{"product_id":"searching-for-eastman-9781774150535","title":"Searching for Eastman","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles C. Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the ReLit Award, Poetry, 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003esearching for eastman\u003c\/i\u003e is a multidisciplinary performance--a choreopoem--in four acts, based on the interpretation of four of Julius Eastman's compositions--\u003ci\u003eevil nigger\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eprelude to st joan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003estay on it\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003egay guerrilla\u003c\/i\u003e. Making use of different artistic forms--poetry, theatre, music, dance, video, and digital--it is inspired by the African griot tradition, the Harlem Renaissance (eg the work of Langston Hughes with jazz and Kurt Weil), and the Black Arts movement (eg Amiri Baraka's work with Sun Ra).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968773177495,"sku":"9781774150535","price":1449.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781774150535.webp?v=1782919352","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/searching-for-eastman-9781774150535","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}