 1945 provides an overview and analysis of developments in the organization and practices of American theatre. It examines key demographic and geographical shifts American theatre after 1945 experienced in spectatorship, and addresses the economic, social, and political challenges theatre artists have faced across cultural climates and geographical locations. Specifically, it explores artistic communities, collaborative practices, and theatre methodologies across mainstream, regional, and experimental theatre practices, forms, and expressions. As American theatre has embraced diversity in practice and representation, the volume examines the various creative voices, communities, and perspectives that prior to the 1940s was mostly excluded from the theatrical landscape. This diversity has led to changing dramaturgical and theatrical languages that take us in to the twenty-first century. These shifting perspectives and evolving forms of theatrical expressions paved the ground for contemporary American theatrical innovation.
A History of African American Theatre
Author: Errol G. Hill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521624435
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521624435
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Table of contents
The Cambridge Companion to Theatre and Science
Author: Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110847652X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110847652X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
Author: William A. Everett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107114748
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
An expanded and updated edition of this acclaimed, wide-ranging survey of musical theatre in New York, London, and elsewhere.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107114748
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
An expanded and updated edition of this acclaimed, wide-ranging survey of musical theatre in New York, London, and elsewhere.
The Cambridge Companion to the Circus
Author: Gillian Arrighi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108485162
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
An authoritative introduction to the specialised histories of the modern circus, its unique aesthetics, and its contemporary manifestations and scholarship, from its origins in commercial equestrian performance, to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108485162
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
An authoritative introduction to the specialised histories of the modern circus, its unique aesthetics, and its contemporary manifestations and scholarship, from its origins in commercial equestrian performance, to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.
The Cambridge Companion to August Wilson
Author: Christopher Bigsby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139827997
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One of America's most powerful and original dramatists, August Wilson offered an alternative history of the twentieth century, as seen from the perspective of black Americans. He celebrated the lives of those seemingly pushed to the margins of national life, but who were simultaneously protagonists of their own drama and evidence of a vital and compelling community. Decade by decade, he told the story of a people with a distinctive history who forged their own future, aware of their roots in another time and place, but doing something more than just survive. Wilson deliberately addressed black America, but in doing so discovered an international audience. Alongside chapters addressing Wilson's life and career, and the wider context of his plays, this Companion dedicates individual chapters to each play in his ten-play cycle, which are ordered chronologically, demonstrating Wilson's notion of an unfolding history of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139827997
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One of America's most powerful and original dramatists, August Wilson offered an alternative history of the twentieth century, as seen from the perspective of black Americans. He celebrated the lives of those seemingly pushed to the margins of national life, but who were simultaneously protagonists of their own drama and evidence of a vital and compelling community. Decade by decade, he told the story of a people with a distinctive history who forged their own future, aware of their roots in another time and place, but doing something more than just survive. Wilson deliberately addressed black America, but in doing so discovered an international audience. Alongside chapters addressing Wilson's life and career, and the wider context of his plays, this Companion dedicates individual chapters to each play in his ten-play cycle, which are ordered chronologically, demonstrating Wilson's notion of an unfolding history of the twentieth century.
The Cambridge Companion to the Harlem Renaissance
Author: George Hutchinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521673686
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This 2007 Companion is a comprehensive guide to the key authors and works of the African American literary movement.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521673686
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This 2007 Companion is a comprehensive guide to the key authors and works of the African American literary movement.
The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture
Author: C. W. E. Bigsby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521841321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521841321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
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