Skin Colored Pointes (eBook)

Interviews with Women of Color in Ballet

McCarthy-Brown Nyama McCarthy-Brown (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
267 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-5181-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Predominantly white casting in ballet has led many to wonder, "e;Where are all the black swans?"e; This book sheds light on female dancers of color, including thirteen primary accounts from African American, Latina, and Asian women in ballet. Topics covered include dance training, casting (and color-casting), employment, discrimination, implicit bias, success, and achievement. Dancers discuss in detail the obstacles many dancers of color face during training; considerations facing some women of color when seeking employment; performance challenges related to company work; and the teachers, parents, and community members that paved a way and widened spaces for them. Through the stories and experiences of the women featured here, models of inclusive practices and allyship are shared. The book culminates with a section providing teaching tools to support inclusive learning spaces.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.4.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-5181-7 / 1476651817
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-5181-1 / 9781476651811