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UNINA9910483561703321 |
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Autore |
Abram Nicola |
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Titolo |
Black British Women's Theatre : Intersectionality, Archives, Aesthetics / / by Nicola Abram |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIII, 264 p. 24 illus.) |
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Theater - History |
Actors |
Theater |
Cultural industries |
Theater - Production and direction |
Contemporary Theatre and Performance |
Performers and Practitioners |
National and Regional Theatre and Performance |
Theatre History |
Theatre Industry |
Theatre Direction and Production |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction: Intersectionality, Archives, Aesthetics -- 2. Theatre of Black Women -- 3. Munirah Theatre Company -- 4. Black Mime Theatre: The Women's Troop -- 5. Zindika -- 6. SuAndi -- 8. Conclusion: In the spirit of Sankofa -- . |
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This book marks a significant methodological shift in studies of black British women's theatre: it looks beyond published plays to the wealth of material held in archives of various kinds, from national repositories and themed collections to individuals' personal papers. It finds there a cache of unpublished manuscripts and production recordings |
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distinctive for their non-naturalistic aesthetics. Close analysis of selected works identifies this as an intersectional feminist creative practice. Chapters focus on five theatre companies and artists, spanning several decades: Theatre of Black Women (1982-1988), co-founded by Booker Prize-winning writer Bernardine Evaristo; Munirah Theatre Company (1983-1991); Black Mime Theatre Women's Troop (1990-1992); Zindika; and SuAndi. The book concludes by reflecting on the politics of representation, with reference to popular postmillennial playwright debbie tucker green. Drawing on new interviews with the playwrights/practitioners andtheir peers, this book assembles a rich, interconnected, and occasionally corrective history of black British women's creativity. By reproducing 22 facsimile images of flyers, production programmes, photographs and other ephemera, Black British Women's Theatre: Intersectionality, Archives, Aesthetics not only articulates a hidden history but allows its readers their own encounter with the fragile record of this vibrant past. |
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