{"product_id":"british-dance-black-routes-9781138913714","title":"British Dance Black Routes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish Dance, Black Routes\u003c\/i\u003eis an outstanding collection of writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and artistic context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now discussion of choreography by Black dance practitioners has been dominated by the work of African-American artists, facilitated by the civil rights movement. But the work produced by Black British artists has in part been within the context of Britain's colonial legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRamsay Burt and Christy Adair bring together an array of leading scholars and practitioners to review the singularity and distinctiveness of the work of British-based dancers who are Black and its relation to the specificity of Black British experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom sub-Saharan West African and Caribbean dance forms to jazz and hip-hop, \u003ci\u003eBritish Dance, Black Routes \u003c\/i\u003elooks afresh at over five decades of artistic production to provide an unparalleled resource for \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA timely text and a much needed one too! [...] An edited collection that does \"celebrate achievements of British-based dancers who are Black\" P.3) and calls for more of these histories to be shared.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Sarahleigh Castelyn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e. Christy Adair and Ramsay Burt \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eBerto Pasuka’s Les Ballets Nègres.\u003c\/i\u003e Thea Barnes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eResearching British (Underground) Jazz Dancing 1979-1990. \u003c\/i\u003eJane Carr \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eJust after the Pulse, Rhythm Takes All: The Inside Habitat of Improvisation.\u003c\/i\u003e Sheron Wray \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eAfrican Dance in England: Spirituality and Choreography.\u003c\/i\u003e Bob Ramdhanie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eFeel De Riddim, Feel De Vibes: spiritual meaning within Jamaican Dancehall.\u003c\/i\u003e H Patten \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. \u003ci\u003eThe formation of Black dance\/African Peoples’ dance sector in Britain.\u003c\/i\u003e ‘Funmi Adewole \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.\u003ci\u003e Negotiating the Centre. \u003c\/i\u003eChristy Adair and Ramsay Burt \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. \u003ci\u003eAfterword\u003c\/i\u003e. Anita Gonzales \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195257385303,"sku":"9781138913714","price":40.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138913714.jpg?v=1763646925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/british-dance-black-routes-9781138913714","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}