{"product_id":"choreographing-the-folk-anthea-kraut-9780816647125","title":"Choreographing the Folk: The Dance Stagings of Zora Neale Hurston","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recovers an important dimension of the work of the renowned African American artist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While Zora Neale Hurston and her 1937 novel \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God \u003c\/i\u003ehave 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHurston'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoreographing the Folk \u003c\/i\u003eargues 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthea Kraut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816647127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816647125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.04w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2008 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009","brand":"Anthea Kraut","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120333648127,"sku":"9780816647125","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35093e26-5e87-4eda-b3c6-f8571f132b33.jpg?v=1687413773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/choreographing-the-folk-anthea-kraut-9780816647125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}