PHILADANCO Turns 50 Movers amp Makers 2021

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This year The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO), is celebrating 50 years of bringing the highest quality dance performances to the stage. Across the nation and around the world, PHILADANCO is recognized for its innovation, creativity and preservation of predominantly African-American traditions in dance. • Movers Makers sits down with Founder Artistic Director, Joan Myers Brown for an engaging discussion on how she dealt with overwhelming bias to attain success in the world of dance as a Black Ballerina in the era of segregation. We also talk with Brenda Dixon Gottschild, author of a biography on Brown. • 0:00 - Intro • 3:45 - Life/Career of Joan Myers Brown • 7:00 - Marion Cuyjet, Sydney King, Essie Marie Dorsey, Anthony Tudor (Legendary Philadelphia Ballet Techers) • 10:35 - Philadelphia School of Dance Arts • 12:20 - Founding of Philadanco • 17:10 - Philadanco choreographers • 18:00 - International Association of Blacks in Dance • 20:30 - Legacy of Joan Myers Brown • Movers Makers introduces you to fascinating people and interesting places in the greater Philadelphia region. Explore our unique and vibrant local arts scene and get to know creators making an impact on our community. • Like this video? Watch more segments from Movers Makers @moversandmakerswhyy ▶︎▶︎ • Movers Makers: Arts and Culture in ... • Follow @MoversandMakersWHYY on Instagram! ▶︎▶︎ / moversandmakerswhyy • Learn more Movers Makers ▶︎▶︎ https://whyy.org/programs/movers-makers/

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