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100 1 _aLuckett, Sharrell D.,
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245 1 0 _aBlack Acting Methods :
_bCritical Approaches /
_cSharrell D. Luckett with Tia M. Shaffer
264 1 _aMilton :
_bTaylor and Francis,
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300 _a1 online resource (257 pages)
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aForeword: 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.
520 _aBlack 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.
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