HUMA 1780 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Harlem Duet, Djanet Sears, Soundscape
29 Mar 2019
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Goal: in harlem duet, track the divisions of acts and scenes. In shakespeare, what can be seen and not seen: what can be revealed and not revealed, public vs. Private split: private 4 - shakespeare strikes desdemonda in public form. Lodovico is important as secondary character since he brings restoration in order. Harlem duet: reclamation of black identity in harlem duet, referenced to line 16 preface, djanet sears describes the play as a chapsodic blues tragedy. It can be operating at the same time: race, gender and class is operating, the history of racial uplift is during 90"s century. Form of exiled by billie being in mental ward. Fragmented pieces is one of the challenges in harlem duet: a staccato style, the challenge is during the performance play is the lighting, soundscape, etc, other time periods that are close to flashbacks, play focuses on historical continuum. Audio recording started: 3:14 pm tuesday, october 16, 2018.
