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 feet to the butt to hair to skin/face and beyond to soul/spirit, Brenda Dixon Gottschild talks to some of the greatest choreographers of the 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.
- ISBN10 0312240473
- ISBN13 9780312240479
- Publish Date 15 October 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 June 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English