Gebundene Ausgabe, 170 Seiten, 80 Farb-
& 80 Schwarzweißfotos Harry
N. Abrams (USA), März 1996, ISBN 0-8109-3228-8
Englische Ausgabe von Danses d'Afrique
(Frankreich).
Klappentext: "Music and dance are at
the very root of African life. The transit of the seasons, the cycle of birth and death, the initiation into
adulthood - all are celebrated in rituals and ceremonies that are enacted to the beats of drums, the chant
of voices, the urgent movement of bodies. Young and old are brought together in spectacular displays of
rhythm, motion, and drama - rich in history and meaning. These ceremonies, unchanged for centuries, are now
rapidly disappearing as modernization takes hold. Dance is the central theme of this remarkable book, which
features one hundred sixty photographs taken by French photographer Michel Huet. Spanning a period of more
than forty years, from 1945 to 1985, the photographs depict the dances and ceremonial rituals of fifty
African tribes, among them the Yoruba, Tutsi, Dogon, Mbuti, and Masai - the result of Huet's extensive
travels from Senegal to the Congo Basin, from the Ivory Coast to Rwanda, in his quest to record every aspect
of African life. Each picture is a masterpiece, capturing the harmony of movement, the spontaneity, the
gestures, the expressions, as well as the colors and details of the extraordinary costumes, and jewelry. The
earlier black-and-white images, spectacularly reproduced in tritone, are set against the brilliant color of
those taken during the '70s and '80s: in some cases, Huet returned to the places he visited in the '40s and
'50s to photograph the same rituals and ceremonies. Accompanying this exceptional collection of images is a
highly informative text by Claude Savary, Curator at the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva, Switzerland. In
the introduction he outlines the political history of Africa over the past fifty years and presents an
overview of the traditions that form the basis of African ritual life. His intriguing commentary on the
photographs explains the various ceremonies pictured and gives a brief ethnographic description of each of
the peoples covered in the book. Visually compelling, The Dances of Africa is also an invaluable
contribution to the understanding of the heart of African culture, and a unique, historical record of a
dying tradition."
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Verleger: "Following the
critically-acclaimed landmark 2-volume African Ceremonies - for which they won a United Nations Award of Excellence -
photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have collaborated once again with Faces of Africa, an
unparalleled collection of more than 120 photographs. Drawn from their work over the past thirty years, this
book is an inclusive look at the people and cultures from across this broad continent. Structured by theme,
the book presents stunning portraits of people who are painted, beaded, draped in beautiful cloth, and
veiled. Drawn from every part of Africa, the photographs bridge the distance between remote tribes to nomads
to the Islamic Africans of the north. The breadth and diversity of expression encompass the rolling eyes and
flashing teeth of the Wodaabe charm dancers of Niger, the golden regalia of the Ashanti of Ghana, the
colorful beaded bodices of the Dinka of Sudan, and the striking painted faces of the Karo of Ethopia. The
result is an astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs that depicts the entirety of the vast
region. With their unique eye for Africa and its inhabitants, Beckwith and Fisher have brought forth a
masterpiece in the genre - and a moving, personal tribute to some of the most beautiful people on
Earth."
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Verleger: "Unanimous praise and
sensational international sales greeted Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's monumental two-volume African Ceremonies, published by
Abrams in Fall 1999 and currently in its fourth printing. Now, this dazzling and affordable paperback
presents 89 images from African
Ceremonies, all of which will be exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art,
New York, beginning in July 2000. These dramatic, intimate photographs of authentic African rituals,
spanning the entire continent - the distillation of 30 years of research and travel - provide what may be
the world's last look at remarkable rites of passage from birth to death, including seasonal rituals, the
power and drama of royal courts, and religious ceremonies. With text by the photographers, this 'masterwork'
(International Herald Tribune) is now accessible to a wider audience."
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