Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

time, the theatre of the black is the place to discover talents of people and critics of their abilities to create new genre through lifetime, the theatre as a critical venue for affecting and effecting black cultural politics. Thus the black society controlled theatre to articulate a distinct black identity.(Graham, M and Jerry W. Ward, JR.2011). 2. The Theatre of the Blacks:-…

as a debate addressing issues that include “the scarcity of black theaters in the United States, the desirability of color-blind casting and the possibility of developing and presenting plays about the black experience in white institutions.” --- Robert Brustein, Director at the…

and the Black Power spoke to him regarding self-sufficiency, self-defense, and self-determination. He appreciated the origin myths that Elijah Muhammad supported. In the late 60’s, Wilson was drawn to theater and was inspired by Black Arts Movement and Civil Rights Movement. Wilson had joined a group of poets, educators, and artists, who were called the Centre Avenue Poets Theater Workshop. In the group, Wilson met a friend and collaborator, Rob Penny, where in 1968, they co-founded the Black…

Aristotle was a greek philosopher who proposed a set of characteristics or traits which are to be used as criteria when evaluating characters and their status as tragic heroes. Put in a condensed manner, they are as follows: a tragic hero must have noble stature, be a victim of hamartia, be responsible for his own downfall, be admirable and pitiable, gain wisdom and repent before death, and conjure a cathartic release of emotions from the reader. These traits will be used to evaluate, by form of…

literature allows authors, writers, and dramatists to recreate history and tell the stories of those who have been often overlooked. Suzan-Lori Parks does this by using certain people and events throughout history, including her own life, to retell the black experience in an unconventional manner. Parks is an important figure in American theatre because her work was directly impacted by her early life and artistic influences which left a lasting impression on society. Suzan-Lori Parks was born…

South Carolina By: Soham Kate Introduction Did you know that there is much to learn about South Carolina? Such as a Native American tribe, prominent figures, services, tourism, etc. Santee Did you know that there is a lot to learn about the Santee tribe? Like how they lived, their religion, and their housing such as a longhouse, a tipi, “gabled summer houses, or even conical winter houses covered with mats or skins.” The Santee Indians got their origin name from “iswan’ti”, which means “the…