THET110NotesNovember 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 loveo Introduce choreopoems – combines poetry danceo First presented at Bacchanau – a women’s bar outside Berkelyo Influenced by women’s struggles and African dance classeso Written in collaboration with other womenBurlesque Revival- Exotic world museum and striptease hall of fame- Old Burlesque films releasedNew 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 shopsNeo-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 outfito She was making fun of the
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