Black theater : the making of a movement.
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement documents the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. It is a veritable video encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events of a movement that transformed the American stage. Amiri Baraka, O...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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San Francisco, CA :
California Newsreel,
1978.
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| Series: | Black studies in video
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement documents the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. It is a veritable video encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events of a movement that transformed the American stage. Amiri Baraka, Ossie Davis, James Earl Jones and Ntozake Shange describe their aspirations for a theatre serving the Black community. Excerpts of A Raisin in the Sun, Black Girl, Dutchman and For Colored Girls ... reveal how these actors and playwrights laid the basis for the Black theater of the present. |
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| Item Description: | "A project of the national black touring circuit inc." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (110 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 01:50:00 |
| Awards: | This video is not licensed for streaming, including in Blackboard. |