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Contemporary African Dance Theatre

Author : Sabine Sörgel
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030415015
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary African Dance Theatre written by Sabine Sörgel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to consider contemporary African dance theatre aesthetics in the context of phenomenology, whiteness, and the gaze. Rather than a discussion of African dance per se, the author challenges hegemonic perceptions of contemporary African dance theatre to interrogate the extent to which white supremacy and privilege weave through capitalist necropolitics and determine our perception of contemporary African dance theatre today. Multiple aesthetic strategies are discussed throughout the book to account for the affective experience of ‘un-suturing’ that touches white spectatorship and colonial guilt at their core. The critical analysis covers a broad range of dance choreography by artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Canada, Europe, and the US as they travel, create, and show their works internationally to global audiences to contest racial divides and white supremacist politics.

African Theatre 18

Author : Chukwuma Okoye
Publisher : African Theatre
ISBN 13 : 9781847012364
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book African Theatre 18 written by Chukwuma Okoye and published by African Theatre. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This open volume showcases the plethora of styles, approaches and perspectives that populate the contemporary field of African theatre studies, with contributions from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana. Contributors engage a variety of performance forms, ranging from investigations into radical dramatic and popular musical performances, through 'street theatre' (festivals and masquerade shows) and pop culture, to applied theatre, dance, audience, cultural performances and folktales. Articles address African American and African cultural dialogue; choreographic study; the carnivalization of indigenous African festivals; the stigmatization of disability; the performance of nationality; orality and African performance aesthetics. Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The play has until now only been published in Nigeria." --Page 4 of cover.

Contemporary Dance

Author : Yvette Hutchison
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 184701187X
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Dance written by Yvette Hutchison and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2018 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African dance is discussed here in its global as well as local contexts as a powerful vehicle of aesthetic and cultural exchange and influence.

African Dance in Ghana

Author : Francis Nii-Yartey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956967022
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book African Dance in Ghana written by Francis Nii-Yartey and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In eight chapters, the author guides the reader through the history of dance in Ghana and West Africa: from the traditional dances at special occasions to contemporary performances in Ghana and elsewhere. The book is illustrated with photos, sketches and explanatory diagrams."--Book jacket.

African Contemporary Dance?

Author : Jomba contemporary dance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Contemporary Dance? written by Jomba contemporary dance and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Post-Apartheid Dance

Author : Sharon Friedman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443845647
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Post-Apartheid Dance written by Sharon Friedman and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intention of this work is to present perspectives on post-apartheid dance in South Africa by South African authors. Beginning with an historical context for dance in SA, the book moves on to reflect the multiplicity of bodies, voices and stories suggested by the title. Given the diversity of conflicting realities experienced by artists in this country, contentious issues have deliberately been juxtaposed in an attempt to draw attention to the complexity of dancing on the ashes of apartheid. Although the focus is dance since 1994, all chapters are rooted in an historical analysis and offer a view of the field. This book is ground breaking as it is the first of its kind to speak of contemporary dance in South Africa and the first singular body of work to have emerged in any book form that attempts to provide a cohesive account of the range of voices within dance in post-apartheid South Africa. The book is scholarly in nature and has wide applications for colleges and universities, without alienating dance lovers or minds curious about dance in Africa. Mindful of its wide audience, the writing deliberately adopts an uncomplicated, reader-friendly tone, given the diversity of audiences including dance students, dance scholars, critics and general dance lovers that it will attract.

Umfundalai

Author : Kariamu Welsh-Asante
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865434912
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Umfundalai written by Kariamu Welsh-Asante and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Umfundalai, a Kiswahili word meaning "essence" or "essential", is now also the name of an innovative dance technique discovered and developed by the author of this book to enable anyone to perform traditional African dances. In 1970-71, as an eager young student, the author set about organizing the complex multiplicity of rhythms and movements displayed in the various traditional dances still practiced in rural villages throughout the continent of Africa. In the process, she isolated the elements essential to all African dances: the circle (the earliest form of dance, symbol of the unified whole); repetition (a necessary extension of rhythm); rattling and ululation (natural accompaniments of rhythm). She also discovered their wider, social and political symbolism; the unique power inherent in rhythm; the responsibilities inherent in leadership and control; and the political and moral standards inherent in human society. Then, after a crucial, challenging encounter with a master teacher of dance, she delved deeply into the histories, the arts, and the philosophies of successive African civilizations-Pharaonic, Sudanese, Colonial, Diasporic, Post-Colonial, Pre-Independent, and Independent. Now, from the crucible of time and one woman's personal voyage of discovery, there has emerged not only a fresh and vibrant vehicle for the self-expression of a people, but also a powerful political and moral instrument of immense contemporary impact. Umfundalai not only mirrors the rich and variegated African dance aesthetic...it not only incarnates a wealth of African history, philosophy, and art...it actually serves and empowers the dancer, the artist, and the audience by invoking the communal powerof African dance to stimulate political and social action. More than a technique, Umfundalai is an organic and exhilarating series of rhythms, movements, and sounds that affirms life's passages (birth, marriage, death, rebirth, etc.), celebrates a holistic system of beliefs and values, and salutes the universal and unifying life force that is Africa's most precious resource.

