{"id":17023,"date":"2023-02-03T17:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=17023"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:20","slug":"from-ballet-to-broadway-and-black-the-road-of-the-phoebe-snow-talley-beatty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/from-ballet-to-broadway-and-black-the-road-of-the-phoebe-snow-talley-beatty\/","title":{"rendered":"From Ballet to Broadway and Black & The Road of the Phoebe Snow: Talley Beatty"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Talley Beatty<\/h2>\n
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Visit:Talley Beatty Orbit in From Ballet to Broadway and Black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"Talley Beatty was born in 1918 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and studied with Katherine Dunham, eventually becoming a principal dancer at the age of 16. He was an original member of the Dunham Company for several years before exploring Broadway.<\/span><\/p>\n

After touring with the Dunham company for five years, he performed in the Broadway show Cabin in the Sky (1940) and in the films Carnival of Rhythm (1940) and Stormy Weather (1943). He also performed in Showboat (1946) and Inside USA (1948).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Beatty studied at the School of American Ballet and performed Blackface (1947) with Ballet Society, an early Balanchine company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he taught at the Dunham School and also started the first of several dance companies, which he toured with in the US, Europe, and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among his many ballets are Road to Phoebe Snow (1959), Congo Tango Palace (1960), Caravanserai (1971), and The Stack Up (1983); he also choreographed for Broadway shows: a revival of House of Flowers (1968), Don\u2019t Bother Me I Can\u2019t Cope (1970), and Your Arms too Short to Box with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of his choreographing for Broadway, he was nominated for a 1977 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for Your Arm’s Too Short to Box with God.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Talley Beatty<\/a>, Alvin Ailey\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Talley Beatty, University of Washington Dance<\/a><\/p>\n

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More about Talley Beatty<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Talley Beatty (1920-1995), born in Shreveport, Louisiana, studied with Katherine Dunham as a child and was an original member of the Dunham Company for several years. He performed in the Broadway show\u00a0Cabin in the Sky (<\/i>1940) and in the films\u00a0Carnival of Rhythm\u00a0<\/i>(1940) and\u00a0Stormy Weather\u00a0<\/i>(1943). He also performed in\u00a0Showboa<\/i>t (1946) and\u00a0Inside USA<\/i>\u00a0(1948). Beatty studied at the School of American Ballet and performed\u00a0Blackface<\/i>\u00a0(1947) with Ballet Society, an early Balanchine company. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he taught at the Dunham School. During that period he also started the first of several dance companies. Beatty was one of the most notable African American choreographers. Among his many ballets are\u00a0Road to Phoebe Snow<\/i>\u00a0(1959),\u00a0Congo Tango Palace<\/i>\u00a0(1960),\u00a0Caravanserai<\/i>\u00a0(1971), and\u00a0The Stack Up<\/i>\u00a0(1983); he also choreographed for Broadway shows: a revival of\u00a0House of Flowers<\/i>\u00a0(1968),\u00a0Don\u2019t Bother Me<\/i>\u00a0I Can\u2019t Cope<\/i>\u00a0(1970), and\u00a0Your Arms too Short to Box with God<\/i>.<\/p>\n

See more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Talley Beatty, MoBBallet<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Nhi Phan<\/p>\n

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