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Transmission de Ostrich
Choreography
Company
Collection
Year of creation
1934
Year of production
2009
Transmission of Asadata Dafora’s dance by choreographer Ella Moore to dancer James Carlès.
This solo is one of the first compositions on the Western stage to fuse modern dance and African movements. Asadata Dafora, who immigrated to the United States in 1929, shares her choreographic vision of traditional African dance staged according to the canons of Western dance. The dancer transforms into a majestic, powerful bird
Choreography
Company
Collection
Year of creation
1934
Year of production
2009
Music
Traditional music, African percussion
Performance
Transmission
Ella Moore