Voodoo Macbeth
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Voodoo Macbeth is a groundbreaking 1936 all-Black adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Macbeth," directed by Orson Welles and set in a Caribbean voodoo context, produced under the U.S. Federal Theatre Project.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
stage adaptation
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theatrical production → |
| adaptationApproach |
relocates Scottish setting to a mythical Caribbean island
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| administeredBy |
Works Progress Administration
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| artForm |
drama
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| associatedWith |
Federal Theatre Project Negro Theatre Unit
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Orson Welles → |
| basedOn |
Macbeth
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| basedOnWorkBy |
William Shakespeare
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| castComposition |
all-Black cast
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReputation |
groundbreaking reinterpretation of Macbeth
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| culturalContext |
Harlem Renaissance era African American performance
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| director |
Orson Welles
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| era |
1930s American theatre
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| fundedBy |
U.S. Federal Theatre Project
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| genre |
Shakespearean adaptation
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theatre → tragedy → |
| hasDirector |
Orson Welles
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| hasEthnicFocus |
African American theatre
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| hasInfluenceOn |
color-conscious casting in classical theatre
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later Black Shakespearean productions → |
| hasSubject |
witchcraft and supernatural elements
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| hasTitleLanguage |
English
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| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| inception |
1936
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| language |
English
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| medium |
live theatre
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| movement |
experimental theatre
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| notableCastFeature |
predominantly African American actors
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| notableFor |
all-Black adaptation of a Shakespeare play
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early major directing work of Orson Welles → innovative transposition of Macbeth to a Caribbean voodoo setting → |
| originalAuthor |
William Shakespeare
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| originalWorkTitle |
Macbeth
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| partOf |
Federal Theatre Project
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| productionCompany |
Federal Theatre Project
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| productionType |
all-Black theatre production
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| setting |
Caribbean
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voodoo context → |
| sponsor |
U.S. government
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| theme |
colonial and racial dynamics
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power and ambition → |
| usesElement |
drumming and dance
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voodoo rituals → |
| workType |
publicly funded theatre production
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Federal Theatre Project
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notableWork |