Activities per year
Abstract
“Virago-Man Dem,” is an evening-length, dance-theatre work by Cynthia Oliver navigating black masculinities. Troubling the term “Virago”’s reference to characteristically male behaviors and female cultural transgressions, Virago-Man Dem is a nuanced study in masculinities, and their multiplicities within cultures of Caribbeanist and African American communities. Utilizing movement, spoken word and visual design, Virago-Man Dem explores the expressions particular to Caribbean and African American black masculinities as they are performed and expressed by men, staged on male identified bodies, but designed and interpreted by a woman — Oliver.
Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - 2015 |
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Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Examining Black Masculinity
Oliver, C. (Speaker) & Kosoko, J. O. (Speaker)
Oct 27 2017Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Cynthia Oliver in conversation with Leslie Cuyjet
Oliver, C. & Cuyjet, L.
2/15/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Research output
- 3 Performance
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Virago-Man Dem: World Premiere
Oliver, C. (Director), Oliveiro, V. (Stage manager), Cyrus, D. (Performer), Gonzalez, J. (Performer), Jones, N. N. (Performer) & Whitson, N. (Performer), Oct 2017Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Virago-Man Dem: Dance Center of Columbia College
Oliver, C. (Choreographer), Cyrus, D. (Performer), Gonzalez, J. (Performer), Whitson, N. (Performer) & Jones, N. N. (Performer), Nov 1 2017Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Virago-Man Dem: Residency at MANCC
Oliver, C. (Choreographer), Cyrus, D. (Performer), Gonzalez, J. (Performer), Jack, K. C. (Performer), Jones, N. N. (Performer), Thorne, G. (Performer), Finkelman, J. (Composer), Becker, S. (Costume designer), Ringger, A. (Lighting designer), Oliveiro, V. (Stage manager) & Boesche, J. A. (Other), Mar 1 2017Research output: Non-textual form › Performance