The A to Z of African American Theater
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
| Author: | Anthony D. Hill, Douglas Q. Barnett | ISBN: | 9780810870611 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press | Publication: | September 2, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Scarecrow Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anthony D. Hill, Douglas Q. Barnett |
| ISBN: | 9780810870611 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press |
| Publication: | September 2, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Scarecrow Press |
| Language: | English |
African American Theater is a vibrant and unique entity enriched by ancient Egyptian rituals, West African folklore, and European theatrical practices. A continuum of African folk traditions, it combines storytelling, mythology, rituals, music, song, and dance with ancestor worship from ancient times to the present. It afforded black artists a cultural gold mine to celebrate what it was like to be an African American in The New World. The A to Z of African American Theater celebrates nearly 200 years of black theater in the United States, identifying representative African American theater-producing organizations and chronicling their contributions to the field from its birth in 1816 to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, directors, playwrights, plays, theater producing organizations, themes, locations, and theater movements and awards.
African American Theater is a vibrant and unique entity enriched by ancient Egyptian rituals, West African folklore, and European theatrical practices. A continuum of African folk traditions, it combines storytelling, mythology, rituals, music, song, and dance with ancestor worship from ancient times to the present. It afforded black artists a cultural gold mine to celebrate what it was like to be an African American in The New World. The A to Z of African American Theater celebrates nearly 200 years of black theater in the United States, identifying representative African American theater-producing organizations and chronicling their contributions to the field from its birth in 1816 to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, directors, playwrights, plays, theater producing organizations, themes, locations, and theater movements and awards.
