Finding a Way Out | Charles H. Williams and the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group

Mary Ann Laverty

ISBN 10: 3846587818 / ISBN 13: 9783846587812

Edité par LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012

Finding a Way Out | Charles H. Williams and the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group | Mary Ann Laverty | Taschenbuch | Englisch | LAP Lambert Academic Publishing | EAN 9783846587812 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. N° de réf. du vendeur 106602458

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.

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.

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Titre : Finding a Way Out | Charles H. Williams and ...
Éditeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : Taschenbuch
Etat : Neu