Voodoo Macbeth

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkbp:adaptation reimagined characters
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:William_Shakespeare's_Macbeth
different cultural contexts
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Macbeth
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Dr._Paul_Robeson
gptkb:Muriel_Rahn
gptkbp:contributed_to the development of modern theater
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced future theater productions
gptkbp:design gptkb:Martha_Graham
gptkb:Lorraine_Hansberry
gptkb:Eugene_O'_Neill
gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Robert_Edmond_Jones
gptkb:Alice_Walker
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Zadie_Smith
gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkb:James_Weldon_Johnson
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks
gptkb:John_Gielgud
gptkb:Amiri_Baraka
gptkb:Alfredo_Antonini
gptkb:Ntozake_Shange
gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar
gptkb:Hugh_Mc_Gowan
gptkb:August_Wilson
gptkb:William_D._Leavitt
gptkb:George_Schaefer
Robert Lewis
Miriam O' Leary
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:director gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:explores themes of power and ambition
gptkbp:features voodoo rituals
gptkbp:features_character gptkb:spell
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:has_influence_on subsequent theater productions
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Great_Depression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Voodoo Macbeth
gptkbp:influenced African American theater
experimental theater
political theater
postcolonial theater
gptkbp:influenced_by African American culture
gptkbp:inspired future adaptations of Shakespeare's works
subsequent adaptations of Shakespeare's works
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:archaeological_site
reinterpretation of a classic play
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Federal Theatre Project's mission
gptkbp:is_cited_in theater criticism
gptkbp:is_considered a classic of American theater
a significant work in the history of American drama
a landmark production in American theater
gptkbp:is_considered_as a pioneering work in American avant-garde theater
gptkbp:is_influential_in the field of performance studies
gptkbp:is_noted_for its bold artistic choices
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Harlem_Renaissance
the legacy of Orson Welles
gptkbp:is_recognized_by theater historians
gptkbp:is_recognized_for its cultural significance
gptkbp:is_studied_in theater courses
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:notable_for its innovative use of voodoo themes
its unique interpretation of the original play
its innovative use of Voodoo themes
gptkbp:notable_production revived in 1990s
revived in 2000s
revived in 2010s
revived in 1970s
performed in 1936
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkb:the_Negro_Theatre_Unit
theater companies worldwide
gptkbp:premiered_on 1936
gptkbp:received critical acclaim
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Haiti
a Caribbean context
gptkbp:significance its all-Black cast
first major production of Shakespeare by an African American cast
gptkbp:style expressionism
gptkbp:themes supernatural elements
fate and free will
power and ambition
gptkbp:utilizes African music and dance