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Salut au Monde (1936) was an original dance drama by Helen Tamiris for the Federal Dance Theatre, a division of the Federal Theatre Project. In the early 1930s, Tamiris collaborated with Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and later Agnes de Mille to form the Dance Repertory Theatre. The company was financially successful, but ...
Dec 17, 2023 · Negro Spirituals Today. The influences of negro spiritual songs made their way to the civil rights movement and into black church choirs. Many of the most notable songs used in protest are adaptations of old spirituals or hymns. Spiritual songs have become the defining factor for many historical events. The Christian themed backbone of gospel ...
Pearl Eileen Primus (November 29, 1919 – October 29, 1994) was an American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. Primus played an important role in the presentation of African dance to American audiences. Early in her career she saw the need to promote African dance as an art form worthy of study and performance.
黒人霊歌はかつて「Negro Spirituals（ニグロ・スピリチュアル）」と呼ばれていたが、黒人を指す「Negro（ニグロ）」という言葉に差別的な意味を持つようになった現在では、単に「スピリチュアルズ・Spirituals」あるいは、「African-American Spirituals」と呼ばれる。
From Spirituals to Swing was the title of two concerts presented by John Hammond in Carnegie Hall on 23 December 1938 and 24 December 1939. The concerts included performances by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson, Helen Humes, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Mitchell's Christian Singers, the Golden Gate Quartet, James P. Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy and Sonny Terry.
The Spirituals Database is a searchable listing of compact discs, long-playing discs, 78 rpm, and audio cassette recordings by various vocalists, including this artist, of Negro Spirituals set for concert performance. Information is available about song selections spanning a century from Burleigh’s “Deep River” to the present day.
Das Spiritual (auch African-American Spiritual, veraltet Negro Spiritual ), von Englisch Spiritual, ist eine in den USA mit Beginn der Sklaverei im 17. Jahrhundert entstandene christliche Liedgattung. Die Spirituals sind als Wurzel des Gospels anzusehen. Sie entstanden im Austausch der englischen, schottischen und irischen Volksmusik und der ...
