03803nam 22007095 450 991048356170332120240326100545.09783030514594303051459510.1007/978-3-030-51459-4(CKB)4100000011505506(MiAaPQ)EBC6371543(DE-He213)978-3-030-51459-4(Perlego)3481008(EXLCZ)99410000001150550620201012d2020 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlack British Women's Theatre Intersectionality, Archives, Aesthetics /by Nicola Abram1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2020.1 online resource (XIII, 264 p. 24 illus.)Includes index.9783030514587 3030514587 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 -- .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 It finds there a cache of unpublished manuscripts and production recordings distinctive for their non-naturalistic aesthetics.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.TheaterHistoryActorsTheaterCultural industriesTheaterProduction and directionContemporary Theatre and PerformancePerformers and PractitionersNational and Regional Theatre and PerformanceTheatre HistoryTheatre IndustryTheatre Direction and ProductionTheaterHistory.Actors.Theater.Cultural industries.TheaterProduction and direction.Contemporary Theatre and Performance.Performers and Practitioners.National and Regional Theatre and Performance.Theatre History.Theatre Industry.Theatre Direction and Production.792.082301Abram Nicola977152MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910483561703321Black British women's theatre2226059UNINA