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Donald McKayle (July 6, 1930 – April 6, 2018) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and '60s that focus on expressing the human condition and, more specifically, the black experience in America. He was "among the first black men to break the racial barrier by means of modern dance." His work for the concert stage, especially Games (1951) and Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1959), has been the recipient of widespread acclaim and critical attention. In addition, McKayle was the first black man to both direct and choreograph major Broadway musicals, including the Tony Award-winners Raisin (1973) and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), and he worked extensively in television and film. As a young

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  • Donald McKayle (July 6, 1930 – April 6, 2018) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and '60s that focus on expressing the human condition and, more specifically, the black experience in America. He was "among the first black men to break the racial barrier by means of modern dance." His work for the concert stage, especially Games (1951) and Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1959), has been the recipient of widespread acclaim and critical attention. In addition, McKayle was the first black man to both direct and choreograph major Broadway musicals, including the Tony Award-winners Raisin (1973) and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), and he worked extensively in television and film. As a young man he appeared with some of the twentieth century's most important choreographers, including Martha Graham, Anna Sokolow, and Merce Cunningham, and in some of Broadway's landmark productions, including House of Flowers (1958) and West Side Story (1957), where he served for a time as the production's dance captain. A Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee, McKayle held an endowed chair for the last decades of his life in the Dance Department at UC Irvine, where he was the Claire Trevor Professor of Dance. He previously served on the faculties of Connecticut College, Sarah Lawrence College, and Bennington College. (en)
  • Donald McKayle (New York, 6 luglio 1930 – Contea di Orange, 6 aprile 2018) è stato un ballerino, coreografo, insegnante, direttore artistico e scrittore statunitense noto soprattutto per la creazione di opere concertistiche socialmente consapevoli durante gli anni '50 e '60 che si concentrano sull'espressione della condizione umana e, più specificamente, sull'esperienza nera in America. Fu "tra i primi uomini di colore a rompere la barriera razziale attraverso la danza moderna". Il suo lavoro per il palcoscenico, in particolare Games (1951) e Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1959), è stato largamente acclamato e soggetto all'attenzione della critica. Inoltre McKayle fu il primo uomo di colore a dirigere e coreografare i più importanti musical di Broadway, tra cui quelli vincitori del Tony Award Raisin (1973) e Sophisticated Ladies (1981) e lavorò a lungo in televisione e cinema. Da giovane apparve con alcuni dei coreografi più importanti del ventesimo secolo, tra cui Martha Graham, Anna Sokolow e Merce Cunningham e in alcune delle produzioni di punta di Broadway, tra cui House of Flowers (1958) e West Side Story (1957), dove ha prestato servizio per un periodo come direttore della danza di quella produzione. Candidato al Tony Award e all'Emmy Award, McKayle ebbe una cattedra per gli ultimi decenni della sua vita nel dipartimento di danza presso l'UC Irvine, dove fu il professore di danza di Claire Trevor. In precedenza aveva prestato servizio presso le facoltà del Connecticut College, Sarah Lawrence College e Bennington College. (it)
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  • Donald McKayle in 1963, courtesy of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. (en)
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  • Donald McKayle (July 6, 1930 – April 6, 2018) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and '60s that focus on expressing the human condition and, more specifically, the black experience in America. He was "among the first black men to break the racial barrier by means of modern dance." His work for the concert stage, especially Games (1951) and Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1959), has been the recipient of widespread acclaim and critical attention. In addition, McKayle was the first black man to both direct and choreograph major Broadway musicals, including the Tony Award-winners Raisin (1973) and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), and he worked extensively in television and film. As a young (en)
  • Donald McKayle (New York, 6 luglio 1930 – Contea di Orange, 6 aprile 2018) è stato un ballerino, coreografo, insegnante, direttore artistico e scrittore statunitense noto soprattutto per la creazione di opere concertistiche socialmente consapevoli durante gli anni '50 e '60 che si concentrano sull'espressione della condizione umana e, più specificamente, sull'esperienza nera in America. Fu "tra i primi uomini di colore a rompere la barriera razziale attraverso la danza moderna". Il suo lavoro per il palcoscenico, in particolare Games (1951) e Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1959), è stato largamente acclamato e soggetto all'attenzione della critica. Inoltre McKayle fu il primo uomo di colore a dirigere e coreografare i più importanti musical di Broadway, tra cui quelli vincitori del Tony Award (it)
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