Ntozake Shange
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 18, 1948
Deathday: October 27, 2018
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Known For
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
1982-02-23
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Overview: The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play. A breakthrough portrayal of black women's experiences in America, the story combines music, poetry and dance to celebrate their unique culture while painting a poignant portrait of their terrible struggles.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-23
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Poetry in Motion
1982-09-17
Poetry in Motion
Overview: More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles Olson, incantatory and oratorical, radical, sometimes incorporating contemporary political imagery. Black Mountain poets, the Beats, minimalists like John Cage, the wordless Four Horsemen, Tom Waits, and others capture aspects of poets as troubadours.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-17
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Poetry in Motion
1982-09-17
Poetry in Motion
Overview: More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles Olson, incantatory and oratorical, radical, sometimes incorporating contemporary political imagery. Black Mountain poets, the Beats, minimalists like John Cage, the wordless Four Horsemen, Tom Waits, and others capture aspects of poets as troubadours.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-17
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Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
1978-12-31
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Overview: This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights movement. Included are interviews with veterans of the theatrical world such as James Earl Jones and Ed Bullins.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-31
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