{"product_id":"choreographies-of-african-identities-n233gritude-dance-and-the-national-ballet-of-senegal-9780252072680","title":"Choreographies of African Identities  N233gritude","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rich portrait of the National Ballet of Senegal's work and of the urban dance world of Dakar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Castaldi was the first to publish an in-depth study of dance in Dakar, and hers is a very valuable contribution to a much neglected yet growing field. . . . I would highly recommend it to any reader concerned with the significance of performance in social life and the circulation of the performing arts within and out of Africa.\"--\u003ci\u003eAfrican Arts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Castald''s strongest moments lie in her deconstruction of the curious syntheses of 'national ballets,' which perform merged imaginaries for largely expatriate audiences. . . . Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Castaldi has adopted a dance company, the National Ballet of Senegal, for her worthwhile study. . . . Her analysis of the cross-cultural and artistic issues that face African dance companies is a complex web or mirror that envelops anthropology, colonialism, women's issues, and creative virtuosity.\"--\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Castaldi produces an innovative, vivid narrative of dance and the choreographies of identities in Senegal, which is certainly thought-provoking in its combination of 'thick' ethnographic description and theoretical reflections. . . . I . . . recommend her study to anyone interested in West African performing arts, identity politics, and discourses of ethnographic writing.\"--\u003ci\u003eAfrican Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well written and thoroughly theorized, this book presents a thought-provoking post-colonial critique of the way in which the African body is presented in dance and represented in writing. . . . With astute observations about the vicissitudes of the global economy in which the dancers operate, the author lends a sympathetic eye to what is undoubtedly the most popular art in Africa. The book offers a radical perspective on a theme--the National Ballet of Senegal--that was long due serious attention.\"--\u003ci\u003eAfrica: The Journal of the International African Institute\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400475943255,"sku":"9780252072680","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252072680.jpg?v=1730470778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/choreographies-of-african-identities-n233gritude-dance-and-the-national-ballet-of-senegal-9780252072680","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}