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African dance in Ghana : contemporary transformations

Title
African dance in Ghana : contemporary transformations / F. Nii-Yartey ; foreword by Emeritus Professor J.H. Kwabena Nketia ; edited by Marian Horowitz and Andrews K. Agyemfra-Tettey ; [introduction, F Nii-Yartey].
Author
Nii-Yartey, Francis
Publication
  • London, U.K. : Mot Juste Limited, 2016.
  • ©2012

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Additional Authors
  • Nketia, J. H. Kwabena
  • Horowitz, Marian
  • Agyemfra-Tettey, Andrews K.
Description
xviii, 109 pages, A-D pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 23 cm
Summary
"In eight chapters, the author guides the reader through the history of dance in Ghana and West Africa: from the traditional dances at special occasions to contemporary performances in Ghana and elsewhere. The book is illustrated with photos, sketches and explanatory diagrams."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Dance > Ghana
  • Folk dancing > Ghana
  • Dance
  • Folk dancing
  • Ghana
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104) and index.
Contents
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The people of Ghana -- Traditional dance: an introduction -- Choreographic and aesthetic principles -- The new paradigm -- Creativity and technique -- Challenge for the creative artiste -- Safeguarding Ghana's cultural future -- Selected productions -- Glossary -- Afterword -- A tribute to Nii-Yartey by his children -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.
Call Number
*MGS (African) 18-6695
ISBN
  • 9780956967022
  • 0956967027
OCLC
966450646
Author
Nii-Yartey, Francis, author, writer of introduction.
Title
African dance in Ghana : contemporary transformations / F. Nii-Yartey ; foreword by Emeritus Professor J.H. Kwabena Nketia ; edited by Marian Horowitz and Andrews K. Agyemfra-Tettey ; [introduction, F Nii-Yartey].
Publisher
London, U.K. : Mot Juste Limited, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2012
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104) and index.
Added Author
Nketia, J. H. Kwabena, writer of foreword.
Horowitz, Marian, editor.
Agyemfra-Tettey, Andrews K., editor.
Research Call Number
*MGS (African) 18-6695
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