Donald McKayle

Donald McKayle

Birth : 1930-07-06, New York City, New York, USA

Death : 2018-04-06

History

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.

Profile

Donald McKayle

Movies

Dancetime New Dance Group Gala
Dancetime New Dance Group Gala
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, Jane Dudley, Jean Erdman, Eve Gentry, Joseph Gifford, Hadassah, Sophie Maslow, Donald McKayle, Daniel Nagrin, Pearl Primus, Anna Sokolow, Joyce Trisler, Charles Weidman.
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
Choreographer
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 break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
Choreographer
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
On the Sound
On the Sound
Choreographer
A jazz/dance film featuring the Martha Graham Dancers.
On the Sound
On the Sound
A jazz/dance film featuring the Martha Graham Dancers.