After reading Barbara Glass’ “Introduction to
When the Spirit Moves: The Africanization of American Movement
(in Module #4, Focus: Dance), watch “Revelations” on (Echo 360, Lecture #12, “Revelations filtered through Gramsci”) choreographed in 1960 by Alvin Ailey then explain the use of the African-Derived dance
characteristics
in each section of the Ailey’s ballet (there are three sections shown below with 3-4 dances in each section). A further explanation of symbolism using music as portrayed in social conditions as reflected through Du Bois’ concept of “transformation vs. transfiguration” should be considered to enhance your overall analysis. Chapter 14 of
Souls of Black Folk
provides the theoretical background.
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