{"id":7509,"date":"2020-11-27T15:13:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=7509"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:26","slug":"edward-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/27\/edward-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-clpid=\"SHYRWl6-kmSvfGUmzS\">\n<h2><strong>Edward Moore<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Dance Theatre of Harlem<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11315\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11315\" src=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-800x711.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-1024x910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-768x682.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-830x737.jpg 830w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-230x204.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-350x311.jpg 350w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-480x426.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417-600x533.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/clip_76255417.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edward Moore (left) and Arthur Mitchell (right) via <em>The Cincinnati Enquirer<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Edward Moore was one of the founding members of Dance Theatre of Harlem. He performed with the company in their <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/25\/sylvester-campbell-leaves-the-dutch-national-ballet-dance-theatre-of-harlem-premieres-at-jacobs-pillow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first performance at Jacob\u2019s Pillow<\/a> as well as touring through the US and in Bermuda and Curacao. His repertoire with the company included <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/arthur-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arthur Mitchell<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Holberg Suite<\/em>, <em>Rhymetron<\/em>, and <em>Spiritual Suite<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/arthur-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis Johnson<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Forces of Rhythm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In 1971 <em>The New York Times<\/em> writer Clive Barnes described Moore as a &#8220;tough and vigorous male [dancer].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After his dance career, he was reported to be &#8220;driving a truck in Ohio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-clpid=\"SHYRWl6-kmSvfGUmzS\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archives.jacobspillow.org\/Detail\/objects\/4986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arthur Mitchell\u2019s Dance Theatre of Harlem, Jacob\u2019s Pillow<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1971\/12\/14\/archives\/harlem-dance-theater-comes-of-age-mitchell-troupe-attains-high.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harlem Dance Theater Comes of Age, The New York Times<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/community.28156566?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dance Theatre of Harlem Cultureel Centrum Curacao Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.library.columbia.edu\/exhibits\/show\/mitchell\/dance-theatre-of-harlem--compa\/repertory-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dance Theatre of Harlem&#8217;s Repertory List, Columbia University Libraries<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/98722067\/?terms=%22pamela%20jones%22%20%22ballet%22&amp;match=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur Mitchell&#8217;s Miracle, The Cincinnati Enquirer Jan 23, 1972<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/docview\/278779043\/90A8441224AD45A8PQ\/4?accountid=35021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where Are They Now?, Newsday<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edward Moore Dance Theatre of Harlem Edward Moore was one of the founding members of Dance Theatre of Harlem. 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