Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, A Movement, A Celebration,Used

Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, A Movement, A Celebration,Used

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2021 NAACP Image Award NomineeThis definitive history is a celebration of the first AfricanAmerican ballet company, from its 1960s origins in a Harlem basement, to the performances, community engagement, and education message of empowerment through the arts for all which the Company continues to carry forward today. Illustrated with hundreds of never before seen photos from the founding during the Civil Rights Movement by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook through to today, this visual history tells the story that fueled Dance Theatre of Harlems growth into one of the most influential and revolutionary American ballet companies of the last five decades.With exclusive backstage stories from its legendary dancers and staff, and unprecedented access to its archives, Dance Theatre of Harlem is a striking chronicle of the company's amazing history, its fascinating daily workings, and the visionaries who made its legacy. Here youll discover how the companys foundersAfricanAmerican maestro Arthur Mitchell of George Balanchines New York City Ballet, and NordicAmerican Karel Shook of The Dutch National Balletcreated timeless works that challenged Eurocentric mainstream ballet headonand used new techniques to examine ongoing issues of power, beauty, myth, and the everchanging definition of art itself.Gaining prominence in the 1970s and 80s with a succession of triumphsincluding its spectacular season at the Metropolitan Opera Housethe company also gained fans and supporters that included Nelson Mandela, Stevie Wonder, Cicely Tyson, Misty Copeland, Jessye Norman, and six American presidents. Dance Theatre of Harlem details this momentous era as well as the company's difficult years, its impressive recovery as it partnered with new media's most brilliant creatorsand, in the wake of its 50th anniversary, amid a global pandemic, its evolution into a worldwide virtual performance space.Alive with stunning photographs, including many from the legendary Marbeth, this incomparable book is a musthave for any lover of dance, art, culture, or history.

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