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The Fifth Symphony
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was premiered on December 22, 1808 at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna. It was mostly contained of other of Beethoven's premieres including his Sixth Symphony. It was directed by Beethoven himself. -
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Major Concepts Of Art Survey
These talents in time are the main topics I wanted to use for my project. It showcases the many artists and performers that I studied during this course. Talents are everywhere throughout history. Every production, painting, and performance communicates not only to us but the artist also. It helps us express ourselves and our individuality. -
Beethoven by Mahler
This date is when Alexander Thayer interviewed Joseph Mahler about his portrait of Beethoven. Thayer first came across the painting during a research visit for his Beethoven biography. Thayer was interested in learning about why it was painted. He felt that the painting was the most interesting and captivating of the portraits he had encountered. He interviewed Mahler on this date but the original painting was made by Mahler in 1804. -
Original Production Of Swan Lake
The dance style in this production is traditional. Swan Lake is one of the world's greatest classical ballets. It was premiered by the Bolshi Ballet in Moscow. -
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem became the center of African American cultural and literary movement called the Harlem Renaissance. -
Billie Holiday and "Strange Fruit"
Billie Holiday recorded the song in 1939. The song rose on the charts at Number 16. It served as another protest song in the Civil Rights Era. It was first written by Abel Meeropol. -
Pearl Primus's Choreography of "Strange Fruit"
"Strange Fruit" had its premiere on February 14, 1943 at the 92nd Street YMHA in New York City. This was the starting point of Pearl's professional dancer and choreographer career as a member of the New Dance Group. -
Alabama's Tin Man
Charlie Lucas was born October 12,1951 in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Montgomery. He was one of the 14 siblings in his family. He began his artistic career after a truck accident in 1984. His creations gave him the name of "Tin Man". He used what he called "found objects" to create his artistic figures. He used scraps of different metals and welded them. His basket weaving skills and his own imagination created his artwork.This was his own personal language he made to express himself. -
Romare Bearden's: Family
Romare Bearden adored fostering memories of past events of family and places in his work. He was also an expert of the skill of make collages. Note: I am not sure exactly what date the portrait was made. 1986 is the only information of the date that I have on the work. -
Dyann Robinson's Play: "Strange Fruit, The Story of an Alabama Lynching"
As an Associate Professor of dance and theatre, Dyann taught and directed dance and theatre productions for the Department of Theatre at Auburn University. She wrote and directed her last play at Auburn which was "Strange Fruit". -
"all of this has happened before..."
This is a dance piece choreographed by Sara Sanford. She is a resident choreographer for the Alabama Dance Theatre. This is a modern dance with a contemporary style. It was premiered at the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts in Montgomery on this day. The dancers in the piece are high school students from Montgomery except for the one male performer, Grant Dettling, who is a professional dancer of the Dayton Ballet in Ohio.
