Les Ballets nègres scrapbook

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{"value"=>"Sc MG 526", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1946-1986", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1946/1986"}

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unittitle

{"value"=>"Les Ballets nègres scrapbook"}

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Les Ballets Nègres, the first Black ballet company in Europe, was established by dancer and choreographer Berto Pasuka in London in 1946. Pasuka (1911-1963), a Jamaican, directed the company throughout its existence and choreographed ballets that dealt with African/Caribbean traditions and Black/white relationships, among them \"De Prophet,\" based on an actual incident that occurred in Jamaica, \"They Came,\" \"Aggrey,\" \"Market Day,\" and \"Cabaret-1920.\" Music for the ballets was composed by Leonard Salzedo and often incorporated African drumming. The company was comprised of dancers from the West Indies, West Africa, England, and the U.S., and received critical acclaim throughout England, and also performed in Paris, Scotland, and Nova Scotia. The Ballets Nègres scrapbook contains photocopied photographs of performances and photocopied and original news clippings of reviews and programs. Included is a brief history of the company and a statement that discusses the reason it came into being, what it achieved, and why it disbanded written by Richard Riley, who was with the company throughout its existence and donated the scrapbook."}

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{"value"=>"English"}

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bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Les Ballets Nègres, the first Black ballet company in Europe, was established by dancer and choreographer Berto Pasuka in London in 1946. Pasuka (1911-1963), a Jamaican, directed the company throughout its existence and choreographed ballets that dealt with African/Caribbean traditions and Black/white relationships, among them \"De Prophet,\" based on an actual incident that occurred in Jamaica, \"They Came,\" \"Aggrey,\" \"Market Day,\" and \"Cabaret-1920.\" Music for the ballets was composed by Leonard Salzedo and often incorporated African drumming. The company was comprised of dancers from the West Indies, West Africa, England, and the U.S., and received critical acclaim throughout England, and also performed in Paris, Scotland, and Nova Scotia.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Ballets Nègres scrapbook contains photocopied photographs of performances and photocopied and original news clippings of reviews and programs. Included is a brief history of the company and a statement that discusses the reason it came into being, what it achieved, and why it disbanded written by Richard Riley, who was with the company throughout its existence and donated the scrapbook.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Richie Riley, March 1987</p>"}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2022 February 17"}

date_start

1946

keydate

1946

date_end

1986

date_inclusive_start

1946

date_inclusive_end

1986

date_bulk_start

1946

date_bulk_end

1953

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Les Ballets nègres scrapbook, Sc MG 526, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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