Hot Feet and Social Change

Author : Kariamu Welsh
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252051815
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Hot Feet and Social Change written by Kariamu Welsh and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-12-23 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popularity and profile of African dance have exploded across the African diaspora in the last fifty years. Hot Feet and Social Change presents traditionalists, neo-traditionalists, and contemporary artists, teachers, and scholars telling some of the thousands of stories lived and learned by people in the field. Concentrating on eight major cities in the United States, the essays challenges myths about African dance while demonstrating its power to awaken identity, self-worth, and community respect. These voices of experience share personal accounts of living African traditions, their first encounters with and ultimate embrace of dance, and what teaching African-based dance has meant to them and their communities. Throughout, the editors alert readers to established and ongoing research, and provide links to critical contributions by African and Caribbean dance experts. Contributors: Ausettua Amor Amenkum, Abby Carlozzo, Steven Cornelius, Yvonne Daniel, Charles “Chuck” Davis, Esailama G. A. Diouf, Indira Etwaroo, Habib Iddrisu, Julie B. Johnson, C. Kemal Nance, Halifu Osumare, Amaniyea Payne, William Serrano-Franklin, and Kariamu Welsh

Contemporary Dance in South Africa

Author : Sarahleigh Castelyn
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527589250
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Dance in South Africa written by Sarahleigh Castelyn and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores when and how, and to what effect, the body in South African contemporary dance protests, subverts, or represents a site of the struggle against oppressive forces of power. It considers how the dancing body is choreographed, what meanings lie behind the movements it makes in space, the possible effect of these movements, how and why it is costumed, and its relationship to its setting and space. It examines a selection of contemporary South African dance works, including Flatfoot Dance Company’s Transmission: Mother to Child (2005), Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre’s Home (2003), Musa Hlatshwayo’s Umthombi (2004), Mlu Zondi’s Silhouette (2006), and Nelisiwe Xaba’s They Look at Me and That Is All They Think (2006). Using both critical study of these works and the author’s own practice research, the book develops an understanding of the body in contemporary dance and its political and social meanings both in the chosen performance and within the broader context of South African society from 2003-2007. This provides a snapshot of the practice and concerns of contemporary dance in just over a decade from the first democratic national elections in 1994. It is through the study of these dance works that this moment in South African history is captured. Contemporary dance in South Africa tells the story of South Africa; its past, present, and possible future, and is therefore an enticing and evocative historical period to research a dance practice.

Dance Circles

Author : Hélène Neveu Kringelbach
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782381481
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Dance Circles written by Hélène Neveu Kringelbach and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senegal has played a central role in contemporary dance due to its rich performing traditions, as well as strong state patronage of the arts, first under French colonialism and later in the postcolonial era. In the 1980s, when the Senegalese economy was in decline and state fundingwithdrawn, European agencies used the performing arts as a tool in diplomacy. This had a profound impact on choreographic production and arts markets throughout Africa. In Senegal, choreographic performers have taken to contemporary dance, while continuing to engage with neo-traditional performance, regional genres like the sabar, and the popular dances they grew up with. A historically informed ethnography of creativity, agency, and the fashioning of selves through the different life stages in urban Senegal, this book explores the significance of this multiple engagement with dance in a context of economic uncertainty and rising concerns over morality in the public space.

African Dance

Author : Kariamu Welsh-Asante
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1604134771
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book African Dance written by Kariamu Welsh-Asante and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient tradition of African dance has influenced dance styles all over the world. It is used to commemorate many annual ceremonies and activities, such as rites of passage and the harvest, and it is also an important form of recreation, religious expression, and storytelling. In African Dance, Second Edition, the varied cultures of Africa and their respective dances are explored, along with the effects that colonialism had on the art form.

