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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voodoo Macbeth canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage adaptation
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theatrical production ⓘ |
| adaptationApproach | relocates Scottish setting to a mythical Caribbean island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| artForm | drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Federal Theatre Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Theatre Project Negro Theatre Unit
Orson Welles ⓘ |
| basedOn | Macbeth ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| castComposition | all-Black cast ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | groundbreaking reinterpretation of Macbeth ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Harlem Renaissance era African American performance ⓘ |
| director | Orson Welles ⓘ |
| era | 1930s American theatre ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Federal Theatre Project
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Federal Theatre Project
|
| genre |
Shakespearean adaptation
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theatre ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Orson Welles ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | African American theatre ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
color-conscious casting in classical theatre
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later Black Shakespearean productions ⓘ |
| hasSubject | witchcraft and supernatural elements ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| movement | experimental theatre ⓘ |
| notableCastFeature | predominantly African American actors ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Macbeth ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Theatre Project ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Federal Theatre Project ⓘ |
| productionType | all-Black theatre production ⓘ |
| setting |
Caribbean
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voodoo context ⓘ |
| sponsor |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. government
|
| 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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