Choreographies of African identities : négritude, dance, and the National Ballet of Senegal /
Castaldi, Francesca,1964-
Urbana : University of Illinois Press,
c2006.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Riverside.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-235) and index.
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 terànga -- Conclusion : negritude reconsidered.
National Ballet of Senegal.
Dance
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