Donald McKayle : / Early Works

Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is an African American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and 60s that focus on expressing the human condition and more specifically, the black experien...

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Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Creative Arts Television, 1960.
Zusammenfassung:
Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is an African American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and 60s that focus on expressing the human condition and more specifically, the black experience in America. In this compilation: 'Rainbow Round my Shoulder' - "These dances evoke life on a prisoners' chain gang." 'They Called her Moses' - Dance-drama about Harriet Tubman, the ex-slave who was the "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading many other slaves to freedom. .
Umfang:
1 online resource (1 video file)
Zielpublikum:
12+.
Produktionsangaben:
Director, John Desmond ; producer, John McGiffert ; screenwriter, Joseph Hurley ; choreographer, Donald McKayle.
ISBN:
9781350920231
DOI:
10.5040/9781350920231
Schlagworte:
Choreography > Dance
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