Abstract

In this issue, Vol. 3.1., we invite readers to explore the collective body of Black and African Diasporic theatre history, dramatic literature, performance and production, multimedia media, artistic leadership, pedagogy, and praxis for elements of nurturing that center Black female and femme experiences. For this issue, nurturing is defined as the acts, rituals, and strategies of care that enhance one’s inner power and enable them to flow toward joy and vitality. Black women scholars, artists, and administrators often teach, conduct research and creative scholarship, govern, build, and nurture within institutional systems in the face of lack and their peril. Collectively, the entries featured in this issue attempt to move Black women—protagonists, playwrights, contemporary icons—from the margins to the center. Black Feminist and Afro-indigenous acts, rituals, and strategies of care are explicit and remind readers that love can be found everywhere. In all circumstances, a real revolution occurs within.

Keywords: Black Women, Nurturing, Black and African Diasporic Theatre, Self-Care, Black Feminist, Afro-indigenous

How to Cite:

Green, O., (2024) “From the desk of the Editor-in-Chief: Introduction to the Black Theatre Review, Nurturing”, the Black Theatre Review 3(1), i-vi. doi: https://doi.org/10.2458/tbtr.6229