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Black theater is Black life : an oral history of Chicago theater and dance, 1970-2010

Black Theater Is Black Life fills a critical gap in the history of African American culture in Chicago. Through interviews with prominent producers, directors, choreographers, designers, dancers, and actors, Young and Zabriskie create a portrait of a diverse, dynamic artistic community between 1970...

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Main Author: Young, Harvey, 1975-
Contributors: Zabriskie, Queen Meccasia.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2014.
Subjects and Genres:
African American theater > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African American theater > Illinois > Chicago > History > 21st century.
African American dance > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African American dance > Illinois > Chicago > History > 21st century.
African Americans in the performing arts > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African Americans in the performing arts > Illinois > Chicago > History > 21st century.
African American theatrical producers and directors > Illinois > Chicago > Interviews.
African American dancers > Illinois > Chicago > Interviews.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: theater+dance=life
  • Part 1. Theater
  • Chuck Smith
  • Kemati Porter
  • Gloria Bond Clunie
  • Jackie Taylor
  • Jonathan Wilson
  • Ron O.J. Parson
  • Kathy A. Perkins
  • Derrick Sanders
  • Rashida Z. Shaw
  • Sydney Chatman
  • Chuck Smith and Sydney Chatman: in conversation
  • Part 2. Dance
  • Najwa I
  • Darlene Blackburn
  • Geraldine Williams
  • Idella Reed-Davis
  • Babu Atiba
  • Joel Hall
  • Alfred (Fred) Baker
  • Amaniyea Payne
  • Idy Ciss
  • Kevin Iega Jeff
  • Tosha Alston
  • Daniel "Brave Monk" Haywood.

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