{"product_id":"dance-we-do-a-poet-explores-black-dance-hardcover","title":"Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNtozake Shange\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexis Pauline Gumbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eReneé L. Charlow\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her first posthumous work, the revered poet crafts a personal history of Black dance and captures the careers of legendary dancers along with her own rhythmic beginnings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany learned of Ntozake Shange's ability to blend movement with words when her acclaimed choreopoem \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e made its way to Broadway in 1976, eventually winning an Obie Award the following year. But before she found fame as a writer, poet, performer, dancer, and storyteller, she was an untrained student who found her footing in others' classrooms. \u003ci\u003eDance We Do\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to those who taught her and her passion for rhythm, movement, and dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 20 years of research, writing, and devotion, Ntozake Shange tells her history of Black dance through a series of portraits of the dancers who trained her, moved with her, and inspired her to share the power of the Black body with her audience. Shange celebrates and honors the contributions of the often unrecognized pioneers who continued the path Katherine Dunham paved through the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eDance We Do\u003c\/i\u003e features a stunning photo insert along with personal interviews with Mickey Davidson, Halifu Osumare, Camille Brown, and Dianne McIntyre. In what is now one of her final works, Ntozake Shange welcomes the reader into the world she loved best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNtozake Shange\u003c\/b\u003e (1948-2018) was a renowned poet, novelist, playwright, and performer, best known for her Broadway-produced and Obie Award-winning choreopoem \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e. She wrote numerous works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eIf I Can Cook\/You Know God Can\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWild Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSassafras, Cypress \u0026amp; Indigo\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexis Pauline Gumbs (Foreword)\u003c\/b\u003e is the literary advisor to the Ntozake Shange Revocable Trust. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eM Archive: After the End of the World and Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity\u003c\/i\u003e and is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the founder of Brilliance Remastered, an organization that supports underrepresented scholars, artists, and organizers. Alexis has received numerous awards and recognitions such as the \u003ci\u003eAdvocate Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's 40 under 40 and \u003ci\u003eColorlines\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 LGBTQ Leaders Transforming the South. Connect with her at alexispauline.com.. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReneé L. Charlow (Afterword)\u003c\/b\u003e was the personal assistant to Ntozake Shange from 2014 to 2018. She is an actor, director, writer, and Theatre professor. She served as associate producer and assistant director for the production of Shange's \u003ci\u003eLost in Language and Sound\u003c\/i\u003e at Karamu House, Cleveland, OH, and directed \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e at Virginia Commonwealth University and Bowie State University. Keep in touch with Renee at mycreativespirit.net.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769282429216,"sku":"9780807091876","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9aeef58f5edbf3e5ab33aab9ff5e0cd8.webp?v=1780345014","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dance-we-do-a-poet-explores-black-dance-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}