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Isleno Decima Singers Of Louisiana: An Interpretation Of Performance And Event, Danielle Elise Sears
Isleno Decima Singers Of Louisiana: An Interpretation Of Performance And Event, Danielle Elise Sears
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This study is a metaperformance autoethnography of the Isleno decima singers of Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The performance and event of the decima are explored using research techniques including the performance of ethnography. First a basis is provided for the study by presenting a brief historical overview of the Spanish influence in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The work of Richard Bauman in Verbal Art as Performance is included in order to key the decima as a performance event. Second, the script, “A Tribute to Storytellers: Isleno Decima Singers of Louisiana,” performed at Louisiana State University in The HopKins Black Box …