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Thulani Davis (born July 19, 1949) is an American playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter. She is a graduate of Barnard College and attended graduate school at both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
12 mar 2021 · Thulani Davis and the Secret History of Women Writing Album Liner Notes - The New York Times. Since its inception in 1964, the Grammy for best album notes has been awarded to just three women....
1 nov 2023 · I spoke with Thulani Davis on the phone about the niche art of writing a libretto, how she transformed Malcolm X’s speech into arias, and the many American stories that might be operas. INTERVIEWER. How did you first approach writing the libretto for X, back in 1981? DAVIS
9 feb 2021 · Thulani Davis is one of music’s grandes dames of letters. She is a poet, a playwright, journalist, and storyteller for whom music has been a solace, muse, creative encounter, and, above all, beloved subject. Davis’s words have shared stages with the music of some of America’s greatest improvisers ( Cecil Taylor and her late ...
1 nov 2023 · Librettist Thulani Davis discusses the development of the opera and how it amplifies Malcolm X’s legacy. 2023–24 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.
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http://thulanidavis.com. Thulani Davis is an interdisciplinary scholar and artist who has written poetry, novels, plays, and screenplays. She earned a BA from Barnard College and a PhD in American Studies from New York University, where she has taught in the Department of Dramatic Writing.
9 dic 2020 · Thulani Davis's. Nothing but the Music. Is a Must-Read. By Harriet Staff. The Millions 's Nick Ripatrazone selects four must-read poetry books for December, giving us some good context for Thulani Davis 's Nothing but the Music: Documentaries from Nightclubs, Lofts, Dance Halls & A Tailor’s Shop in Dakar (Blank Forms Editions ...
