Staging Ghana Artistry and Nationalism in State Dance Ensembles |
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| Author:
| Schauert, Paul |
| Series title: | Ethnomusicology Multimedia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-01742-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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He argues that as dancers negotiate the terrain of what is or is not authentic, they find ways to express their personal aspirations, discovering, within the framework of nationalism or collective identity, that there is considerable room to reform national ideals through individual virtuosity.
He argues that as dancers negotiate the terrain of what is or is not authentic, they find ways to express their personal aspirations, discovering, within the framework of nationalism or collective identity, that there is considerable room to reform national ideals through individual virtuosity.