The Black Dancing Body: A Geography From Coon to Cool
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What is the essence of black dance in America? To answer that question Brenda Dixon Gottschild maps an unorthodox geography the geography of the black dancing body to show the central place black dance has in American culture. From the feet to the butt to hair to skin/face and beyond to the soul/spirit Brenda Dixon Gottschild talks to some of the greatest choreographers of our day including Garth Fagan Francesca Harper Meredith Monk Brenda Buffalino Doug Elkins Ralph Lemon Fernando Bujones Bill T. Jones Trisha Brown Jawole Zollar Bebe Miller Sean Curran and Shelly Washington to look at the evolution of black dance and its importance to American culture. This is a groundbreaking piece of work by one of the foremost African-American dance critics of our day.
