Humanities Homework Help

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CW//The following concept in American theatrical history contains content that is disturbing.

We will begin this week by examining a phenomenon in American performance history.

Here is a definition from britannica.com.

“Blackface minstrelsy, also called blackface, indigenous American theatrical form that constituted a subgenre of the minstrel show. Intended as comic entertainment, blackface minstrelsy was performed by a group of white minstrels (traveling musicians) with black-painted faces, whose material caricatured the singing and dancing of slaves. The form reached the pinnacle of its popularity between 1850 and 1870, when it enjoyed sizeable audiences in both the United States and Britain. Although blackface minstrelsy gradually disappeared from the professional theatres and became purely a vehicle for amateurs, its influence endured in later entertainment genres and media, including vaudeville theatre, radio and television programs, and the world-music and motion picture industries of the 20th and 21st centuries”.

What stands out to you in this definition and what might you add?

Share your thoughts below.

Hi everyone,

Watch the video and respond to the following.

A. What is something that stood out to you?

B. What are you curious about?

Dancing: New Worlds, New Forms

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The first two weeks of summer session really bring together dances formed in the US from hip-hop to lindy hop to tap (watch video below)!

^{Something we learn in the following video is that the minstrel shows contributed to the development of tap dance in America.}

The History of Tap Dancing from Master Juba to Savion Glover

^{Respond to the following to round out your participation points this week:}

^{1. What is a dance style that you have heard of either because you have participated in that style or observed other people dancing it?}

^{2. What is a dance style that you would like to learn more about?}