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Ntozake Shange | | Variant Name: |
Paulette Linda Williams | | Birth Date: |
October 18, 1948 | | Place of Birth: |
Trenton, New Jersey, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
writer, performer, educator |
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 Biography of Ntozake Shange
6,716 words, approx. 22 pages
 In the foreword to Three Pieces (1981), Ntozake Shange calls herself "a poet or writer/rather than a playwright." In doing so, she seeks to free herself from the constraints of conventional theater. She believes that for too long "afro-americans in... summary from source:
Biography of Ntozake Shange
3,869 words, approx. 13 pages
Ntozake Shange summed up the central concerns of her art when she explained to an interviewer, "bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma I haven't yet conquered." In works that blend poetry, music, and dance, Shange... summary from source:
 Biography of Ntozake Shange
2,000 words, approx. 7 pages
When African American writer Ntozake Shange's (born 1948) for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf: a choreopoem appeared on the theater scene in New York City in 1975, it achieved immense popularity. Ten years later, it... 
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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Ntozake Shange Information
793 words, approx. 3 pages
 Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay) (born October 18 1948) is an African American playwright, performance artist, and writer who is best-known for her Obie Award winning play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the...
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 The Washington Post Ntozake Shange
03/31/1996: 676 words, approx. 2 pages DON'T COUNT on what feels real today, a Pirandello character warns, for by tomorrow all reality will slip into illusion. Ntozake Shange seems to work the other way around: She pulls illusions from her grab bag one by one to build a time and... summary from source:
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 Vibe.com VIBE Magazine: START > Open Mic - Monster's Ball
1/28/2005: 540 words, approx. 2 pagesI still don't know why I wanted him to win, but I did. Despite the fact that I wouldn't trust him alone with any woman I know, I felt for him.There's something America loves about watching creatures fight. Dogs, cocks, niggas. With Tyson-Lewis, people wanted...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Carolyn Mitchell
7,025 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Mitchell discusses Shange's choreopoem in terms of how it portrays an African American woman's perspective of the city.
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Critical Essay by Barbara Frey Waxman
6,987 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Waxman discusses the novels of Paule Marshall, Alice Walker, and Ntozake Shange in terms of the ways in which they incorporate dance forms and metaphors into their representations of African American women.
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Critical Essay by Deborah R. Geis
6,529 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Geis discusses Shange's use of language as an expression of African American women's experience in her performance pieces.
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