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Silurian Border Morris Men, at Saddleworth Rushcart, August 2013
Multiple theories exist about the origins of the theatrical practice of blackface as a caricature of black people. One interpretation is that it can be traced back to traditions connected with Morris dancing. Another interpretation is that traditionally the use of soot to blacken faces in morris dancing was derived from its use as a disguise by the poor when seeking food through begging or poaching.
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practice of blackface as a caricature of black people. One interpretation is that it can be traced back to traditions connected with Morrisdancing. Another...
Morrisdancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume...
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Stonehenge was constructed. BlackfaceandMorrisdancing Cawte, E.C. (1963). "The MorrisDance in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire". Journal...
Coconut Dancers or Nutters are a troupe of Lancastrian clog dancers who perform every Easter in Bacup, dancing 7 miles (11 km) across the town and surrounding...
American dancer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, winning two...
blackface minstrel shows from 1853 until the early 1880s under the name Japanese Tommy. He was also sometimes billed as "The African 'Tom Thumb'" and...
Arabia and youngest of three Magi who visited Jesus, depicted as a young black man, sometimes impersonated by a white man in blackface Border Morris – Collection...
with Jolson in blackface singing anddancing onto the runway leading into the middle of the theater. In the wake of the film's success and his World War...
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deemed a racial stereotype, usually put on blackfaceand colourful Renaissance attire in addition to curly wigs and bright red lipstick. This version of Zwarte...
himself Jack Robin, he has become a talented jazz singer, performing in blackface. He attempts to build a career as an entertainer, but his professional...
minstrel shows anddance in blackface. The show and term derive from when plantation owners would organize slave competitions for entertainment and award the...
able to dance wildly as he played for comic effect and often performed in blackface. He played with Eddie Heywood and Willie "The Lion" Smith, and recorded...
appeared on stage in London in 1859, and the following year made his first music hall appearance, as part of a blackface act with his brother. His first solo...
blackface performers identified by Arthur F. Marquette as "Baker & Farrell". Marquette recounts that the actor playing Aunt Jemima wore an apron and kerchief...
performed the first part of the show in blackface. Before the finale, ABC cut the live performance, generating confusion and anger from viewers at home. According...
was an American musician and early blackface minstrel performer. He is known for popularizing the playing of the banjo and has often been credited with...
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Their dances were combinations of African and European steps and elements, creating new dances that were precursors to modern tap and break dancing. To...
display on a bus. Sherman used costumes and make-up, including blackface, to transform her identity for each image, and the cutout characters were lined up...
Kabaret, where he created his first blackface character "Jefferson". He later toured with Al Lee as the team Cantor and Lee. Critical praise from that show...
2020). "Little Britain removed from BBC iPlayer, Netflix and BritBox due to use of blackface". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 June 2020. "Towie...
against "hateful conduct". In August 2023, Fox posted a photo of himself in blackface, describing himself as having "racially transitioned". In June 2022, Fox...
the blackface "Swanee" number. Jolson is seen entirely in long shot; he performs on a theater runway. Filming was already under way as a black-and-white...
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