Choreographing the folk : the dance stagings of Zora Neale Hurston /
Dance stagings of Zora Neale Hurston
Anthea Kraut.
- xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-289) and index.
Introduction Rediscovering Hurston's Embodied Representations of the Folk -- Commercialization and the Folk -- Choreography and the Folk -- Producing The Great Day -- Hurston's Embodied Theory of the Folk -- Interpreting the Fire Dance -- Black Authenticity, White Artistry -- Coda: Hurston's Choreographic Legacy -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of Known Performances by Hurston and the Bahamian Dancers -- Known Members of the Bahamian Dancers between 1932 and 1936. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Appendix A. Appendix B.
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Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism and interpretation. Hurston, Zora Neale--Knowledge--Folklore.
African American dance--History African Americans--Folklore African Americans in the performing arts Dance--History--United States Jazz dance--History Choreography.