A Jew in Ramallah : and other essays / by Carla Blank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blank, Carla, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performing arts--History--20th century.

Performing arts.

Performing arts--History--21st century.

Blank, Carla.

Physical Description:

243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal : Baraka Books, [2024]

Summary:

"This wide-ranging collection of essays explores various milestones and landmarks of American music, theatre, dance--and life in general. From Elvis Presley to Kabuki, from dance to destruction, Blank dissects how culture, society and politics have intersected--sometimes for the better, often not. The title essay, written after the events of October 7, 2023, looks back on a three-month residency in Ramallah in 2013 and how this insight and experience has shaped Blank's understanding of both art and conflict. Blank's long career as a working artist in multiple sectors lends this collection a unique authority and searing insight that is both refreshing and much needed. In addition, in an exclusive interview with her partner Ishmael Reed, Blank explains how a curious young Jewish woman from Pittsburgh developed into a committed and eloquent public intellectual."-- Amazon.com

Contents:

Carla Blank Interviewed by Ishmael Reed

Postmodernism

Whose Abstract Art?

"America, the Beautiful"

Elvis Presley: King or Apprentice?

Neglecting a Grand Old Lady

A New New Deal for the Arts

When Kabuki is not Kabuki

Apollo Could be a Bitch

How Buffalo's Hotel Lafayette Went from Fleabag to Fabulous

The Education of Paul Ryan

Storming the Old Boys' Citadel

Prince: Pain and Dance

Purging History: Was Orlando Really the Worst Massacre in US History?

The Sorrows of Young Alfonso by Rudolfo Anaya

Suzushi Hanayagi at Mulhouse

"L'arte è per 1% ispirazione e per il 99% duro lavoro, / Art is 1% Inspiration and 99% Pers

Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Painter

The Resurrection of Sister Aimee

A Grande Dame of Dance

Is Broadway about Dollars and Cents?

The Profound Public Art of Mildred Howard

Finding Nature in a Built Environment

A Jew in Ramallah

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1771863560

9781771863568

OCLC:

1429666047

Publisher Number:

90101152691