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Sistuhs in the struggle : an oral history of Black Arts Movement theater and performance / La Donna L. Forsgren.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forsgren, La Donna L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American theater--History--20th century.
- African American theater.
- Black Arts movement--History.
- Black Arts movement.
- Feminist theater--History--20th century.
- Feminist theater.
- American drama--African American authors--20th century--History and criticism.
- American drama.
- American drama--Women authors--20th century--History and criticism.
- African American women--Intellectual life--History--20th century.
- African American women.
- African American women--Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 371 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- The first oral history to fully explore the contributions of black women intellectuals to the Black Arts Movement, Sistuhs in the Struggle reclaims a vital yet under-researched chapter in African American, women's, and theater history. This groundbreaking study documents how black women theater artists and activists -- many of whom worked behind the scenes as directors, designers, producers, stage managers, and artistic directors -- disseminated the black aesthetic and emboldened their communities. Drawing on nearly thirty original interviews with well-known artists such as Ntozake Shange and Sonia Sanchez as well as less-studied figures including distinguished lighting designer Shirley Prendergast, dancer and choreographer Halifu Osumare, and three-time Tony-nominated writer and composer Micki Grant, La Donna L. Forsgren centers black women's cultural work as the crucial component of civil rights and black power activism. Sistuhs in the Struggle is an essential collection for theater scholars, historians, and students interested in learning how black women's art and activism both advanced and critiqued the ethos of the Black Arts and Black Power movements.
- Contents:
- In her own words
- Spiritual sister : The black aesthetic, feminism, and black power
- Black theaters matter : The art of institution building
- "Traveling with ears to the ground" : Black arts movement drama, ritual, teleplays, and musicals
- Performative embodiment on black arts and alternative stages
- Legacy
- Notes from the field : Establishing ethics and rapport
- About the narrators.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8101-4257-0
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