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Dancing Postcolonialism: The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica
[phd thesis]
Abstract This book presents the first in-depth critical and historical examination of the internationally renowned National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) in the context of postcolonial theatre. Combining a postcolonial theoretical framework with performance studies and dance analysis, the study exa... view more
This book presents the first in-depth critical and historical examination of the internationally renowned National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) in the context of postcolonial theatre. Combining a postcolonial theoretical framework with performance studies and dance analysis, the study examines the interrelationship of Jamaican modern dance theatre aesthetics and the Caribbean's complex cultural genealogy since 1492. Addressing issues of postcolonial nationalism and Jamaican identity politics, the book provides the first comprehensive study of the NDTC's modern dance theatre works as it situates dance theatre choreography at the centre of postcolonial independence politics and cultural theory in the Caribbean.... view less
Keywords
theater; theater arts and sciences; dance; post-colonialism; cultural studies
Classification
Other Fields of Humanities
Free Keywords
Postcolonial Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
229 p.
Series
TanzScripte, 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839406427
ISBN
978-3-8394-0642-7
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0