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Opposing apartheid on stage : King Kong the musical /
In 1959, King Kong, an interracial jazz opera, swept across South Africa and became a countrywide phenomenon. Its performances sold out, its LP record was widely heard, and its cast became recognized celebrities. Featuring an African composer, cast, and orchestra but predominantly white directors an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY, USA :
University of Rochester Press,
2020.
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| Colección: | Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; "Marvelous Muscles": A History of Ezekiel Dlamini, the Real "King Kong"; Creating a "Back of the Moon": The Union of Southern African Artists and Interracial Collaboration Behind the "All-African" Musical; "Quickly in Love": Popular Receptions of 1959 King Kong and Entertaining the Possibilities of a Different South Africa(s); "Kwela Kong": The Trials and Tribulations of a South African Musical Abroad in 1961; "Sad Times, Bad Times": Issues of Exile, the King Kong Cast, and South African Jazz in Britain, 1961-1980; "The Boy's [and Girl's] Doin' It":Moving to America and Re-Discovering Africa, 1960-1989; "Death Song": The 1979 Remake of King Kong And the Power of Cultural Memories Under Apartheid; Bibliography