Million Ways to Live

Author : Luke Sniewski
Publisher : Leaf
ISBN 13 : 9780989911139
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Million Ways to Live written by Luke Sniewski and published by Leaf. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Be Your Own Wellness Guru If you re tired of fad diets and trendy exercise programs and you want lifelong change, this book will provide you with the tools you need to create a sustainable healthy lifestyle that lasts a lifetime. Your Lifestyle Transformation is just around the corner. The six Healthy Lifestyle Principles will allow you to create a healthy lifestyle that is unique and specifically designed for your goals, personality and life. We are all different and unique in our own right. The Healthy Lifestyle Principles are universal and can be applied in a million different ways. You get to choose. You will be your own wellness guru. Instead of focusing on specific goals, Million Ways to Live provides you with healthy habits that replace the bad habits that have created your unhealthy lifestyle."--Amazon website.

Africa Dances

Author : Geoffrey Gorer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780907871187
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Africa Dances written by Geoffrey Gorer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa Dances takes the reader on an odyssey across West Africa, in the company of one of the great black ballet stars of 1930s Paris, Feral Benga. A devastating critique of colonial rule, capturing the rich detail of contemporary village life.

Heat and Alterity in Contemporary Dance

Author : Ananya Chatterjea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030439127
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Heat and Alterity in Contemporary Dance written by Ananya Chatterjea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that contemporary dance, imagined to have a global belonging, is vitiated by euro-white constructions of risk and currency that remain at its core. Differently, the book reimagines contemporary dance along a “South-South” axis, as a poly-centric, justice-oriented, aesthetic-temporal category, with intersectional understandings of difference as a central organizing principle. Placing alterity and heat, generated via multiple pathways, at its center, it foregrounds the work of South-South artists, who push against constructions of “tradition” and white-centered aesthetic imperatives, to reinvent their choreographic toolkit and respond to urgent questions of their times. In recasting the grounds for a different “global stage,” the argument widens its scope to indicate how dance-making both indexes current contextual inequities and broader relations of social, economic, political, and cultural power, and inaugurates future dimensions of justice. Winner of the 2022 Oscar G. Brockett Prize for Dance Research

Narratives in Black British Dance

Author : Adesola Akinleye
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319703145
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Narratives in Black British Dance written by Adesola Akinleye and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Black British dance from a number of previously-untold perspectives. Bringing together the voices of dance-artists, scholars, teachers and choreographers, it looks at a range of performing arts from dancehall to ballet, providing valuable insights into dance theory, performance, pedagogy, identity and culture. It challenges the presumption that Blackness, Britishness or dance are monolithic entities, instead arguing that all three are living networks created by rich histories, diverse faces and infinite future possibilities. Through a variety of critical and creative essays, this book suggests a widening of our conceptions of what British dance looks like, where it appears, and who is involved in its creation.

African Dance Trends

Author : Tammy Gagne
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
ISBN 13 : 1545751412
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book African Dance Trends written by Tammy Gagne and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contemporary title explores African dance trends in today s health-oriented world. The teenage reader is exposed to the health and fitness perspective of African dance, African regional differences, dance meanings, and History, and is encouraged to draw conclusions as to the appropriateness of the activity in his or her life. Safety issues are presented where appropriate. African Dance Trends has been developed to encourage teens to analyze the information and satisfies many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level skills, and progressive strategies for middle grade and junior high level students.

Dancing in Blackness

Author : Halifu Osumare
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813065070
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Dancing in Blackness written by Halifu Osumare and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Society for Aesthetics Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award Dancing in Blackness is a professional dancer's personal journey over four decades, across three continents and 23 countries, and through defining moments in the story of black dance in America. In this memoir, Halifu Osumare reflects on what blackness and dance have meant to her life and international career. Osumare's story begins in 1960s San Francisco amid the Black Arts Movement, black militancy, and hippie counterculture. It was there, she says, that she chose dance as her own revolutionary statement. Osumare describes her experiences as a young black dancer in Europe teaching "jazz ballet" and establishing her own dance company in Copenhagen. Moving to New York City, she danced with the Rod Rodgers Dance Company and took part in integrating the programs at the Lincoln Center. After doing dance fieldwork in Ghana, Osumare returned to California and helped develop Oakland’s black dance scene. Osumare introduces readers to some of the major artistic movers and shakers she collaborated with throughout her career, including Katherine Dunham, Pearl Primus, Jean-Leon Destine, Alvin Ailey, and Donald McKayle. Now a black studies scholar, Osumare uses her extraordinary experiences to reveal the overlooked ways that dance has been a vital tool in the black struggle for recognition, justice, and self-empowerment. Her memoir is the inspiring story of an accomplished dance artist who has boldly developed and proclaimed her identity as a black woman.