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- FRIDAYS AT NOON - Words and Images: Curated by Trebian Pollard

- FRIDAYS AT NOON - Words and Images: Curated by Trebian Pollard

Company:

Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Aimee Rials, Trebien Pollard and Ricarrdo Valentine

Location:

92Y
New York, NY

Dates:

Friday, September 30, 2016 - 12:00pm

Tickets:

http://www.92y.org/Event/FAN-Clark-Center-Syvilla-Fort.aspx

Company:
Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Aimee Rials, Trebien Pollard and Ricarrdo Valentine

Syvilla Fort was a professional dancer with the Katherine Dunham Company in the 1930s and early 1940s.

She taught and influenced a wide variety of artists, including choreographers Alvin Ailey and José Limón, singer Eartha Kitt and actors Marlon Brando, James Dean, Chita Rivera and James Earl Jones. Includes a live performance reviving Syvilla Fort’s roles, a distinguished panel, and archival footage and photos, plus a movement experience for audience members in the style of Fort.

 

[Photo by Dennis Stock of Magnum photos. Venue: Phillips Fort Studio of Theatre Dance]

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