American Negro Ballet Company scrapbook 1937-1983 1937-1938

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American Negro Ballet Company scrapbook 1937-1983 1937-1938

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The American Negro Ballet Company scrapbook consists of news clippings and programs about the company founded by Eugene von Grona. Included are reviews of its performances in New York City and in Brighton, England in 1937 and 1938, are programs for the ANB and Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds" of 1939, which featured dances choreographed by von Grona. A program and a news clipping refer to performances honoring the company, 1981 and 1983.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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The American Negro Ballet Company was formed by Eugene von Grona in 1934. Von Grona, a modern dancer trained by German choreographer Mary Wigman, immigrated to the United States in 1925. He formed the ANB, composed of thirty African-American dancers, among them Lavinia Williams and Al Bledger, to showcase their talents as serious dance artists capable of more than jazz dancing. The American Negro Ballet Company debuted at Harlem's Lafayette Theater on November 21, 1937. ...