Sentences with phrase «blackface performance»

The artist draws from a range of Japanese and African - American cultural trends in her «a3» (Afro - Asiatic Allegory) series: ukiyo - e, hip hop culture, blackface performance tradition, and ganguro.

He investigates historical patterns through drawings, installations, and multimedia events, such as the reenactment of Ben Vereen's tragically misunderstood blackface performance at Ronald Reagan's 1981 Inaugural Gala.

Los Angeles - based Arceneaux is also presenting at Baltic, «Until, Until, Until,» his re-staging Ben Vereen's controversial blackface performance at Ronald Reagan's 1981 inaugural celebration.

Henry's best friend is Ula, played by Rob Schneider in what amounts to a blackface performance as an ethnic Samoan, providing for the film its biggest laugh when Lucy takes a baseball bat to him.

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His performances are fiery and charismatic, and the internal conflicts he brings to the blackface act are visible both in his acting and dancing performances.

Finally, Edgar Arceneaux was profiled on Season 8 of ART21 and during the documentary, he explained his interest in a controversial performance by Broadway veteran Ben Vereen in which he appeared in blackface at President Ronald Reagan's 1981 inaugural celebration.

Until, Until, Until... Performa 15 event listing Art, Reagan and blackface: Edgar Arceneaux examines controversial performance by Ben Vereen, LA Times (online) 17/11/2015.

was a musical art performance piece featuring a band of superman clad musicians with fake bulging muscles in blackface (and redface).

Unfortunately, the television audience never saw the second half of Vereen's performance, where the actor attended to the issue of race and blackface in Williams» own words.

For his performance, Vereen also donned blackface, in order to access the vulnerability and reality of Williams» legacy.

At this event, Vereen, who had recently won a Tony Award for his performance in Pippin, staged a musical number in homage to the trailblazing vaudeville performer Bert Williams, who, because of racist laws dictating who could appear on stage, always performed in blackface.

Vereen controversially appeared in blackface, and, due to the racially charged nature of the performance, it was never aired on television.