solo/black/woman: scripts interviews and essays

About this book

The collection solo/black/woman features seven solo performances by emerging and established feminist performance artists from the past three decades. The scripts are accompanied by interviews and critical essays as well as a DVD showcasing the performances. The performers range from Robbie McCauley and Rhodessa Jones who were at the leading edge of the solo monologue boom of the 1980s to new talents such as Stacey Robinson and Misty DeBerry. Collectively their work displays an enormous range of aesthetic approach and thematic emphasis. The anthology offers a comprehensive stimulating introduction to the beauty richness urgency pleasure and political promise of black feminist performance.