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Title:
Syvilla : they dance to her drum / directed and narrated by Ayoka Chenzira ; produced by Ayoka Chenzira.
Publisher:
Women Make Movies,
Copyright Date:
1996?
Description:
1 videocassette (22 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Subject:
Fort, Syvilla.
Dancers--United States--Biography.
Women dancers--United States--Biography.
African American dancers--Biography.
Dance teachers--United States--Biography.
African American dance teachers--Biography.
African American dance.
Modern dance--United States--History--20th century.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Chenzira, Ayoka. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81083659
Women Make Movies (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84173790
Notes:
Sponsored by New York University Undergraduate Film School. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. Running time on container: 15 min.
Summary:
Documents the contributions of first-generation Black concert dance-artist Syvilla Fort. As a dance teacher she bridged the period between Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)35834607
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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