DANS 332 — Dance and the African Diaspora
Dance Studies · University of Ghana
The course examines dance in the African Diaspora in relation to the history, economic and socio-cultural backgrounds of the practitioners of this migrant art form. It will also discuss the institutions that support the arts in those diasporic environments as well as the politics of identity formation and cultural representation. The artistic works and the creative vision of choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Eleo Pomare, Kariamu Welsh, Pearl Primus, Berto Pasuka, George Dzikunu, Donald MaCkyle will be interrogated.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- DANS 301 — Anatomy and Physiology for the Dancer
- DANS 302 — Historical and Comparative Dance Studies
- DANS 303 — Introduction to Dance Composition
- DANS 304 — Intermediate Dance Composition
- DANS 305 — African Dance Performance I
- DANS 306 — African Dance Performance II
- DANS 307 — Intermediate Dance Technique I
- DANS 308 — Intermediate Dance Technique II
- DANS 309 — Lighting Design for Dance
- DANS 310 — Dance Production
- DANS 311 — Traditional Drumming I
- DANS 312 — Traditional Drumming II
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).