Introduction -- Context: Dutch tolerance, blackface and racism -- Othello after World War II: White actors and blackface -- Moment from the fringe: Ignorance, indifference and indignation -- Othello is Black and that matters.
Summary:
"This Element addresses the topical debate on blackface, race and Othello. With Shakespeare performance studies being rather Anglo-centric, the author explores how this debate has taken a radically different course in the Netherlands, a country historically perceived as tolerant and culturally close to the UK. Through several case studies, including the Van Hove Othello of 2003/2012 and the latest, controversial 2018/2020 Othello, the first main house production with a Black actor as Othello, the author analyses the interaction between blackface and (institutional) racism in Dutch society and theatre and how Othello has become an active player in this debate."--Publisher's description.
Series:
Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance
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