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Oral history interview with April Berry

Title
Oral history interview with April Berry / interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Author
Berry, April, 1956-
Publication
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Murray, James Briggs
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Description
1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
April Berry describes her training and career in dance and the contributions Katherine Dunham made to the world of dance. Family history and childhood; beginning of dance education; primary and secondary education; first auditions and performances; study with the Dance Theatre of Harlem; studying and auditioning with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; working with Ailey and company; experience working with Katherine Dunham during Ailey company's performance of the Magic of Katherine Dunham in 1978; importance of learning the Dunham Technique; experience working with former Dunham dancers; some advice to young people interested in dance.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Oral histories.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Biography (note)
  • April Berry is a dancer, and at the time of this interview, she was principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1260
OCLC
24086644
Author
Berry, April, 1956- interviewee.
Title
Oral history interview with April Berry / interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Publisher
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1987.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD
Event
Recorded December 29,1987. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York.
Biography
April Berry is a dancer, and at the time of this interview, she was principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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Added Author
Murray, James Briggs, interviewer.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1260
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