Pearl Primus

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Pearl Primus was a pioneering Trinidadian-American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist renowned for bringing African and African American dance traditions to the concert stage and using her work to confront racial injustice.

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instanceOf Trinidadian-American person
anthropologist
choreographer
dancer
educator
human
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship
National Medal of Arts
birthDate 1919-11-29
birthPlace Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
linked to: Port of Spain
causeAdvocated civil rights
racial equality
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1994-10-29
degree PhD in anthropology
educatedAt Hunter College
New York University
employer Brooklyn College
Five College Consortium
Hunter College
New Dance Group
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Primus
fieldOfWork African American dance
African dance
anthropology
dance
founded Pearl Primus Dance Language Institute
genre African dance
Caribbean dance
modern dance
givenName Pearl
inspiredBy African American folk culture
African cultural traditions
Caribbean folk culture
movement modern dance
name Pearl Primus
notableFor bringing African and African American dance to the concert stage
using dance to address racial injustice
notableWork Hard Time Blues
Strange Fruit
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
occupation anthropologist
choreographer
dancer
teacher
researchFocus African diaspora cultures
traditional African dance
residence New York City
spouse Percival Borde
studiedIn Africa
usedMedium concert dance
theatrical performance

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Denishawn notableStudent Pearl Primus
Katherine Dunham influenced Pearl Primus
Pearl Primus name Pearl Primus
American modern dance hasPioneer Pearl Primus