Pearl Primus | Biography, Dance, & Facts
Pearl Primus (born November 29, 1919, Port of Spain, Trinidad—died October 29, 1994, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.) was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and teacher whose performance work drew…
Yvonne Rainer | Biography, Films, Dances, & Facts
Yvonne Rainer (born November 24, 1934, San Francisco, California, U.S.) is an American avant-garde choreographer and filmmaker whose work in both disciplines often featured the medium’s most fundamental elements rather…
Native American art | History, Styles, & Facts
The role of the artist The very use of the word art suggests one of the basic differences between European or European-derived and American Indian concepts. For not only did…