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Donald McKayle

Donald McKayle

Donald McKayle was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and '60s that focus on expressing the human condition and, more specifically, the black experience in America. He was "among the first black men to break the racial barrier by means of modern dance.

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Movies Made By Donald McKayle (5)

Sophisticated Ladies (1982)

The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies documents a performance of the popular Broadway revue, built around more than two dozen great tunes from Elling ...

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Minstrel Man (1977)

Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to ...

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The Great White Hope (1970)

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down. ...

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Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966)

A collection of ten vignettes by Tennessee Williams offering various viewpoints on life, love, and death. ...

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On the Sound (1962)

A jazz/dance film featuring the Martha Graham Dancers. ...

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Movies Starring Donald McKayle (2)

Dancetime New Dance Group Gala (1993)

In this remarkable video, "The New Dance Group Gala Concert: Retrospective 1930s-1970s" viewers will enjoy viewing dances of some of the most influential Modern Dance pioneers including: Mary Anthony, Ronne Aul, Talley Beatty, Valerie Bettis, Irving Burton ...

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On the Sound (1962)

A jazz/dance film featuring the Martha Graham Dancers. ...

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