Format:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 300 p., [16] p. of plates)
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col. ill., map
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780253219848
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0253351480
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9780253351487
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0253219841
Series Statement:
African expressive cultures
Content:
In 1978, Patrick McNaughton witnessed a bird dance masquerade in the small town of Dogoduman. He was so affected by this performance that its dazzling artistic power has never left him. As he revisits that very special evening in A Bird Dance near Saturday City, McNaughton carefully considers the components of the performance, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics and culture. The performance of virtuoso dancer Sidi Ballo be
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-287) and index
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note to Readers; Introduction: An Explosion of Art at Dogoduman; PART 1. THE BIRD DANCE AT DOGODUMAN; 1. The Performance; 2. How to View a Bird Dance; PART 2. SIDI BALLO AND THE DISPOSITIONOF INDIVIDUALS; 3. Sidi Ballo at Dogoduman; 4. A Closer Look at Sidi Ballo; 5. Individuals Intertwined; PART 3. FROM DOGODUMAN TO AN AESTHETICOF AFFECT; 6. Sidi Ballo's Aesthetic Milieu; 7. Form Reconsidered in Mande Light; 8. A Mande Aesthetic Profile; 9. An Aesthetic of Affect; PART 4. MAKING MEANING WITH A BIRD; 10. Expanding the Beholder's Share
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11. An Atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's Bird DanceConclusion: Bird Masquerading Is Alive and Well; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780253351487
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A Bird Dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the Art of West African Masquerade
Language:
English
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