Hatch/Hill chapter 13:
The Millennium
1980's:
Hard times for theatres; drastic reduction of arts funding.
Rise of Hip Hop performance artists; combination of hip hop sensibilities and techniques with
performance art--often one-person shows. (see p. 431)
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controversy over legitimacy of hip hop as a movement ("reverse colonialism"--p. 432)
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Cultural Odyssey, San Francisco:
Idris Ackamoor and Rhodessa Jones
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Bill T. Jones
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Keith Antar Mason and the Hittite Empire
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Robbie McCauley:
Sally's Rape
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La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Dance:
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Donald Byrd's
The Group
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Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Urban Bush Women
Gay and lesbian performance:
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Pomo Afro Homos:
Fierce Love:
Stories from Black Gay Life
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Wayne Corbett:
Crying Holy
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Shirlene Holmes (Atlanta playwright):
Pride Plays
Rapping on Stage:
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Ifa Bayeza (Ntozake Shange's sister):
Homer G and the Rhapsodies in the Fall of Detroit
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George C. Wolfe:
Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
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