Black Acting Methods : Critical Approaches /
Luckett, Sharrell D.,
Black Acting Methods : Critical Approaches / Sharrell D. Luckett with Tia M. Shaffer - 1 online resource (257 pages)
P.B
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword: the blessing / Molefi Kete Asante -- Introduction: the affirmation / Sharrell D. Luckett and Tia M. Schaffer -- Part 1. Methods of social activism 1. The Hendricks method / Sharrell D. Luckett and Tia M. Shaffer -- 2. SoulWork / Cristal Chanelle Truscott -- 3. Nudging the memory: creating performance with the Medea Project: theatre for incarcerated women / Rhodessa Jones -- 4. Art saves lives: Rebecca Rice and the performance of Black feminist improv for social change / Lisa Biggs -- Part 2. Methods of intervention -- 5. Seeking Shakespeare through brown eyes / Justin Emeka -- 6. Ritual poetic drama within the African continuum: the journey from Shakespeare to Shange / Tawnya Pettiford-Wates -- 7. Remembering, rewriting, and re-imagining: Afrocentric approaches to directing new work for the theatre / Clinnesha D. Sibley -- Part 3. Methods of cultural plurality -- 8. The Hip Hop Theatre Initiative: we the Griot / Daniel Banks -- 9. Kadogo Mojo: global crossings in the theatre / Aku Kadogo -- 10. #UnyieldingTruth: employing culturally relevant pedagogy / Kashi Johnson and Daphnie Sicre -- Part 4. Reflections from distinguished practitioners -- 11. Rituals, processes, methods / Judyie Al-Bilali, Tim Bond, Sheldon Epps, Shirley Jo Finney, Nataki Garrett, Anita Gonzalez, Paul Carter Harrison, Robbie McCauley, Seret Scott, Tommie "Tonea" Stewart and Talvin Wilks -- 12. Words of wisdom for actors / Talvin Wilks, Sheldon Epps, Shirley Jo Finney, Walter Dallas, Kamilah Forbes, Kym Moore, Judyie Al-Bilali, Tim Bond, Nataki Garrett, Paul Carter Harrison, Anita Gonzalez, Ron Himes and Seret Scott -- Appendix: recommendations for acting/performance programs that seek to provide equitable training.
Black Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with. A wealth of contributions from directors, scholars and actor trainers address afrocentric processes and aesthetics, and interviews with key figures in Black American theatre illuminate their methods. This ground-breaking collection is an essential resource for teachers, students, actors and directors seeking to reclaim, reaffirm or even redefine the role and contributions of Black culture in theatre arts.--Provided by publisher.
1317441214 9781317441212
Acting.
African American actors.
African Americans in the performing arts.
Acting.
Acteurs noirs américains.
Art dramatique.
Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle.
acting.
Acting.
African American actors.
African Americans in the performing arts.
ART / American / African American.
ART / Performance.
PERFORMING ARTS.
Electronic books.
PN2061.L83 2016
792.02/8
Black Acting Methods : Critical Approaches / Sharrell D. Luckett with Tia M. Shaffer - 1 online resource (257 pages)
P.B
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword: the blessing / Molefi Kete Asante -- Introduction: the affirmation / Sharrell D. Luckett and Tia M. Schaffer -- Part 1. Methods of social activism 1. The Hendricks method / Sharrell D. Luckett and Tia M. Shaffer -- 2. SoulWork / Cristal Chanelle Truscott -- 3. Nudging the memory: creating performance with the Medea Project: theatre for incarcerated women / Rhodessa Jones -- 4. Art saves lives: Rebecca Rice and the performance of Black feminist improv for social change / Lisa Biggs -- Part 2. Methods of intervention -- 5. Seeking Shakespeare through brown eyes / Justin Emeka -- 6. Ritual poetic drama within the African continuum: the journey from Shakespeare to Shange / Tawnya Pettiford-Wates -- 7. Remembering, rewriting, and re-imagining: Afrocentric approaches to directing new work for the theatre / Clinnesha D. Sibley -- Part 3. Methods of cultural plurality -- 8. The Hip Hop Theatre Initiative: we the Griot / Daniel Banks -- 9. Kadogo Mojo: global crossings in the theatre / Aku Kadogo -- 10. #UnyieldingTruth: employing culturally relevant pedagogy / Kashi Johnson and Daphnie Sicre -- Part 4. Reflections from distinguished practitioners -- 11. Rituals, processes, methods / Judyie Al-Bilali, Tim Bond, Sheldon Epps, Shirley Jo Finney, Nataki Garrett, Anita Gonzalez, Paul Carter Harrison, Robbie McCauley, Seret Scott, Tommie "Tonea" Stewart and Talvin Wilks -- 12. Words of wisdom for actors / Talvin Wilks, Sheldon Epps, Shirley Jo Finney, Walter Dallas, Kamilah Forbes, Kym Moore, Judyie Al-Bilali, Tim Bond, Nataki Garrett, Paul Carter Harrison, Anita Gonzalez, Ron Himes and Seret Scott -- Appendix: recommendations for acting/performance programs that seek to provide equitable training.
Black Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with. A wealth of contributions from directors, scholars and actor trainers address afrocentric processes and aesthetics, and interviews with key figures in Black American theatre illuminate their methods. This ground-breaking collection is an essential resource for teachers, students, actors and directors seeking to reclaim, reaffirm or even redefine the role and contributions of Black culture in theatre arts.--Provided by publisher.
1317441214 9781317441212
Acting.
African American actors.
African Americans in the performing arts.
Acting.
Acteurs noirs américains.
Art dramatique.
Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle.
acting.
Acting.
African American actors.
African Americans in the performing arts.
ART / American / African American.
ART / Performance.
PERFORMING ARTS.
Electronic books.
PN2061.L83 2016
792.02/8