Description

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By looking at the whole performance complex surrounding African performing objects, Object Performance in the Black Atlantic asks whether there a traceable connection between traditional African puppets, masks, and performing objects and contemporary African American puppetry.

About the Author

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Paulette Richards is an independent researcher and puppet artist. Co-curator of the Living Objects: African American Puppetry exhibit at the University of Connecticut's Ballard Institute and Museum with Dr. John Bell, she holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, USA.