The Ghana Dance Ensemble takes Ghanarsquo;s national culture and interprets it in performance using authentic dance forms adapted for local or foreign audiences. Often; says Paul Schauert; the aims of the ensemble and the aims of the individual performers work in opposition. Schauert discusses the history of the dance troupe and its role in Ghanarsquo;s post-independence nation-building strategy and illustrates how the nationrsquo;s culture makes its way onto the stage. He argues that as dancers negotiate the terrain of what is or is not authentic; they also find ways to express their personal aspirations; discovering; within the framework of nationalism or collective identity; that there is considerable room to reform national ideals through individual virtuosity.
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