Nora Koito Kimball-Mentzos or simply Nora Kimball is a ballet teacher and former American ballerina, who is often overlooked for being one of the first African American female soloists—the second -- [at American Ballet Theatre (ABT). She danced with the ABT in the mid 1980's and as an African American who is also Asian American,preceded Misty Copeland, who is often credited as … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Ballet Dancers
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Ballet Dancers
Debra Austin (born July 25, 1955) is an American ballet dancer who rose to prominence in 1982 as the first African-American female principal dancer of a major American ballet company. She was also the first African-American female dancer at the New York City Ballet. She currently serves as the ballet mistress for the Carolina Ballet. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Ballet Dancers
Friday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
Margaret Allison Bonds (March 3, 1913 – April 26, 1972) was an American composer and pianist. One of the first black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, she is best remembered today for her frequent collaborations with Langston Hughes. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
Thursday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
George Theophilus Walker (born June 27, 1922) is an African-American composer, the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He received the Pulitzer for his work Lilacs in 1996. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 – 1 September 1912) was an English composer and conductor who was mixed-race; his father was a Sierra Leone Creole physician. Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white New York musicians as the "African Mahler" at the time when he had three tours of the United States in the early 1900s. He was particularly … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Music Composers