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Limon studies with Humphrey and Weidman
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Gellet published articles about his new research in "New Masses", Nancy Cunard's "Negro Anthology" and "Music Vanguard"
This was during the Great Depression -
"Dance of Solidarity" premier
addresses class and gender oppression of women workers -
Bahama Dancers
Founded by Zora Neale Hurston -
Workers Dance League Founded
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Workers Dance League perform "What Shall the Negro Dance About"
At Harlem YWCA -
Modern Negro Dance Group
Performs in concert by Workers Dance League -
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Yates co-teaching with Fokine
Workshops for Harlem Dancers interested in dance techniques other than Jazz. -
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Denning's leftist cultural front
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Workers Dance League hosts benefit
A concert for the Labor Defender -
Men in the Dance weekend concert
Hosted at Park Theatre and featured male dancers performing in diverse genres -
Formation of Negro Units
This is within the Federal Theatre Project -
Issue of New Theatre announces transformation of Workers Dance League to reflect communist party's initiative to develop common ground b/n liberals and socialists
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Blueprints for a Black Federal Theatre
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Audiences of Leftist and Modern dance overlap more than ever before
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New York Times announcement
Announcement that Weidman joined the Federal Dance Theatre -
2nd Men in the Dance weekend concert
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Dance Congress
Organized by the New Dance League -
"Injunction Granted"
Play by WPA Federal Theatre -
Bennington Festival
Held by New Dance League members. Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, etc. appeared having never appeared before at a Workers Dance League event -
Gellet collaborated with Elie Siegmeister
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"Negro Art" won Dance Magazine's award for best color choreography
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"Tripled a Plow Under"
Melodrama by Federal Theatre Project -
Bassa Moona opens
At Lafayette Theatre -
"Negro Dance Evening"
Edna Guy and Allison Burroughs staged this piece at a show that highlighted different dance styles in African diasporas -
1st American Dance Association meeting
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Choreographers associated to Negro Dance Evening reach out to Jewish audience with the Young Mans Hebrew Association
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Federal Theatre Project voided transfer of "How Long Brethren?" to Lafayette Theatre
This was as a result of congressional cuts -
Helen Tamiris premiered "How Long Brethren?"
Opened at Nora Bayes Theatre on 44th street west of Broadway. -
Petition addressing issues with Federal government
Negro Arts Committee addressed the issues concerning the federal government and ending discrimination against Negro workers in all WPA arts projects in NYC -
Negro Arts Committee requests separate organization
They believed that under the current setup the acme of Negro Art could not be ascertained, but Hallie Flanagan denied the request -
Pittsburg Courier printed a photo essay under the Headline
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Federal Theatre Project announced that the Production would move to Lafayette Theatre
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2nd ADA meeting
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"Pins and Needles"
Katherine Dunham contributes to choreography of this piece -
"One Third of a Nation"
Federal Theatre Project: produced in 1938 -
Leftist dance moves from white to black bodies
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"Strange Fruit"
Performed by Pearl Primus -
"Southern Landscapes"
premiered by Talley Beatty -
Dianne McIntyre recreated Tamiris' work at George Mason University
