{"id":15501,"date":"2022-02-18T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=15501"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:21","slug":"louis-johnsons-orbit-kwamina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/louis-johnsons-orbit-kwamina\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Johnson’s Orbit: Kwamina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louis Johnson and Kwamina<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"KwaminaIn 1961, Louis Johnson performed alongside several notable Black dancers in Kwamina<\/em> on Broadway. These co-stars included Doris de Mendez<\/a> (New York Negro Ballet); <\/span>Charles Moore<\/a> (Negro Dance Theater, Katherine Dunham Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater); <\/span>Ronald Platts<\/a> (New York Negro Ballet); <\/span>Charles Queenan<\/a> (Negro Dance Theatre); and <\/span>Glory Van Scott<\/a> (American Ballet Theatre, Agnes de Mille Company, Katherine Dunham Company, Talley Beatty Company).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kwamina, Playbill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More about Kwamina<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Kwamina ran from October 23 to November 18, 1961 at the 54th Street Theatre. The musical featured lyrics and music by Richard Adler and a book by Robert Alan Arthur. For her choreography, Agnes de Mille was nominated for a Tony Award and was largely praised along with her dancers. The musical was also nominated for Tony Awards in the categories of \u201cCostume Design\u201d and \u201cComposer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kwamina, Playbill<\/a>
\n<\/a>Kwamina, Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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