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Les Ballets nègres scrapbook

Title
Les Ballets nègres scrapbook, 1946-1986 (bulk 1946-1953).
Author
Ballets nègres.

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Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 526Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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1 vol.
Summary
Les Ballets Nègres Scrapbook contains photocopied photographs of performances and photocopied and original news clippings of reviews and programs. Included is a brief history of the company and a statement that discusses the reason it came into being, what it achieved, and why it disbanded written by Richard Riley, who was with the company throughout its existence and donated the scrapbook.
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Scrapbooks.
Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Source (note)
  • Richie Riley
Biography (note)
  • Les Ballets Nègres, the first black ballet company in Europe, was established by dancer, choreographer Berto Pasuka in London in 1946. Pasuka (1911-1963), a Jamaican, directed the company throughout its existence and choreographed ballets that dealt with African/Caribbean traditions and black/white relationships, among them "De Prophet," based on an actual incident that occurred in Jamaica, "They Came," "Aggrey," "Market Day," and "Cabaret-1920." Music for the ballets was composed by Leonard Salzedo and often incorporated African drumming. The company was comprised of dancers from the West Indies, West Africa, England and the U.S., and received critical acclaim throughout England, and also performed in Paris, Scotland and Nova Scotia.
Call Number
Sc MG 526
OCLC
502149971
Author
Ballets nègres.
Title
Les Ballets nègres scrapbook, 1946-1986 (bulk 1946-1953).
Biography
Les Ballets Nègres, the first black ballet company in Europe, was established by dancer, choreographer Berto Pasuka in London in 1946. Pasuka (1911-1963), a Jamaican, directed the company throughout its existence and choreographed ballets that dealt with African/Caribbean traditions and black/white relationships, among them "De Prophet," based on an actual incident that occurred in Jamaica, "They Came," "Aggrey," "Market Day," and "Cabaret-1920." Music for the ballets was composed by Leonard Salzedo and often incorporated African drumming. The company was comprised of dancers from the West Indies, West Africa, England and the U.S., and received critical acclaim throughout England, and also performed in Paris, Scotland and Nova Scotia.
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