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Interview with Chuck Davis

Title
Interview with Chuck Davis [sound recording].
Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937-
Publication
2001.

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AudioSupervised use *MGZMT 3-2322 transcriptPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance
AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2322 cassettePerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Sommer, Sally R.
Description
1 sound cassette (ca. 94 min.) +
Summary
Chuck Davis discusses attending Dance for the Planet, inTexas, as the guest of honor; his early experiences with social dance; meeting and taking class with Geoffrey Holder; other teachers and class experiences; dancing with Babatunde Olatunji and his experiences at the 1964 World's fair; studying with Syvilla Fort; more on his experiences with Olatunji; forming the Chuck Davis Dance Company; attending the Carifesta in Guyana and the American Dance Festival in North Carolina; becoming involved in the Arts in Education program; his first trip to Africa; subsequent experiences travelling to different parts of Africa; forming the African American Dance Ensemble and moving back to North Carolina; the beginnings of the Dance Africa festival and its current status.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with Chuck Davis conducted by Sally Sommer on Apr. 23, 2001.
  • For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2322. The transcript may not be accurate in all respects regarding spelling and terminology.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-2322
OCLC
NYPY06-R30
Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- interviewee.
Title
Interview with Chuck Davis [sound recording].
Imprint
2001.
Funding
Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
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Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Davis, C.
Added Author
Sommer, Sally R. Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-2322 [sound cassette]
*MGZMT 3-2322 [transcript]
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