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for colored girls Playbill Art, 1977

Choreopoem for Colored Girls

Adorned in the colors of the rainbow, seven women electrified Broadway audiences in 1976 with an innovative blend of dance, music, poetry, and storytelling that placed African American women’s lives and voices in mainstream theater. Ntozake Shange’s (1948–2018) spectacular first play, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, was the second show by an African American woman to open on Broadway. In Shange’s powerful choreopoem, the seven female characters present poetic monologues conveying struggles with racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination and violence, while the rainbow symbolizes the celebration of their survival and hope for a brighter future.

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For Colored Girls...

Designer
Paul Davis, American, b. 1938
Client
Booth Theater, American
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster promoting the play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" at the Booth Theatre.
Credit Line
Gift of Unknown Donor
1976
Accession Number
1980-32-981
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
theater
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph
made in
New York, NY, USA
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1980-32-981
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cc58861f-149c-4d39-a549-a227e88f08e5
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