British dance : black routes / edited by Christy Adair and Ramsay Burt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adair, Christy, editor.

Burt, Ramsay, 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Great Britain--History.

Dance.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 192 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

British Dance: Black Routes re-examines the distinctive contributions made to British dance by dancers who are Black. Covering the period 1946 to the present, it presents a radical re-reading of dancers and their companies, placing their achievements within a broader historical cultural, and artistic context. The result of a two-year research project. British dance and the African Diaspora, led by editors Christy Adair and Ramsay Burt, the collection looks at artists working with contemporary dance, African Caribbean dance, jazz dance, and dance improvisation. Chapters illuminate the commonalities and differences between sub-Saharan West African dance forms and hybridized dance forms from the USA and the Caribbean addressing key themes such as rhythm, community, and spirituality. This outstanding collection re-evaluates dancers' work in the context of cultural and aesthetic issues relevant to the African diaspora, looking at over five decades of artistic production to provide an unparalleled resource for dance students and scholars. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: British Dance and the African Diaspora / Christy Adair Adair, Christy, Ramsay Burt Burt, Ramsay 1

2 Presenting Berto Pasuka / Thea Barnes Barnes, Thea 15

3 Researching British (underground) jazz dancing 1979-1990 / Jake Carr Carr, Jake 35

4 Just after the pulse, rhythm takes all: the inside habitat of improvisation / Sheron Wray Wray, Sheron 55

5 African dance in England: spirituality and choreography / Bob Ramdhanie Ramdhanie, Bob 78

6 Feel de riddim, feel de vibes: dance as a transcendent act of survival and upliftment / 'H' Patten Patten, 'H' 99

7 The construction of the Black dance/African Peoples dance sector in Britain: issues arising for the conceptualisation of related choreographic and dance practices / Funmi Adewole Adewole, Funmi 125

8 Negotiating the centre / Christy Adair Adair, Christy, Ramsay Burt Burt, Ramsay 149

9 Framing and naming Black British dance / Anita Gonzalez Gonzalez, Anita 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1138913707

9781138913707

1138913715

9781138913714

OCLC:

960493749