Sun, Apr 3, 1960
Choreographer Donald McKayle joins dancers Jacqueline Walcott, Robert Powell, Sylvia Waters, Arthur Mitchell, Kathleen Stanford and Carmen de Lavallade in a performance of excerpts from his dance-drama "They Called Her Moses" about Harriet Tubman, the ex-slave who was the "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading many other slaves to freedom. The music includes singing of "Follow the Drinking Gourd", "Wade In the Water", "Let My People Go", "Been in the Storm So Long".
Sun, Jun 26, 1960
Choreographer-dancer Yuriko performs her own work and demonstrates a dance in the process of being created. With dancers Buzz Miller, James Gardner, Bertram Ross, Ethel Winter; pianist Eugene Lester and singer Anita Ellis. Works include Yuriko's "The Fool's Tale" and a scene from Yuriko's "The Ghost" derived from kabuki theater. The score to "The Fool's Tale" was composed by Eugene Lester and the score to "The Ghost" was composed by Halim El-Dabh.