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Tales of Africa – Performer in Mask and Costume

 Digital Image
Identifier: 05.DTFY.11.55.002

Summary

A performer in a mask and costume for the touring production Tales of Africa, staged for schoolchildren of southeastern Michigan. Performers were students in the Applied Drama and Theatre for the Young (ADTY) program, founded at Eastern Michigan University in the early 1960s.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

The Drama and Theatre for the Young graduate program was founded at Eastern Michigan University in the early 1960s. The first performance was 1964, Many Moons, directed by program founder Virginia Glasgow Koste. The program focuses drama and theatre in terms of developmental purposes, community engagement, theatre for young participants, and theatre for intergenerational audiences. Students in the program work with local schools, and are involved with traveling productions, as well as main stage performances. Many students end up directing their own productions, or even writing their own scripts as part of their theses or final projects.

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information

Rehousing of the collection was completed by University of Michigan School of Information Graduate Student, Jesyka Palmer.

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Michigan University Archives Repository

Contact:
Bruce T. Halle Library, Room 310
955 West Circle Drive
Ypsilanti Michigan 48197
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