- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (12 video files (6 hr., 6 min., 11 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Choreographer and dancer George William Faison was born on December 21, 1945, in Washington, D.C. He trained with the American Light Opera Company and attended Howard University. After attending a performance by the Alvin Ailey Company, he moved to New York City to become a professional dancer, studying at the School of American Ballet and joining the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1967. In 1970, Faison created the George Faison Universal Dance Experience, becoming the group's dancer, artistic director and choreographer. In 1972, Faison made his choreographic Broadway debut, followed by a string of choreography successes, including The Wiz, for which he won a Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1975. Faison then worked as a choreographer for musicians like Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle and Ashford and Simpson. In 1996, he founded the American Performing Arts Collaborative and the following year, directed and choreographed King, a musical performed at President Clinton's inauguration.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with George W. Faison
- George W. Faison
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 1003150489
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with George W. Faison.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
060611
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded New York, New York 2007 March 5.
Recorded New York, New York 2007 May 14.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Choreographer Dancer.
- Added Author
Faison, George, 1945- interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.