Castaldi, Francesca,  1964- <br/><br/>
Choreographies of African identities :  négritude, dance, and the National Ballet of Senegal / 
 Négritude, dance, and the National Ballet of Senegal 
Francesca Castaldi. 
 - x, 246 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Riverside. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : positionality and the choreography of theory -- The National Ballet of Senegal at a theatre in California -- African dance, Africanist discourse, and negritude -- The National Ballet of Senegal at a theatre in Dakar -- Sabar dances and a women's public sphere -- Tales of betrayals -- The circulation of dances on and off the stage -- Urban ballets and the professionalization of dance -- Exploiting terŕnga -- Conclusion : negritude reconsidered. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0252030273 9780252030277 0252072685 9780252072680 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005011094 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>National Ballet of Senegal
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dance--Anthropological aspects--Senegal<br/>Blacks--Race identity--Senegal
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV1588.6  / .C37 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>793.3109663