EM Series Preface
Preface: A Confluence of Beginnings
Acknowledgements
Notes on Language
Part I. Program Notes
1. Introduction: Abidjan USA
2. "Ballet" as Nexus of Discourses
Part II. Stages and Stories
Act I. Vado Diomande
3. Kekene: the Performance of Oneness in NYC
4. "If you aren't careful, you don't know where you will end up!": Vado Diomande and Transcendence
Act II. Samba Diallo
5. "Culture brings...
EM Series Preface
Preface: A Confluence of Beginnings
Acknowledgements
Notes on Language
Part I. Program Notes
1. Introduction: Abidjan USA
2. "Ballet" as Nexus of Discourses
Part II. Stages and Stories
Act I. Vado Diomande
3. Kekene: the Performance of Oneness in NYC
4. "If you aren't careful, you don't know where you will end up!": Vado Diomande and Transcendence
Act II. Samba Diallo
5. "Culture brings...