From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Four Saints in Three Acts (1952) & House of Flowers: Louis Johnson
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Louis Johnson In 1952, Louis Johnson was turned away from a role in a ballet […]
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From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939: Dorothy Jones Williams
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Dorothy Jones Williams In 1936, Williams performed in the Federal Theatre Project’s production of […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939: Al Bledger
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Al Bledger Al Bledger was a lead dancer of the Eugene Von Grona’s American Negro […]
The Orbits of Carmen de Lavallade
The Constellation Project: Orbits of Carmen de Lavallade American Ballet Theatre’s The Four Marys and Carmen de Lavallade Click to view American Ballet Theatre; […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & The Road of the Phoebe Snow: Talley Beatty
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Talley Beatty Talley Beatty was born in 1918 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and studied with Katherine […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Four Saints in Three Acts (1952): Helen Taitt
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Helen Taitt Helen Taitt is a native of British Guyana and trained at the School […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & House of Flowers: Glory Van Scott
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Glory Van Scott Glory Van Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 1, 1947, […]
About This Orbit: From Ballet to Broadway and Black
About this Orbit: From Ballet to Broadway and Black For a lot of Black dancers in the 20th century, opportunities were few […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939: Beryl Clarke
From Ballet to Broadway to Black and Beryl Clarke Beryle Clark, also known as Beryl Thornton and Beryl Murray, was a dancer […]
Dance Theatre of Harlem Jacob’s Pillow Premier: Lydia Abarca
Lydia Abarca and DTH Jacob’s Pillow Premier Although she had trained intensely prior to the debut performance, Lydia Abarca had never gotten […]