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silviawilliams41

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Which African American playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun (1959), which marked the beginning of
  widespread attention for African American theatre artists?


 
 

a. Amiri Baraka
  b. Lorraine Hansberry
  c. August Wilson
  d. Lloyd Richards



Question 2

Describe the common characteristics of happenings? Name two inspirations fro this movement.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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ANSWER:Happenings
broke down barriers between the arts and mingled elements.
They shifted emphasis away from creating a product to participating in a process.
They sought to provide an experience rather than present a message or meaning.
They shifted emphasis from the artist's intention to the participants' awareness.
They often made each participant a partial creator of the event.
Happenings were inspired by futurism and dada





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Reply 2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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