The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy (2005)

How it feels

Two performers in blackface recount the history of American minstrelsy in a stage play. The production examines this controversial form of entertainment through direct storytelling and performance.

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What happens

The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy is an American stage play written by Jason Christophe White and co-directed by Aaron White, which opened in 2005 in the KAOS Cinefreestyle Theatre in Los Angeles. The play follows two characters as they relay the history of American Minstrelsy, as both main characters perform in blackface. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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