Bird Dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the Art of West African Masquerade.
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Bird Dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the Art of West African Masquerade.
Yazar:
McNaughton, Patrick.
ISBN:
9780253000415
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (329 pages)
İçerik:
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 -- 11. An Atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's Bird Dance -- Conclusion: Bird Masquerading Is Alive and Well -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Özet:
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 becomes McNaughton's vehicle for understanding the power of individuals in African art and the power of aesthetics as a cultural phenomenon. Topics such as what makes art effective, what makes it "good," how production is wrapped in individual virtuosity, and what individual artistry suggests about society reveal how individuals work together to create the indelible experience of outstanding performance. This exuberant and captivating book will influence views of society, culture, art, history, and their makers in West Africa for years to come.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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