Experiments in a jazz aesthetic : art, activism, academia, and the Austin Project /

Experiments in a jazz aesthetic : art, activism, academia, and the Austin Project /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jones, Omi Osun Joni L., 1955-, Moore, Lisa L. (Lisa Lynne), Bridgforth, Sharon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series.
Subjects:
Austin Project.
Performance poetry > Authorship > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Creative writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Performance art > Texts.
Performance poetry.
American poetry > Women authors.
Music and literature > United States.
African American aesthetics.
Performance art > Social aspects > United States.
Art and social action > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Framing the work. Making space: producing the Austin Project
  • Finding voice: anchoring the Austin Project's artistic process
  • Working the work: an anthology of Austin Project writings. Polyphony: writings by ensemble members
  • Call and response: performance pieces by Austin Project guest artists
  • Affirming connection: pre-show artists' performance texts
  • Spoken-word orchestra: a full script from the Austin Project jam session, December 2005
  • The work of transformation. Transforming practice: artists, activists, and academics working across boundaries
  • Work of the spirit: a conversation with an Austin Project elder
  • Narrating the Austin Project: the first five years.