Research Catalog
Final Bow for Yellowface : dancing between intention and impact
- Title
- Final Bow for Yellowface : dancing between intention and impact / Phil Chan with Michele Chase.
- Author
- Chan, Phil
- Publication
- Brooklyn, NY : Yellow Peril Press, [2020]
- ©2020
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *MGT 21-980 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Chase, Michele
- Description
- viii, 228 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Who would have guessed that one short conversation with New York City Ballet Artistic Director Peter Martins would change the course of how we approach America's favorite holiday ballet, and serve as a catalyst for changing how we talk about race in America? Phil Chan, arts advocate and co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface, chronicles his journey navigating conversations around race, representation, and inclusion arising from issues in presenting one short dance--the Chinese variation from The Nutcracker. Armed with new vocabulary, he recounts his process and pitfalls in advising Salt Lake City's Ballet West on the presentation of a lost Balanchine work from 1925, Le Chant du Rossignol. Chan encounters Orientalism, cultural appropriation, and Yellowface, and witnesses firsthand the continuing evolution of an Old World aristocratic dance form in a New World democratic environment. As a storyteller, Chan presents a mix of dance and Chinese American history, personal anecdotes, and best practices for any professional arts organization to use for navigating issues around race, while outlining an essential path American ballet must take in order for our beloved art form to stay alive for a growingly diverse 21st century audience."
- Subjects
- Song of the nightingale (Choreographic work)
- Nutcracker (Choreographic work)
- Orientalism in dance
- North America
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in the performing arts
- Minorities in the performing arts
- Ballet > Social aspects
- Asians > Public opinion
- Asian Americans in popular culture
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) > North America
- Asians > North America > Public opinion
- Chan, Phil
- Contents
- More than political correctness: The need for yellowface activism -- Part one: The Nutcracker: Caricature versus character -- Part two: Le Chant du Rossignol: Appropriation versus appreciation.
- Call Number
- *MGT 21-980
- ISBN
- 9781734732481
- 1734732482
- OCLC
- 1193339452
- Author
- Chan, Phil, author.
- Title
- Final Bow for Yellowface : dancing between intention and impact / Phil Chan with Michele Chase.
- Publisher
- Brooklyn, NY : Yellow Peril Press, [2020]
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Chase, Michele, author.
- Research Call Number
- *MGT 21-980