Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Africana Studies
Department
Theatre, Speech & Dance
Journal Title
Continuum:The Journal of African Diaspora Drama, Theatre and Performance
Pub Date
2-2017
Publisher
Continuum: The Journal of African Diaspora Drama, Theatre and Performance
Volume
3
Issue
2
First Page
1
Abstract
The Yorùbá influenced Ethnocultural Dramatic Structure of Katori Hall’s The Blood Quilt is an example of the enduring philosophical permanence of African aesthetics within the tradition of Black Theatre. Within The Blood Quilt is the manifestation of a Yorùbá traditional divination system and body of orature, the Odù Ifá. Hall acknowledges exploring Yorùbá cultural expressions, yet she refutes any dramaturgical intention to locate the play within the Odù Ifá. Thus, the incarnation of verses of Ifá in the text evidences her belief that a playwright’s consciousness and her work are often phenomenologically informed. This analysis argues that recognizing, understanding, and manipulating the Ethnocultural Dramatic Structure of a play offers an approach to dramatic analysis and play production.
Recommended Citation
Green, Artisia, “The blood remember don’t it?”: The Ethnocultural Dramatic Structure of Katori Hall’s The Blood Quilt (2017). Continuum:The Journal of African Diaspora Drama, Theatre and Performance, 3(2), 1-17.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/aspubs/1926
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