Finding a Way Out: Charles H. Williams and the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group - Couverture souple

Laverty, Mary Ann

 
9783846587812: Finding a Way Out: Charles H. Williams and the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3846587818 ISBN 13 : 9783846587812
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This book is a historical biography and contributions of the life works of Charles H. Williams (1886 to 1978) as Department Chair of Physical Education and founder of the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group. The main focus of the book is to highlight his pioneering efforts in establishing the Creative Dance Group and their use of African diasporic dance in modern choreography. Charles H. Williams’ contributions to dance were fundamental in shaping the face of modern dance today. Charles H. Williams’ modern dance program at Hampton Institute instituted in 1934 was innovative in its implementation of cultural and spiritual themes in the modern dance genre. The Creative Dance Group’s use of Haitian and African religious dance forms, as well as Negro spirituals and work songs, has never been fully recognized by scholars. The research documents the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group’s unprecedented performances both in the modern dance arena and the university setting, of African and Afro-Caribbean derived material throughout the United States.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is a historical biography and contributions of the life works of Charles H. Williams (1886 to 1978) as Department Chair of Physical Education and founder of the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group. The main focus of the book is to highlight his pioneering efforts in establishing the Creative Dance Group and their use of African diasporic dance in modern choreography. Charles H. Williams’ contributions to dance were fundamental in shaping the face of modern dance today. Charles H. Williams’ modern dance program at Hampton Institute instituted in 1934 was innovative in its implementation of cultural and spiritual themes in the modern dance genre. The Creative Dance Group’s use of Haitian and African religious dance forms, as well as Negro spirituals and work songs, has never been fully recognized by scholars. The research documents the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group’s unprecedented performances both in the modern dance arena and the university setting, of African and Afro-Caribbean derived material throughout the United States.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Laverty is currently Director of Dance at Woodside High School’s Magnet Dance Program. She received her Ph.D. from New York University in Anthropology of Human Movement. She was named the 2009 National Dance Educator of the Year and was the recipient of Dance Teacher Magazine 2006 “Outstanding Dance Educator" of the Year.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3846587818
ISBN 13 
9783846587812
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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