Archetypes in Black Theatre
Join our conversation as Dr. John Shévin Foster explores the occurrences and influences of archetypes in Black Theatre. Examine how playwrights and artists re-envision and retell history from alternative and …
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Theatre in the Streets: Community, Creative Expression, Carnival!
Black Theatre Initiative’s Webinar Series 2020–2021 Join us as we explore what happens when theatrical performance moves beyond the building and into the streets, when theatre grows out of a …
Staging the Play
Black Theatre Initiative’s Webinar Series 2020–2021 Director Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe and Designer Andre Harrington discuss staging and design in Black Theatre. Explore how the analysis of the play, the historical context, …
Staging the Play
Director Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe and Designer Andre Harrington discuss staging and design in Black Theatre. Explore how the analysis of the play, the historical context, and the black aesthetic all inform …
The Performer on Stage
Black Theatre Initiative’s Webinar Series 2020–2021 Join us as we examine what a black performer brings to the stage. We will consider notions of the black body — what it …
The Performer on Stage
Join us as we examine what a black performer brings to the stage. We will consider notions of the black body — what it has been and what it can …
Puppetry for Interesting Times
Conversations with California Artists, Creatives, & Educators Webinar Series 2020–2021 Join us as Johanna shares her ongoing exploration and mission to increase student expression and creativity through puppetry. No puppets? …
Archiving Play: Our Story Told through Our Play
Black Theatre Initiative’s Webinar Series 2020–2021 Explore the concept of play and the influence play has on playwrighting, theatrical performance, creative expression, and community engagement. Examine the role of childhood …
Puppetry for Interesting Times
Join us as Johanna shares her ongoing exploration and mission to increase student expression and creativity through puppetry. No puppets? No materials? No problem. Johanna shares how using available material …
Archiving Play: Our Story Told through Our Play
Explore the concept of play and the influence play has on playwrighting, theatrical performance, creative expression, and community engagement. Examine the role of childhood play as part of African diasporic rituals …