Free to Dance Records, 1987-2004
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Pilcher, Evelyn, 1922-2013
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Evelyn Pilcher (1922-2013) was an African American dancer who was involved with two pioneering 20th century Black ballet troupes and later was briefly a member of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. She was born in New York City on March 21, 1922. By the mid-1930s, Pilcher already had established herself as a dancer, performing as part of a juvenile dance specialty act with partner(s) Alvin Padgett and/or Pearl Harrison at nightclubs, charity benefits, and other social events in Harlem. She ...
Beatty, Talley, 1918-1995
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Fort, Syvilla, 1917-1975
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Syvilla Fort (July 3, 1917 – November 8, 1975) was an American dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher, who drew on a variety of dance techniques, as well as her African American heritage, in the creation of her original dance works and through her influential teaching practice. Born in Seattle, Washington, Syvilla Fort was the daughter of John Wesley Lorenzo Fort, a postal worker, and Mildred Oldwin Fort. She grew up in the Wallingford/Green Lake section of Seattle (sometimes known as Tanglet...
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)
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Free to Dance: The African-American Presence in Modern Dance was a three-part television documentary co-produced by the American Dance Festival and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in association with Thirteen/WNET New York. The series aired on PBS' Great Performances: Dance in America in 2001 and won an Emmy for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming-Long Form. It chronicled the role of African-American choreographers and dancers in the development of moder...
Thirteen/WNET New York
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Free to Dance: The African-American Presence in Modern Dance was a three-part television documentary co-produced by the American Dance Festival and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in association with Thirteen/WNET New York. The series aired on PBS' Great Performances: Dance in America in 2001 and won an Emmy for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming-Long Form. It chronicled the role of African-American choreographers and dancers in the development of moder...
American Dance Festival
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Modern dance festival founded in 1934 in Bennington, Vermont. From the description of Records, 1977-1995 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36109678 The American Dance Festival is a non-profit organization committed to serving the needs of dance, dancers, choreographers, and professionals in dance-related fields. It presents a six and a half week summer festival of modern dance performances and educational programs, hosts community outreach activities, a...
