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Dance we do : a poet explores Black dance

Title
Dance we do : a poet explores Black dance / Ntozake Shange ; foreword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs ; afterword by Renée L. Charlow.
Author
Shange, Ntozake
Publication
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2020]

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TextUse in library *MGY 21-932Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
TextUse in library Sc D 22-55Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Additional Authors
  • Gumbs, Alexis Pauline, 1982-
  • Charlow, Reneé L.
Description
xvi, 135 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
Summary
"Shange crafts a personal history of Black dance and captures the careers of legendary dancers along with her own rhythmic beginnings"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Dance in my life -- Fred Benjamin -- Raymond Sawyer -- Dianne McIntyre -- Mickey Davidson -- Halifu Osumare -- Ed Mock -- An interview with Dyane Harvey -- Eleo Pomare -- Otis Sallid -- An interview with Camille A. Brown -- An interview with Davalois Fearon -- Afterword by Reneé L. Charlow -- Biographies of dancers and choreographers -- Glossary / by Mickey Davidson, Dianne McIntyre, and Halifu Osumar.
Call Number
Sc D 22-55
ISBN
  • 9780807091876
  • 0807091871
LCCN
2020011359
OCLC
1137742247
Author
Shange, Ntozake, author.
Title
Dance we do : a poet explores Black dance / Ntozake Shange ; foreword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs ; afterword by Renée L. Charlow.
Publisher
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2020]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Gumbs, Alexis Pauline, 1982- writer of foreword.
Charlow, Reneé L., writer of afterword.
Other Form:
Online version: Shange, Ntozake. Dance we do. Boston : Beacon Press, 2020 9780807091883 (DLC) 2020011360
Research Call Number
Sc D 22-55
*MGY 21-932
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