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Interview with Chuck Davis

Title
  1. Interview with Chuck Davis [sound recording].
Published by
  1. 2001.
Author
  1. Davis, Chuck, 1937-

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Additional authors
  1. Sommer, Sally R.
Description
  1. 1 sound cassette (ca. 94 min.) +
Summary
  1. Chuck Davis discusses attending Dance for the Planet, inTexas, as the guest of honor; his early experiences with social dance; meeting and taking class with Geoffrey Holder; other teachers and class experiences; dancing with Babatunde Olatunji and his experiences at the 1964 World's fair; studying with Syvilla Fort; more on his experiences with Olatunji; forming the Chuck Davis Dance Company; attending the Carifesta in Guyana and the American Dance Festival in North Carolina; becoming involved in the Arts in Education program; his first trip to Africa; subsequent experiences travelling to different parts of Africa; forming the African American Dance Ensemble and moving back to North Carolina; the beginnings of the Dance Africa festival and its current status.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Alternative title
  1. Dance Oral History Project.
  2. Dance Audio Archive.
Subject
  1. African American dance
  2. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  3. African American Dance Ensemble
  4. Audiotapes > Davis, C
  5. Chuck Davis Dance Company
  6. Carifesta
  7. Olatunji, Babatunde
  8. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
  9. Dance, Black > United States
Call number
  1. *MGZTC 3-2322
Note
  1. Interview with Chuck Davis conducted by Sally Sommer on Apr. 23, 2001.
  2. For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2322. The transcript may not be accurate in all respects regarding spelling and terminology.
Access (note)
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  1. Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Author
  1. Davis, Chuck, 1937- interviewee.
Title
  1. Interview with Chuck Davis [sound recording].
Imprint
  1. 2001.
Funding
  1. Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Restricted access
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
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Local subject
  1. Audiotapes -- Davis, C.
Added author
  1. Sommer, Sally R. Interviewer
Research call number
  1. *MGZTC 3-2322 [sound cassette]
  2. *MGZMT 3-2322 [transcript]
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