THET110 Notes November 19 2012 Ntozake Shange For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf o Explores black women s struggles experience overcoming oppression promoting self love o Introduce choreopoems combines poetry dance o First presented at Bacchanau a women s bar outside Berkely o Influenced by women s struggles and African dance classes o Written in collaboration with other women Burlesque Revival Exotic world museum and striptease hall of fame Old Burlesque films released New York City Performance artists experimenting with nudity in downtown clubs and performance spaces Blue Angel Red Vixen Reaction to Mayor Rudy Giuliani s sanctions on strip clubs and sex shops Neo Burlesque A mixture of cabaret variety performance art rooted in striptease Variety of body types Large female fan base What is feminist about the striptease o USA outfit o She was making fun of the system
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