{"product_id":"choreographing-the-folk-the-dance-stagings-of-zora-neale-hurston-9780816647125","title":"Choreographing the Folk: The Dance Stagings of Zora Neale Hurston","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Anthea Kraut\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Dance - Classical \u0026amp; Ballet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecovers an important dimension of the work of the renowned African American artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile Zora Neale Hurston and her 1937 novel \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e have become widely celebrated, she was also a prolific stage director and choreographer. In the 1930s Hurston produced theatrical concerts that depicted a day in the life of a railroad work camp in Florida and featured a rousing Bahamian Fire Dance as the dramatic finale. In \u003ci\u003eChoreographing the Folk, \u003c\/i\u003e Anthea Kraut traces the significance and influence of Hurston's little-known choreographic work.\u003c\/p\u003e Hurston's concerts were concrete illustrations of the \"real Negro art theatre\" she was eager to establish, and they compellingly demonstrate how she used the arena of performance to advance a nuanced understanding of the black diaspora. Her version of the Fire Dance was staged in a variety of venues during the 1930s. In its multiple representations, Kraut asserts, the dance raised critical issues about ownership, artistry, and authenticity. \u003ci\u003eChoreographing the Folk\u003c\/i\u003e argues for the significance of Hurston's choreography, and with perceptiveness, sensitivity, and originality, Kraut illuminates the important and often-contested place of black folk dance in American culture.","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46885460508823,"sku":"9780816647125","price":3306.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780816647125.webp?v=1770247668","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/choreographing-the-folk-the-dance-stagings-of-zora-neale-hurston-9780816647125","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}