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Karel Shook (August 8, 1920 – July 25, 1985) was an American ballet master, choreographer and writer. He was asked to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem . The Dance Theater of Harlem was formed by Arthur Mitchell, Cicely Tyson and Brock Peters.
Jul 27, 1985 · Karel Shook, an internationally renowned ballet master, author and co-founder of the Dance Theater of Harlem, died Thursday at his home in Englewood, N.J., after a long illness. He was 64 years ...
Jul 28, 1985 · Karel Shook, an internationally known ballet master and co-founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, has died at his Englewood, N.J., home after a long illness. He was 64. In the 1950s Shook was one ...
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In 1967, Arthur Mitchell was commuting between New York City and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to work with two ballet companies there. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 inspired Mitchell to start teaching dance back at home at Dorothy Maynor’s Harlem School of the Arts. At the time, dancer and choreographer Karel Shook was in Amster...
Karel Shook danced with the New York City Ballet from 1949 to 1952. After his time with NYCB, he became a member of the faculty at the Katherine DunhamSchool of Dance for two years, before opening his own school Studio Dance Arts, which became a “mecca” for Black dancers.
After teaching at the Dunham School and founding Studio Dance Arts, Karel Shook began his work in Europe. Sonia Gaskell, who established the Nederlands Ballet in 1953 and was the first director of the Dutch National Ballet starting in 1961, sought guidance from George Balanchine, a choreographer she greatly admired. When ballet master Benjamin Hark...
Karel Shook was a dancer, choreographer and writer who taught at the Dutch National Ballet and co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur Mitchell. Learn about his life, career and legacy in this article from MOBBallet.org.
Karel Shook was a ballet master and co-founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem, a company that integrated ballet stages and trained dancers of all colors. Learn about the history, vision and impact of this influential American ballet company since 1969.
Sep 21, 2018 · Arthur Mitchell was a trailblazer who broke barriers for black ballet dancers and founded the Dance Theater of Harlem. He studied with Karel Shook, a white ballet teacher who encouraged black performers to train in classical dance.
Karel Shook was an American ballet master, choreographer and writer. He was asked to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The Dance Theater of Harlem was formed by Arthur Mitchell, Cicely Tyson and Brock Peters.
