Black British women's theatre : intersectionality, archives, aesthetics / / Nicola Abram
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| Autore: |
Abram Nicola
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| Titolo: |
Black British women's theatre : intersectionality, archives, aesthetics / / Nicola Abram
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2020] |
| ©2020 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (XIII, 264 p. 24 illus.) |
| Disciplina: | 792.082 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women in the theater |
| Black theater - Great Britain - History | |
| Feminist theater - Great Britain - History | |
| Black people in the theater - Great Britain - History | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 -- . |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 It finds there a cache of unpublished manuscripts and production recordings distinctive for their non-naturalistic aesthetics.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 and their 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Black British women's theatre |
| ISBN: | 3-030-51459-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910483561703321 |
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