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  • Chapter 16 - African American Dance Theatre

  • Edited by Harvey Young, Boston University
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
    Published online:
    08 June 2023
    Print publication:
    22 June 2023, pp 317-333

  • Summary

    Ariel Nereson spotlights choreography as an integral component of African American theatre, especially Black Broadway. Although she accounts for the long history of Black musicals, her chapter focuses on the contemporary work of choreographers Garth Fagan (The Lion King) and Camille A. Brown (Choir Boy, Cabin in the Sky). In addition to creating substantial employment opportunities for Black dance-artists, Black choreographers have redefined modern dance vocabularies and techniques through their inventive use of moment, embrace of Africanist elements, and skilful embodied storytelling to reflect Black experiences.

The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
  • 2nd edition
  • Edited by Harvey Young
  • Published online:
    08 June 2023
    Print publication:
    22 June 2023
  • This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer Drama and the evolution of African American Dance Theatre. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights, and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century.