because she was

Cynthia Oliver; Jason Finkelman; Geoff Gersh; Adrienne McDonald

because she was

Cynthia Oliver (Choreographer), Jason Finkelman (Composer), Geoff Gersh (Composer), Adrienne McDonald (Costume designer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Choreography

Abstract

because she was is the solo iteration of the larger evening-length work SHEMAD, a meditation on black womanhood and madness. Oliver summons the worlds of women where their critique of one another can move from vicious to tender to humorous. She evokes the myth of the Djablesse and calls madness diagnoses into question, perhaps considering it's deployment a container for women's supernatural powers.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - 2001

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SHEMAD
Oliver, C. (Choreographer), Aleong, R. (Performer), Bueschel, C. (Performer), Redding Jones, R. (Performer), Wynn, M. (Performer), Finkelman, J. (Composer), Gersh, G. (Composer) & Cohen, C. (Composer), 2000
Research output: Non-textual form › Choreography

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