A poet looks at African American Dance: Part I, submitted by Ntozake Shange 11/4/2003, 2003 - 2003

File — Box: 2, Folder: 6

Identifier: Subseries 1.4

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Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Subseries 1.4, Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance, 2000-2018, undated, includes manuscripts, correspondence with dancers and choreographers, and research documents on the history of Black dance. Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance is a posthumously published work by Shange telling the history of Black dance by following the dancers and choreographers who directly influenced and inspired her artistic career. The book is the product of two decades of research and interviews with both influential and unrecognized Black dancers and choreographers.

Dates

Creation: 2003 - 2003

Creator

From the Collection: Shange, Ntozake (Person)

Access

One journal from Series 03, Journals, Agendas, and Notes, is restricted until 2050 at the request of the Ntozake Shange Trust due to sensitive material. This collection has no other access restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 68.8 Linear Feet (74 document boxes, 1 half document box, 16 cartons, 7 clamshell box, 3 oversized folders, 7 oversized box, 1 binder, 1 box of digital media including CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, 3.5 inch floppy disks, and a MiniDV tape)

From the Collection: 17.1 Gigabytes (1 pdf, 43 m4a music files, and 776 jpg files)