Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum Search this
Extent:
1 Video recording (VHS)
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
1993
Scope and Contents:
Using the interactive flannel board, Anacostia Museum's education specialist, Robert Hall, presented the life and career of choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey to a group of school children. After the activity, Hall led the children through a tour of the exhibition 'Body & Soul: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.'
Education program. Related to the exhibition 'Body & Soul: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.' Dated 19930413.
Biographical / Historical:
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the famed dance theater, 'Body & Soul: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater' presented the history of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The exhibition was organized by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and on display at the Anacostia Museum from March 28, 1993 - June 13, 1993.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum Search this
Extent:
1 Video recording (VHS)
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
1993
Scope and Contents:
Dr. Sherrill Berryman-Miller - choreographer, educator, and historian - provided insight into Black dance in America and the Alvin Ailey phenomenon; she detailed the history of Black dance, Alvin Ailey, and Katherine Dunham. Berryman-Miller and the docents viewed performances by Alvin Ailey's dance company and discussed them. This lecture was docent training in preparation for the exhibition 'Body & Soul: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.'
Lecture. Related to exhibition 'Body & Soul: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.' Dated 19930318.
Biographical / Historical:
'Body & Soul: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,' an exhibition which presented the history of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was organized by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum from March 28, 1993 - June 13, 1993.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.